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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03
MOLsin on whItsOsv..

Gov. Stone has received the follow
lug letter from district attorney \. A.
McLain, relative 10 the alleged white
cap outrages IN his district:
"Since last winter, / say to you that
thore has not been @ gin house or a
house Of any description or character
burned In Amite county down to the
present time. While on this subject
permit me 10 say have seen Il pub
lished that many gin owners In Amito
county have becn notified not to run
their gins, etc. I have investigated
This maitor thoroughly, through all
means possible, aud especially by per-
sonal Interviews with gin owners In
different sections of the county, aud
each aud everyone bear testimony 10
the falslty OF the rumors. AS q result
of the interrogations can say 10 you
confidently there has never been a no
tioe posted or made public by any 9TH
or means, commanding any gin owner
moi 10 gin, or threatening one In any
manner.
II think l can say that very lItllo
whiiccaplsm exists In Franklin county
rs an organization. It may become
rooted there. can further sa, that q
vast majority Of the citizens of that
county arc bitterly opposed TO white
capism. Should Il become prevalent
In that county,with tho present healthy
sentiment against II, It could not long
exist. From what could learn, the
people were well satisfied that the gin
posting was all done by ono individual.
la view OF these signs OF the birth of
In her borders was the
origin, take II, OF the anti-whItecap
meeting alluded to In the papers re-
Gently. My recollection is that no
burning of any houses Of any charac-
ier or description have occurred Ia
hat county this year.
ain conclusion permit me to say that
N this judicial district, composed OF
he counties of Adams, Pike, jefferson.
Amiie, Franklin and Law
'ence. do not recall a single burning
If a house OF any character since last
winter that is said 10 have originated
rom whiiecapism. II Is my opinion
hat for the last eight or ten months a
'ettor condition OF things for peace,
aw and order Is fast roofing itself In
'ublic sentiment In that section where
Vhitecapism was most prevalent"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03
What Is Free coInsae 2

We have on onr table number ol
questions asking a definition of free
coinage and whether tree coinage aud
unlimited coinage mean the same
thing. We will endeavor to make the
matter plain.
Strictly speaking, FREQ coinage aud
unlimited coinage are different. Free
coinage, in its proper meaning, simply
implies that there should be no charge
for the work done at the mint In con-
verting the bullion into coin. Unlim-
ited coinage means that there shall be
no limit imposed by law as 10 tho guam
tilY coined. But what tho extreme sill
YER men wish Is Stree aud unlimited
coinage of silver, for private account
at the ratio Of Is TO l." In current
discussion 1t is not usual to employ
the whole Of this long formula. II Is
usually shortened into "free coinage"
which tor convenience Is made to
STAND for the whole phrasc.-Courier
Journal.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

large negro secured q broom. tin
bugle and q pair OF boys knee brsech,
es, and in securing these came out
minus hat. The wagon made q
tour Of over a mile distributing
these articles, always followed by
the same clamorIng rabbIe.
San interesting feature Of the day
was some fast lrotting by 10 Smiths
famous horse 'Dyersburg,' that got
over the ground in a manner to
make the old residents open their
eyes.
"The crowd was very orderly for
one so large only one or two arrests
being made and they for plain
drunks; a small fine was inflicted
and The culprits allowed to 20 their
way.
"AlI this wns performed by one
man on an outlay Of $500 spent in
advertising.
30 was in town Monday on his
way TO replenish his broken stock.
and informs the Gazette man that
he deposited on that day, from cash
sales, In the bank Of Pontotoc. the
handsome sum Of t6,9l3, besides
about 81 600 taken in and Deposited
the night before"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03
A Great Day In Pontotoo.

| Joseph Smith is the leading mer.
chant in the Mississippi town ol
Pontotoc, where he has five large
stores. After deliberating on some
way OF stirring up trade he determ-
ined to try advertising, and accord
ingly spent $500 in printers ink.
This sum he distributed among a
number of newspapers, setting forth
the fact that ON Saturday, Oct. 21ss,
he would have ''grand opening" F"
and would not only sell at a very
low price, but would give away a
large sum in money and goods. The
scheme was we'll planned and we'll
advertised and succeeded beyond
ell expectations.
AT dawn on the 21st wagons and
vehicles of all kinds began to pour
into the town, and the streets were
crowded by breakfast time. Mr..
Smith had hired brass band which
discoursed lively music. BY ten
O'Clock the crowd was immense, and
an hour later an excursion train 0l
twenty-tnree coacnes arrived win
thousands more. Excursionisls
were packed IN tnese coacnes IKE
sardines, even tne TOOLS OF the cars
being loaded. Ai1oge1ner over eignt
thousand people were IN Fon1o1oc
that Gay.
Inc new Albany 0azet'e mus ue-
scribes the scene:
EVERY store was crowded and
every clerk was on the qui vive en-
deavoring TO wait upon The pur-
chasers. uooos were sold ano
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03
Capital Punishment.

Gradually our country is becom.
ing more civilized. A few years
ago but few men could be found
who were opposed TO capital pun
ishment, but now il is quite differ
ent. In the circuit court here last
Tuesday, when empaneling jury
for a murder trial, it was noticeable
that about fifty per cent of the men
called to serve were set aside by the
court because they were opposed to
capital punishment, and it was with
some difficulty that a jury was e.
nally secured. The barbarous
method of furnishing crime which
belongs to the darker ages, is fast
fading before the glorious light of
this enlightened, christian age
Clarksdale Advance.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

Miss Lena Maize Brown, daughter
Of Capt. e. w. Brown, had a little
pug called j. L. which was sxceed.
ingly fond of her. Some time ago
the dog vas taken to New Orleans
oy sister of Miss Lena and kept
there about a month, where lie
sulked and pined. The family fin
ally returned, bringing ]. L. with
them, and just before reaching Ha-
zlehurst he became greatly agilated
and began barking. When the train
stopped ne sprang of, ran to the
hotel into his mistress room where.
finding her, he displayed every
sign OF great joy, dancing, capering
and barking till at last he fell ex-
hausted and died.-Copiah Signal.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

AT its recent meeting at GaIlman,
the Copiah Baptist Association a.
dopted the following resolution
Resolved, That il is the sense OF
this Association that for any minist-
eror church memberto visit saloons,
drink intoxicants as a beverage,
sign whisky petitions, go ON liquor
dealers bonds, vote for the sale OF
liquors, or in any way encourage or
countenance the traffic Of intoxicant
liquors. is grossly unchristian con.
duct, that should be brought under
the strietest and frinest church dis
cipline."
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03
Ths Community snd b. Nsw.pspsr..

Rev. G.. P. Morgan, of ST. Paul,
Minnesota, Is evidently one Of the
most sensible men living. In re-
cent address he remarked:
"The community owes generous
support TO it's newspapersl Mr..
Emerson says 'the true test Of civil
lizaiion is not the census, nor the
size Of the cities, nor the crops, but
the kind OF men the country pro-
duces. The true test Of a commu-
nifty is not it's buildings, it's manu-
factures, nor its railroads. but the
kind OF paper IL supports The
press Is TO The city what character
Is to the man. The real judge Of
the town is its paper. The man
who claims TO be a citizen and with
holds his subscription should be
disfranchised. lie is a dangerous
character and an obstacle to The
progress of the community. He
should be buried with the burial of
an ass"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03
countsrfsIt Monsr WhIoh ], GOOD.

West Virginia towns have been
flooded with thousands Of counterfeit
dollars, which are genuine silver
though made bY countcrfeiters. They
are little overweight aud pcrceptibly
larger In diameter. The milling Is not
perfect, but go nearly so that It would
take al expert to detect the difference.
The people appear perfectly willing TO
take them, although aware that thoy
wee mol minted by tho government.
There Is no clue TO the nanufacfu-
rers Of The spurious coin, II coin COM
posed OF more than tic legal amount
Of silver can be called spurious. Tho
question with the people who have
taken the stun Is, upon what grounds
can the treasury department condemn
the moueyl
The enterprise was probably started
In response 10 newspaper suggestions
that silver dollars OF the Same weight
and fineness as those made by the gov
ernInent could be made at q profit of
40 10 As cents on the dollar.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

We are proud Of the state press. The
newspapers should be leaders of the
people, and not followers Of public-men
or politicians. The attitude Of the press
Of Mississippi on the free silver ques-
ton is notable example Of its fnde-
pendence. A few Of the state papers
hold up the example of the two senator's
and SIX Of the congressman from this
state, who voted for tree silver, as a
guide or reason for the papers 10 advo-
cate the free silver cause. And yet =
majority Of the papers of the state con-
tlnue TO oppose the free silver scheme.
And the state press is nearly unani-
nous IN condemning the obstructive tao
tics Of the free silver senator's. We be-
lleve there are only three papers in the
state-the Clarion-Ledger, Yazoo Sen
tInel and Vicksburg Commercial Her
ald-that uphold and approve the out
rageous methods resorted to byPopulists
and Republicans from silver-producing
states, and some southern Democratic
senators, to defeat the policy Of the
national Democratic administration and
the wishes Of a vast majority Of the peo-
pie Of the United States.
The Mississippi press is all right,and
is getting better every year. A few
years ago, we believe, the Post was the
only paper ip the state that opposed
the froa asIuar .ro "a . w.ovp kho -,
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

The husbandman OF human hearts am I.
Older than AL tie tillors OF the soil.
I've seen the hopes Of proudest men reooil,
And expectation pale as passed by.
AL lands are mine OF people low and high
gather tribute. OF his daily toll
Not one refuses when I take the spoil.
Though breaking hearts are vninly wondsrins
why
Yea when I've pIowed about The roots OF pride
Blown with my cold winds ill weak faith WA
strong,
Drenched hll the heart was moistened through
and through,
And al It's powers OF fruitfulnoas we're tried.
The hearts OF men from signing turn 10 song,
For life gains meaning thai they never knew
-From Ae Chs1islsan Register.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

No wonder the sick room has SO
often been refuge from the tossings
of intellectual doubts place of re-
pose for the worn and wounded spir-
| It. Here is duty about which all
creeds and all PHILOSOPHERS are at
one here at least the conscience will
not be clogged by doubt, the benign
impulse will not be checked by ad
verse theory here you may begin to
act without settling one preliminary
question. To moisten the sufferers
parched lips through the long night
watches, to bear up the dropping
head, to lift the helpless limbs, TO d.
wire the want that can find no utter
ance beyond the feeble motion Of the
hand, or beseeching glance OF the
eve-these are Offices that demand
no self f-qnestionings, no casuistry, no
assent TO propositions, no weighing
OF consequences. Within the four
walls where the stir and glare of the
world are shut ont, aud every voice
l6 HuDuu6u-Wucfc y uuHthu UcfHE
lies PROSTATE, thrown on the tender
mercies Of bis fellow, the moral rela-
ton of mau to man is reduced to It's
utmost clearness and simplicity big
otry can not confuse it, theory can
not pervert it, passion. awed into
ouiescence, can neither polIute nor
perturb il. As we bend over the
sick bed, all the forces of our nature
rush towards the channels of pity, Of
patience, and of love, and sweep
down the miserable choking drift of
our quarrels, cur debates, our would
be wisdom. and our clamorons selfish
desires. This blessing oil serene free
dom from the importunities of opin-
ion lies In all simple direct acts OF
mercy, and Is one source Of that
sweet calm which is.often felt by the
watcher in the sick room, even when
the duties there are os hard and
terrible kind. George Eliot.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03
A Successful Corn Raiser.

J: NJ. Derrick, ,ofthe Fannin neigh
borhood in Rankin county, was in
the city Friday on shopping ex-
pedition. Mr.. Derrick is one OF the
biggest corn producers in his county
and finds II profitable crop. Last
year he made about two thousand
bushels and his neighbors predicted
he would never get rid OF IL. He
had no trouble, however, in selling
every grain Of 1t, and says he could
have sold much more to the very
parties who made fun OF his raising
corn as a money crOp.-Clarion-
Ledger.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

A drones The hee with sultry hum
When al the world with heat l. dumb.
Thou dronest shronzh she drowsed lea.
To lose thysslf and find the sea.
As fares q soul that threads The gloom
Toward an unseen goal Of doom,
Thou farest forth al witlassly,
To lose thyseh and 6nd the sea.
Ny soul Ia such q stream a. thou,
LApaing along u heeds nos how;
In one thing only unlike thee
Losing itself, II hnds no sea.
Albeit I know a day shall CONS
When its dull waters shall be dumb;
And then this river-soul Of Ne,
Losing itaelf, nhsll dnd the ses.
-Wm. Watson.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

TIsd a. OK On lhs Trsok.

Dave Wiley, colored, was arrest
ed and placed in Jail Monday for
placing an obstruction on the Col
lege Hill section of The railroad. It
seems that Dave had a crippled OK
and tied 1t with strong rope on
the railroad, hoping to secure pay
for 1t in that way. BY this act the
lives of innocent people we're en-
dangered and the miscreant should
receive severe punishment for his
crime.--Oxford Eagle, 26th.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

tMioan hyde observes with horror
that her new coachman. has on a pai,
OF blue overalls. "Fotherinqham. y
she says, "those overalIs don't look
very stylish :; you'd better take them
on. Yes, me lady," SAYS Hodge
Fotheringham, "but Alive nowt else
annerneath 'em, me lady," They
drive on.-Burdette.
Dodge-They say pantomime is
destined to become very popular in
this country. Locge-Conldn't it
De utilized in the United States SEN
ate ?-Puck.
Mr.. Dolley-They say that kissing
spreads the cholera. Miss GIddey-
But neither you nor l have it, George.
Curiosity Aroused Willie Keep
Il was once vewy stwongly tempted
to blow out my bwains. Ethel Knox
did you do it?--BrookIyn Life.
After the Honeymoon He-Ey-
erybody says you married me for my
money. She-And everybody says
that | paid an exorbitant price for il.
Boston Transcript.
Honor the Pigeon cit would
have been great calamity to the
newspapers il there had been no such
bird as the pigeon" Chow is thal?"
why, in reporting a thunderstorm,
accompanied by hail, they could not
say: sHaiIstones fell as large as pig
cons eggs. IN. Y. Press.
Mistaken Identity: A young lady,
visiting for the first time in the coun-
try, was alarmed ut the approach Of
a COW. She was too frightened to
run, and, shaking her parasol at the
animal, she said in very stern tone:
'Lie down, sir; lie down l"-Cal-
cutta Times.
Visitor-You oughtn't 10 keep the
pigs so near the house. Countryman
Who'll Visitor-It isn't healthy.
COuntryman-That's wheer you're
wrong them pigs amt never had q
lays illness .-Tid-Bits.
DR.. Probe-Never fear, sir. Two
Iears ago / was just in your condi-
ion, but | recovered. Patient (ea-
yerly)-What doctor did You have ?
Felt Better for the Ride: The ,
uneral was over, and few personal !
riends were taking dinner with the
'ereaved widower. "Won't you have
ONE more roast beef, Mr.. Smith ?" ,
he asked. "Thanks I" replied Mr.. !
smith. 81 believe | will. The ride J
o the grave and back has given me !
ute an appetite. Texas Slftings. (
Amateur-I think great deal of 8
hat bow. It has been in the family a
Or fifty years. If | should lose it ] b
ont think I'D ever touch my violin
gain. His Next-Door Neighbor
wildly eager)-How much money
ill buy that bow ?-Chicago Trib-
ne. =
Mr.. Jones' / never knew until I v
ad read the speeches OF those sena ID
,rs that human beings could talk so @
luch without saying anything. Mr.. I
mith-Um-you never conversed f
ith Mrs. Smith, did you 3-Chicago Il
ecord. c,
Reporting Progress: Visitor-So q
,ur brother is taking lessons on the q
olin. Is he making progress ? Lit $
E Girl-Yes'm he's got so now we ~
IN tell whether he is playing or tun- ~
g up.-Smith and Streets Good o.
ews. 20 -
Mamie-I believe in woman's q
zhts. Gertie-Then you think ev-
' woman should have a vote
amie-No, bnt l think every wo-
an should have voter.-Harper's
lzar. ne
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

Through mountain pressure for
ages, nature puIverizes chalk and
monlds II into the hardest marble.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

Twelve thousand microbes strung
on line would make procession
only an inch in length.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

A single polypus has been cut in
to cne hundred and twenly-lour
parts, and each in time becomes q
perfect animal.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-03

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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-07

We hear a good deal just now of the lat
ter days of the century. Perhaps a few
words about the dawn of the century may
not be altogether ill timed or unwelcomed
1t was the heyday for stamp and paper
duties. There were about half a dozen
newspapers, too dear for the multitude to
buy and probably only published, like The
Quarterly and Edinburgh Reviews, for the
select few to read. There was no gas. Oil
lamps enlivened the streets, and at the the
aters candles, supposed TO be wax, dripped
down the back of your dress clothes. Chel-
sea was a village separated from London
by the give Fields" at Pimlico and the
Footpad's pass, called "Bloody Bridge"
somewhere where the Court theater now
stands. Visitors to the playhouses from
Chelsea used to assemble after the perform
ance Mt the bottom Of St. James street I'M
til they numbered about 80 or 40 strong
and then marched across the Five Fields
with torches, blunderbusses and bludgeons
"a mutual protective association. Nothing
was safe-not even the Bank of England.
The 81 note was not n universal ~favorite,
and the street poets sang that they would
"rather nave a ghinea. "-London Saturday
Review.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-07

That leg was all right, md ! began to have
a cold sweat on tho theory that ! had
tainted away from fright. The left boot
was pulled or, md with II came u pool u
blood, A bail bud passed clenr through my
left ankle. Thnt made things all right TIL
the doctors said they would cut of my leg.
] clisstd 'em and let them know I was A
little too young for that. Then they pro-
posed to lenve me there. Thoughts of But
Ter came TO ms and the stories OF my gun
b0nt exploit, 10 ] swere again, and they got
some negroes who carried me in two days
TO Shreveport, whence l went to Texas and
staid until we'll"
The war over, Governor Sayers studied
law and has practiced II since, save when
In politics. He went through the regular
grndations in his state. serving in the
state senate MS chairman Of tho Dcmocratio
state executive committee and as lieuten-
ant governor for two years, He IL now en-
tering on his ninth year ms a congressman.
Alexander Monroe Dockery is Il native
Missourinn and n money maker as well as
n congressman. He started out in life az q
healer of bodies after studying medicine In
Missouri and also in New York and Penn
s%ylyania. @w
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-07

They say he was a good doctor and made
money at it. After eight years Mr.. Dock
cry concluded banking was easier and more
profitable than the life Of even q successful
country doctor, and he moved to Gallatin,
Mo-. organized a national bank and was its
cashier when elected to congress II years
ago. He has been in congress ever since
and is likely to remain here as long as he
cares for it. He is a big boned man of large
limbs m apparently as strong as an OK.
He can stand an immense amount of hard
work and puts himself to the test. 1t is
his observation-disclosures that has enabled him
to acquire his knowledge Of departments,
for he is not brilliant nor specially direct
in his methods.
He farms his district politically with
more %assiduity than almost any other man
in congress and has acquired a big hold on
his seat, with some following in adjacent
districts. He gets offices for his constitu-
ents, sees they get their share of public i'm
provements, sends out books and seeds
where they will do the most good and alto
gether is a practical politician" There Is
q squint to one eye, and rumor says it has
been developed by askant chances at the
senatorial chain now held by George G. Vest.
Mr.. Dockery plays 40 personal favorites
in his district, but distributes his patronage
by a careful study OF where it should 60
from u political view. He is keen at max
ing the most Of political opportunities, and
if occasionally some Of his enemies in the
state delegation run him out on the end OF
a limb he clings thereto like a wildcat and
pretty soon is found to have got back into
safer quarters. All Missourians who know
how he retained his appropriations com
mittee membership after Bob Wilson and
Tarsney thought they had shaken him out
of this comfortable berth will indorse this
statement. Mr.. Dockery is a hard fighter
when cornered, but usually prefers peaceat
a reasonable cost.
He and Governor Sayers are close friends
and hunt in, pairs, each having qualities
useful to the other. The theater is the ia
vorite and almost the only amusement and
recreation they take from work on govern
ment estimates and expenditures.
BANKS RICHARDSON.