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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-10-28
A November Nocturn.

The autumn air sweeps faint and chill
Across the maple-crested bill,
And on my ear
Falls, tingling clear,
A'strange, mysterious woodland thrill.
From OutinOst twig, from scarlet crown.
Untouched with yet a tint OF brown,
Reluctant, slow,
AS 10th 10 90,
The loueened ieayes come wavering down.
And'n,t hectic trembler there.
In its decadence, doomed to share
The fate Of all.
But in its fall
Filings something sOb-like on the air.
No drift nor dream Of passing bell,
Dying liar in dusky dell,
Halh any heard,
Whose chimes have stirred
A tenderer pathOs OF farewell.
A silent shiver, az Of pain,
Cues quivering thro' each sapless vein.
And there are means
Whose undert0nes
Are sad as autumn midnight rain.
Alb, il without dirge-like sigh
No ligltest clinging leaf eau die,
Let him who saith
Decay and death
Should bring no heart-break, tell me wby.
Each graveyard gives the answer. There,
/ read Resurgam everywhere.
So easy said,
Above the dead
SO weak TO anodyne despair
-Margarcf y. Preston.
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the gates and when the water reaches
the opposite side of the cut close them
down, which requires about half an
hour.
The PecOs river is about 400 feet
wide, deep rapid stream and surely
tho crOokedest river known, and runs
through the prairie in every direction
in the course Of mile, with not n tree
to indicate a river at hand.
Now add to all this n climate unsur-
passed by any yet enjoyed by man, and
then tell me what you think of the
PecOs Valley. will tell YOU what
think. If such man rs my friend j.
ii. Gordon was here with his energy
and push and one-fOurth OF his capital
in ten years be would bc at a loss to
know what to do with his money. But
! don't want 10 get him inclined this
way, for we can't spare him. The pco-
pie of this section, as far as my short
stay here has permitted me To become
acquainted with them, have impressed
me rs being a very desirable class, sober,
indusi rious, kind, social and display
of much energy aud uncommOnly hos
pitable for new country. l think Of
running out 10 III Passo next week ON
my return and will soon leave this val
ley of wonders with u grand future
and start for home, but intend stop
ping day or two at Dallas TO take in
the great stale fair now on hand, and
enjoy the treat of seeing our mutual
friend and highly esteemed former
iOwnsman, Judge McLauriu, and hIs
priceless jewel of "A wife, aud then Tor
home, to my own darling and towniul
OF friends, where | hope 10 be BY the
30th inst.
Now. my friends, If these rambling
thoughts will repay you for the time
lost in reRding them, shall he fully
compensated, for trying 10 give some
idea of the greatness of this far away
portion Of the mighty empire of Tex
as. Very truly your friend,
JAS. A. GAGE.
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PROTECTION OR FREE TRADE?
HENRY GEORGES GREAT BOOK.
III. Greatest Work Ever Written on the
Subject.
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III, hook will be a classic. Never was such
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,ste,. co,trs.- burlington (Io'ra) IbSt.
Presented with that clearness which comes II
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M. gift Il imaginative perception.-C Christian
ra'oa. y. ID.
eae. over the whole subject with an Abili y
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:, In sfvle achromatic IN its clearncss ~
,nligenai by frequent illustraiions.-L'
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NJ George has written as an economist and
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eras Christian We commend his book TO all
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Henry Georges rank as an original and Wig
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A Relic OF the Past.

AT Slampley, Jefferson county,
lives n colored woman once a slave
of Samuel Gibson. the first settler
of this town, who died here i'm 1917.
This aged woman, Ritty by name,
was bJrn in the year 1900 nn the
Gibson plantation where Port Glib
son now stands. She was given by
her master to his daughter Esther.
the wife Of d.. Joseph Moore. and
her name occurs in the inventory
(still on file in the chancery clerks
office here) of the latter's property
at the time Of his death in 1925.
Her age is there put down at twen-
ty-eight years, and her value at
S40O, thus fixing her birth in 1900
and her present age at nineiy-one
years.
She is the elder sister of Rose Da-
venport, another of the Gibson
slaves, who died here in 1888 al the
age Of eighty-five. Ritty is beyond
doubt fai the oldest living native of
Port Gibson, her infancy dating back
to the time when Claiborne county
was covered with tremendous for
es!s and impenetrable jungles,
the haunt of wild beasts and savage
Indians. She has seen the forests
give place 10 productive fie de,
thousands Of acres of which, robbed
ot their fertility by wasteful sys-
tenn of tillage, are again relapsing
into woodland.
The old woman is infirm in body
and mind, but occasionally her fac
ulties revive and then her memory
turns TO the scenes of her long-pasr
youth.
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The Violet Bsnk.

Above, hOary hemlock flings
Dense shade, and near, the bland day long,
The river-hastipg brooklet sings
In silvery undersong.
The airs that blow have pleasant hints
OF mints and woody balsams pure;
On b0ugh aud bOle aud turf are tlnts
That change aud blend and lure.
And here, mOsaicked in the moss
Blue as deep lakes in high moons glow,
When not a ripple b-eathes ACROSS
The tender yiOleis grow.
And here love 10 set for Time
A snare, TO stay his feet that iy;
To feiter him with bonds Of rhyme
As he glides swiftly by.
Then 10 my eager lips press
The fruit COntentment's golden core;
The whole world, free from storm and stress,
Is Already once more.
-CTufOu ,ScOll0r9
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Henry WattersOn expresses his
opinion on the free coinage of silver
in the following striking way:
eff the skies should rain silver,
and if silver dollars should be heaped
up in the valleys so that those who
are making such an ado about more
money could fill their sacks and bas-
kets and could cart it away with
them, it would, under our UNEQUAL
tariff system fnd its way back to the
present custodians of the wealth OF
the country, leaving the tax.ridden
farmers as poor as evcr.
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Manufacturer w. L. Douglas OF
Brockton, Massachusetts,, whose
shoes arc so popular in Port Gibson.
a. everywhere else, is not only a
democrat. hut a staunch free trader
rs we'll. Though the county and
town where he lives are republican,
he has filled nearly every local Of
flee from councilman to senator.
Mr. Douglas started in business less
than twenty years ago with n capi.
tai of 500, and he is now worth
from $1,000 to s300,000. He
laughs at the idea that he could not
carry on his business without tar
iff to "protect" him. In fact, he
says that if the next congress will
give him his raw materials free he
intends to invade Europe with his
shoes.
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Some Standing Grievances.

A recent Parisian letter contains
the following paragraph:
The French hairdrcssors are circu-
laiing a petition which they will sub
NIT to the Minister OF Fine Arts when
IL has 100000 signatures. The pur-
pose of the document is that women
be prohibited from their appearance
in their hats IN the theatre subsidized
by the government.
The hat nuisance exists in Port
Gibson in a comparatively mild and
endurab.e form. What most har-
rows the souls of our theatre-goers
is the habit, in which many fiendish
little children indulge, of standing
mp in the seats, thus effectually hid
ing the stage from spectators in the
rear rows. In order to see over the
heads of the youngsters, the victims
are forced TO mount on the bench
backs like so many fowls. This
posture Is conducive neither 20 dig
nifty nor to comfort, and the suffer
ers arc apt TO give vent to their feel
lngs in very uncompliinentary re-
marks about the diabOlical infants
IN front OF them. We venture 10
suggest that parents should either
leave these interesting encumbran-
ces at home, or else require them 10
SIT quietly IN their places during
the performance. Occupants even
OF the back rows have certain rights
IN the matter. though some people
do NOT seem to think so.
IL nothing else can be done, the
opera-hOuse managers might replace
the three last rows Of seats with an
ascending series of step-ladders.
Perched upon ladder ten feet high,
the smallest boy could catch an oc.
casiOnal glimpse OF the stage i'm
spite Of the obstructing wall of in
iants. Some remedy there must be,
or the time is at hand when an out
ragged people will rise in their might
and sweep these detestable children
from the face Of the earth.
Another nuisance that ought 10
be abated is the custom of encorine,
as il prevails at public exhibitions
here from theatrical performances
down tominstrel shows and tdbleaRr
UtrdRts. There are always present
some enthusiastic folks who, guild
ed by the instincts of the dull, are
sure TO bestOw their worthless ap-
plauses on the very poorest parts
nf the programme. After specially
iiresOIne soug or dance, a specially
Hat dramatic episode, or (worst bore
Of alD a specially stupid tableau,
hese well-mcaning sinpletons in
sist on having the infliction repeat
ad. All the time, too. that they are
roaring and stamping, they evident.
y consider themselves public bene.
actors, ignorant that the intelligent
part oi the audience hate them with
/ perfect hatred. Sometimes, not
with one repetition, they
Iave actually been known in Port
Gibson 10 call for third rendering
'f the thing that pleases them. But
hat is a point at which forbearance
should cease. The police and the
lshers ought then TO grab the Offend
RS, and, dragging them out amid
he execratlOns Of the mob, siernly
'ast them forth into outer darkness.
XIX
While upon the subject of griev-
Inces. il is not out of place 10 speak
# the annoying habit many people
AVE of standing in the postoffice
doorway while the mails are being
distributed, instead Of leaving that
,asgaOe free. Other fhoughflaea
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According to the Cincinnati Ga
zetts, (republican) american goods
are now better. than can be pro-
duced for sale in this market, in
England or anywhere else in the
world. United States consuls in
form us that even as to British coll
onies home manufacturers are be-
coming alarmed at the inroads made
in the markets by American agents
for American woolen goods"
Whereupon the N. Y. STANDARD
pertinently asks, 'Then why pro-
tect them ?"
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While upon the subject of griev-
ances. it is not out of place TO speak
of the annoying habit MANY people
have of standing in the postohice
doorway while the mails are being
distributed, instead Of leaving that
passage free. Other thoughtless
persons plant themselves directly
against the lock-boxes, and open
and read letters there, regardless Of
the fact that they are in the way Of
others who also own lock-bO&es.
These are small matters, but even
~ small matters n little consider.
alton for the comfort Of others would
be highly appreciated by the pub
lie.
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John Calvin Potts died in New
Orleans on the 18th inst, aged eigh-
ty-fve years. AS his name indicates
he came Of a Presbyterian family.
his father-an Irishman-being n
Presbyterian clergyman in Philadel-
phia. There Mr.. Potts was born
ana reared. removing in 1927 to
Natchez, Mississippi, where his
brother was pastor of the Presbyte-
rian church. In 1916 he settled
near Houma, Louisiana, and be-
came a sugar planter on a large
scale. During the war he served
in the Confederate army. lie was
a man Of the highest character, and
an elder in DR.. Markham's chnrch.
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III, ,als @ excellent arrangement will meet long
css' "4ni - It secures no change Of cars OF any
\, So Y either direction. between Memphis and
ans '1'lls, ana provides an unsurpassed time
AM es.iice zee. THIS train also reaches Chicago at
the ds,s t uu't lhe next evening. aud in addition
Ta..!, CONNECTS directly at Fulton with Illinois
noa,. tsla' railroad for Cairo, Chicago and all
's 'ne.a ol or via that line. Il being the only
Chaa.ag Train from Memphis for Cairo and
poi,,l asssneers for Cairo, st. Louis, Chicago and
p9,s ana beyond will fnd IL 10 their Convenience
an ni',.elesi ,..si 10 secure tickets via this line
clesa,',, ,,aus depart from and arrive at the new,
loea,el I =, ~ w hlaclous Union Depot, centrally
Is, Tenn. u "Piaf slreets' Memph-
T,seldn ann IEchols, "a vice-Pres., +. w. How,
EN- 'N AZ manager, "a J. l.. Frazier, Superintend-
-, " u. fronty, G.. T.. A.: Louisville. XIV
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
strauss Draws the Long Bow

The Vienna Abendbla in its issue
of Dec. oath, 1890, has some astound-
ing statements concerning the recep-
tion of Edouard Strauss and his
orchestra in Boston. After giving
some remarkable statistics Of the con-
cert tour just completed, the article
goes on to say:
In Boston the Strauss orchestra
made its first acquaintance with the
American public. The concert be-
gan late in the evening. Nearly five
thousand people filed the hall. Near
ly one.third of these were in shirt
sleeves, and yet they were mostly
persons of the middle class. This
class is one to (which the working
men belong in America, and is very
much respected on that side of the
ocean. The workingmen earn much
money, and are therefore, in posi-
ton to indulge themselves. They
have an especial taste for music, and
no admission price is too high for
them if the fame of the artists has
crossed the ocean.
An audience Of 5 200 in America
is not an especially large one. In
some cities the orchestra had more
than 10000 persons frequently present.
The first number on the programme, q
Strauss waltz, was listened to in dead
silence. A second and third followed,
and still no applause. At last, after
the fourth piece, the entire audience
began to whistle. This astonished
Mr.. Strauss and his men. With
amazement he saw his manager COM
ing to him beaming with pleasure, to
congratulate him. What does this
meanY 2 asked Mr.. Strauss. Don't
you see,' was the answer, you have
made them enthusiastic and they are
whistling.'
"Mr. Strauss and his orchestra
suffered very much while in America
! from black servants and from temper
ance people. The darkies steal like
ravens everything they can lay hold
of. In the hotels one had to be con-
stantly on the guard not to awake
without any clothing and without any
other belongings. The instruments
were in constant danger of disappear
ing. Fortunately this characteristic
passion Of negroes could be met by
exercising care, but it was otherwise
with teetotalers. This sect, among
whom there are a large number Of
pastors, often worked against the con-
certs because they thought the people
should not give way to pleasure, and
because after such programmes, people
might easily go beyond the bounds Of
moderation. Boston Record.
i
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
LOVE is A STAR.


What is more subtle than love
Easing of mind and OF near6
Sent by the gods from above,
Making the warm blood TO start.
Peace to descend like dove;
What is more suble than love
Love is q star
We reach form vain
Stars when they fall
Arise not again.
What is more cursed than love,
Robbing the great world OF resGi
Sent by some devil to prove
Each woman's oath but Jest,
Each woman's face but snare,
Set in its meshes of hair =
Love Is star
We reach for in vain
Stars when they fail
Arise not again.
What is more certain than this,
No man has gone down to ms ueatn
Unknown to some tend woman KISS
Some sudden, quick pulsing OF Dreath
Ere he grows to the dus and tne cray,
Ere he quits the fair portals OF day
Love is a star
We reach for in vain
Stars when they fall
Arise not again.
Let me say of great man who lives,
Since lite is rs certain as fate.
Asking every emotion earth gives,
Asking love for its joys, or its hate
'Twere better life were not too long
Lest he live till the end of the song
Closes in'on the weary refrain
. Lost stars may not kindle again.
IN. Y. Truth.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
a s[rnlr,e or :, I.iehtning. .

I 4 K -
So long as woman will be foolish,
men will be deceptive. One day ]
sat behind couple on an 1Ohio and
Mississippi train and il wasn't ten
minutes before | discovered that the
girl was village belle who knew
nothing Of the world, and that her
companion was traveller who saw in
her victim. Several others noticed
them as we'll, but it was hard to see
how anything could be done. He
professed great admiration for the
girl, and she blushingly queried
But how do I know you are not q
married man ?"
Oh, but assure you on my honor
I am not.
Where do you live Z"
In Louisville"
"And have you neither wife nor
children p
"No."
At that instant the conductor come
in with telegram and called out the
address. aThat's for me-" said the
man in the seat ahead. It was hand7
ed to him and he was smiling as be
tore it open. S
Next moment he fell forward in d
faint. Half q dozen Of us, including
the girl, read the dispatch. It was
dated at indianapolis and read
Your wife and baby burned UP
with the house last night. Come at
once"
1t took US a quarter of an hour to
bring him to, and it was half an hour
later when he left the train, He had
forgotten the girl who shared hil
seat, and she was crouched down and
crying like a baby. Denver Toma-
hawk.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
CoIorado's Pretty Reading Clerk.
AZ H1I. cnerar uou

Anna NJ. Kelley of Denver, may be
found to-day and hereafter until the
close of the session occupying the
desk Of Reading Clerk in the Colora-
do Senate, to which Office she was
chosen few afternoons ago. The
contest over the election of this ofi-
cial was sharp and interesting while
in progress. 1t ended in q victory
for a woman and also a victory for
the Democratic side of the Senate
chamber. The rights Of women are
at least partially vindicated in the re-
suit which places member of the
gentler sex in an Office never before
held by any other than a strong-voic-
ed man, in the history Of Colorado
Senates.
II, was generally understood that
Mr.. E. G. Gard, editor of the Palmer
Lake Herald, was to have this post.
On Tuesday afternoon seueral names
were proposed on the Republican side,
but the election was postponed until
yesterday afternoon. when, by pre-
Yious agreement, the candidates were
to try their hand at deciphering the
hieroglyphics on bills and their vocal
powers in reading them. Eight cam
didates. three women and five men,
entered the list, but long before the
competitive examination was over it
was whispered about the chamber
that Miss Anna M. Kelley was the
choice of the Democratic side of the
body, and that she would win with
the assistance of a few Republican
votes.
An informal ballot showed Miss
Kelley far in the lead, and the first
formal ballot showed that she was on
the winning track The second bal.
lot developed a majority ofone in her
favor. She was declared elected and
Immediately sworn in.-Denver Re
publican.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
A PRAYING sALooN-KEEpR.
HE TURNS THE TABLES UPON A BAND
OF FEMALE CRUSADERS,

BANGOR, Me-, Feb. The recent
revival throughout the State Of the
prohibitory Law, due to the Republi-
can administration desiring to placate
the Temperance party, has led to q
revival Of the old female crusadinr
band of prayers, whose means Of
driving away obnoxious Hquor-deal-
ers is to constantly besiege their
places and hold impromptu prayer
meetings therein.
Several saloons have been closed
here by this means, and last night an
attack was made upon the salocn Of
Robert O'Brien. The latter was
equal to the emergency. When the
band appeared bis restaurant was
nearly full of customers. The pro-,
urietor invited the ladies to seats, and
asked them to opray, and then him
self offered the following prayer
"Almighty Creator in heaven, thou
Who hast made the heaven and the
earth, and created man in Thine
own image as ruler Of this earth,
whilst animals are living on grass and
water, thou didst teach thy servant
Noah to make wine, and Thou didst
not punish him for making intenn-
perate use oft. At the wedding of
Cana, Thine only Son, Jesus Christ,
transformed water into vine when
the juice Of the grape was exhausted,
that the enjoyment of the guests
| might not be disturbed. The great
reformer, Martin Luther, said He
who does not love wine, women and
song remains a fool all life long,
land all the great men upon thia
earth have been drinking Of the wine
Thou hast given Thy children upon
this earth.
80, Lord, we pray Theerhava pity
upon these women here who are moi
grateful for Thy gifts. They dress
extravagantly, and lead their hus-
bands, BY other extravagances moi
tending to our we'll being, to bank
ruptcy, depriving them Of all
pleasures of this world. Yea, driy-
ing them to suicide.
40, Lord, have mercy upon these
ladies. Look upon them; they veal
not even the color Of the face thai
/ Thou hast given them, hut they are
SHINING against Thee J. and, not con.
i tent with nature: paint their faces. @,
Lord, Thou canst also perceive thai
their figure is not as Thou hast made
it. but they wear humps upon theil
backs, like camels. Thou seest, c
Lord, that their head. dress consists O
| false hair, and when they open theil
mouths Thou seest their false teeth"
/ 90, Lord, these women want man
who will patiently accept all thil
/ without using the power Thou has
/ given to man, that all women, shall b
subject to man. Amen"
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
wonderful Popularity.

The fact that the sale Of DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets
exceeds that of any other pill in the
market, be it great or small. is, on
account of the fact that they are
tiny, little sugar-coated granuIes,
and that in the most cases one little
"Pellet" is sufficient for dose thai
they are purely vegetable and pei
fectly harmless and for constipat1
sbiliousness, sick headache ap
diseases arising from delan ne
the liver, stomach or 5owels. the
absolutely a specific.
laxative or active cathartic.
| ing to size of dose
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
Don,t Feel Well,

And yet your not sick enough to
consult a doctor, or you refrain from
SO doing for fear you will alarm
yourself and friends-we will tell you
Just what you need. 1t is Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which will lift you out
of that uncertain. uncomfortable.
dangerous condition, into state of
good health, confidence and cheer
fulness You've no idea how potent
this peculiar medicine is in cases like
yours.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
A witty acknowledgment.

A laughable little story is told of a
woman on the witness,stand in a
French court. She was asked her
age, and answered that she was 30
years old.
But" said the magistrate, did
you not tell me you we're 80 when you
appeared before me two years agoY'
think it very likely" she replied
smilingly acknowledging her false
hood, and not at all abashed. | am
not one of those women who say one
thing to day and another thing to
morrow"