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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

In order, to show farmers the value OF
good roads, we clip the following item
from an exchange; A horse can draw
on metal rails one and two thirds times
as much as on asphalt pavement, three
and one-t third times as much as on
good Belgian blocks, five times as much
as on good cobblestone, twenty times
as much as on good earth road and
forty times as much as on sand.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

Mr.. d. w w. Hutsler. one of the
staunch Republicans of the Glengary
section, was in the city Tuesday. He
was accompanied by his little daugli-
ter, Miss Eva Idele, who was collect
ing missionary money. Hereafter the
Herald will brighten their home
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

Mr.. c. F. Barr, of the firm of Barr
& Giffin, photographers, who are hav-
ing studio fitted up in the new Fish
er building, on West King street,
which. by the way, will be perfect in
all particulars, was in the city We'd
nesday. They hope to be ready for
business by the first of next month.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

SENcNDWER, SHArFER & STEWART
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

several days this week attending the
funeral Of his brother. John O. Wilen,
who died on the 18th at the age Of II
years,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

Marcy Nc D. Price will shortly have
in his insurance agency a company
that will insure live stock. This fea-
ture OF insurance is a new one, but it
has met with great favor among breed
ers of fine stock. If you have valu-
able horse or COW you will do we'll to
give him call.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

Epworth League Sabbath evening,
GAS. Topic; Esther; Risking all fol
God; Esther 4: I-I7. Leader, A. B.
Smith. H.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

MissAelia Rutledge, after a pleas
ant visit in Hagerstown, returned
home Monday.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24

Medical authorities have made a
discovery that it is best to put pillows
under your heels and sleep with your
head down, but they would never
have tried that if the present admins
tration had not made the first expert
ment, for it has been inverted, heels
up and head, down whole year; we
cannot doubt now that there is some
good to spring up from this "heels up
and head down, for the people had
grown fat, listless, careless, and their
sluggish blood no longer sent suffi-
cient supply to the brain TO make
them think and act with intelligence
in securing rulers. The overturning
enforced idleness, poverty, and suffer
ing, figurative standing on the head
will bring the people to their senses,
and when the time for casting votes
for another President arrives they will
be right side up with care, fully con-
WINGED that an administration with
Republican principles is the only safe
place to put the reins to guide us t.
development and prosperity again.
At Friendship, Rev. S. Busey is ap
preciated; his praises fall from every
tongue.
Mrs. Harrison Tabler visited her
son, Moses S. Tabler, Saturday,
Mr.. Newton Onderdonk, at presen
: writing, is not expected to live
There is more than a ripple of sat
isfaction among the U. B. S at having
Rev. Chamberlain returned to Mar
tinsburg. The society here suits him
and he suits the people. This fact i!
wall of defense from behind which
| he can make raid on the army of sin
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most Perfect Made.

Indiana Can boast of the meanest
man on earth. He is landlord who
walked off with coffin containing the
dead body of baby because its parents
owed him two days rent Here is an
opportunity for the Indiana Whitecaps
to get up first class whipping bee
without arousing the indignation of
the public. VicksOarg Post.
No, no, my son. The meanest man
on earth is he who sells father liquor
and thereby robs his living child of
bread. The man who for gain stupe-
fies, makes brute of an otherwise
kind, hard working father, and sends
him home to maltreat his child. There
are several of these in your city and
those who vote for them to sell liquor
are full cousins to them. No white
cap" methods are needed. All you
want is patriotism and courage. Go
for them! Smite all concerned hip and
thigh, Mr.. Post.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

were more than a dozen but want
ed the sentence prolonged, most
of them because they now believe
him to be innocent, from the fact
that he made some confessions.
Others desired him held as a wit
ness against the leading white
caps. There were four of Jim
Buckley's brothers here yester-
day, and l was told by reliable
parties that they said Jim was
mistaken about Will being pres
ent at the assassination of their
brother, and that they were OPP
posed to placing Puryis on the
gallows again, and it was these
things that prompted me to pur-
sue the course | did, and l think
if you had been here and witness
ed the scene you would doubtless
have done as / did. There was
perfect order and quietudc.
Though | was aware of the fact
that l was violating the statute /
did it with good intent, and can
didly think it will be best that it
turned out as it has. / have
thought all the time that Puryis
was guilty until yesterday, but
now / have very serious doubts
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
A FINE FAMILY PAPER FRER
Given Away to Yearly Subscri.
bers OF The Leader
ACT PR0MPTLY---THE TIME ,s
LIMITED.
Hear Our Liberal Offer /:

To cUerY netr subscriber to THE
LEADER, and to eUery old s1bscrihor
'cho renewS for one gear from the date
his present subscription empires and
pays one dollar, Ce uiH send Tho
Home and Farm one wear FREQ
As many Of our readers knor. The
Home and Farm is 1G-pdoe se,oi
monthly family and agricultural jopr
nal, and the best publication of ats Kind
an the South. We haze effected a soe.
cial arrangement with the publishers
by ,chich are are enabled to make tLis
extraordinary offer, and ertend the
time to March 1st. AL who wish to
duaI themselves of it should act
promptly, as ace do not erpect to keen
the offer open any longer than the 1st
of March, 1891.
NOW IS THE TINE TO SUB.
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MISSISSIPPI LEADER CO..
Brookhaven, Miss.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
THE PURVIS CASE.
Sheriff Magee Writes to Govern
or Stone to Explain.

The following communication
from Sheriff l. o. Magee, of Ma
rion, relative to his failure to hang
Will Purvis, the White Cap muir
derer at Columbia on the It'll inst. :,
was received by Gov. Stone last
week:
COLUMBIA, Miss. Feb. S, 1894.
Governor j. NJ. Stone, Jackson, Miss:
DEAR SIR-No doubt you have
noticed from the papers by this
time that | made a failure in the
execution of Will Purvis. | made
all the necessary arrangements for
his execution in the most earnest
manner and fully intended to hang
him until dead, but when the trap
was thrown and he fell the knot in
the rope slipped and he fell with
out breaking his neck. 1t was
then the strong appeal was made
by the best people of Marion coun-
ty to not place him on the gallows
again. Out of about three thous-
and people who had assembled to
see him die / don't think there
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.

The nomination of Wheeler ii. Peck
ham for Justice of the United States
Supreme Court was rejected in the
Senate Friday by vote of Il to s. VI
the Al opposition votes % were Repuo-
licans, IL Democrats and 3 Popullsts
OF the 81 votes for confirmation, -
were Democrats, 8 Republicans and
Populist. Mugwump Hornblower anu
Mugwump Peckham now lie side oy
side under the spring daisies, and sen
ator Hill, who did most to bury them
still looks defiantly toward the "hi'e
House,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
A SELECT LIST.
Leading Papers With Which
The Leader Clubs.

The LEADER has made clubbing ar
rangements with a few representative
journals of different classes, with
either one of which it will be sent one
year to any subscriber at the following
rates:
You pay your money and take your
choice.
The Leader and the Voice. Qhe ablest OF
Prohibition papers,. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sl.1t
The Leader and The Citizen tOffcial organ
of the National Pro. COmmittee). ....... 125
The Leader and the Chickasaw Messenger
CONCEAL Organ Of the State Alliance. La
The Leader and the Clarion-Ledger dead
ing Democratic paper of MississppD... La
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
STATE REVENUE LAW.
Tie Tax Rate Fixed-$2OO,OOO in War
rants to be Issued for Current
EXnpnsPS.

Tie Tax Rate Fixed-$2OO,OOO in War.
rants to be Issued for Current
| Expenses.
The following section of the State
revenue bill passed by the Legislature
Feb. 10th, is of general interest
The Auditor of public accounts is
hereby authorized by and with the ap-
prevail of the governor to issue not ex-
ceeding 100000 of special warrants,
which shall be of denominations not
less than So nor more than $50, and OF
such form as the governor and auditor
may determine before being paid out
Said warrants shall be registered by
the treasurer. Such warrants shall not
be payable on demand by the treasur-
er, but shall be receivable for all taxes
and other dues to the State, and when
so received shall be Cancelled. Any of
such warrants which may be outsand-
ing on the 1st day of January, 1896,
shall be redeemed by the State treas
urer at their face value, with 3 per
cent. per annum interest from date of
issue to said date. If after part of such
warrants have been Cancelled, it be nee
essary, additional special warrants may
be issued, but the amount outstanding
shall never exceed 100000, and no such
warrants shall be issued after Dec. l,
1895. Said warrants may be issued on
ly in payment of appropriations made
by law and shall be non-taxable.
The State tax for 1894 is hereby fixed
at 6 mills on the dollar, and for the
year 1895 at mills on the dollar.
Boards of supervisors may levy taxes
for all purposes, which added to the
State tax will make 1879 mills on the
dollar, and no more; provided, that
counties having an outstanding indebt-
edness may levy an additional tax for
paying interest thereon and to create
a sinking fund to pay the principal, if
necessary, but the whole amount so
levied shall not exceed liz mills.
No city or town shall impose or col
lect greater tax on banks or solvent
credits than the State tax for the same
year.
This act shall take effect Immediate
ly.
Approved Feb. 10, 1894.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

II am as good Democrat as you
but / vote the Republican ticket" How
does that sound? Or this: ~ am as
good Republican as you, but l vote
with the Populists;'' or this: I'm as
good Prohibitionist as you are, but
| vote for something else" GOOD as
you'll" My dear fellow, you may be a
much better man, but the poor sot who
is drunk half the time, but votes on
election day to abolish the saloon is a
much better Prohibitionist than YOU
Kentucky Liberalist.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

Both the New Orleans Mmes-Demo
crat and Picayune of last Sunday con
tanned lengthy sketches of Millsaps
College. The I'D. had an excellent
wood-cut likeness of president Murrah
while the Pic. presented splendid like,
nesses of Major Millsaps, the generous
founder of the college, Col w. II. Trib'
bett, another liberal contributor to the
endowment fund, and the entire faculty
from President Murrah down.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
THE REVENUE BILL.
Some Changes Made by the
Legislature.


The WAYS and Means commit
fee of the House made its revenue
report to the House on Friday
evening at 1880. There was a
warm discussion over it, but 1t
passed substantially as reported.
1t provided for a largely in
creased tax on Building 4 Loan
Associations, to be paid solely by
non-borrowers, but exempted all
stock of such organizations from
taxation; reduced the tax on cl-
carette dealers from $50 to SO
on dealers in pistols from 500 to
$40, imposed tax Of so ON jacks
and stations, and $50 each on gin
stands operated by an oil mill,
permitted the Governor and At
torney-Gencral to remit back tax
es on railroads that have not been
paying advalorem taxes, provided
they come forward and place their
property on the assessment rolls,
and imposing Il much larger priv
ilcgc tax on railroads that arc not
paying an ad valorcm tax than on
those which do. 1T is also pro
vided for the issuance, if nccessa-
nv, of 5000, 900 in taxable
State warrants, not rcdcemable at
the treasury until January LIST,
1896, bearing no interest, but re-
ceivablc for taxes and other debts
due the State. There were other
minor changes from the Code.
The tax levy was fixed at 6 mills
for 1894 and mills for 1895.
The bill went to the Senate
Saturday morning, and at once
engaged the attention of the FL
nance committee of that body. 1t
1t soon became rumored that it
would not be known by its author
when it left that committee, and
talk of the necessity of an extra
ordinary session to provide revc-
nue. was freely INDUCED in, as the
special session would expire by
limitation at midnight, and the
fear was that there was not suffi-
cient time for the two Houses to
get together on the differences.
The bill was considered by the
Senate Saturday evening. All of
it referring to Building and Loan
Associations was stricken out,
and the Code tax continued. All
in reference to railroads was elm
mated, and the tax taken off Jacks
and stations. In lieu of the war
rant provision, the issuance of
bonds to the amount of 5000, 900,
if necessary, was provided for.
An amendment was also inserted
to the effect that no village town
or city should levy more than the
State tax on banks and solvent
credits.
AS amended the bill was return
ed to the House at 100. The
Senate amendments as to Building
and Loan Associations, as to the
municipal tax on banks and sol
vent credits, and jacks and stall
lions, were agreed to, but the
other Senate amendments were
non-concurred in.
A conference committee was
appointed, and recommended that
the House accept the Senate
amendment striking from the bill
all reference to railroads, and
that the Senate agree to the war
rant provision, said warrants to
bear three per cent. interest per
annum.
The report was adopted by both
Houses at 1890 Saturday night.
1t will therefore, be observed that
the important differences from
the code are; Tax on cigarette
dealers reduced from $50 to $40,
on dealers in pistols from 800 to
$40; $50 imposed on each gin
stand operated by an oil mill; lin
iting municipal taxes on banks
and solvent credits to the amount
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

The Democrats have redeemed one
of their pledges. They have repealed
the Federal election law. The Repub
licans tented feeble opposition, ap
parently for appearance-sake. FEEDER
al election laws and Force bills are a
ssqueezed lemon" out of which both
old parties have extracted all the po-
litical capital there was, and both seem
to realize this.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

Says Francis E. Willard: II once ask
ed Thomas A. Edison if he were a to-
tai abstainer, and, when he told me he
was, said, May enquire whether it
was home influence that made you SOP
and he replied, No, think it was be-
cause I always felt that l had better
use for nv head"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
From the time when Edgar Allen Pc

From the time when Edgar Allen Poe
launched the Southern Literary Mes
senger," at Richmond, to the present
day, failure has beset all attempts to
properly represent the South in Maya
zine literature. Now that The South
ern Magazine is being read and COM
mented on to such an extent in the
East and North, the South at last has
its amessenger" and the world will get
true pictures of the storied South.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
Hundreds of Nitnesses.

Stomach diseases, such as indigestion
dyspepsia, etc, are hard to cure with
ordinary remedies but Tyner's Dyspep-
STA Remedy never fails. Thousands
say so who have been cured. If you
have stomach tronble it is your duty
to investigate until you find a cure
Send for book of particulars 'How to
cure Dyspepsia"-free-- to Chas. Y,
Tyner, Druggist, Atlanta, Ga,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 1894.
TO ADVERTISERS:

THE LEADER has an ertensiUe
State and Local circulation, and as q
newspaper adve'f sing medium has on
ly one equal among the Weeklies Of
Mississippi. Rates and terms giuen on
application.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

Rev. H. F. Sproles, who has been
pastor of the Baptist church at Jack
son for the past Is years, has resigned
to accept call from one of the princi-
pal Baptist churches Of Macon, Ga. 1t
begins to look as if Georgia is not 60
ing to be satisfied until she captures
all of Mississippi's most noted Baptist
preachers.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

Next week THE LEADER will begin
the publication of short series of ar
ticles by DR.. j. D. Smith, of Kentucky,
reviewing Mississippi's dram-shop law
and criticising the position of some of
its eminent clerical supporters.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

The Sub-Finance Committee of the
Senate, composed of Vest, Mills and
Jones of Arkansas, is still holding
private sessions on the Wilson Tariff
bill and doing little outside talking.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

Hon. A. j. McLaurin, Mississippi's
new U. S. Senator, was formally sworn
in on the 18th inst. and entered upon
his official duties. His first vote was
cast on the 10th, and it was given
against the confirmation of Wheeler II.
Peckham, President Cleveland's mug
wump nominee for the Supreme bench.
Senator George voted for Peckham.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

Distilleries are the DEVILS manufac-
tories, saloons are his storehouses, bar
tenders are his clerks, drinkers are his
patrons, and the majority of voters are
his pporters.-Ram's Horn.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

Chairman Samuel Dickey, of the
National Prohibition Committee, will
visit Texas the last of this month and
make several speeches.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

A negro woman at Chattanooga, has
given birth to triplets, two of which
are black, the other white. The story
is we'll vouched for.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

DR.. Markham, the great Presbyterian
divine of New Orleans, is recovering
from dangerous attack of illness.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
Delinquent Taxes f!
Z%
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, I
LINCOLN COUNTY. [

will sell public oucry the highest bidder for cash
the front door of the house in the city of Brookhaven
Lincoln county, Miss.
MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 1894,
within legal hours the following described lands, for the
es thereon for the year 1S93 and all costs.
II. w. McNAIR,
Sheriff aud Tax Collector.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

about it, and think Jim Buckley
could have been honestly mistak-
en-. Trusting that all will work
out right by the next court, l am
Yours truly,
|. o. MAGEE.
The Governor was asked if he
had anything to say concerning
this case, and replied that he had
not. 1t is evident from letters
received that another desperate
attempt will be made to induce
him to pardon Purvis or place
him in the penitentiary for life.
1t is difficult, however, to see how
any action can be taken till Pur-
Wis is re-scntenced by the next
June term of circuit court. As
things are now, while convicted,
he is under no sentence. He is
exactly in the attitude of a crimi-
nal convicted of murder, but not
sentenced. Fortunately section
1851 of the code of 1892 fits the
case exactly, providing, as it does,
for a re-sentence where first SEN
teace has from any cause failed of
execution.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

Senator White of Louisiana has been
appointed to the U. S. Supreme Bench.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

w. H. Maxey has been commissioned
postmaster at Brandon.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20

of the State tax, and the issu,n...
of 5000, 600 three per cent. var
rants, permitted. ClarionI,o Ga.
ger.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-29
FIFTEENTH STREET GRADE NO
TICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Com
mon Council of the City of Astoria
propose to establish the grade of Fif-
teenth street, in the town (now city
Of Astoria, Oregon, as laid out and re.
corded by ]. M. Shively, from the north
line of Commercial street, to a point
40 feet north of the said north line OF
Commercial street, at elevations above
the base of grades for the streets as
established by Ordinance No. II, enti-
tied An Ordinance establishing a base
of grades for the streets of the City
OF Astoria" as follows, to-wit
At the north line of said Commercial
street, 10 feet.
At point 140 feet north of the north
line OF Commercial street, 10 feet
The grade to be of even elevation
throughout the width of the street at
any one point and upon straight line
between the points above designated.
And unless a renonstrance signed by
the owners OF three-fourths of the
fronting on said portion of
said street be flied with the Auditor
and Police Judge within ten days from
the final publica ton of this notice, to-
wit, on Tuesday. December 18th, 1894,
the Common Council will establish said
grade.
BY order of the Common Council.
(AttesD X. OSBURN,
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, Oregon, November 10, 1894.