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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

ToBAccoN1sTs say that smoking is
becoming more general than ever. but
tobacco chewing is on the decline. The
fact seems to be that tobacco cannot
hold its own against both cigarettes
and chewing-gum.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

FISHERMEN over u large part of Eu-
rope always kill the fish as soon as they
take them out of the water, and do so
upon the ground that it is better for the
flesh of the fish that it be killed at
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

IT is said that thirty new ,one-dollar
bills weigh as much as a twenty dollar
gold piece. Any one who can get hold
Of $50 at one time can easily ascertain
the truth Of the above statement.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

AGAIN the Chinese are threatening the
Christians, and it does not appear,
either, that the latter are leaving their
reservations or indulging in any ghost
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

The latest scientific declaration is
that "the phagocyte is the enemy of
the bacillus" Now for the careful cul-
tivation of the phagocyte.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

TwENrY-THREE duels have been
fought by Rochefort, the French editor
and politician. In seven Of them he was
wounded.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

IT is strange how many of a mans
relations can be proved insane when he
is charged with serious crime, and
the most peculiar part of it is that the
lunatics have Lived and died without
being suspected in so many cases,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

The removal of Objectionable articles
or items from foreign periodicals in
Russia is accomplished in two ways. If
they are long and bulky they are torn OF
cut Bodily. If they are brief they are
BACKED out by means of rectangular
stamp which has about the width of an
ordinary newspaper column, and which
is "cross- Matched" in such way that,
when linked and pressed upon the paper ],
it makes close network of white lines
and black diamonds. The peculiar mot
tied or grained appearance of page of
print that has been BACKED out with
this stamp has suggested to the Russian
readers descriptive slang term for it
namely, "caviare." Any one who has
ever seen the black sailed caviare of
Russia spread upon slice of bread and
butter will appreciate the felicity of the
metaphorical comparison. From the
noun verb has been formed, and every
Russian now understands that "to cavi-
are" means to "black out" an objection
able page or paragraph by pressing
upon it the censor's stamp.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

IT is only one person among thous-
and who becomes a centenarian, and
hardly six persons among thousand
who attain seventy-fve years Of age.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

WHY did you yell Hay at the horse
car I'm the hope that the horses
would hear me and stop. The driver
wouldn't pay any attention to me-"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

lug of mail so.ters by the steaners will
greatly expedite the distribution OF for
eign mail. ItWould do no harm to make
an experiment in that direction, at any
rate
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16
BIZ BLANK & BLANK.

The last bank failure in Baltimore
was iu 1s37-ffty three years ago. No
city in the country can beat the record.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

Rev. FATHER FRANK BARNUM, who is
on the mission of the Catholic Church
in Alaska, is native of Baltimore and
a son OF the late Genus Barnum, pro-
prietor of the once famous Barnum's
Hotel, Of that city. A brother, when
dying, wishing to perpetuate the family
name, left him $4,000 upon condition
that he got married. This legacy Fa-
Their Barnum forfeited when he Joined
the Jesuits. He is known to his order
as very learned man and famous lin
pl1ist
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

VERA SAssUL1TCH has been the cause
OF more alarm to the Gar than all the
other Russian anarchists combined. In
her early years she was pretty COVER
ness in n little country village of Rus
STA, and she still possesses traces of
beauty. She is a woman of iron will
and stern resolution. At one time,
finding it impossible to conquer her, the
Russian Government is said to have
offered her bride of 10000, 600 rubles
to quit the cause Of anarchy and leave
the country
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

bo1 10 Whomsoever the soil at any time
UWello?ngs, to him belong the fruits of it.
Wnlte parasols and elephants mad
WI, WIN PRIDE are the flowers of a grant OF
i,a a19 VIM. jones' translation of an
Ano1an grant of land, foand 1T Tanna.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
AUBURN NOTES,

Lumber for the new Academy is being
hauled.
The cotton crop viii he cut considcra-
bly, short in this section.
Measles. ievcrs and agucS are claiming
their victims in various parts of the coun-
ty.
Mr.. George Linton is at present con
structlng neat and pretty dwelling for
Mr.. j. b. Wilson, a prosperous farmer of
this section.
A remarkable species of humanity in
the person of hoy, not a hundred miles
from here. is known to possess a singular
taste for young wasps. a man in the
State of Connecticut recently showed a
keen appetite for live frogs, but Mississip-
pi eclipscs her contemporary by claiming
the only genuine 'waSp cater
Rev. VIM. Wood, an old and honored
citizen of this community, died at his
home on Sept. 18th. Mr. Wood was Il
useful, progressive, and noble man, pos
scssing all those beautiful christian vir-
tues that contribute to make man what
God intended he should hc-"a little low
Ell than the Angels His place can never
he filled
NpEET
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24

The Senatorial convention for Pike
and Franklin split. \ majority OF
the Pike delegation claimed that Pike
was entitled to I votes and and Frank
lin only 3, while the Franklin dele
gates and part of the Pike delega-
ton held that each county should have
an equal number. Thus divided, the
majority of the Pike delegates nomi-
mated Hon. j. c. Lamkin of Summit,
and the rest of the delegates nomi-
mated Hon. J. II. McGehee of Frank
lin. Both will run through to the No
vcmber election.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
A Good Move, Backed by Sem
Sible Advice.

The Farmers Alliance of Lafayette
county has IL committee on agriculture
From late number of the Oxford
Globe we clip the following notice of
the action of the committee at its last
meeting:
This body met last Saturday and
outlined its work thus: Our theme is
GLOW to make farming pay" b. O.
Johnson is to go to each Alliance III
the northwest part of the county, Mr.
Duncan in the southwest, Mr.. Gafford
in the northeast, Mr.. Wilson in the
southeast and A. c. Johnson to help
the rest and specially Mr.. Wilson,
whose quarter is the largest. Every
Surveillance must get up its commit
tee. Try to get every member to say
something about our theme. Push
the theme on each Alliance and each
man.
We suggest Go slow but go
Don't undertake too much. Reduce
acreage in cotton to about half. Pay
more attention to corn, hay, vegeta-
bles, fruit, stock, fowls. Let there be
no trust deeds for supplies next year.
Use less meat, live more on fowls,
eggs, vegetables, fruit, milk and but
ter. Let us save the $500, 900 we have
been paying out each year for supplies,
and the $4,000 we have been paying
out for horses and mules. Don't hire
so much. Let those in three or four
miles of depot club together to grow
something to ship; then the railroad
will give special rates. Club together
to try few acres of wheat. 1t won't
pay one or two to try it; let there be
Il dozen or two, or so. Encourage
factories of any kind in the towns.
Cherish kindly feelings between town
and country; anything else is suicide
to both. Fix up things about your
homes it gives an air of thrift you
will feel better, and if you have to
sell you can sell better.
Above all things, fertilize-FERTI-
LIE! For all round farming there is
no better country than this; and to
make this county rich again we need
but a general, united, CAREFUL, steady,
judicious persevereing effort.
Next meeting of committee will be
during the next session of the county
Alliance, A. c. JOHNSON,
Chairman.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
Want u STRAIGHT AnsMer.

Editor Brouhhayeu Leader.
We, the undersigned supporters of
Jack Hart in the primary election,
insist that the rus cor mentioned by
Voter were in circulation aud feel
disappointed at his cquivUcal response
to "Notcr's" inquiry. Not feeling sat
listed To vote in the general election
in doubt, we crcby insist on Mr..
Harris defining 'limsclf distinctly in
regard to his position as TO whom he
intends to support for Senator. 1t
was presumed 10y all of his Alliance
supporters that ne was straight out on
this question in favor of BarkSdalc
and the Subj Alliance members
ut this particular time do not wish To
take any risks or doubt on candidates.
An honest defeat is preferable to ii
dishonest victory.
We are Mr.. Harris supporters mp to
daIe and feel like we have II right to
exact public declaration of his in
tentiOn under the circumstances as to
whom he will support in the Lcgisla-
turc for Senator.
JAS. HENDERSON.
NATHAN WILLIAMS.
\. c. DAVIS.
GLEN DOUGLASS.
join POWERS.
THOMAS POWERS.
JoHN LITTLE.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24

The ProhibitioniSts held il meeting
in jackson, on Wednesday. We pre-
sumo it is the purpose Of the Prohi's.
to attack the Democratic party in the
rear while the Sub-T's are engaging
it in front. There is about as much
Democracy in one as the other, and
if the grand old party has got to 90
to the devil by either route, we must
confess a preference for the Subj.
line. We hope, however, never to be
reduced to the desperate alternative
of choosing between religious fanati-
cism and financial lunacy. - THpelO
Journal.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24

The Natchcz Democrat, whose pro-
prictor has for years had Il corner ON
the Shcrif1's office of Adams county,
is dilating much of late on the beau
ties of fusion with the Republicans
and division of the Offices with the
negroes. If dividing the offices with
negroes works so charmingly in
Adams, why doesn't the Democrat be
consistent and advocate the same pol
icy for the entire State ? No, it can't
think of that, but it can go into
spasms for fear that the whole State
is about to be returned to negro dom
nation and white necks placed un-
der black heels by Barksdale and the
Alliance. Whew Col. Frantzy will
please pass lis the champion bottle.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
Plant Less Cotton,

At Il regular meeting of Friendship
Alliance No. 13S, Lincoln county,
Miss, Sept. 10, 1891, the following
motion was unanimously carried:
That the members of this Alliance
curtail their COTTON crop next year to
One-half the present years crop.
1t was the moved and carried that
the Secretary have the above motion
published in the BROOKIIAvEN LEAD
Err, and request all papers friendly to
the Alliance cause to copy same.
Il. f.. SMITH, President.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24

The Board of Supervisors in the
whisky soaked county of Bolivar have
taken commendable step in deciding
that hereafter no petition for Il liquor
license will be considered "unless the
names to the petition are legal voters
under the new registration and are ar
ranged under the heading of the pre-
cincts at which they are registered
and at which they vote"
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
TEN DOLLARS IN GOLD.
To the Person Getting the Lead
err the Largest Number of
Short Term Subscrib-
ers by Oct. LIST.

The LEADER will present the above
premium to the person sending it the
largest number of CASH short term
subscribers by Oct. LIST. The only
condition to the offer is, that the
person awarded the prize must Sc
cure not less than ) names. BY short
term subscribers, we mean those who
will take the paper until the LIST OF
January, 1892, OH our special offer of
80 cents. Competitors are limited to
no particular county or territory, and
we guarantee the utmost impartiallty
and fairness. Who'll set the eagle
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
The Acme of Machine BOssiSm
and Intolerance.

The conversion of the A. & NJ. Col
lege in this State into headquarters
for an organization of political NAL
contents and an asylum for interlOpers
like Macune, who come to the State
to plot for the overthrow of white su-
premacy and Democratic rule, will
not elevate that institution in the re-
spect and good will of the people OF
the State. The next Legislature will
do well to inquire by what authority
the College has been turned into den
for secret political intrigue and the
connection of schemes against the
peace and welfare of the State
Think of such q character as Macune
being given a political ovation with
in the walls of one of the leading ed
ucational institutions of the State. II
is enough to make the concern a
stencil in the nOstrils of every good
Democrat in the cOuntry.-ThpelO
journal.
The above from paper that re-
ceives much of its inspiration from
Private John Allen, furnishes a fresh
exhibition of the domineering spirit
and intolerance of the machine press
and Democratic ring masters toward
the Alliance. This is an agricultural
State, the farmers pay about four
fifths of the taxes, the A. g. Nj. is the
farmers College, supported in the
main by their money, and things are
coming to high pitch indeed when
they may not assemble there at sea-
son when the school is not in session,
pay their own expenses and discuss
what they please, except by the grace
of a few self-cOnstituted political
bosses.
AS to the next Legislature institut-
ing an inquiry by what authority this
is done,-the Journal aud those whose
sentiments it voices are reminded
that the Alliance itself will have its
full quota in that Legislature, and on
a question of that sort the bosses
might be taught a lesson OH "authori-
ty" they would not relish.
Was ever sneb intolerance and pre-
sumption heard of ia free country |?
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
+. ii. FREEMAN. Sec'y.

The McComb City Enterprise makes
some bad breaks for an Alliance or
gan. Last week it published as semi
editorial, part of Jackson telegram
to the Memphis Commercial in which
Barksdale and the Alliance were great
" discreditcd, and in another column
it published under bold headlines,
without word of adverse comment
or explanation, the condemnatory res
olutions adopted by the late so-called
Anti-Sub-T. Alliance Convention at
Jackson, which was composed of but
six persons and + of them the editors
of George organs. The LEADER
doesn't believe in conccaling or sup
pressing any thing the people are in
tercstcd in knowing, but it doesn't
conceive it to be its duty or wise poll
CIV as IL friend of the Alliance, to as
sist in circulating and giving credit
to the ISLANDERS and Misrepresentation
of its enemies. They can enjoy Il
monopoly of that sort of thing, as fir
as we are concerned.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
The Brookhaycn Mayoralty.

liz
After copying last week Mayor Lew
cnthal's letter of resignation to Gov.
Stone. which takes effect October 18th,
the LEADER closed its reference to the
subject with the following paragraph:
|, may he we'll to add in this con
ucction that in due time it will de-
volvc upon GOV. Stone To appoint
Mayor LcwCnthal's successor, i'll ac-
cortlancc with the agreement entered
into by the citizens of this place be-
fore the amendment of the charter.
II cannot hc forcsccn who will be APP
plicants for the position. but none but
Il thoroughly competent and trust
worthy man should be selected, AID
it is suggested that all citizens take
time and dclihcration before. they
sign petition or pledge themselves
to the candidacy of any one.
/ Early Friday morning, before the
ink on the LEADER had had time to
dry, Dr. j. Il. Daughtry was circulat-
ing petition, and i'll few hours had
secured the signatures of II majority
of the citizens of the town recon-
mcnding him for the prospective va
cancy.
The agreement" referred to by the
LEADER was the compromise entered
into at the time the BroOkhaven char
ter amendment was pending before
the Senate. 1t provided that under
the new law, the petitioners for the
amendment were to have the Mayor
and two of the Aldermen, and those
who petitioncd the Legislature against
the passage of the amendment were
to have three Aldermen. This agree
mcnt was entered into between Hon.
Il. II. Thompson, Judge Cassidy and
b. Il. Hobbs, representing the sup
pOrtcrS of the amendment, and Capt.
IToSknS. j. w. McGratl and Sam. L.
Alcus for those opposing, and was
subsequently carried out in good
faith by the appointment of Mayor
Lcwcnthal, Aldermen Cooke and Da-
Wis, on the one side, and Aldermen
McGrath, DreyfuS and Lewis on the
other. Moreover. it was the spirit
and intent, if not the very letter OF
this agreement that it should remain
in full force and effect during the foul
years the law was to remain in force
and all vacancies that might occul
filed in conformity thereto.
Now DR.. Daughtry was not only
among the signcrs opposed to the
to make a trip to jackson and appear
before the committee of the House on
corporations to prevent the passage
of this law of which we now see him
in such hot haste to become the per
sonal beneficiary. Good faith on his
part to both parties to the agreement,
to say nothing of good taste, should
have prevented his offering for the
place at all.
But the compromise agreement en-
tircly aside, there are other and fal
more important considerations than
this why DR.. Daughtry should not be
made Mayor, which it is not necessary
to mention here, but with which Gov.
Stone will be acquainted in due time
and which, upon reflection, will~eccul
to the most of the signers of his peti'
ton. That he should have secured sc
many signers in so short Il time, in the
face of all the facts and circumstances
that should have been considered, on
ly illustrates anew how ready the
average citizen is to sign, without
thought, almost anything in the way
of a petition that may be stuck al
him.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.


Prohibition has few apostates and
the cause goes marching on.
The next meeting of the Pearl River
Association will be at Columbia.
The Rankin County Alliance will
meet at Goshen Springs on Oct. 18th.
The Pontotoc Alliance calls the so
called Anti-Sub- Treasury Convention
"a miniature meeting"
The cotton receipts at Brookhaven
for the year ended Sept. ], was 1O,213
bales, against II ,695 of the year be-
fore.
The Lawrence County Press says
Hon. +. \. Dickson, late of Texas,
will probably locate in Lawrence for
the practice of law.
The farmers of this country have
real grievances and they are not going
to he turned from their purpose to OBJ
tain relief by abuse, ridiculc or false
promises.
The resolution of the Friendship
Alliance of this county to plant one
half less cotton is a good move in the
right direction and is commended
to Alliancemen generally.
The next animal session of the Su-
prcme Council of the National Farm
ers' Alliance and Industrial Union
will conveuc in the city of Indianap-
oils on the 18th day of November.
The Tennessee Senate passed res
olution 10y vote of Is to II instruct
ing the Senators and requesting the
Representatives from that State to
vote against any bill embodying the
Sub Treasury scheme. 1t was tabled
in the House.
The Brandon Republican thin ks
there are thousands of Alliance men
and farmers in Mississippi who are
growing FESTIVE and desire a new par
ty. 1t will he seen what q year will
bring forth. We are inclined to agree
with the Republican.
The Crystal Springs Meteor points
out the fact that the cotton receipts
at that place have declined from
$4,000 bales in 1880, to $500 in 1890.
1t thinks the development of truck
farming and horticulture has some
what compensated for this loss, but
not wholly so.
Miss Sallie B. Morgan, well known
in Mississippi in connection with her
efforts in behalf of the Confederate
monument at Jackson, was married i'll
California on the Sept. 14th, to Mr.. ).
Green, editor of the Colusa Sun, Co.
lusa, Cal. Her thousands of friends
in Mississippi will wish her much joy
in her new relation.
The appointment of delegation
by the Anti-Sub-T. meeting at St.
Louis to attend the National Council
mt Indianapolis is only an advertising
dodge to give the agitators fresh noto-
ricty. The best thing the supreme
council can do will be to ignore
them utterly. If they can get up a
wrangle they will be in their element
Gen. w. II. Martin was nominated
for the Senate from Adams county
without opposition. He has no adj
miratiOn for Senator George personal
ly and regards him as a demagOgue,
as his "Big Injun speech" in the Con-
stitutiOnal Convention proves, but
will vote for him because he repre-
sents the opposition to the Alliance
platform.
The Brandon Republican says on a
certain day at the late term of the
Rankin county Circuit Court there
happened to be sitting together in the
court room, Judge j. F. Chester, in
his 90th year; j. A. Ferguson, in his
s7th year; and his brother j. w.
Ferguson in his SIND year. John Be-
thune, in his Sist year, was also in the
Court room.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24

Will you heed the warning. The -.
nal perhaps of the sure approach o, ,I,''.
more terrible disease Consumption. As,
yourselves if you can afford for tho saI1
OF saving 5oc., to run the risk and do
nothing for it, We know from .vn,a.
ence that Shiloh's Cure will ezra po o'l.
cough. 1t never fails. This explains y V"n
more than million bottles were SOLD tI',
past year. 1t relieves Group and wLo"m
my cough at Slce. Mothers, do NOT Lo
without it. For lame back, side or chrs,
use ShiIoh's Porous Plaster. Sold by
Meade aud Martin. IN y
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
stray COlc.

STRANED from my place near Bogue Chitto
y Miss. sept 18th, 1891. a RED BRINDi =
COW, of improved blood, with short horns and
Of medium size; marked on hind legs with whita
~ knees, the white extending up front of i"f
leg to flank; tail white half way; marked in
very small bell tied with a rope. and al tGr tin"
was giving milk. \ satisfactory reward viii Tr
paid To any person returning said COW or giyin,,
lniOrmatOntha will lead to her recovery
+. VI. HODGES.
BOguc Chitto Miss
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24
Give sold Trace Chains"
Chance.

Ever and anon some George organ
blurts out that it is high time fol-
Barksdale to follow the course hither-
to pursued by him on several notable
occasions, aud withdraw from the
Senatorial race "tO preserve the har-
mony of the Democratic party" In
deed 1t doesn't seem to have oc-
CURED to these organs. that Maj.
Barksdale is the representative of a
great principle, held dear by thou
sands of the truest men of Mississippi
pi, and that his candidacy is not a
personal one.
Speaking of Withdrawing for the
sake of harmony, if there is one man
above all others in Mississippi who
has already made more personal sac
rifices for the harmony of the Democ-
racy than any other, that man is Ethel
Barksdale. Why not let somebody
else play the Withdrawing act for the
sake of harmony? Barksdale is OPP
posed to monopOlies of all kinds, and
he doesn't want a monopoly of the
withdrawing business, either. Let
cold Trace Chains" have a chance.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-24

The Democratic convention of Mad
ison instructed for Barksdale and
nominated Col. w. G. Kearney, a
staunch friend of Barksdale, for State
Senator, to take the place on the tick
ct of Capt. Ross. Well done, for our
Alliance brethren in Madison.