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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-09-07
THE OLD OAkEN BUCkET.
now Woodworth Came to Write the
immortal Song.

Several stories have been told as +,
how the author Of "The Old Oake,
Bucket" Samuel Woodworth, came +,
write the now immortal song. Wood
worth as we have it, was iourne4
man printer. in an Office on the corne,
OF Chatham and Chambers streets
New York. Near by, in Frankfort
street, vas drinking shop, kept ty 6
man named Mallory where Wood
worth and several particular friends
used to resort. One afternoon the
liquor was uper-excellent and Wood.
worth seemed inspired by it, for, after
taking draught, he sat his glass on
the table and smacking his lips declar-
ed that Mallory's eau de vie was super
ior to anything he had ever tasted.
NO." said Nal ory, "you are mis-
taken. There was one thing which IN
both our destinations surpassed this it
drinking"
What was that ?'' asked Wood
worth obviously.
"The draught of pure, fresh spring
water that we used to drink from tn,
old oaken buckett that hung in the
well, after our return from the labor.
on sultry sum mer day" The tea,
drop glistened for moment in Wood
worth's eye. True, true!' he replied
and shortly after quilted the place.
He Immediately returned to the Office
took pen and in half an hour ..Tbe
Old Oaken Bucket" one of the most
delightful compositions in our lam
qua. e, was ready in manuscript. to he
sm balmed in the memories of succeed
ng generations. Some years ago it
vas said that every family in Scituate
exhibited the handle of water buck
It which they claimed belon ged to the
'riginal old oaken bucket. The well
3 in Greenbush (Sci ~ua e) Plymouth
ounty, about twelve miles from Mans
leld, Mass. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-09-07
A COUNTY KENNEL,
re Steen Creek Record says:

The Steen Creek Record saws:
"Many counties in Mississippi have
taken advantage of the statute which
authorizes boards of supervisors to ap-
| propriate money from the treasury for
| the purchase and maintenance of blood
hounds to be used by the authorities in
! tracking criminals. Rankin county
should hasten to avail itself of the
same provision. Burglaries, robberies
and petty larcenies have been numer.
Gus in the county during the past six
months, and the fact that few, com
paratively, of the perpetrators have
been captured inc icates something Of
the difficulties with which officers have
to contend in trying to regulate tn.
lawlessly inclined. thickly timbered
and sparsely settled country such as
this offers opportunities enough for
the guilty to conceal their plunder and
their persons to battle the non-profes
sional posse, while the absence of
distinctively criminal class leaves or
dinary detective methods without
ground to work on. In ninety cases
out of hundred the malefactors could
be overhauled if the usual prompt pur-
suit of them wero guided by intelli- |
gence instead of random sus icion or |
chance prejudice. A pair of well
trained bloodhounds would supply |
that intelligence. The supervisors. |
therefore, owe it to the people, who are
liable at any time to become the vic
Tins of these nightly marauders, to
furnish this means of detection and
reprisal. They owe it. also, to large
class of innocent persons, who are apt
at any time to be taken in hand by the
none too discriminating posse and
treated with inquisitorial harshuess,
hat the number of suspects be brought
lown to minimum. for il not iufre-
Iuently happens that the regulators
n trying to extort confessions subject
he innocent to harsher pnnishments
han would he inflicted by The State up
N the guilty. This has been exemplified
n Steen's Creek within the past week,
nd the cooler heads of the community
re urgent in their demands for the
more as a means of
astening vengeance upon the guilty
han as measurably certain means Of
the innocent. Let us have
he dogs and leave them in the care of
he sheriff at Brandon"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-09-07
pR0PusED JURY REFORM.

For years past the evils OF chung
iuries" have vastly increased. The
necessity for the unanimous agreement
Of the twelve men Of jury in bringing
in verdict ia criminal cases has enor-
mously contributed to defraud justice
as well as to increase the cost of judi
cial administration. One man bought
nm in the interest of the accused will
nreyent the rendering of verdict and
will entail upon the taxpayers the
expenses of futile and fruitless
trial.
It has been proposed. as means of
getting rid Of the growing evil noted
above, to enable juries to make ver-
diets by the concurrence Of less num-
her than the whole. On August 7th.,
Senator Perkins. of California, intro.
duced bill in the United States Sen
ate providing that the jury laws be so
amended that in trials before United
States courts in civil actions three
fourths Of the jury may rendea u YER
diet. and in crim nal cases fve-sixths.
This means that in civil cases nine
jurymen may make up verdict, and
in criminal cases ten will be required,
SO that to defeat justice by means Of a
mistrial it would be necessary in a
criminal case to buy up at leas, three
Of the jury. The bill was not acted
on but it shows that movement in
that direction.is in progress, and it
will finally be successful.
Already in some States, by mutual
agreement of both parties to a cause
ia civil cases, and in criminal causes
where minor offenses are at issue,
verdicts may be brought in by less
than the whole number of the jury
Louisiana has recently been added to-
the number of these States. But it is
,apital cases that the danger of mis-
Irial is greatest, and for that reason
iome further modification OF the jury
aw is necessary. If the exsmple were
ct in the United States courts, it y
vould in all likelihood be followed by G
he States. o. Picayune. y
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-09-07
MY COLLEGE-BRED SISTER

She has just returned from college
Y where she has studied each i'm
\ provement which has been achiev
ed in learning and in scientific lore
she has stored her mind in knowledge
vast enough to start college-but
she cannot carve a chicken with
out mussing up the floor.
ohe writes philippies and stories and
IN thought poetic glories and talks
Universal Suffr ge" in a way
whicn strikes one dumb ~
|"ith undisgusted admiration at he r
learned inspira ions but she
cannot darn her stockings without
boring through her thumb.
Pnes crahx on hou Sehold neatness
and will frown 18th pointing
sweetness should my shoes mua.
splashes scatter on the hallwa,
floor;
put she thinks 1t of demurring whe,
ner pet cat comes a-rurring, ano
with arched back rubs the varnisl
oH the oannels of the door.
'ne will frown if say "ain't be.pans
on grammar lecture to me- unit
my poor head is swimming will.
the strict rules of syntax;
'u' 'shsll listen with great relish wbe,
ner beau talks "baby English. |
ana gets mad should l hint tha, |
h's Ferris wheel is lax.
'"' Sne Is pearl, a treasure. tb;, /
sweet Sis, with her eyes of azure
ana I'm sure she'll make a record
:. As a happy mortal's wife );
' warn the swain aspiring IN
'0en boss with sway untiripg
.na VIII make him walk a chal
nns for the bala. Of his life.
George Augustin
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-09-07
THE BLIND MANS APPEAL.

|
The following beautiful and patheti
appeal was made to The TIMES offic
one morning this week by poor oil
ollnd woman, whose sad lot is graph
lcally protrayed in the lines below1:
., ye whose eyes are open to
The glorious light of day,
Consider how the darkness falls
Upon the blind mans way;
And let compassion's finger strike
i Upon the hearts prre strings,
That hope may DER his darkened life
| Throw his protecting wings.
Ah' me ah, me the blind mans lot
Is frightened deep with woe;
The thorns that throng his daily path
None but the sightless know;
Then oh let mercy's gentle voice
Soft DER your senses steal,
And listen with kind charity
10 this my sad appeal.
My fate is hard-I cannot work
As in the days gone by,
Yet still must my home support,
And all it's wants supply,
God knows would not shirk from worl,
No hardships would mind;
But, ah, alas Hopes star has sunk:
I'm blind-T'm blind-I'm blind. :,
As one by one the evening stars
Forth from their cha m oers peep.
And twinkling in the OCEAN waves
OF ocean waters deep,
Their many glittering beauties rare
Are not for suchas me;
0. God! my heart is crushed with grief
Thy works cannot see.
Then oh turn not away from this,
My sorrowing appeal,
But let the voice of mercy sweet
Soft DER your heart stIlngs steal:
And this pure truth from holy writ
Shall be your sweet reward,
That whosoever giveth to the poor,
But lendeth to the Lord
Oh, when you read the book of life,
This lesson bear ia mind,
That God. the Savior, rest res sight
Unto the helpless blind;
AMI he has left the followers here
To carry out his will
70 say unto the blind mans woes,
II bid you do be STILL"
semem ber too. that those on earth
You cast your blessings round,
Will yield you rich and precious fruits
In Gods own Heavenly ground
md oh, how great will be the joy,
That unto you is gwen,
When the blind shall see and bless
Your entrance into Heaven.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-09-07

CHICAGO STABLES
Delord 4 Csrsndel-t. n o
S'sddla WeEk and nusiness
Horses. Auction Weekiy
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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-09-07
FOR CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announce

HUN. .. NJ " 1I7I'1 n IN y y
of Kinds county, as a candidate for
Congress r. in this, the 7th District. sub
isct to the action of the Democratic
CONGRESSIONAL Convention.
The advocate., 1894-08-08
Treasurer's Report.

State Treasurer BiddIe's biennial re-
port is now being printed and will sooD
be ready for distribution.
It shows q cash balance Of state money
ON hand June 80, 1892, of S727, 1852 81.
Since then for the two years ending
June 80, 1894, the receipts were $685.
054.O5 and the expenditures 81, ,986, ,727. .82,
leaving q balance in the treasury Of
&842, ,32628.
The receipts were from various sources,
the larger and more important amounts
being $751; ,47039, taxes; s686,O5532, in
terest on permanent school fund; $780,
1924, penitentisry earnings; sl0S, ,878.55,
fees OF insurance department.
The permanent school fund now
amounts to Sc, ,106, ,14O8l, being the larg-
est amount in it's history. The state
owes the permanent school fund $536,OO0
and Shawnee county s366,565. Other
counties and municipalities are also in
debted to the fund.
Since the organization OF the state
government the receipts of the state
treasury from all sources have been S52,-
834, 1885 and the expenditures S5l, ,992,.
652.72.
The advocate., 1894-08-08
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Congressman Bryan is the pronounced
candidate Of the silver democrats Of Ne
brasks for senator.
The twsntY-eighth annual enCamp-
ment Of the G. A. r. will be held Nt
Plttsburg, Pa, September 10 to Is.
At Boise City, August 2, the Popu-
lists Of Idaho nominated a state ticket
with J. W. Bsllentine for governor and
James Gum for congress.
A largely-Rttended indignation meet
ing at frederick, Md, passed resolutions
asking Senator German to resign his
seat in the senate. German haan't
obeyed yet
A big cloud Of grasshoppers landed in
Wichita just preceding rain storm
the other evening, and local prophets
are trying to figure out what the vista
tion signifies.
II anybody thinks no good will come
out Of the Chins.Jspsn war, he is mis-
taken. Chinese migration bas almost
ceased, because John is compelled to
stay at home and 60 10 war.
Eugene Dsbs says he will probably
never engage in another strike. Here.
after he will encourage union labor mon
to take their grievances to the ballot
box. Dsbs has just refused q nomina-
ton for congress.
Seven Grand Junction railroad man
were convicted in the United States
court Of Denver last week for Totagding
The advocate., 1894-08-08

process, merely at the instigstion Of rail-
roSd detectives, and turned over to
Sheriff Burdge, who kept them in the
Shawnee county Jail. Their cases were
heard and dismissed by Judge Foster,
in Topeka, on Monday.
Two Of these falsely imprisoned men
were G. D. and G. E. Moore of Ottawa,
who were arrested by Deputy Marshal
Walker without warrant, brought to
Topeka and locked up. They were
among those whose cases were heard
Monday, but before that they had pre-
pared to bring damage suit against the
sheriff and United States marshal for
false imprisonment. Attorney j. G..
Waters who defended them in the other
case will have charge Of this one, and
will be assisted by W. @. Webb. The
Topeka A. r. .. is assisting the men in
both cases.
The advocate., 1894-08-08
repaid than those who listened TO the
unRnswerRble address Of the next con-
gressmRn."
Oh, Ye Honest Men!

Prior TO the election four years ago,
Governor Humphrey, Secretary Of State
Higgins and Attorney General Kellogg
walked the floor many nights in their
endesvor to ward of an exposure that
might have cost the republicans the
states These gentlemen had discovered
defRlCation in the state tressurer's
Office, and it had to be fixed up, and fixed
up quietly. The treasurer had used
$4,000 OF the state funds, not even plac-
ing in the safe his /. D. U. Finally,
George Fl. Evans and Joseph Cox came
to the rescue by persuRding Byron
Roberts to advance the $4,000, to be re-
placed in the treasury on n.Condition Of
his appointment to the vacancy to bo
filed by the resignation Of Mr.. Hamil-
ton, the treasurer. The state officers
breathsd more freely, when Governor
Humphrey opened up the matter again
by appointing Major Sims instead Of
Byron Roberts. The latter demanded
his money. George H, Evans, Joseph
Cox and Alexander Love, state house
contractors, raised the money on their
notes and reimbursed Roberts.
There the transaction ended. These
men have never been repaid, even though
Evans will lose his home because Of that
single transaction.
Nor was this all.
That same republican treasurer, in
violation OF the law, but through subter-
fuge, left $4,000 Of the state money with
the Central National bank of Topeka, OF
which P. /, Bonebrake, the present treas
urer Of the republican state central com.
mlttee, was and is president. Governor
Humphrey had received United States
drafts in payment Of certain claims by
the state Of Kansas. These were turned
over to the treasurer, who took them to
the Central National, taking in RcknoWl-
edgement the cashiers check. The bank
had the use Of this money six to eight
months in clear violation Of law. Both
the treasurer and the president Of the
bank committed penitentiary offense.
But therepublicsn leaders could do no
wronR!-Psrsons Independent.
The advocate., 1894-08-08

tion caused a nOlle to be entered Of Che
prosecutions.
That / took this action without COnferrin 2
with DR.. Pitcher and do not know that b Q
had any knowledge in regard 10 the course
/ would pursue. I further state that he did
not request a dismissal Of these proseCu-
tiOns, and thst no such request ever came
from him at any time. That it was brought
about entirely by the death Of the defend
ant Henthorn, and upon the statements Of
the other defendants referred TO.
GRoRGR w. SCoTT.
The advocate., 1894-08-08
Officials In Trouble.

The present sheriff OF Shawnee
county, D. N. Burdge, seems to be very
much like MS predecessor-inolined to
bite off more than he can chsw-in his
zeal to serve the Santa Fe Railroad
company. 1t looks as il Burdge and
United States Marshal Nelly consider an
order from a Santa Fs detective as good
as commitment papers from q court, on
which to imprison 3 man. In conse-
quence Of this, they now have q damage
suit on their hands.
During the strike, q number Of rail.
road men, at different points in Kansas,
were arrested by United States officers
on different charges, 'one OF which was
interfering with railroad properly. Some
Ot1tbem were arrested without due
The advocate., 1894-08-08
Regardless Of Truth.
GEoRaR w. SoorT.

That editorial factory, located at re.
publican state headquarters in Topeka,
whose productions may be seen IN
nearly every republican paper in the
state, is doing a rushing business,
though the manager shows an Rwfully
reckless disposition to mix up facts and
fibs and distort the truth. Along with
the last jag Of rot sent out to mis- Gus
toners Secretary Bristow sent the fol-
lowing addressed to editors:
MY DEAR SIR:-Enclosed you will find
D.. slip containing verbatim quotation from
a letter written by J. w. Breidenthal,
chairman Of the Populist state central Com-
mittee, and sent out TO some trusted Pcpu-
lists. But the POpulists who were once
faithful are not all faithful now and as
result we have an autograph copy Of the
letter. Please use this in way to render
most effective in your own community.
Things are coming our way. The expo
sures Of the Populist administration of
Populist institutions of the last few weeks
are more than any party can stand under.
Let every republican in every community
do his duty and we will win the fight.
]. L. BRTsTow, Secretary.
The reader will notice particularly
that the above letter speaks of a "vsr-
bstim quotation" which is inclosed with
it, Here is q paragraph from the "ver-
bstim quotation:"
The people in the western part of the
state are unable TO contribute anything TO
the campaign fund and in order TO elect
members of the Legislature in that section
the campaign expenses must be paid by the
state committee. We must secure control of
the state legislature. = = =
It was verbatim as far as it went, but
very important part was omitted
where the stars appear. II the last SEN
tence had all been printed it would
read: "We must secure control of the
next legislature in order to redeem our
pledges to the people,"
Why was this part omittedY The rea-
son is obvious to anyone who has read
the shop.msde editorial. It goes oD to
say that Mr.. Brsidsnthal is scheming to
be elected to the United States senate
and that is why he wants the Legislature.
Gould a more vlllsinous misreprssents-
ton be thought Of?
This is q sample Of the work the re-
publican state committee and the repub-
licsn press are engaged in from day to
day. There was q time when this kind
Of lying and Misrepresentation made
Kansas a republican state, but it will
not succeed this year.
The advocate., 1894-08-08

the mails BY refusing 70 handle trains
In which were Pullman cars. Judge
HAllOtt fined them $40 and costs oaOh.
His lsnisncy surprised the A. r. D. men
who had watched the trial closely. A
large number Of Trinidad strikers win
now be tried.
They had q big row in the Georgia
state democratic convention but thay
succeeded in adopting this plank Eor
their platform, the administration men
being IN the minority: ave demand che
immediate passage Of such legislation a.
will restore silver to its constitutional
position as q money metal, and viii o.
cure at once the free and unlimited
coinage Of gold and silver on q parity,
and give TO every dollar in circulation,
whether coin or paper, the same debt
paying and purchasing power"
The grave Of Andrew Jackson, located
twelve miles from Nashville, Tenn, was
deseCrRted by grave robbers one night
last week, and q deep hole dug in it.
The press dispatch says no one saw the
robbers but it ia supposed they were
frightened away before they flni8hsd
their work. That will do TO ten but
you can't make the public believe but
what Old Hickory got TO thinking about
this congress and administration and
just kicked the hole there himself.
IL any one had been near he would prob
ably have heard q sspulohral voice gay
by the eternal"
The Cultivate bill for the reOrganlzs-
ton of the United States army is to be-
enforced at once. II reduces enlist
mentS from ave TO three years, and pro-
hibits the enlistment OF foreigners until
they have been in the United States Rt
least two years, and have taken out
naturalization papers Under the former
law the enlistmsnts were for five years, q
soldier with good record being given q
three months furlongh and discharge
after three years honorable service. Il
10 claimed for the Cultivate law that
desertions will be reduced TO q mimi
mum, the morals Of the army improved,
and the pay Of the soldier advanced.
The advocate., 1894-08-08
Shawnee County Is Coming.

EDITOR ADVooATE:-I have not time
to give you a lengthy account Of the
Populist picnic at Cunninghsm's grove
on Muddy creek, last Saturday, the 18th.
1t was an Rll-dsy affair and lest no one
should write it up, thought | would
give you some items connected with it.
The meeting was organized by electing
Cook White, chairman. s. Nj. Scott oc.
cupied short time in the morning and
was followed by Capt. II. H. Brown.
The afternoon was occupied by speeches
from D. /. Furbeck, candidate for lieu
tenant-governor, j. j. Schneck, candi-
date for representative, and s. NJ. Scott
who made the address OF the day. The
Quenemo club was on hand and gave q
number OF their popular songs which
were we'll received. They are immensely
popular. AS l have never seen the
names OF the members Of this club in
print, / present them as follows: Misses
Maud and Meta and Masters Charlie
and Jimmie Murphy. It is all right in
this neck OF the woods; many converts
are reported. There is no still hunt in
these meetings but they are surely
doing their work. J.U. HUGHEs.
*a*
The st. Msry's News has the follow
ing: "One Of the largest meetings ever
held in Rosgvills took place there last
Friday afternoon and evening. 8. NJ.
Scott, the next congressman from the
Fourth district,wRs announced to speak;
this brought the farmers from the sur
rounding country into RossvilIe. Never
was q speaker honored with q more en-
thusiastic audience than greeted Mr..
Scott, and never was On audience better
The advocate., 1894-08-08
Public Speaking.

HuVAO opodhlhS'
JUDGE o. E. FooTR.
August 1l-Independenos.
13-SedRn.
4" Wellington.
DB. ]. W. GREENE OF MISSOURI.
August 10 Sterling, 8 p. m.
% 16--Halstead.
" 1S-KanSas City, 8p. m.
AHNIH L. DIeas.
1l-Independence.
13-SsdSn.
14--WellinRton.
25-Marion.
R. 8. Osborn.
August 8-Oberlin. 8
9-HoXle.
10-Hill City.
1l-Natoma.
13-Russell Springs, 1:3O D. m.
14--Grinnell, 1:30 o. m.
16-Wakeeney, 1:30 p. m.
JUDGE CYRUS HEREIN.
August WaveRly, 8 D. m.
" 9-Lebo, 8 p. m.
1l-MRdisOn, 1:3O o. m,
~ OgAn1S A'oV ps ms
14-Wellington, 1.30 o. m,
15-Kingman county.
16-Halsbesd, 1:30 .. m.
18-Cottonw0od Falls.
GOVERNOR Unwilling.
August 8-St. John, 1:50 p. m.
9-Kinsley, 1:30 D. M.
10-Larned, 1;30 D. m.
11-EllinWood. 1:3O o. N.
4" 4-MoPherson, 1:30 D. m.
16-Lyons, l;30 p. m.
16-SteRling, 8 .. N.
I" 16-LacEosse, 100 D. NJ.
17-Ness City, 1:3O .. m.
a" 18-Dighton, 1:3O D. m.
20-Leoti, 1:30 p. m.
20-Tribune, 8 D. N.
2l-SharOn Springs, 1:SO .. m.
2l-WinOna, 8 o. N.
{" 22-0aklsy, 1;30 o. m.
" 2-GEainAeld, 8 3. No.
8-Hays City, 1:3O 3, m.
. 2-Ellls, SD. NJ.
A-Russall, 1:30 o. N.
96-EllsWoEhh, 1:SO Q. m,
= &-'Wilqon, 8 p, N,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-08

ss@s SO; dried beef, 9]1@llc; lard. $50
$50; hops. 19(93lc.g
Orangcs-Seediipgs, Riverside. $3.50
t93; seedlings, Redland. 49, 1908; Med
la6.
Lemons-E Extra fancy. s5@5. SO; fancy.
S4(04. so.
Bahahas- Port Limon, s2@2 80; Blue
fields, $2@2.25; Honduras No. l, SEQ
$50; Honduras No. 2. $l.25(l1.50. Cocoa
nuts. per 100. S3.50(@4.
California Fruits -Plums, large, crate.
81 g LILO; plums, medium, 75c 90 81 /;
piulns. Dawson. basket. 50@60c peaches,
box. free, 9O@Sl; peaches. box, cling. go
@65c; peaches. basket. 30@35c; pears,
Bartletts, box, sl.50@l.75.
Berrles-Blueberries Du, S3.25(03 so
cranberries. bu. s3@3.5O.
Grapes.Tokays, crate. singles, SLIGO
@l.75; Muscats, crate, 81; Concord,
basket. 22@25c; Rose Peru, 90@Sl; Con.
cord. stand. s4.5O@5.
Apples-Fancy stand. Dbl. 50. 1903;
fancy, Dbl, s2.50@2.75: standard. $2@
$50; fair, s2.@2 SO.
Melons atermelOns. per 100, SS@1C
@l5; muskmelons, bu, 60@75c.
Potatoes Minnesota, bu. 6OG065c
Southern. per 100 lbs. sl.1O@l.2O: swee,
Jerseys, per Dbl, s4(@4.5O.
Dried Fruit-Apples. evaporated, per
ID. l!19@l3c; peaches. peeled. J5@lSc
peaches. unpeeled, 1l@l4c; pears. SO
l0c: apricots. 16@17c; raspberries. 22@
2Sc; Dlack6erries, 7Q71ac; prunes,
California French. 6@9c.
Game and Fish = Prairie chickens
%. 1908; partridges, 80. 1908: Jack snipe
sl@L25. Ducks -Mallard, doz. 81. ESQ
$50: teal, Sl@l.25; common. 81. Blacl
bass. 7(9Sc; pike. sc; pickerel, Sc; crop
pies, &c.