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Smyrna times., 1895-03-20

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out OF sorts, weak
and generally eN-
hausted, nervous,
have no appetite
and can't work,
begin at oncetak-
ing the most Telias
Bile Strengthening
medicine which is
Brown 8 Iron Bit
tiers. A few bot
ties cure-beneht
comes from the
very first dose-if
zV0E't sfafs y0Er
teeth, and It's
pleasant to take,
Smyrna times., 1895-03-20
FOR SALE.

Woodland Beach. Del, March 9TH, is
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08
Cur Governme ent.

On Monday, March 4th, at noon, the s3rd Congress ceased to exist and its work passed into history. Looking over it's record We find much that Is satisfactory, much that is disappointing. The two great questions before the 53rd Congress, and on which all inter- est centercd, We're the tariff aud the currency. The former, though il is far from what the people de sired and expected. may be re garded as settled for while at least; the latter is bequeathed to tho 5#th as an unweleome legacy. Had the Senate acted with the promptuess that characterized the work of the House. the people would have cherished a muck more kindly feeling for onr ."Honso of Lords. Much time was spent in idle debate by which no one was eenvrrced and much valuable time wasted The 54th Congress, as all know, will be Re publican. This we regard as the direct result of the panic inaugura- ated hy the antieipations ot the great manufacturers who, in these days of protection, are the money ed men. The people grew restless and wanted a change oflHlers and hot q change ot principles. What the next Congress will do, no one can guess Ne may rest assured, however, that lively times are in store for us next winter.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08
THE ADVANCE rcr&uS THE GIG
 AREfFE BILL.

In its Iatest issue the Adrdnce
 writes at considerable length on
 our modest reply to its former comment on our advocacy of the
 Bradley cigarette bill. We sald,
 That Inc position of the Adraaee
 is illogical in-as-much as the evil
 is admitted and yet there is an
 unwlllinguess 10 approve legisla
 tion that tends tn it's removai'
 and we, with due deterence to the
 editor ot the Adrdnee, still hold
 that opinion. The Adrdace says, "Unless il was backed by the sen timeht of the country it wonld not
 be enforced. ' We believe 1t is
 backed by the sentiment of ma
 iority of the best people of the State. Men are opposing the cig- arctic because ot it's banefuI and destructive effects upon the nor al, physical, and intellectual char acter of our boys. Scientists and physicians unanimously agree that every effect of the cigarette is hurt tul and destructive. The paper and the tobacco are saturated with opium or other narcotics which tend to more firmly fix the evil habit on it's victim. But it is needless to prolong this article with statements in regard to the evils of the cigarette, for this our esteemed friend readily admits. but he objects to law against il because he thinks "lt would not be enforced " We said that no doubt the law would be enforced. if passed, and we leafirm that opinion; to presume otherwise would be Il reflection on the of deors whose sworn duty ii k to enforce the law. The game law bears no analogy to the cigarette 1 law; the one was passed at the re, quest of few sportsmen, that the game might be kept longer for their enjoyment, the latter is proposed for the protection of the boys ot our land on whose should ! CTS will soon rest the burdens and | responsibilities If State and Ma
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

TnE U s. Senate, on the 1st irst., added an amendment to tho sundry civil appropriation bill providing for the purchase, at s150,000, of tire old Blaine prop erty. The roperty was recently leased for one hundred years 10 q Chicago syndicate, and arrange ments were beng made 10 erect a theatre thereon. Don Cameron, whose property joins the old Blaine place, objected to having a theatre so near h;m, so he con- eeived the idea of getting Con eress to buy the place for d park for the Department of Justice, which also joins this property So far he has succeeded Thongh the property WAS only valued at s6O, 900 by real estate dealers, the Committee saw fit to raise 1t to sl5O,Ooo. What kind of patriot ism this sort of legislation eNhib-
 it's is difficult .or Us t. under stand.
 We detest the cry Of the cynic or the cant ot the demagogue (wbo is always soIicitous about the dear) "peepul') but we do think Congress has little to 4o when it spends it's own time and the peoples money in promoting the interests and gratifying the eaprices of one man at the expense of the people.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08
A EeWSy Letter From Rep. Gotham.
LITTLE ROCK. ARK,
 NJ ARCH 3RD, 1865.

MoNTICELLoNIAN:- are on ly about ten days more of the Constitutional Session of the Leg islature, and since the smallpox has broken out at Hot Springs, Malvern and other places, the chances of adjournment are grow ing brighter.
 So far as I am able 10 discern there has been very little legisla- tion of general interest transacted. Every member, almost, has d local bill that ne is looking after, and hence general legislation is relega- ted to the rear.
 The Railroad Commission Bill was killed in the House on last Friday by vote of 9 majority. The New State House bill will come up tomorrow, and l think it will be killed, also.
 There are quite a number of good measures on the calendar which l sincerely hope will be taken up in the next few days and enacted into laws; but whether they will or not, 10 one can tell.
 The Ways and Means Commit tee has had tho appropriation bills introduced into the House long enough tor every one of them to have been passed, but instead of this being done not single one of them has passed the House. But the responsibility has been taken from tho Committee and put upon the House.
 Our frlend, Maj. Anderson, who has been sick here for several days, is up again, and improving very fast. He looks better than usual, and expects to return home inside of eight or ten days.
 Mr. II. s. Hart, of Monticello, passed though the city last Fri jay on his way t2 Memphis.
 Chas. H. Harding, of Winches- .er, and our old friend, Mir. Dob pins, of Tilar, were visitors to Little Rock, last week.
 Our young friend, Henry Gas er, oi Collins, is here attending
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

TIE plan for another lnterna tional BimetalIie Conference is growing in favor. It has already been much agiiated Tn the English and German parfaments concern ing the enlarged use of silver. In anticipation of such Il convention being called, q bill has been intro duced into the Senate Tor the ap- pertinent of nine delegates To represent this government, Sena- ter Jones, ot Ark, was tho first considered and electe1.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08
J R. Go.
Whipping-post For Wife-beaters.

Wife-beating has become so pre- valent in some parts of the country that several state legislatures are considering the wisdom of reviv- ing the whipping-post as the best means of expressing this form of brutishness.
 A bill is to be introduced at Al bany providing that, in felonies where the injury was inflicted on the person of the victim, the court map add corporal punishment to other legal penalties, the punish ment to be inflicted on the bare back by an officer of the law in the presence of physician, the lashes not to exceed forty.
 The bill has the support of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The presi- dent, Elbridge T. Gerry, holds that corporal punishment should be inflicted on high way robbers. wife-beaters and persons convicted of excessive cruelty to children.
 The proposed bill has also re-  celved considerable support in the public health section of the New York Academy of Medicine. One of the members approved it on the ground that it appealed to mans sense of pain. Men refrain from doing other things whose would involve bodi- ly suffering; therefore, the wife beater would abandon his pastime if he knew indulgence in it would be followed by bodily suffering for himself.
 The president of the Elmira re- formatory advocates corporal punishment for wife beaters. To the objection that such punish ment is in itself brutal reply was made that only by resort to such methods as are in one sense brutal can brutality be made to realize its own enormity. The objections on that score were pronounced merely sentimental.
 It was also eontended that
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08
Riotous Times at Savannah. Ga.

It having been announced that ex.Prlest Slattery and his wife, an cx.nun, would lecture there, Feb. 2sth, on Catholicism. Cath olic society, known us the Ancient HibeIniats, set about 10 prevent the lecture. 4 petition was sign ed by several hundred Catholics and presented to the Mayor. pray ing him to forbid the ex-Priest To deliver his lecture. The Mayor refused to interfere, but said he wonld preserve order, and riot would not be tolerated. It was necessary to have an escort of sey- eral policemen 10 accompany the lecturers from the hotel t. the Hall, and before the lecture Was oyer, the mob without had become 70 augmented and boiStefous that II became necessary to call out the militia of the city to aid the po- lice in preserving order.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

lion, The former was passed for the pleasure of men of leisure; the latter is designed to prevent the destruction of humanity. How cam there be any analogy between these?
 The MoNTIcELLoNIAN's idea of enforcing the law is not to fx the minimum fine, whether the of fense he against the Nation. the State, or the municipality, but to assess such 6 penalty as will in- sure proper regard for the law. We grant that the law would, in some eases, be violated Pray. what law is not violated? Shall we decide to have no iaw because, forseoth, it might be violated? This line of argument would lead us to destroy our statute books and absolutely obliterate the last vestige of law.
 We think the operation of the pis- toI law has been altogether whole some. The editors of this paper do not know single man who regularly carries q pistol, save of fcers Of the law, and we do be- lleve that the carrying of con cealed weapons, like the custom of fighting dnels, is rapidly pass ing away.
 In the beautiful sentiments of our contemporary relative to American liberty we most hearti- ly concur, yet we think we should carefully distinguish between lib erty and license, between personal freedom and nnrestrained vice. We do moi believe in that kind of freedom which permits man to destroy his. mind and his body, nor do we believe that the 4aranee favors any such freedom. If the MoNrIcEELLoNIAN in it's former ar ticle, attri buted to the Advance any sentiments other than those 
 expressed in it's own columns it was wholly unintentional; for this controversy has come upon Us un- sought and wholly upon grounds of the Ad,unee'3 own choosing. If the only effect of the Bradley cig- arette bill, if passed, should be "to educate the boys to make their own cigarettes" wesstIl maintain that much good will have been accom- pIished, for then the boys will smoke common tobacco in com, mon paper instead of the medieat- ed preparations now III use.
 Lastly, '.It the bill against the cigarettes becomes a law we would be as glad as MT. Bradley himself to sec fl accomplish the desired re- suits" and if the MoNTIcELLoNIAN shall have, in it's humble way, con- tribated to the accomplishment of these results we believe that the Adeahee will be among those who will commend our efforts.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

whipping would disgrace a man; to which the reply was that man capable of beating woman or of excessive cruelty to child is so brutal that disgrace means noth- ing to him. One member of the academy maintained that corporal punishment for some crimes should be ranked with surgery for some ills.
 Penal ethics have been growing farther away every decade from ideas of degradation, even of the lowest, the assumption being that there is no type of intelligent human being who is not suscepti- ble of degradation by personal cbastisement. The theory of ad-
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

come what will, to reduce the acreage planted in cotton, so that the aggregate amount produced will not exceed what is required to keep the spindes of the world moving, and for which they can and will pay fairly remunerative prices to the producer; do this, and at the same time push ,to the fullest extent and to the greatest perfection the culture of all other farm crops that are suited to our soil and climate and are good for man or beast; encourage and de- yelop all industrial interests that arc needed to give employment to our people. and furnish such con veniences and comforts as the pub lie must have. To pursue this course can but bring prosperity, happiness and contentment.
 In looking up this subject in the interests of the American Cot ton Growers Protecti1e e Associa- tion and for the benefit of all, I have taken an inventory, as 1t were, as far as 1 could with tho data at hand, to ascertain, if possi- ble, if the South really had the agricultural ability to produce q cotton crop, any and every aver age growing season, that would glut the market of the world and thereby cause ruinous reduction in the value of this great staple. In pursuit of this object, l have used the government report of the eleventh census for the year 1890, and the report of the secretary of agricultur for 1893. Sc, if any one doubts my statistics, remmber I have Uncle Sam behind me.
 To avoid confusion and put this question in as compact from as possible, l leave out Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, all of which combined produce some thing over 100000 bales of cotton, and will only figure on the ten cotton States, namely: North Car olina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. These ten States have an aggregate population of Il, ,050, ,295; urban population, as defined by the ceusus report l,257, ;. 294; leaving l2,792, ,000, or 9l per cent, on farms or in the rual dls- tricts. The total number of acres of land in these ten cotton produc- ing States is 436, ,472,745. Of this amount there is in improved farm lands 77,706,26s acres, or frac- ton less than 20 per cent. of the whOla The numhar of horsas and mules owned in the above named States is 3,S21,1 Of this number it is calculated that 82l, l25 are in use in towns and cities, leaving 3,000,OOO to do from work.
 J. R. GOODWIN,
 Drasid for Tanpacca
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

THE recent hold-ups p psrpetrated upon the pedestrians on the streets of Little Rock, in the glare of electric lights, would seem to an outsider to indicate bad state ef atfalIs. That vigorous and per sistcut effort has been made by the city officials to effect rid dance of these pests, we do not doubt, but We may rightly infer that either the present force is in sufficient to cope with the evil, or The punishment tor such criminals is too insignificant to awe the per petrators. We have seen nearly all the important cities of the sonth, and as T place for desira- ble residence, Or location for business. none has one whit the advantage of Little Rock in point of heanty and lovelincss of Situa lion. Rather than have the good people in constant awe and dread ot these nocturnal toot-pads, when mlder means prove ineffective. the advocating Of the use ot hemp might give cause for reflection.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

vanced reformers is that the type capable of such vilainy cannot be reached by repetition of the whip. ping at their own expense, but must be led up to d higher plane by suppression of all lower associ- ations and ideas.
 In the upper peninsula of Miehi- gan wife-beating is so common among the illiterate imported mn- CTS and laborers that the whipping post has also been suggested as the only effectual means of check ing the brutality. But the Michi- gan legislature hus several times refused to indorse the suggestion. -Ghicogo HyaM
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

PINE BLUFF is infested with a regularly organized band of rob bers, N ho are plying their avarici- ous trade with little timidity. Many rcmediers are advocated for such disorders, but "benlp" is aa infal- hble cure.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

POSTMASTER GENERAL BIssELL has resigned and the President has appointed Hon. Wm. l.. Will son, ot West Virginia, to succeed him Mr, BisSelI's resignation is ' matter of regret to the people al large for, while he has not been sn ready to make changes in the evil service as many deslred, he Las been . very efficient officer aad has added greatly ta the ef tieieney of our postal service. Mr Wilson, his successor, needs hn introduction. The Wilson Bill which he, as Chairman of the Ways ahd Means Committee. ore sented to the last Congress, gave him a national reputation. His appointment is universally satis. factory, not only because of his eminent ability for the duties of the office bat also because of his splendid service to his party. He will spend month in tho noun. tains of West Va, resting and re- eaperating and wll enter actively on his duties ahout April lst.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

AN appropriation of sl25,000 for the Tennessee Centennial Of 1896, has been made
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

5000, ,000 bounty on sugar for the fiscal year ending June lS95 passed by close shave.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

FAuRE is the first of the series of French presidents to smoke. He ought to quit
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08
lmmercial College.

Jas. Jackson, formerly of our town, but more recently of Texas, is here. He has grown so rapidly that his friends scarcely recognize hlm.
 | AS. R. GOTHAM.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

SEVERE diseases require sharp medicine.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08

FRANCE now has a tanner presi- dent.
The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08
COL GOODWIN ON COTTON TRADE

JAS. R. GOTHAM.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-12-14

tAs weekly sAs.iss u Their ns,d,.s.
sAd kssissss.
New York. Duc- i0.-The New York
f.nsbcirr says:
The statement of averages Of the
banks of New York city for the week
ended December 7. shows . continue.
sion of the iiqu,dation On lasps. which
has e-en . marked feature VI this state.
nent fos twelve weeks past The los
In loans since srps~mbss IL, has bseu
no less than tss. eco. 600. The loan
item fos the week ended Deoem Der /, ID
oaly ". 600. 600 In excess Of the loves,
point rvcoraed during the present year,
- April 9. last D~pssits. however,
ga that date WERE only $500, 600. 600,
against easi .0oo. 600 fog tho week JUS,
1naed. II tho gold receipts Of sstur.
day had trrn nxurcd in the statement,
deposits would have shown . darrcase,
bot the heavy movement from the in.
'rssor 10 clearly shown In the gain oi
u .oss. coo In cash by the bsnka Thi.
cspsnsaou pfosnisrs 20 cuutiuse 10,
sutno time 90 come u the domestic ex
change hxasos ate . oT.ssrr.oa ~ III,
cash hslsDors II might BE- noted tina,
0.sao. 400 II the total amour, vas In
sPscsc. the total nov held by New
fcff hanks sxxf~sss,ng te7 .s;i. 800
os gain Of nearly 1900. 600 sine.
October ~. The total gold hoidings
however. arr eis. 600. 600 los than ~
ported last February"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-12-14
REPLY RECEIVED.


sse'sss sssds Messenger u s.--..
ssry Oisey.
washington. Dec. 10. The rsulv n,
Aosd salisbury 10 Secretary Oinev,.
note OF instructions TO Ambs..sio,
nsysrd relative " the Vene.uelsn
boundary dispute. was delivered 10
Secretary Oiney 1t noon today ~,
Julian Pauncsfots presented the mote
~ person. reading its oousspts 70 NJ
oinsy ~ II the custom when import, n,
documents are presented. For some
reason tho state department of,cisls
TOOK steps 70 prevent the fact that the
mote had bssn delivered gainin. uub.
i'e'sy. but without avail. Al tbs Bri,.
ian enhassy there was the sane indis.
position TO gre any publieity TO the
pFoc~edings.
All inquiry Is the nature Of the note
iss'od 10 secure . Response from any
"mciai. and IL probably will be prs.
served ~ an ofiicisl secret, ss far ss
the Washington authorities are con.
o~fned. until the president, upou his
return. has had an opportunity 70 con.
side' u and send il 70 congress. Il il
known the note 10 % the general lines
indicated In the Associated Pyoss dis.
patches this week.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-12-14
Ch,ssss Csaeesstes.

por, Townsend. Wash. DEC. ia
cnccsaion from the Chinese govern
men, TO build line # railway from
tide water 10 Picking. the capital, has
been obtained by a syndicate OF Amcn'
can capitalists The road will be about
600 miles long. and will tap . valua.
bio coalm,nins district The operation
and construction Of line will ostens'oiy
,,e under the direct patronage OF the
chinese government. but American
cap,,al and engineers are the principal
fac,o,r In the scheme. Among the
men Of prominence said TO be In the
dea, are senator Calvin = br'ce' o'
Ohio: whitelaw Reid. editor oil tne
New York Tribune. and ex'Sccretary
Of State John W. Foster
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-12-14

New York. n-o. io.-John =. Sut'
ton. suncrsl secretary of the lrish Ma.
tiuaal Alliance, states that councils OF
tho Ailispcr arr toins rapidly formed
In every city In the United States and
Canada. Andrew Nolan. = member OF
tho city council u st. Louis, has been
elccsrd president In tina, city OF the
municipal council. already consisting
os Assoc memhcrA San Francisco,
Boston. Lawrence and Lowell. Msssa'
rhuse,ts; Cleveland. Detroit. Amazon
ds and Bate. Mont have also formed
large branches Toronto and Montreal
have tnaugurascd strong oouncils The
election Of municipal executive ooun.
Gil. will be held in New York and
Brooklyn New Years day. The other
cities and towns. where more than one
council exi,ts. will also appoint mu'
uicipal committees on or about that
datp
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-12-14
TIE AIo MOST Ngsoso.
A. Assst.s~ ~ .atssss 10 Assss~e 81
Cshss Rsrsetie . Vast sss.

A. Assst.ss ~ .stesss 10 Advance sss
Css.. R.r~stIe . Ssss sss~.
Now York. D~c. ia syndicate al
American capitalists has been formed
In this city to aid the Cutsn insur'
s"nn To Marquis de Santa Lucia.
president ~ The provisional rcpuhlic, =
representative of the syndicate has
made a proposition 10 loan che Cuban
rvpuhlic els. 200. 900, contingent, on the
recognition Of beilisvsency by the
United states government In CT
change tho syndicate will accept eIs,.
900. 900 in Cuban honda, the same 10
b" cancelled from customs rcspipts TN
m"F'is,cly on the recognition by Spain
Of tho Cuban rcpuhlic. OF q declaration
Of prace. The syndicate stipa,stes
tina, &lo. 200, 900 be expended In the
purchase of two modern war vessels
and munitions Ut war; mat these vcs.
sls shall Immediately proceed to cap
turn aud hold. In coujunction with the
land forces. syme Cuban port. and that
they, with the assistance OF other men
o''war. whose purchase later may be
deemed advisable. shsi prey ON Span
''h commerce and assume an aggressive
policy which will bring this war 10 an
early end