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Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09
HIs.sing the Gr.in-Fields I'm ryroI.

blessing the Grafn-Pfelds I'm TyroI.
loorrespondence Of the Boston Transcript
A most interesting festival occurred Au-
gust is, the Maria Himmelfahrt (Ascen-
sion of the Virginl, when the sacred rite
of blessing ths grsin-selds takes place and
the entire village turns out, men, women
and children, marching in procession frem
the church through the town, winding up
through the vhest-helds and back to the
church; chanting and murmuring prayers
as they go, and at certain intervals, on the
road or in the fields, the whole procession
dropping reverently upon their knees.
The Pfarrer, or priest, carries the host
under e golden-hued canopy, preceded and
followed by long train of little girls
dressed In pure white frocks-seeminsiy
preserved for this annual occasion or per-
haps worn hrst at their confirmation
deoked with oolored sashes and white
wreAths- The boys, like the men, wore
something green tr their hats and looked
their best and nestest The women with
long and ample elk aprons, all apparently
new, each of 9 different shade or color,
and 60 varied as to surprise one that there
existed so many distinct dyes. Thoss
aprons alone make me hunger for my pa
lette, that might try 10 vie with them In
their general brilliant effects.
The principal scenic features Of this
procession were the huge church banners,
each with an oil painting of some rsH-
gious subject in the center, more OF less
crudely executed, and the many highly
colored and gilded statues, borrowed from
the church and chapeis about the town;
statues Of the Holy Virgin at all periods
Of her nfe-in all her ioys and sorrows
from childhood, through her maternity to
that greatest sorrow of all. and finally
her ascension into heaven Then q stAt1e
of ST. Nothburgs. with q sickle and thesf
Of wheat, who, according to the legend,
by her extreme pie,y and virtue, attract
ed the particular interest of the Virgin,
who, meeting her one day st her work
In the field, took her with her up to
heaven Since her disappearance she is
sdored as the patron saint of ths harvest.
Gronps of St. George aid the dragon, of
the angel Michael contestipg with Satan,
of st. Joseph deeked with white lilies,
bearing In his srns the infant Jesus-all
these statues and groups, sdorned with
fruits and flowers, werl borne upon the
shoulders of the men. On arriving in
the fields they pause and kneel to offer
prayers of Thanksgiving for the abundant
harvest, and to supplioste the Virgin and
her protege, Saint Nothburgs, for future
blessings on their lsbors.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09
9umrmaI aud Gnt1rter,
The Oldest Daily Paper Pub
liShed In Connecticut.
THE C0W80Y RACE.

THE COWBOY AACHs
All who are interested In that useful
servant of man, the horse. will hope that
the efforts which are being made to pre-
vent the proposed cowboy race from Chad
ron, Nebraska, to Chicago, will be success
ful. The distance from Chadron to Chica-
60 is about seven hundred miles. The
programme for the race includes three
hundred contestants, each man to be pro-
vlded with two horses, which are to be
ridden alternately. While riding one horse
he Is to lead the ether. The conditions
are that the race must be finished with the
same horses that started. The death of
one or both horses operates at once to re-
move the rider as q contestant. The start
will be made June 90. The winner is to
receive purse of $500.
1t has been asserted that this will not
be a cruel CONTEST because of the provision
requiring q contestant to finish the race
with the same horses he stAfF with. But
there Is nothing IN such an argument to
make humane people look with any degree
of tolerance upon the proposed contest.
And they are not doing 1t. And at least
one of them, Mr.. John E Shortall, presi-
dent of the Illinois Humane society, Is
taking very practical action against the
race. He has addressed letter to the
secretary of the cowboys association call
ing attention to the Illinois statute which
imposes a punishment upon any person
guilty of cruelty to animals and notifying
the secretary that all participants In and
all Others connected with the proposed race
will be arrested the moment they enter the
State of Illinois. The letter is temperate
in tone, but 1t is so pointed as to leave no
doubt of the earnestness and sincerity OF
the sooiety's purpose to put an end to the
cruel and unnecessary contest at the in
stsnt that the Illinois authorities may as
sumo jurisdiction of the persons engaged
in it.
This is business. The example is good
ope for imitation. The plan for the cow
boys race is both foolish and cruel.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09
LnNcss SacrIfire.
TFrcm the Detroit Tribune.

lFrcm the Detroit Tribune.
With s cry she threw herself upon her
fathers bosom
The old man s:roked her brown trssses,
but dared not press her for her motives.
"oh, papa" she murmured ecstaticslly.
"What Ia 1t, my ohildf'
"0nly think. Charley"
Her eyes grew moist at the mention of
the name.
has arranged so that we can
can"
She fsltere5, and in her confusion she
WAS lovely.
"-be married"
The parents lips moved, but gave no
sound.
"Pa"
"My child"
"Would you bslieve the sacrifice be has
made for love of met He hss just told me
that he would try, oh, so hard. to live
within your income"
It were a csptious nature that would Ion
ger withhold paternsl sanction.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09

n Train IN Coiusioh WIN Hlepudutss
An extraordinary accident is reported
from Hyderabad. Early in the morning of
the 9th inst, the Nizsm's special train,
when going at considerable speed, ran in
to troop of his highness' elephants. which
appear to have besn walking on the line.
There were about ten elephants in al, pro-
csdfpp to Manukota. How many of these
were actually on the line at the time of the
accident fs not known. The special ran
into the herd between Ksssamudrsm and
Manukots stations One of the finest ami
mails uas knocked over, pushed In front of
the engine for q distance of fifty to one
hundred yards and killed. Another fine
elephant was injured, and had tusk bro
ken. The mshout of the elephant was
Killed. and one or two other persons ser
iously injured. Most fortunately the train
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09

some confidence in the poetry that has been
written about June.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09
NEW HAVEN, CONN, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE g. 1893
could be produced at the company's mine
at profit even If the price should fall to
AZ cents an ounce. The cost at tho Huan-
chaca mine in 1891 was A cents.

couid Do produced at the compAny'e mine
at profit even If the price should fall to
AZ cents an ounce. The cost at tho Huan-
chaca mine in 1891 was A cents.
The royal veterinary college of England
makes an interesting report of recent i'm
portant experiments made on cattle with
Koch's tuberculin and Kalning's mallein,
to determine whether tuberculin offers q
sure means of determining the presence
of tuberculosis In the animals. Tests
upon sevsnty-two animals inoculsted and
afterwards killed were made. The tuber-
eulin pointed out correctly the existence
of tuberculosis in twenty seven animals
and wrongly in five, and 1t failed to indi-
cate the existence of the disease in nine
teen. In only three of the twenty-seven
animals in which the trberculin pointed
out the existence of tuberculosis could
positive diagnosis have been made by any
other means. The report states that exper-
iments have also been made with Kalning's
mallein, and the results warrant the state
ment that mallein is an agent of greater
precision than tuberealin, and that 1t is
likely to render most Important service In
any attempt to stamp out glanders.
Gsorgians are complaining that terrapin
are becoming 30 scarce in their State that
local consumption Is little more than Q
memory. A few years ago law was en-
acted prohibiting the taking of terrapin
from April to August l, but the authori-
ties made no attempt to enforce It. The
result of this lsxness was that dealers be-
gan to Ground up" the terrspin ssd turn
them into pens, with q view to command
ing the high prices of the Northern mar
kets. Some of these enclosures contain
thousands of terrapin, which are fed until
the fall season, when they are shipped to
Baltimore. The result of such an inter
ference with the natural breeding of this
creature is that the supply is fast running
out, and not only are the Georgians de-
prived of fsvorite dish, but shipments
to the North have so fallen away that
prices are now almost prohibitive. There
is loud call for the proper enforcement
of the Law against trapping or disturbing
the terrapin, and the suggestion is made
that If 1t were observed for two or three
years, the supply would again be shHnd-
ant.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09
INt||l|c|Nt!yre
& Co.
CIRCUMSTANCES
Alter the Price
DRY GOODS.
A month ago we had no idea of Offering
you OUR ENTIRE STOCK at such an
ENORMOUS SACRIFICE,
But, as Robert Burns, the famous Scotch
poet, once said, The best laid schemes O.
mice an men gang aft sgley."
HOWEVER,
We are with you in Price, Quality and
Quantity. No matter what prices are
made by Others, you will always end usfa
the front rank of Competition.
Investing your money with us for the
next six weeks will pay you bigger divi-
dend than you ever got before.
Each day duripg this sale will find Us
With New Prices on the Most De-
sirable Dry Goods Sold in This
Country.
1t is unnecessary for us to add that we
must REDUCE OUR Stock
$4,000.
Tho prices we name and the prices on
other goods throughout our stors will con-
vincs you We Mean just What We
say.
It is simply an opportunity you have
now to save money, and by taking advan-
tsge of it you are helping (even if we are
S75,OOO.

1t is simply an opportunity you have
now to save money, and by taking advan-
tsge of it you are helping (even If we are
losing money! to put us on footing where
the circumstances that brought about this
enormous sale will be of greater benefit to
you in future years.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09

PIatt,s Chlerides Is an Ordorless
LIQUID, but Its disinfecting power is great
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-01-13

Bore hole one inch In diameter, 10
inches deep, Into The center OF Tho
stump, and put one ounce OF saltpeter,
allIug up with water and plugging up
the hole. This should be done In tho
fall. In Tho spring the plug l. 10 be
taken OUT. half giIl Of Kerosene pour
oil into The hole and set ON fIre. It
win burn ouE she stump TO lis faribcss
root. Ia The fall boro hole one inch
In diameter and Ten Inches deep Into
Tho conler Of a stump, and put In half
pound Of yiirioI and plug very tight.
In ike spring the whole stump AMI
roots through MI their ramiiIoalions
will bu 80 rotled ~ 10 bo easily re-
moved. American.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-01-13

Distributing Agents for Bny Plows-be cheapest in
The successful pow General agents Bounts True Blue
PlOws and Implements Avery Hows Sweeps, scrap Haows
Banner DOwLaw and Faquahar Cotton Planters Pow Brides
ames Traces single and double Weed Hoe Files Large
of Wire Nails, and general hardware this section
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warrant books and found correct
thereupon thr stubs were cancelled
and warrants punched aud the re.
port approved.
Ordered, that the clerk advertise
for sealed proposals Tor furnishing
record and blank books and stalion-
cry fnr the county under chapter
l2S Of code.
Or'lercd. that tie clerk advertise
Tor sealed proposals for Keeping
county prisoners for B years, the
bond required being $1,000.
To the honorable board of super
visors
The undersigned committee ap-
pointed by the board Of supervisors
To examine Owens crerk bridge,
being first duly sworn ON oath re-
port that we have examined same
and report as follows: We find
that said bridge is built according
TO contract.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-01-13

A regular meeting Of the Clai
borne county board of supervisors
was held in the court house at Porl
Gibson beginning Monday, Janu
airy I'd, 1898.
PRESENT.. Y. Richmond. presi.
dent B. Fl. Shaifer, J. p. TAYLOR
J. A. Regan. f. s. Jefferies, mem.
bers n. S. Walker, sheriff A. X.
Jones, clerk.
LAWFUL FENCE DEFINED.
Ordered that four strands of
barbed wire, close-set. placed as
follows: lowest wire Is inches from
ground, second wire II inches n.
bove the lowest; third wire IL inch
es above the second and the Ton
wire ~ inches above the third wirc.
shall hc a lawful fence within CIai-
borne county.
SEALED PROPOSALS.
The sealed proposals sor county
physician were opened and the bid
of DR.. J.. Anderson for 500 was
accepted, he entering into bond in
the sum of $500.
The proposal for printing the
-oceedings of the board Of super
ai~e were opened and the propos-
cepteN q. Wharton for $i3O' nc
sum OF entering into bond in the
the poor houSoposals for keen;oo
proposal OF C.>.q opened md tbe |
copied for $8 per m.ifing was sc
he entering into bon1@e1 manner
500. s,,p, ~
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ordered, that the assessme.
the Port Gibson Oil Works be ii
duced from s67, 500 to $42 800, ,bein
an overvalnation, and that the sher
iff and state auditor be governed b.
this order.
Ordered, that the bond of j. ?
Taylor. member Of the board. b
approved.
Ordered that the bonds of H. NJ
| Colson and @. b. Darden, ex offici
justices of the peace, be approved
The board then adjourned unit
next day.
Tuesday, Jan. 81.
The board met at 8 a. m, sam
attendance as yesterday.
Jas. r. Moore, county treasurer
submitted the following report q
receipts and expenditures since las
report:
cFNERAT. C0uNTY FIND.
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Ordered, that the clerk adyertiso
for scaled proposals for repairing
Carlisle bridge, to be opened at the
February term, 1893.
In the matter Of g. r. Ncsnlith ct
al praying for certain roads into Mar
tin: Mrs. E. X. Montgomery by d.
5. Pattison, her agent and attorney
in fact, and ID. S. Pattison as next
friend Of SalIie I. Joffcries, having
re itioned the board Of supervisors
ID cermages sustained by said Ban
h, meeth plantation by laying ont Of
n having gls at December, 1892,
Is notice OF thboard; and the board
Is Bannockburn petitioners 5 days'
To damages, and tic going on said
sd ance with SAID mo-. assess said
22nd day Of Dccember,e accord
be on said premises, and oQ the,
in said damages sustained by saEqp-
do now assess same ut $500. -
<e therefore ordered by the board thA
u warrant do now issue for said a.
.. mount of $1,000 in favor OF ID. s..
'ir Pattison, agent Of +. II. Montgom-
III cry and next friend OF SaIlie L. JEFF
ferries, AS full payment for damages
us sustained BY said said Bannockburn
B. plantation. 4. Y. RIcHMoNp,
n B. III. SHAIFER,
j. l.. TAYLok,
p- J. A. REoAS,
IN Els. JEFFERIEs
nd In the matter Of G. r. Ncsmith ct
th nj, praying for certain roads into
ms Martin. The board having assessed
to tho damages to Bannockburn planta-
ne ton for said roads, and The sum of
$500 now being in the hands of j.
&C r. Moore, treasurer OF Claiborne
Ct county, subject TO said ID. 5. Patti
"a son, agent and attorney in fact for
n 4. II. Montgomery and next friend
of Sallie T. Jefferies, it il theref0ru
ST. ordered by the board that the follow
ing named hands be assigned 10 said
he roads, aud that they, under the d.
m rection OF Geo. Henderson overseer,
or said Geo. Henderson being hereby
Fe appointed overseer on said road, pro-
ks ceed to work said road AS laid out by
TAT j. A. Regan ana B. III. Shaifer, as
nd recorded in minute book No. 5, page
500, said roads to be marked and laid
out 80 feet wide. Hands on Ban-
nockburn plantation and eastern
sr- portion Of Calhoun place, as those
I'D living on Haslchurst and Port Glib
ou sou roads; hands on Joe Magrndel
place be assigned to said road.
lis 0rdaro1 that fha mnneaI hnnd al
'at E. r. Montgomery from the award Of
the board for damages, be approved
ek aud appeal granted.
81 Ordered, that The contract Of J. j
Nusom for keeping county prisoner
OO be continued until further order o.
the board.
DOL The board then adjourned unit
court in course.
30 T. Z. RIcHMoED, PFes't.
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B. II. SHAIFER,
+. S. JEFFERIEs.

Ordered, that 500 of the state
and county taxes on the following
places be reRitted, they having
been entirely oyerhowed and un-
productive
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-01-13

being rcAlSos. The boanl met,
The mayor,S meeting. Present
Kelley, Allen, VI Colson; aldermen
ardson. The mayon, Davis, Rich
" qualified, then diving previous
members Of the board qualified the
The board then orderedwmcn.
held on Jan. 13, 1898, for OBJECTION
man to ill vacancy caused byer-
election Dec. 5, 1892, said election
be held at the mayors Office and b
conducted by aldermen Kelley, Cor
don and Richardson.
The board then reelected Fran
ii. Foote, clerk.
The finance committee reported a
correct the treasurcr's and clerks re
ports MS follows:
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Williams, WiIlinms.. -. 668 i
Washington. Washington 1243 I
j Pearson, Island. $50 (
w Pearl 4 Bro, Brooks Ldg 34l7
m Joseph, Josephs.. 24O G
i Hart. 256O
Walker. ...... 49,. 800 s
N;as0n Porter.--. 497
be ar,,To, that the bond OF c. p.
The boafePing the poor house fc
next day. 80, =
Board met at 8 al.
same rs yesterday. III
Ordered, that the fulloNuance u
overseers, Chas Bobo ROAD ,.
SAWYER road %, r K Hamilton Il IN
20, A II Berry road 30, Emanutr
Ford road II, be notified to have
their respective roads put in good
order al once, cleared Of brush,
logs, overhanging trees, cuts widen
ed so as to permit Of vehicles pass
ing each other, grading down hills
and filling up mud holee-iailing TO
do this work they will be reported
to the grand jury.
Ordered, that w. l.. Taylor be-
appointed oversecr Of road % IN
place of Evans Mcintyre.
Ordered, that all ovcrseers make
reports Of their roads at the Febru-
AIRY term and report oil tools, scrap
ers and either instruments in their
charge, and failure to do 50 shall
make them liable.
Ordered, that J. I. Sprott cut
out the new road as marked by b.
IL. Shailcr and J. p. Taylor as con-
tracted for before warrant issue.
Ordered, that Baker Goza be APP
pointed overseer OF road SO IN
place place Of A. d. Ragsdale, and
further ordered, that he forthwith
crosslay with poles or puncheons
all the hills from French Bayou to
Armisiead's store, covering same
with dirt from either bank.
The board in accordance with sac
lions 1858 and 1853 Of Code select
ed 327 names taken from registra-
lion books to serve as jurors for en-
suing year.
To the Hon. 7. Richmond. Presi-
dent:
The undersigned members OF the
board Of SUPERVISORS appointed un'
der section 327 OF annotated code for
the purpose, hereby report that We
have carefully examined the books
Of the county auditor, and find that
they have been correctly kept and
posted. B. III. SHATFER,
]. A. REGAIN,
K. s. JEFFERIEs. :.
Ordered, that VIM. Woods, over
seer of road "a. do forthwith built
up dirt approaches to Gums Bayou
bridge.
2 Ordered, that The following hillI
and accounts bo allowed and tha
warrants issue therefor:
E ] Smith. building Ovens creek
/ bridge and extension. s455 81
Nellie Ritchie and NJ Enfing-
er, panpers, eaeh- ---.--. 4 O
4 ) Kilcrease, poll tux re-
| funded, over age. ....... 2 IN
II Robertson, double tax re-
| funded. -.--.--..-.-.%-. y
W Young, double tax re-
I funded. -. ...--.s-@-- y
| Z Kiefcr, sundries for jail. 3 y
Commercial Herald, record
tor chancery clerk -. l5 3
M Y Dunn & Bro, same Tor
chancery clerk - .---.--. ID o
Bryan. bridge timber. 7 o
McDoukall, n III Foote,
Il A M Addison election
commissioners EACH , Q
4 III Horner and w Stamp
ley, election officers, each : q
tic Z Johnson. q MoAlpine,
ID Macarthur. K X Nc
Alpine. 6 l. Snyder. B II
MoAlpine, election officers
each. .....*.-.. ..***.s
4 Il A Tilche. stove for
Hardscrabble school. 49,. ! Y
| Heidenreioh Bros. lamp
; chimney, court room. :...
! IN Z Jones, repairing Gar
NJ lisle bridge. .-.-- 70 {
: G T Grifiing, keeping poor
= house. ..*@.4..4@** ~
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ron Dr.rErsf.
Use Dremm'n IrMa n4zt~r*'

Physicians nexosa1end T.
All dealers keep H. SI.0 pr boftle. Genuine
49, lr.le mari and crossed 10 l:*sa q ~ zrf*f
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By collections privilege tax. .$32 90
The election Of marshal, assistant
marshal, public weigher, lamp light
err, etc, was deferred 20 adjourned
meeting.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-01-13

The board then adjourned sine die.
- Z. II. FooTE, Clerk.
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be appTosi S that The bond Of C. P.
Tie boarping the poor house
next day. ,.,,
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-10

While it is not the custom of the
powers that be to appoint civilians to
fat places in the United States Army,
there is no reason why exception $
should not occasionally be made, and
the appointment as Paymaster of Mr..
Halford may fairly be regarded as com
ing within the preferred category.
Major Halford has had experience in
this line of work before, during the
stormy period of the civil war, and in
the performance Of the duties devolv-
ing upon him he viii be neither no.
vice nor a sinecurist.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-10

1t seem like a decree of Fate that
the life of the leader of the Republi-
can party should have ended just
where it did. Ever since that party
scored its first triumph Jas. G. Blaine
has been a prominent figure in it, and
when it met a defeat which has de-
prived it for the first time in its his
tory of ever vestige of federal control,
probably never to be entrusted to ii
again by the people, its white plumed
Knight-its Murat met in final strug-
gle the grim foeman who overcomes
the best and strongest of mortals.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-10


Unwarned by past experience, a con
tiding and innocent New York contem
porary says:
The national statue of James GILES
pie Blaine will be erected ON Manhat
tan Island.
AS an afterthought it coaxingly adds
Ali should contribute to the great
memorial. Send your name and sub
scription along and join the great roll
of the patriotic Americans. Show that
you are worthy to be countryman of
the great American
In our minds eye we can already see
that " national statue" on Manhattan
Island winking at the torch bearing
Goodies of Liberty with one eye and
squirting at the Grant monument with
the other.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-10

The chief objection to the appoint
ment Of Private Secretary Halford as
a major and assistant paymastor in
the army is its injustice to old soldiers.
There are many captains in the army
who have done most excellent service
in the war and on the plains. They
are too old for their rank and yet pro-
motion is so slow that some Of them
will meyer reach their majority in the
regular course, while more of them will
never attain the grade Of lieutenant
colonel
Vacancies in the staff corps should be
filled from the line of the army. There
is a good deal Of sentimentalism pour
ed out about old soldiers and a good
deal of money paid out for pensions,
but when the President has an oppor-
tunity to reward an hero of an Indian
fight by making him major he does
not permit the soldier and his claims
to stand in the way of useful poll
tician or a seryiceable private secre-
tary.
This is one reason why old soldiers
grumble