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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
FAMILIAR PHRASES.

ITO FIRE out, in the sense of fore
ible election, is found in Shakespeare,
In sonnet 144.
THE words Emerald Isle," as ap-
Piled to Ireland, were first used by DIR.
brennan in poem entitled ERIN"
"CUPs that cheer, but not inebriate"
are first mentioned by Cowper, In the
Task" The allusion is to teacups.
ITO TUT a flea In his ear" to indi-
cate a sharp rebuff, is a proverbial say
ing, found in all languages having a
literature.
'.FAcTs are stubborn things" Is an
aphorism first enumerated by La Sage
in "Gil Bias" 1t has since become rrov.
erbial.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
The Registrations Legal.

Attorney-Gen Johnston has ex-
pressed the opinion that registrations
heretofore made by the deputy circuit
clerks are not null and void. But as to
the public and the electors thus regis
tered such acts Of the deputy clerk
should be treated as the acts of de
facto officer. Any other construction
would lead to great confusion. As in
quiries concerning this matter are con-
stantly being made this statement is
made for the benefit of the public.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
Fooled.


The cadaverous man with hair un-
combed, four days growth of beard on
his chin, and wearing on his slender,
caliper-shaped legs pair OF trousers
that bagged at the knee, cleared his
throat and addressed the young lady.
Miss Pinkie," he said, II am forty
nine years old and look older than that.
Ny health is not good, have little or no
money, am subject to spells of gloom
mess, and snore frightfully. Will you
be INV wife?n .'Mr. Chunkerson," an.
swered the maiden promptly, II will. !"
II wouldn't have thought it of You,
Miss Pinkie." rejoined the cadaverous
man, with deep sigh. II started out
this morning to see if could get my
self rejected by three women of mar
riageable age SO as to be all ready for
that tax on old bachelors in case it
comes. And here Iam-caught, hooked,
landed! Right at the beginning! L
hadn't counted on this, Miss Pinkie!"
groaned the miserable man. Take a
weeks time to think it over. I'll call
again. Good morning!"-Chicago Trib-
une.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
BROoKHAvEN, MIssIssIPPPI, TUESDAY, May I. 1885.

lions and the property keeps shrinking
and the debts keep swelling and taxes
keep getting higher and higher. we
can't be worsted by any change. So
let's try the silver again as we had it in
1873. Neither the president nor con-
gress can realize the situation. No
man can who is drawing a salary OF
$1,000 and is daily dining and wining
with the rich. 1t is only .he poor who
pray in earnest and say. ''Give us this
day our daily bread" saw crowd OF
strong men yesterday who we're going
to Rome to see il they could not get
work on the new cotton factory that
some Lowell men are building there
heard one of them ask man for chew
of tobacco and he apologized by saying
he never had to beg his tobacco before.
The bread winners want to work, but
can't find work to do What does Mr..
Cleveland know about this? What can
he know? Now like old Grover, and /
have contempt for his slanderers, espe-
cially the preachers, but l am old
enough to know that he is nothing but
man. and so am l. We are Influenced
by the company we keep and his COM
pany is mainly the bankers and million
aires and magnates of the nation-the
very men who control the debts OF the
government and the railroads and the
cities and towns and the people. OF
course they want these debts paid in
gold. That is nature. and scripture,
too, but we can't do it, and when the
people are driven to the wall they will
fight, fight not with the bullet, but with
the ballot!
"a weapon that comes down as still
As snowflakes fall upon the sod
But executes freemans will
AS lightning does the will of Godi"
This silver and gold question is fast
disintegrating the old parties. New
alignments are forming every day. Mr..
Lowry, the Atlanta banker, is just as
pronounced on one side as Mr.. Inman,
the millionaire, is on the other. Mr..
Inman's manly, patriotic, philanthropic
letter in favor of silver was the best
that l have seen in a newspaper. All
honor to him for it. 1t was hardly to
be expected from a man who holds so
much of other peoples obligations. So
let the ball roll on and break up the
old parties, il need be; we can't be
worsted- BILL ARR.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07

Mother Ernie, are you teaching that
parrot to swear?
Ernic--No. mother, I'm inst telling IL
rhst II mustn't Ssy. y.-Trpth.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
Attempted Assassinati tion.

One night last week few minutes
after the east-bound passenger train
passed the depot at Brandon. while r.
Colbert, depot agent. and a Mr.. Moak
were in the Office of the agent attending
to some business, some unknown party
or parties from the outside fred three
shots at them with rife or pistol. One
shot struck between the two gentlemen.
who were standing very near together.
and one ball struck Moak in the small
of the back, inflicting painful wound.
but not fatal. 1t was evidently the
purpose of the party to kill the agent
for the purpose of robbery
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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
A Farmer Robbed.

A. ID. Latham, prosperous farmer of
in broad daylight, by two masked rob-
bers, who, with drawn pistols and
threats of instant death 10 his wife IL
she gave an alarm, compelled her to
show them the place where the money
was kept Mr.. Latham was in the field
an attempt to notify him of the robbery,
but was compelled to return to the
house. There is no clew to the robbers.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
stable and Fine stock Burned.

Fire last week destroyed the barn OF
c. c. Barber, in the suburbs Of Canton,
quite lot of corn, hay and feedstuff,
together with two valuable horses and
two fine cows. The fire is supposed to
have been incendiary, and the roof OF
the barn was falling in when the FIRE
Mr.. Barber's loss will amount to several
b undred dollars with no insurance.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
An Amu.ins witness.

Marion Gray, John Whitsfeld and
Alex Jones. the three negroes charged
with killing Henry Malloy near Madi-
son Station recently, were given .
preliminary trial At Canton last week
and placed under . bond of $500 each
for appearances before the Circuit Court
on the fourth Monday in May. A very
amusing witness. on the part Of tho
State. was an old negro BY the name Of
he NEesu. vhe sssisted iu preparing
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07

A terrific wind and electric sorm
struck jackson one night last week from
the west. and ragged for two hours The
First National bank building was un~
rooted by the wind, and other damage
was done. Windows were blown out II
great numbers
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
wind and Hail at AberdeeD.

A very heavy wind, hail and rain
storm visited Aberdeen last week. The
hail fell thick and fast for some time,
and was the largest seem there in many
day, being fully as large and larger
than bird eggs. In the suburbs Of town
gardens were almost entirely stripped Of
their foliage, and glass broken from
several greenhouses. 1t ia feared much
of the young fruit was beaten from the
trees.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
BIoodshed Feared.

Water Valley, May 2.-The people of
Pamela County are up in arms and blood
is expected to flow at any minute. On
last Saturday evening Henry Rotten
berry, living twelve miles west OF this
city in Panols County, had dog killed
by some one and an effort was made to
find out who did IL by old man Rotten
berry and three OF his sons. IL seems
that while searching for the party
guilty of the dogs death they came
upon two small boys by the name Of
Fowler, and Immediately charged them
with the crime. The two boys denied
having anything TO do with it, and
this so incensed the Rottenberrys that
they attempted to thrash the Fowler
boys. A wordy war ensued, which was
interrupted by some fishermen. On
Monday party OF thirty-five citizens
rode up to the Rottenberry's and served
notice on him to leave the country by
Wednesday. Rottenberry refused them
admission, backing mp his refusal with
a double-barrel shotgun.
Wednesday morning the leader Of the
warning party, BENTON Brazell, rode up
in front of the Rottenberry house. The
old man and friend and deputy
sheriff by the name of Goodwin were
sitting out in the yard talking, Rotten
berry having his gun with him. As
Brazell rode up to the gate, Rottenberry
deliberately threw his gun to his
shoulder and was just in the act of firing
when he was prevented by Deputy
Sheriff Goodwin. 1t seems that Rotten
berry has made many enemies in the
community, and when the Fowler boys
were thus treated, the people concluded
to stand it no longer. The Rottenberrys
three boys, two girls and the old man
are armed to tho teeth, and declare
they will stand their ground.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
A View OF MIN.

The DeSoto Oil Mills of Memphis have
closed trade with J. J. Harty for the
mill and gin known as the Joe Davis
property, situated at the crossing of the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
and the Southern Railroad, near Green
vile. an admirable location, where they
will at once begin the construction Of .
magnificent 100-ton oil mill, which they
expect to have in operation by mex,
season.
Decorating Confederate Soldiers Graves.
Hazlehurst, May 2.-Gen. J. b. Cor
don delivered the address at the decor
alton of the soldiers graves at this
place today. A very large crowd, CON-
posed OF many gray-haired veterans and
the Wesson and Hazlehurst military
companies, as we'll as men, women and
children from all parts Of this county,
marched to the cemetery, where lay
our beloved Confederate dead, and after
one of the most eloquent and patriotic
orations ever heard in this place, fol-
lowed by martial music. the graves
we're literally covered with flowers.
Gen. Gordon delivered his famous lec-
ture at the City Hall here tonight. TIE
town is literally filled with people to
attend the decoration and the lecture.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07

A severe rain and hail storm visited
the western part Of Clay County last
week, doing considerable damage TO
crops and fruit trees. The track Of the
storm was about two miles wide, and il
came from the southwest. Large spriRs.
together with leaves, were beaten from
the trees in its path. which strewed the
ground for miles. This is the third
storm that has passed through that part
of the country this spring.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07

the body OF Malloy for burial. Green,
when closely questioned, admitted that
while the Malloy family was in sore
distress over the killing OF the husband
and father, he stole the dead mans sus-
penders, gun, an ak and . setting hen
and dozen of eggs. lie said that he
didn't think that the hen belonged to
Malloy. because she set with her head
in the opposite direction from his house.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
state Norma, schools.

The State superintendent Of educa-
tion has located the four white normal
schools of the State at Meridian, Aber-
deem. Brookhaven and the Mississippi
University. There was much rivalry
among the different points for these
schools, and good sums were paid for
them. 1t is expected the attsndance At
the normals this year will be much
larger than ever before.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07

Central
Railroad
rosr POPULAR ROUTE BEwTERN
NORTH AND SOUTH
VOLUME XII.

sr-,man Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars on si'
trains through without change.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07

,,.. all connections made at Chicago with all
A'0 Bndet and Dining Car lines 10 the
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07

Primary EIectiOn In Lowndes County.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of Lowndes county met last wesk sd
called primary election for July 2, ~
nominate county officers Mono but
legally qualilled electors will be per-
mitted to participate in the election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-09
c,.arxe.b,o to tho Silver Agitation.

Every holder of land, bonds. notes,
securities or property Of any kind. which
has decreased in value since Jan. :.
1893. AN justly charge the greater part
Of this loss to the friends Of silver"
Every laborer thrown out Of employ
men, during this time, or who has sui
fored q reduction OF wages Us q result Of
this panic, can justly charge his loss If
wages 70 the same source.
These disasters sro made none the less
cruel and oppressive by tho fact that the
silver party did not intcud the result.
This country has suffered as much and
perhaps moro from the "frco silver"
movement than it would have suffered
from q great foreign war, excepting
tho loss OF life. The losses Of a wal in q
Just cause might not only be borne with
fortitude, but be considered glorious
sacrifices The losses Of property and
wages which have como from an ''bon-
est" effort to .'help silver" and the sill
ycr miners are as real as those Of war
aud must be borne under tile conviction
that they are tho result Of an ~inconoeiv-
able folly.-R. Weissinger IN What Is
Money!"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-09
4 Postal Problem Solved.

Few things IRE impossible to the
postofico. A letter recently posted
Mt st. Martin's-lc Grand was intend.
ed for q house agent in q small mid
land town. Tho scndor had forgot
ten both thenamo of Ills correspond-
ont and tho street and his residence,
but having an excellent topographic
al memory he supplemented his
scanty information by drawing a
map in tho corner Of tho envelope
and putting a "star' where the lot
ter was to be delivered. As posted
the envelope bore only tho name of
the town and this sketch. It WAS
nevertheless delivered Mt its correct
destination without missing q post.
London Daily News.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-09
A ~B,ME7ALL.sr's OPINION.
DR.. Andrews ~ Bravn CnivessIty Ansvers
. Pertinent Question.

DR.. Andrews ~ Brown University Answer
. Pertinent Question.
Perhaps the most scholarly. intellec-
tual and honest Of the bin,etallista Is the
president oa Brown university. He was
ono Of the delegates from this country to
the International monetary conference
held Mt Brussels In 1892 and Is an NJ
dent advocate Of the wider usc Of silver.
But no SECS the folly and danger Of at
tempting fllc impossible-at hast when
n nation attempts 1t single handed.
Tho following Is Dr. Anflrcws' reply,
published IN the Chicago Record. to tho
question, "shall the United States at
tempt the free coinage II silver nloncs"
IF wo take mp the metal alone; and
that course results as I shonld antict-
pate in the expulsion Of gold, we shall
have in the first place a financial crisis
worse THAI, any ever suffered in tho
country. This because we cannot IN a
long time. even by working our mints
day and night. coin silver enough to
take tho place which would Ike vacated
by gold. Prices would surely fall. I'M
mcnse rumiTrs Of failures would occur.
Laborcrs would be thrown out Of work.
Altogether Il dreadful paroyyilm in our
business would he rrecipitated. Slowly
tho gap loft by gold would To filled by
the mining md coinage of silver. Prices
would then gradually rise. At last they
would become higher than now, more
and more approaching tho Mexican and
japanese level.
"But a consequence fur worse than
any Of these would be that our passage
to q silver bsxis would erect against for
etEn exchange between Europe and tho
United statcs Just sud, a barrier as O
exists between Europe and Mexico. II
would annihilate MI fixed pr between
Now York aud London, repeating the
terrible Inconvenience In our European
exchanges which we suffered III wa
times wien wo wcro upon Q paper
basis"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-09
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Marriage and obituary notices, not OK.
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Personal cards. double regular rates.
Communications solicited, hut we dis
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correspondents. All communications
must be sent in by Saturday, otherwise
they Will have II, lie over for next issue,
Correspondents must invariably scn'l
Us their real as well as assumed names.
A failure to comply with this rule will
eonsign all such communications to the
waste basket.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-09
Oakley Hair. Fsmou. Llkene...


Tho caricaturist who catches the
expression of prominent men in
public life always jumps at some pc
culiarity of feature and forever
brings it out in his drawings. Every
ono remembers Thomas Nast's carl.
cature of Oakley Hall when Oakley
was the fighting mayor ofNow York.
1t was distinguished by u rcmarka.
bio pair of eyeglasses which had q
worry downward set from his nose.
Now, Hall never woro that pair of
glasses but once in his life. His own
foil and broke. and on his way to tho
city hall In the morning he stopped
at tho shop Of an optioinn under tho
old st. Nicholas hotel to havo them
monded. ut will require two or
three hours tho opticinn said. II
will lond you q pair till I can send
yours down" Mast was waiting for
Hall when he reached his office, and
the first thing that struck him was
the glasses, which wore the most
peculiar in shape he had ever seen.
Halls likeness In all Of Nast's work
mover was able to get away from
them. A person who recognized
nothing else learned to recognize tho
glasscS.-Ncw York Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-09
New Book Advertisements.

Tho new novel; has produced q
new style of advertising. Extracts
from reviews such as tho following
arc parnded and doubtless serve
thoir purpose:
A book as loathsome as this
makes q record in all the nasty liter
aturo which has boon produced on
tho sex question. = Daily Paper
(%nctual quotation).
Uneducated and unwholcsome.-
Evening Paper.
The ''now" novclists have discov-
cred that tho moro revolving they
are the better is their chance of sue
cess. Max Nordau calls them ''epi-
leptoid cripples,"' but they have q
very good idea of business mover
thcloss. So everybody insists on
"going one better" than his or hor
-~gonenlly hor-predcccssor. Gaul
follows Gaul, and Amurath to Anu.
rath succceds.-Templo Bar
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-09
YUCCA

Dismal and desolate and gray.
Pale a and dusty alkali.
Tho level prairie sweeps away
Unbroken to the drca1y sky.
From aky to sky unbroken. ssve
For one long pilo Of rock and sand,
That seems the lone, neglected grave
or some lead Titan Of the land.
No life. but when in stormy fight
The dancing whirlwinds cloud the air,
Or starved gaunt wolves that pr"wi at night
Howl hidoous prayers to famine thers.
Yet SEQ. on those forsaken wolds,
Glad sign Of natures sweet cnress,
How fair and pnrc ono flower unfolds
The glory Of Its loneliness.
A slender spire with pendent belts.
Clust'rin in ivory wlitcDcss. hung.
Whence fragrant breath harmonious wells
Like dreamlnnd melody unsunv.
What waste so utterly forlorn
But bears the All Creators sign?
What lifo NO loft to human scorn
It owns not somstl,inH htiil t!ivincs f.
Francis Dana in Youths Companion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-09
AM} ALEXANDRIA La WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER9 1885, mo- 40
40
ROMANCE OF 4 MINE.
Tho Key tn Its Site W6s Revealed by .
Grateful Indian.

The Key tn Its Site VS. Revealed BY
Grateful Indian. ,
* bit Of romance will often help
tho sale of a mining property. And
1t is a poor hole in tho ground to
which some legend or tradition does
not attach.
II think" said Colonel J. W.
Vroom, that tho most ingenious
story to account for the discovery Of
q mline was told by Colonel J. W.
Craig"
Craig" interrupted a listener,
"was tho man who sent out from
Fort Union, when Ie was In the
army, q train of four mulo wagons
which was never heard from after.
ward"
Craig is doad," continued Colo
mol Vroom, "IIo was buried With
all Of tho honors. I am not telling
his history, but dealing with q pio-
turesque incident in his n Aft
or he left tlIe army lo went into
grants and mining. IIo told me that
he won the confidence of q Taos In
dian by some fayors that he had
done him. The first full moon Of
August, the anniversary Of the re-
volt against the Spaniards in 1880.
was approaching. This Indian had
said to Craig TINT In return for his
kindness he was going to reveal to
him what had never been made
known to any white MAI. On the
night Of tho anniversary the Indian
camo to Craig and asked him to go
with him. They went out of Taos
to a hill and ascended it. Tho In
dian pointed to fires burning in vari-
Gus directions, somo near and some
for. but without apparent sisnid-,
canoe.
"'Those fires celebrate the revolt
against tho Spaniaras IN 1885, said
tho Indian. They ore lighted ev-
cry yenr. To tho white mon they
mean little or nothing. To US they
mean n great deal. You have heard
that when the Pueblo Indians arose.
drove out the S%paniards, destroyed
tho churches and restored freedom.
they filled up and destroyed all
traces Of the gold mines which were
worked under Spanish dominion.
That is true, but ancestors de-
sired to preserve for US tke knowl-,
edge of the location Of those mines.
So they adopted the plan of lighting
fires every year when tho first fun
moon of August comes around. This
has been done for 200 years. The
anniversary fires are built on the ex-
act locations Of the old gold mines.
Every fire which you see burning is
over what was once a gold mino.
You are the only white man to
whom this has boon revealed
Colonel Craig told me that he
noted in his mind as carefully as he
could the location of one of these
fros and then went back to Taos
Some time afterward he set out ono
prospecting tour in tho direction
where no had seen the signal fire.
He discovered what he believed was
the place, although most of the ashes
had been blown away. On that spot
Craig opened a prospect hole. He
sold the mine for $15, 000."-St :
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-09
Modest wordsworth.

Wordsworth was present at q pub
lilo dinner one night when he was:
informed that Stephenson, the cele--'
bratod engineer. was present. While
the latter was building the Skerrie-
wore lighthouse he had been in the
habit of swinging in a hammock
during the evenings reading 1.-THE
Excursion" This was told Words
worth, who was delighted. At the
end of the dinner he was called upon
for q speech. He rose and said:
"Gentlemen,I cannot make q speech.
I never did and am afraid / never
shall. But there is q gentleman here
present, Mr. Stephenson. the great
engineer, and if you call upon him
! to speak he will doubtless tell you
something that will interest you
moro than anything ! could say. he
will tell you how he passed the long
summer evenings when he was build
ing the skerrievore lighthouse. -
San Francisco Argonapt.