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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-12-30
" Threw It into the hrci'
q 4 am sorry 10 say I didrh
MARvELous CouRAoE.


ou the Gmilovn.
In a handsome manslon situated ID 3
lonely part OF England there resided, few
years ago. maiden lady OF considerable
wealth, writes a correspondent Of tho
Philadelphia Press. Ono morning she was
discovered foully murdered. Her man.
servant, named Lee. was suspected,
arrested and convicted on circumstantiai
evidence, and sentenced TO be hanged. 50
conclnsive seemed the evidence against tho
prisoner that 10 attempt whatever was
made on the part OF tho public 70 induce
tho Home Secretary 70 exercise executive
clcmcucy. The d3y or the execution huy-
ing arrived, the prisoner was led forth ID
sufftf The extreme penalty The rope 10 bo
uso1. tho textute OF which was elk aud
hemp, had been. as Is customary 10 such
eases. tested with tho aid Of sand bags. and
was not fourd wanting The bolt was
drawn and the prisoner was given a drop Of
eight feet The rope brokB. The prisoner
walked. unailcd. Up The steps leading 70
the srafTold, and after tho rope had been
fixed again and the nooso adjusted tho Bolt
was drawn Tor the second time. The rope
broke again.
Lee was by this time considerably
stunned However. after the lapse Of
AlW ultnJhA1 At tkAlh h1NtNutNs Nullu1It
the steps, and after doing an IN his power
10 allay the nervousncss OF the hapglnan.
assisted the latter 10 once more aaing
tho rope. The prisoner placed himself on
the trap door, the bolt was pulled, and tho
condemned man dropped once more out on
view. The rope partcd for tho third timo.
After. consilcranlc delay Ice once moro
placed himself into the executioner's hands,
but that pcrsonace aud the other offrials.
horrificd at what seemed Divine inlerpo-
sition, refused 10 proceed further with tho
b1sincss. The facts wcre reported 10 the
Home Secretary, who at once respned the
prisoner, condemning him 70 Imprisonment
for life.
Three years later woman who was
Lees fellow-servant confessed on her
dying bed that il was she who killed her
mistress. Bhe declared that Lee had no
connection whatever with the affair, and
stated facts strongly conhrmatory 70 her
confession.
Instances may possibly have occurred in
which an equal amount of physical courage
has been displayed, but outside OF the pale
OF fiction there can not be cited q single
case in which bravery ever played more
conspicuous part than in the incident above
apfufrnd
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HENRY GEORGES GREAT BOOK.
The Greatest Work Ever Written on the
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Letter 10 Michael Cresap.l -
MOUNT VERNON, Septemr o6th

SIR, In my passage down the Ohio in the
Fall Of this year 11T0. I made choice OF a
piece Of Land, being the first bottom on the
So East side the river above Capteening. az
also little above q place where the
effects Of hurricane appear among the
Trees, and opposite to Greek on the other
side near tho upper end OF the bottom,
calld Pipe Creek. The next Spring, when
Capt: Crawford went down the Ohio
70 survey, / desired him to run out
this Land for me, which he accordingly
did, a. returned me the plat OF il, as you may
sec blythe inclosed copy; Intending as soon
rs Patent could be obtained, TO apply for
me. The summer following, hearing that
Doctor Brisco had taken possession Of this
bottom ialtho' inform'd Of my G aim to It'd. 1
wrote him letter OF which the incl0sed Is
q copy. And within these few days have
heard (the truth OF which know n0t) that
you, upon the Doctors quitting Of 1t, have
also taken possession OF Il. If this Infor-
nation be true, own can conceive no
reason why you or any other person should
attempt 10 disturb me In my claim 20 this
Land, as have not, to my knowledge, in
jur'd or attempted 10 injure, any other man
IN his pretensions to Land in that country
II is little hard, therefore, upon mo that
can not be allowed to hold this bottom
(Which is small one) ia peace aud quiet.
ness, till legal right can be obtained,
which ! always have been and sun am
ready 10 pay for, as soon rs know to what
ONCE TO apply would feign hope that my
Information respecting your taking possess
sion Of this Land. Is without foundation as
should be sorry 70 enter Into litigation OF
this matter with you or any other Gentle.
man; but as conceiv'd that had as good
q right TO make choice bf this bottom, as any
other person had; as lam sure that and
the firstthat did so, and have had 1t sur
veyid so as to ascertain the bounds, up
wards OF two years ago, i am resolved not
10 relinqnish my claim 70 ik-Fat II you
ave made any Kmprevernonts bnereon not
moving OF my claim, / win very readily pay
gvu the fun value thereof being, 4 ff7F
Sir
Your most huEabie sergant-=f il /
O. WASHINGTON.
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A PECULIAR DISEASE.



into Your system.
During the past few years there might
have been seen at tho varisus dime muse
ums in different parts OF the colntry speci-
mems Of a disease known as elcphantiasis,
when the lower limbs assume gigantic pro-
portions. This disease, though rare IN this
climate, is quite comnlon along the west
coast Of Africa, id Indin, Brazil, Egypt and
the West India islands, says the Boston
C0qsrter. The term elephantiasis Is applied
to this disease from the great similarity OF
the lower limbs 70 those OF lhe elephant
The disease begins IN the lower limbs, like
an erysipelas, with the usual constitutional
disturbances Of that affection. This c0ndi
tion subsidies and the limbs assume appar-
emily their normal Dimensions. Soon q
second like attack comes on. after which
slight swelling Of the limbs is quite notice.
able. This rrysipelas Inflammation occurs
again and again at different intervals, occu-
pying the space OF a few years. aud leaving
after each attack an additional swelling In
the limbs; as a connecting link between
them. Thus the limbs assume this alb
normal dimenson-limbs have been known
10 measure nearly sixty inches around the
thigh and thirty-hve inches around the calf.
A person thus afflicted finds Il difficult to
getaround, owing 10 the great weight OF the
extrcmitlcs. The disease runs a chronic
course for twenty years or more, and, un-
less the surface changes are well marked,
the health Of tho individual is not much az
fected.
The cause OF the affection is said TO be
due TO the presence in the human system OF
parasite-vu, the Filaria Sanguinis HON.
inis, thread-like worm, which Is indigo
nous only within tho tropics. The manner
in which this parasite gets into the system
is peculiar. II Is said that the disease Is
propagated by the agency Of mosquitoes,
who take up tho FIarG with the blood thDy
suck from q person affected. Tho Filara
passes through an intermediate develop
mental stage in the body OF the mosquito;
thence they pass into the drinking waters
OF the inhabitants Of the vicinity, and thence
again into the human body. SO tits evident
that they enter the blood vessels and tis-
sues of the body from absorption Id the it,
testines.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-12-30

A Washington correspondent OF the Phila-
delphia Telegraph was recently looking
ut some models In the National Museufn OF
curious cars used Ia the early days of rail
foading Ia this country, when Mr.. Watkins,
The curator, pointed out one particular ono
that had . mast and sail Experiments with
such cars were made On the Baltimore &
ohio road and 0n the South Carolina road.
II was ther a ssfious question whether tho
motive power on railroads would be sail,
horse or steam. The steam locomotive
was still looked upon O. nn experiment.
Sail cars are used today on a Kuano rail-
road on the island OF Maiden, In the south
Pacific. They are, In fact, uscd nearer
home than that, for railroad men ut Bar
negnt beach, when the wind IL favorable,
frequently ride over the road on con-
struction s-slopprigged- ''Tha wind
has good deal TO DO with railroading even
today Mr.. Watkins said III you g0 10 tho
bureau OF intelligence at The Broad street
station, Philadelphia, and ask whnther some
train, say from New York, Is likely 70 bo on
lime, you may be informed ttat it Is likely
10 be four or five minutes late. because
thcre is a strong wind from the west Winds
make considerable difference In the run
ming time % trains. f.#H staH|
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NO GREAT MEN WANTED.


Their Custom.
sVictor Hugo was once one OF your pa
irons, bolieve,r said q French writer, III.
Planche, TO Brassicr, barber OF Paris.
"Alasi yes,u answered the barber. The
word and the accent surprised the inquirer.
"Was Il not agreeable, then, 10 have the
greatest man In France--fhe greatest poet
Of his century, perhaps-for o customerf'
Tho barber shrugged his yM0uiders. "Ah,
monsieur, Il Il one OF the worst things that
can happen 10 you, 10 have. great man for
a custoiner. You see, they are not like
other men, Then. in order 70 justify bis
paradox, he related a chapter OF personal
experience
"0ne day a great lady, Mmc de k,
whose hair / had dressed, and who was
much pleased with my work, said she
would recommend me TO thirty or more OF
her friends, and in a day or two she sent
me paper cont lining all the names and
addresses Of these people, with her recon-
mendation Of me at the bottom"
'The recommendation OF Mime. de X--i
why, that was as good as fortune to you,
my good man, said NJ. Planche.
sIt might have been, sir, but for M. Vioz
tor Hugo. He was here the day / received
lt; he had sat down IN the very chair you
are sitting in now. I had Just put towel
round his neck, when he seemed 10 be
seized with some great thought aud beck
oned me TO lot him alone. he drew pencil
from his pocket, took sheet Of paper from
this table here and began writing.
"He bad boon writing about five minutes
when another customer came ia My men
were ali busy, so, seeing that N. Hugo had
stopped writing TO sharpen bis pencil,
stepped up 10 him and said:
Nm Hugo, IL you will permit me TO be-
gin with you-I am IN hurry
"'UmI I'm In hurry, too said be.
Then he got up all at once, paper and
pencil In hand, and started out OF the shop
called after him that he had the towel
round his neck. and be took IL on. Butt
didn't mind the paper, because | didn't
know what II was.
"But In the afternoon wanted tho paper
which Nine. de X a given me, and
couldn't find II. One OF my men sald It had
been lying there on the table. That was
the paper that N. Victor Hugo had tnkoh
for bis notesi
"It was so. rushed away 10 NJ Iugo's
house TO recover the precious paper.
n'Ah, yes he said, Il remember; | had
no sooner got into the house than had an
other and much better idea. and as had,
therefore, no further need Of your paper,
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How abe Great vIrginIan Attended 20 the
Details OF ais Affairs.
The New York Evening Post OF a recent
date printed number Of letters from Gen
eral George Washington heretofore unpub-
hshed. Among them were the following:
a 10 CHS. LAWRENCE, TAILOR IN LONDON.
VIRGINIA, 20 April, 1853,
hR- LAWRENCE BE pleased 70 send mo y
Renteel suit Of cloaths made OF superfine
oroadcioth, Handsomely chosen. should
have inclosed you my measure, but ia q gem
eral way they arc a. badly kalxen here, that
/ am oonvincea It a~onld he Of very little
service. would have s-on. therefore, take
measure Of o gen 1om0n who, wares well.
made cioaths OF the following size. 10 wit, 6
feet high and pIuportionably made.=-if any
thing rather slender than thick, for a per-
sonof that highth, with pretty long arms and
thighs. You will take care 10 make the
breeches longer than those you sent me last,
and would have you keep the measure Of
the cloaths you now make, by you, and II
any alteration Is required, ia my next ia
shall be pointed out
NOfe FOR your further government and
knowledge OF my size / have sent the IN.
closed, and you must observe that from the
coat end
ToNo / &No sis the size over the breast
tts&f and hips; Nssh
No. over the Belly, and
f. No round the arm and from the
breeches end
To No Is for waistband,
bthick OF the thigh,
cupper button hole,
kneeband- and
Q for length OF Breeches-thereforc
II you take measure Of person about
feet high or this bigness I think you can't
20 amiss. You must take notice the ins
closed Is the exact size without any allow
ance for seams, &c.
STILLS "a ROouE AID A RUSAwAY."
MorST VERNON, July, 1906.
To Captats Joh. 1honpsDn-Sir: With this
letter comes a negro (Toml. which beg the
favor Of you 70 sell In any Of the islands you
may 20 10, for wllptever he viii fetch, and
bring me in return for him:
One hid OF best molasses
One ditto Of best rum
Zone barrel OF lymes, II good and cheap
One pot Of tamarinds, containing about10
lbs.
Two small ditto OF mixed sweetmeats,
nbout 5 lbs. each.
And the residue, much or little, Ia COED
1AA pAAAASs
That this fellow is both rogue and run.
away tho he was by no means remark
able for the former. and neverpracticed the
latter TIL Of latel shall not pretend 70
deny, but that he is exceedingly healthy,
strong and good az the hoe. The whole
neighborhoOd can testify, and particularly
Mr.. johnson and his son, who have both had
him under them as foreman Of the gang;
which gives me reason 10 hope he may, with
your good management, sell well, II kept
clean and trim'd up little when offered for
sale. 1890
Ishall very cheerfully allow you tho Gus
tomary commissions On tlhsa affair, and must
beg the favor OF you tlest he should attempt
10 escape) 10 keep him handcuffed till you
get to sea, or IN the bay, after which
doubt not but you may make him very use
full to you.
Iwish you a pleasant and prosperous
passage, and safe and speedy return.
WASHINGTON OBJECTS TO HAVING ms CLAM
JUMPED. ..amma 4
Letter 10 Michael Cresapl -
MOUNT VERNON, Septemr Goth
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BARBER SHOP,
Adjoining New York Store.
H. WASSEM, Proprietor, !.
Feff Gibson, .TfSs.
Hair Cutting aud Shaving done with
heatness and dispatch.


To the Public.
our fall stock is now arriving aud
~, wv ale iilling every department Of our
-, vus'hcss with new aud choice goods.
,',., "e are prepared 10 compete in prices
WIN Nalclicz, Port Gibson, and an
.'ner !, accessible markets; and VIC aim
- Keep our customers by fair dealing
@, ""u courteous attention 10 their wants.
% pur Interesting trade proves the Wis
s.; sGlu oi this policy, aud we thank our
naynus sn, Tor their generous patronage
sa s"u respectfully ask continuance
4''eoi Very truly,
BoDESIEfaAlER n WEEKS.
HermanyiIle. Miss
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The Mahnralah Dhuleep Singh sends q
London paper letter, addressed 10 the
Queen. In which, after enumerntang many
alleged wrongs, he insisLa Ga tbs restora~
tion to him Of The Koh-inoor, he sayes
at win be useless for me to demand Che
restoration or my kingdom, swindlcd from
me by your Christian Government, but
which hope shortly. By the aid Of Provi.
dence. 70 retake from my robber& But my
diamond. the Kohinoor, 1 understand IL
entircIy al your own personal disposal
Therefore, believing that your Majesty 10
be the most religious lady that your sub
jects pray for every Sunday, do not hosl-
tate to ask that fhis Relu ba restored 10 me.
or else that o fair price BE- paid 10r It 1o mo
0uE o1 your pr4vg p4fs9-H
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After his hcrolsm la Italy the then Gen.
erai Mel, willie returning to France, was
given basket OF roses ~ peasant Ia IL
was bud with root attached 10 tho stem.
Mel kept the shoot aud gave Il to noted
loriculturist. who obtained from Il four Of
the loviiest lcmon-tsnfed ssosos the world
hal ever aocn. Nicl carried them to the
Empress Fugenic who remarked with vi.
vacity: II wiA christcii his rose FOR y0u-~
the Marshal Eiel.' aad frosn Tint day Gen.
erai Nasi waA 4 iD&fsa&i o< yfAnee.
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"A very preify faliAge uecoratloa fer rooms
Qr eopscrvatorics can be nladc Of whito
sponge Fill The spJags fil o. fs'a cansry.
hemp. gr.sss % ot9qr saedr lien Rlaco ID
IN . shallow f.lucy dlslt tho prpiticr tho
aish - Of cuursos thc fifoffieI~ tho
docoraileu will bc. Pour water Ia tsa alahs
tho sponge VII absorb this. Keep cuoagb
water 70 always havc The sponge moist II
short tune The ~#.d- will aprouf nod laaka
The sponge ho', tsrv rr'sly. IAo aisa can
then b. piaeea On . lssble. o. The snouec
can b. saspauicj wsf1mt thc dssa IN SONS
poa.lion whore sf = exposed % The sunlight.
II muak be well naierN 50 that ne spouec
Is always moist 4titD D.lf fhe exhibit
aaass ai delicate ssQeA iplase
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s'There Is no difference whatever between
the two political parties. +" remarked Chat
fertons eThey are both agreed on wanting
the spolls p ''But don't you know, my dear
fellow" returned Pegram. s'that that agrees
ment causes the gseatest differencel1
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On Fast Schedule, as Follows:

this tNa,llfut arrangement will meet long
~, aans. as il secures no change If cars ~ any
Glass. III either direction. between Memphis and
81 luHis. and Provides an unsurpassed time
and service. THIS train also reaches Chicago NJ
hn tarly hnnt he meat evening. and in a'lliti n
Iue dny expttsf. leaviug Memphis 1T BOO a. N
daily cnuntcis 0ueetle fulton with Illinois
etniral Railroad fur Cairo, Chicago ard an
ptffs on or via that line. II bring The nhly
morning train fron Alcallis for Cairo ard
Chicago
Passenre's fir caire. s. T.,uis. Chicago aud
laafis bos and vii dnd q to their convenience
and interest - secure tickets yiH Chi. line
All trims dclari from and arrive ~ the new.
rlrstut and talaciens Ini,u ID, pot. eenirallb
eaied, al Front and Poplar streets, MtmpL-
!. Tenn
Jnlu Frhsls. 81 Vice Pres. F.. ". How.
TRAM. Manager, J. =. Frazier. Supcriutsnd-
cat, II. Pruty. G. T.. s.: !. lusvillr. Ky
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-07-11
TOO MUCH STYLE.

There is altogether too much style
in Idaho for a new mining State. 1t
is not only the case in Boise but in
many other of the larger towns. 1t
is believed that there is no State i'm
the Union where mineral is to be
found in greater quantity and more
generally diffused over the surface
Of the country, but prospecting has
been almost ut standstill for sew
eral years. In Colorado men who
had been Governors, Supreme Court
judges, members of Congress, law
yers, physicians, preachers and
bankers shouldered pick and shovel
and in company with Mexican
burro struck out for the mountains
in search of the precious metals.
1t excited no remark. Some Of these
gentlemen afterwards occupied the
most prominent positions in the
State and became wealthy. If any
man who has occupied a similar
position were to drive his pack an
imal through the streets Of Boise on
a similar mission it would attract
general attention, and even the
street gamins would howl at him.
To become a successful prospector
requires excellent judgment and a
knowledge of geology and chemistry
does not come amiss. The day is
not far distant when there will be
wild speculation in the mines OF
Idaho, and any one who has a good
prospect sufficiently developed to
prove it to be paving lode Of gold,
silver, copper or even iron, will be
able to realize a competency from it.
From this time on it will be a very
difficult matter to acquire COM
potency either in the sale of green
or wet groceries, tearing rags or
practieing the professions.-Boise
Democrat.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-07-11

Recser's mill is still pounding
away on Richmond ore.
A gentle zephyr struck Mt. Home
on the Fourth and demolished the
iiag-pole.
Deputy Sheriff Nat Hall started
below Friday morning with two
Chinese prisoners-one bound over
for attempting to shoot and the other
the complaining witness in the case
Hannibal Hamlin, the first Vice
President elected by the Republic
ans, died ~ Bangor, Me-, July 4,
aged 50 years.
The German Emperor William is
visiting Queen Victoria in England.
Billy had better look leetle out"
or Wales will cap him into a game
Of baccarat and skin him before his
visit is completed.
Governor Hogg, of Texas, has
three bright ohildren--two girls and
n boy-whose names are Ina Hogg,
IRA Hogg and Moore Hogg. These
names were bestowed by the Gov
ernor himself
Every one that has come in here
from other sections assert that dull
times is the cry everywhere, and
that Rocky Bar is as prospero as
any. Now. you croakers, read the
following and quit bellyaching: Let
man talk dull times and il is in
fictitious; everybody in the place
gets the blues and in turn talks dull
times; and from hustling around TO
stir up and take care of what bust
ness there is. they all get TO sitting
down and moping over dull times.
If a customer happens to drop into
one of these dull time stores, he
gets scared of buying half as much
as he actually expected to. because
everybody looks so blue. He catches
the spirit of the store, and resolves
20 hang on 10 his money with a
death-grip. This bugbear Of dahl
times ought to be 'sot down upon.
II docs more to kiln business than
anything else. Tell well man he
is sick, keep it up, and you can at
last hound him 10 death"