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VANDERBILTs BRAINS

NEW YORK Dee, ga hundred
carriages blocked FIT avenue near
JAY Gould's door, On Forty-seventh
streel Saturday night. The little wiz.
I'D Of Wall street vas givl g com
aut party to his daughter. Hall n
- % the avenue Cornelius Van
darL;i,, ause, at FIfty-seventh street
Wv Wv " only Policeman Joseph
CIV 'qY that any one ad
'i'' 'o''.'ei :" TouId's financial ri
0",'i0 " ''''' 0"S = y loitorpg about
val A young man 50 aa.l,, 40 Z
the palatial mansion ao >..od ,nt,
o'clock. The policeman ., J.,
his face, and thu man crossed ,,.',,o
ExSecretary Whitneys 49,,
When the officer came ba k The yo, :,
man was staring at the Vanderbi
windows again.
"What are you waiting for?" asked
the policeman. The man was well
dressed, bnt his actions were suspi-
cious. He didn't carry bag, but he
kept his hands IN his pockets
81 want to see Cornelius Vanderbilt
was the young mans reply
"Well, why don't .yon go in? lie
lives there"
"I'll tell you" the str niger returned
confdentialy. Il was in the house, but
they all cried rats at me and | came
away"
The policeman gripped his night
stick tighter and inquired
"What do Y II want Of him?'
81 want his brains" came the start.
ling reply. II want his brains and
mind. ] want to take them down in Il
newspaper to the medical college ard
have the doctors examine his brain
and his mind. He is rich and am
poor. | want The doctors to tell me
what diff renee there is b,tween lis
brain and mine. | must get some of
his brains because he c"n make more
money than | can, and am poor"
There's $4,000 canning to me, but
/ only g9t 500 Of it. Russell Sage
wanted to make a lawyer out OF me-,
and Vanderbilt asked me to ruu hi
railroad. But didn't want to do that.
Ben Harrison promised &C. help M.
but bis daughter W0uldn let i'm
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
1t is a Good Thing.

say this for Pan-Tina / have b, Yen IN the
drug business many years, and this is o. 'e o. tpF
most successful cough remedies have ei"t =
case in point, a ueighbor, i II Nicodemu =, nan
a chronic cough of six years standing ! Sptet
no me icine would relieve; | recomme nefu
Pan Tina ana It's effect was magical 1t is ~
thing. Ross Matecr, Altoona, Pa. PAM p1H
drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
Entitled 10 Confidence.

Me,srs Mcfarland & Co druggists, shout
have the confidence of this community; Their
calling is one Of responsibility; very often pre-
cious lives are eutru ted to their care; tax ing
the agency tor selling the celebrated Bed Flag
Oil should be guarantee, it will do all that is
GAINED for it, aud no remedy eXcels it for the
quick cure OF rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains
aud ali b,di,y pain. Price % cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
Are You In 1t?

If not, why not? Why don't you al
ways keep on hard Il bottle of DR.
Hale's Household Cough Cure to alay
the first irritation caused by a sudden
cold. This is The fne,t remedy in the
world for every KIDD Of cough You
feel the good tf,'rt Of the first dose
and by thorough using your cough s
som ca ed 70 and soc bottles at Me
Farn 4 COS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
That Wasn't II.

"My grandfather hasn't had his hair
cut for 10 years, remarked Twynn.
Bald suppose 2"replied Triplett with
the air Of one who is not to be caught SO
easily.
"No; dead. Judge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

Suspense of judgment and exercise OF
charity were safer aud seemlier for Christ
ian men than the hot pursuit Of these
controversies,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
Mutual.

"And so Manager Foyer's leading lady
is his wife, eh?"
"Why, yesl and she's his manager,
too!"-Puck.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

The worst mistaks some people ever
make is to steal something from them
selves.-Dallas News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

He who thinks he can't win is sure
70 be right about it, for he has already
lost Texas Siftings.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

When 4 nan resolves to he good
aud patient the next pair of shoes he
buys ar sure to pinch aim.-Atchison
Efnbp
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

As a creator OF parts the hairdresser
SURPRISES even the most versatile
actor.-Boston Gazette
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

Pariloxi 'al-for IA grocer to put
down his raisins.-Yorkers Statesman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

1t dosn't follow that because a mail
is master Of dead languages he has a
killing style Of speech. -Boston Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

Every man knows of some eat that
he thinks it his neighbars duty to bell
-Atchison Globe.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

Don't try to kill fly on your neigh
boris head with a hammer-Ram 6
Horn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

1t don't take the ProdicaI Son a
great while to learn the difference be-
tween husks aud veal-Columbus
Post,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

Going for song: A party on the
way to the opera.-Boston Transcript
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
Is YOur Nerve Steady.

7 or do.you tremble and feel that you
e breaking; that your nervous syt.
a is giving way. If you have Il
TEN nervous system the very best
weak on can dc is to begin today
'h.Ng Hae's Household Tea. 1t
using ~ nerve tonic knlwn ard
Is me mes gu to health and vigor
VIII restore Set free sample at
Mcfarland & Co.'S "IUe s'olo'
- has devised a
lamp that can be light y.,;o1,;a
picking the wick In 1870?
sense it should be matches, ''"''
Philadelphia Ledger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
Two Valuable Friends.

! physician can not be always had, Rheu-
matsm neuralgia, sprains, bruises aud burns
occur often and sometimes when least expect
ed. Keep handy the friend of many house
holds and the destroyer of all pain, the famous
Red Flag Oil--25 cents.
q Many a precious life could be saved that is
Aeing racked TO death with that terrible cough;
secure good nights rest by investing Is cents
ior bottle of Pan-Tina, the great remedy for
coughs, colds and consumption; trial bottles OF
Pan-Tina free at Mcfarland Il Co.'S drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

Ittakes two trains TO start bride on
a wedding trip, but she gets out OF one
before she gets into the other Pitts
burg Post
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

Teachers of penmanship are partieu-
lar about telling their pupils that .wo
wrongs do not make right.-Pica
yune,
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-05-13

Programme of the 5th Sunday meet
ing to be held with the White Oak
Baptist church, Copiah Co., Miss:
/. Introductory sermoA. by J. II.
Purser; alternate, j. w. Patrick-ro
be criticised. o'clock-Board meet
ing of Union Association.
2. "What are Baptist principles
worth to the world G7-Discusscd by
). j. Green, !. il. Lowe, Ii. 4. Lewis.
3. "Ought Baptists use compromise
literature in their Sunday schools."-J.
w. Patrick, w. ID. Thompson, 5. r..
Young.
4. "Ought church TO receive nm
excluded member from another church
without his or her giving satisfaction
10 the church excluding. g.n-J. II. Pur-
ser, j. q. Farrar, 5. E. Dudley, Jr.
5. Sunday morning, 10 o'clock
Sunday school mass meeting.
6. "What are the benefits derived
from well conducted Sunday schoolY'
IS. r. Young, DR.. z. j. Scott j. w.
Crews.
z. ais there any place In the Baptirt
denomination preacher tan be tried
and excluded, and it bo final r--.I. j.
Green, q. w. Foster. ). H. Dudley. Jr.
8. "Have VIC too many missionary
boards PHI. 7. Lewis, J. w. Crews,
Thomas Martin.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-05-13

lie looked somewhat crazed, the Captain,
With bis singular rapt face;
Aud bis eyes had strange lustre,
Which was the result OF Grace.
He was very safe for glory,
But be didn't seem to care,
Said he wouldn't be contented
II the whole world wasn't there.
For his watchword was Salvation,
And he seemed to Hnd spark
OF soul In every sinner,
Though they strove to keep ii dark.
Till one day, deaths hand upon him.
Hissnerce ardor seemed tn break
Laid him low In the poor attic
He had lived in for our sake.
Came night when we stood watching,
Two or three about him there
Suddenly he bade US bear him
Just to breathe the cool night air.
SO We took the dying Csriain
To ths window, moving slow:
For we feared his heart would fail him
At the evil sight below.
For twas drawing on to midnight,
The New Cut waslat its worst,
Just maze Of drunken clamor,
God-forsaken and accursed.
And the yellow lamps were faring,
High, through that strange market place
But there fell another lustre
On the Captains wasted face.
Aye, and from the garret window,
AS he looked into the town,
He beheld another city,
Where the stream of life ran down.
And he murmured, looking downward:
sIn due linen, clean and white,
Multitudes which none can number,
And the Lord God Is their light"
-Andreu Lana.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-05-13

An abstract from the minutes Of the
mayors court for the month of April
shows the following, the costs here !.
ported being that part only that went
into the city treasury:
Eight onvictions-drunk aud dis
orderly, o; disturbing the peace, 2 !;
fighting, 2; disorderly house, i, rs
sxult and battery, |. Ono OF the of
fuaders was white man, five were
black men. two were black women.
The fnes and costs aggregated $50.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-05-13

However, he is convinced that he
knows all about MS.
Your English books, periodicals are at hand,
From which / Gull, etc., etc.
So that he appears at least to pos
seas some data. And yet, what comes
Of it? | really do hope-having drop
ped money into missionary boxes in
my tlme-that we know moro about
the natives of India than they know
about us. Otherwise, / should like
that money returned.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-05-13

The New York Postis very pain
ful thorn in the side of our great
and good president. Every time the
unlucky gentleman says anything
foolish, or makes a blunder Of any
kind, thiswatehful journal takes him
to task in q style that is only the
more irritating because u its perfect
courtesy. TO have ones follies and
mistakes exposed by a polite but
contemptuous critic is hard to bear,
yet this punishment the Post al
most daily inhicts upon Mr. Halri-
son. Here is an example:
During the presidents southern
trip, he said 1T Memphis, Tenn:
81 beg to assure You that | carry
from the great war no sentiment Of
i'll viii to any. am glad that the
Confederate soldier mas been taken
again into fnll participation in the
administration Of the government;
that no penalties, limitations, or 9TH
er infections rest upon him"
Whereupon the Post comments:
"In making this statement Mr..
Harrison fell into an error which is
extremely discreditable to a presi-
dent. 1t is not true that no penal
ties, limitations, or other inflictions
rest upon the Confederate soldier.
On the contrary, he is absolutely de-
barred from entrance into the army,
section 1918 Of the Revised Statues,
enacted on tic 2Sth 81 July, 1866,
reading as follows:
''No person who has served in any capacity
in the military, naval, or civil service OF the
so-called Confederate States, or of either of the
states in insurrection during the late rebellion,
shall be appointed TO any position in the army
Of the United States +"
"The really significant feature of
this matter, however, is not the fact
that Mr.. Harrison was guilty of
serious blunder OF ignorance or for
getfulness. The most curious cir
cumstance is the fact that it was Mr..
Harrison's vote in the senate five
years ago which turned the scales
and kept on the statute-book this
most odious and CALLING Of discrimi-
nations"
After showing how the attempt
made in 1886 TO repeal this law r.iled
by one vote in the senate, the Post
continues:
'fNot only docs the Confederate
soldier still labor under an odious
disqualification, but this unjust dis
against him exists by the
action of Mr. Harrison five years ego,
when he held the casting vote which
would have repealed the obnoxious
statue. In the narrowness Of bis
craftsmanship and sectionalism in 1886
he declared himself III favor of still
1enouncing the ex-Confederates as
rebels, who were unfit to be trusted
With commissions in the army. A
southern trip in 1891 has opened lis
yes to the gross injustice Of his old
attitude, and he now publicly re-
ANTS. 1t is a great gain to the cause
# nationality to have a Republican
with such q record at last
to broader views, because
t insures the final dropping by his
'arty Of the whole bioody-shirt out
it, with its sneers Of rebel and
traitor against the man whom Mr..
harrison now calls the brave Con-
ederate soldier. +"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-05-13

In Claiborne County During the Month
of April, 1891.

of April, 1891.
DISTRICT l.
A. H. II. Dixon and wife (col) to
Stephen Brooks (coD. of Wilkin-
son county lot in western sub
urb of Port Gibson, near oil mill,
SI14.70.
Girault Finlay and wife (col) to ID.
II. Smith dwelling in outlot f.
F., Orange street, Port Gibson,
$3.50
May Belle Fontains, of Warren
county, to N. S. Walker her 1-5
interest in 311 acres (Elmwood
Springs) two miles south Of Port
Gibson, $500.
Catharine McCrsy (coD to Geo.
Williams (coD; her interest in 80
acres near tile Red Lick road,
$40.
DISTRICT 2.
L. N. Baldwin to e. III. Dunning I;
three acres, SIS.
DISTRICT 8.
N. S. Walker to S. Bagnell 1853
acres, sold for taxes in 1889,
s21.66.
G. w. Terrell, of Bedford county,
Va, to r. C. McCay /; - acres
off the old "Hankinson Ferry
Place. 1920.
r. C. McCay to M. Kaufman & Son;
"a acres, part of old Harding
place, bought at tax sale in 1890,
SI3.
H. F. Anderson and wife to f. A.
Peyton 140 acres in Scutchelow
Hills: part of the Greer place,
5000.
J. K. Hutchins to w. G. Hicks; 300
acres near Kinds county line,
5000.
Catherine Goshorn and Elizabeth
Neal to Virginia Loves; partition
deed OF 104 acres near Humph-
reys, bought from John Loves.
Isaac Fife to Rumble IL Wensel, of
Natchez; 81 12-100- acres in
Scutchelow Hills, 1855.
DIsTRIcT4.
S. N. Briscoe and J. Jacobsberg to
Airy Scott (col); lot in Herman
vile, 800.
A. r. Chunn to Florence A. Chunn
and others III acres CHERRY
Farml near Hermanville, deed of
gift.
w. p. Hughes and wife TO Benton & /
Porter lot at Carlisle, $50.
Linda Watson to Claiborne county;
deed to right of way for public
road, s25.
z. Howard McCaleb and wife, Of
New Orleans, to G. G. Smith 72S
acres Gold Springs plantation)
S6534.
A. k. Jones, commissioner, to John
McC. Martin; the Hulburt place,
partly in Claiborne and partly in
Copiah county, 1894.
!. McC. Martin to B. NJ. Hulburt;
the foregoing place, s2380.6S.
DISTRICT 5.
". T. Hundley and wife to VIM.
Holder; 20 acres, $50.
r. w. Boren and r. G. Boren to w.
H. Hartly and wife their inter-
est in 3l3 acres (the Morse placs)
500.
I. P. Johnson and wife to w. II.
Hartley and wife their interest
in the foregoing place, 5000
hos. G. Watson to Mary E.. Thos.
c., and Mamie Lord /; his inter-
est in 122 acres (the Lord place.
$50. h
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-05-13

The north suffered from very cold
weather on the 5th 9th and 7th OF this
month to the gfeat damage of or
chards and gardsns. There was ice
half an inch thick in a number Of
states, together with some snow in
Vermont, New York, and Michigan.
United States weather us fond Of
playing such pFanks as this.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-05-13

This excellent arrangement will meeta long
felt want, a. II secures no change OF cars OF any
class, In either direction. between Memphis and
81. Louis, aud provides an unsurpassed time
and service. This train also reaches Chicago at
an early hour the next evening. and In addition
the day express leaving Memphis at 900 a. m
daily, connects directly at Fulton with Illinois
Central Railroad for Cairo, Chicago and all
points on or via that line, il being the only
morning train from Memphis for Cairo aud
Chicago.
Passengers for Cairo. st. Louis. Chicago and
points beyond will find ir to their convenience
and interest 10 secure tickets via this line
All trains depart from and arrive at the new,
elegant and capacious Union Depot, centrally
located, at Front and Poplar streets, Memph-
Is, Tenn.
John Ecbols. I'd Vice Pres, z. w. How,
Irafflc Manager, j. l.. Frazier supenntend-
eut, w III. Prouty, @. p. A.: Louisville, Ky.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-05-09
The Truth Hurts Them.

At the very inception of the bat
tie we find the lottery advocates
counselling moderation and an alb
staining from what they are pleased
to call vituperation and abuse.
Nothing gals them so much as for
a Spade" to be called by its prop
er name; and, when the judges on
the supreme bench play the role
of Appollyon, Orson and Archi-
mago, nothing so offends their re-
fined sensibilities as for the people
to candidly criticise and condemn.
This is the old case of the sick
devil-only a saint is he when it
serves his purpose to play that
role. So with the lottery advo-
Gates, they are as mild hammered
set of gentlemen as ever scuttled a
ship or cut a throat, if they are only
let alone and not molested or him
dered in their work of sitting
moral sentiment and corrupting the
public mind. They start the game
of besmirching the fair fame of a
great State, and, forsooth, when
the keen arrows Of criticism begin
to fly, and the lash of public opin-
ion cuts through their thick skin,
they whine like whipped puppies.
Well, we like moderation our
selves, but when set of gamblers
and frecbooters attempt to cram
down the throats of the people, an
infamous and outlawed institution,
that has already been passed upon
by the citizen voters, and is FORM
ally condemned in the constitution
of the State itself, we feel very
much like suggesting that a little
moderation on the part of these
buccaneers would not con- amiss.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-05-09


Gen. Will A. Strong, Secretary
of State, who something over two
years ago was adjudged a defaulter
to the State for S4,250, and who
suddenly disappeared while the
jury was out celebrating on his
case, returned just as suddenly on
the 28th of April and gave him.
self up to the State authorities.
His attorneys Immediately applied
for new trial. which has been re-
fused, and he will be sentenced.
As this is a case in which the
criminal is more sinned against
than SHINING, it is thought that the
minimum sentence will be imposed
upon Mr.. Strong, and strong pres
sure will be brought to bear to Sc
cure his early pardon.
Since putting the above in type,
we see that Mr.. Strong has been
sentenced by Special Judge Lay
cock to pay fine of $4,251 IS, to
restore a like sum to the State of
Louisiana, and to suffer imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for a term
of six months.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-05-09

Wants to Know, You Know.
CoLHAx. La. May 4. 1891
Editor Colfax CAresicls
Have we q Ring among MS? 10
sometimes asked. Would not the
action of our police jury at its
April session suggest that possibly
q small sized symposium was being
hatched? Police Juror Mccain
moved that Police Juror Irwin be
paid by the police jury 1926 to tear
down and rebuild certain bridges.
The resolution was passed That
is it seems to have been originated.
passed to q fnality and awarded in
the quietude of q caucus of our
august Bosses, shall we say. The
custom, as no one better knows
than Police Juror Met Cain, has been
uniform in inviting proposals for
public works; and would not .
proper regard for the public's in
tsrests { and money have suggested
to our worthy Jurors the propriety
of asking bids on this work? lam
prepared to show that competition
in this matter could have reduced
the 1896 to at least $500. What
special dispensation Police Juror
Irwin holds that entities him to ask
and receive 1926 for services that
could as we'll have been secured
for less sum is the question that
many tax payers are asking. Ex-
plantations, it strikes me, would be
in order. MECHANIC.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-05-09
The Homestead Laws.

Secretary Noble has communi-
Gated to Commissioner Carter his
views as to the proper construction
to be placed upon the proviso in
section 7, of the act entitled "an
act to repeal the timber culture
laws and for other purposes" ap-
proved March 3, 1891. This opin-
ion is of great importance to the
public land States, inasmuch as it
determines the question as to what
point of time the words "when
there shall be no pending contest
of protest against the validity of
such entry" apply; whether the
contest or protest to prevent the
issuance of the patent until dis
posed of must have been pending
before the lapse of two years from
the date of the issuance of the re-
ceiver's receipt upon the final entry
in the cases existing, and where the
two years had elapsed before the
act of March 3 took effect, as we'll
as in those afterwards. Many
thousand homesteads, desert land,
pre-emption and timber culture
entries are involved in this opinion.
The proviso in question is as fol-
lows:
PROVIDED, that after the lapse
of two years from the date of the
issuance of the receivers receipt
upon the final entry of any tract of
land under the homestead timber
culture, desert land or pre-emption
laws, or under this act, and when
there shall be no pending contest
or protest against the validity of
such entry, the entry man shall be
entitled to patent conveying the
land by him entered, and the same
shall be issued to him; but this
proviso shall not be construed to
require the delay of two years from
the date of said entry before the
issuing of a patent thereof. After
making reference to the state of the
law and fact existing at the time
the present act was passed, and
after quoting section 2, of the act
approved May IA, 1880.
The Secretary says: It thus ap-
pears that if the statute of March
3 were to be construed to inYalidate
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-05-09
B. TURNER
DEALER IN
General Merchandise
Piuevblle, La.,

Pt0evbo1es L0.,
Has just received Large Stock of Spring
and Summer Go,ds, which is to be sold al
a small margin above cost for cash.
The public are invited to call and exam.
inc his large and we'll selected stock of
DRY GOODS,
consisting of Dress Goods aud Trimmings,
Fancy Goods, White Goods, adies' Cluaks
and Jackets, Jersics Hosiery, Shawls and
Hoods. Balmorals. Jeans, Cassilneres aud
Flannels, Linseys, Blankets, etc
Mems and Boys Hats. and Ladies Trim
med Hats.
large stock Of B,,ys' and uens's CLO-
THING Special bargains are offered in
Boys and Mems JEANS Clothing, which
were bought at sacrifice.
fine assortment Of Boots and Shoes
Saddle'y, Crockcry, Hardware, Groceries
Plantation Supplies. TRUNKS. valiscs.
fowers cclrbrated "Fish Brand" OF Slick
ers, and FURNITURE.
Agent for the Dupont Gnn Pow der, the
oldest und best ia America.
A cailcad If the celebrated MILBURN
WAGONS will he received early in Octo-
Der, the best ON the planet.
Highest market price paid for Cotton.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-05-09
CONSTABLE SALE.
Third Justice Conrt. Parish Of Grant. STATE
Of Louisiaua.
J. 8. Moore L Co. Va. n. OMalley.

By virtue Of and to satisfy writ Of G.
fa., issued and TO me directed. in the above
entitled and numbered suit, have seized
and will offcr for sale. at public auction.
in front Of Tbornton's Camp in ward
three. between the hours prescribed BY
law, on
SATURDAY. May 30, 1891,
tho following described property, seized -
the property Of the defendant, to-vit:
Fonr cloth Tenta.
One large cloth Fly.
Ono Cooking Stove.
Ten Railroad Scrspers.
Terms-Cas with benefit Of appraisal
ment n B. WALLACE,