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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
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msssea cf the people, and oifsts fos
sale the staple necessities Of life at
such prices as he has fixed. Here again
a rake off" IL made at the public's ex-
pehse, and dumped In upon the mil
lions already behind the doors of his
private vault.
You say: Let the farmer hold his
crop for higher prices, then he will be
on an equal footing with the board Of
trade operator" The poor dupe Of d
dirt digger who attempts that has
about as much show as backwoods
hoosier around card table with o
dozen tinhorn gamblers. The farmer
who holds his crop for better market
is tender meat" for a professional
stock gambler, for the chances are
that ls will wait until the season for
marketing is past and the worlds pro-
duction is no longer a matter of doubt,
when any huctuation of prices Is alone
the result of the bulling and bearing
done by avaricious operators, who with
ever wakeful eyes are watching his
little granary and waiting calmly and
patiently until the poor little farmer is
discouraged, gives up and sells, and
then goes to kicking himself for being
such fool as to "hold on" until the
market got down TO an unheard Of
figure.
1t Is beyond human calculation to
give any approximate estimate of the
volume of wealth which annually passes
from the possession of the people in the
middle and lower walks of life into the
pockets of stock spectators; and these
same stock exchange gamblers are do
ing for the railroads, street car COM
panies and other great corporations
the very same trick they are doing for
the producers in the agricultural and
manufacturing world.
Iwould not indorse any such chimer-
ical ideas as our friends, the populists,
advocate, or fall in line with the loose
jointed and rattle-brained visionaries,
who are for free silver and the infla-
tion of our currency, for the better our
money the less Of it it will take to do
us; but would join heartily in o con-
certed effort to root out these pestilent
evils of schemes and games so balefpl
to the solidity of our institutions.
The letter following this will allude,
briefly, to other things that ought to
be removed in or'ler that the ball of in
dustrial prosperity be set rolling NOR
rily along, mills and factories in full
blast, mercantile marts alive and full
of hustle, and the poor farmer elevated
to profita BILE and enviable calling.
The wealth producing power thus
constantly Increasing, because receiv-
ing the support of its own created
strength, will not cease to grow and
expand until the gaunt specter Of want
and privation is driven away, and the
good angel of plethora and abundance
is enthroned, melting hard hearts and
filing with gladness the disconsolats
and discouraged. SAM P. JONES.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
A CULTURED JUDGE.
Bat He Had a Way Of Changing Hn
Rulings.

1t was "happy accident" that made
Chief Justice Richardson, of New
Hampshire, lawyer. His father was
| farmer, and intended to make his son
cultivator Of the soil. But at fifteen
an accident so injured one Of the boys
hands as to unfit him for manual labor
He then determined to become scholar.
He entered Harvard college, graduated
with a high rank, taught school,
studied law, and sixteen years after his
admission to the bar was appointed to
the highest judicial position In New
Hampshire.
Judge Richardson supplemented his
native capacity, which was remarkable,
by untiring mental industry. He
studied the great works of the sages Of
the law, and that he might not be a
mere lawyer, read the Latin and Greek
classics, and the best French, Italian
and Spanish authors. Natural science
was also cultivated, especially botany.
in which he became proficient.
Like all men whom culture has
broadened and made many-sided, Judge
Richardson was hospitable to new
ideas. he had little pride Of opinion.
and was ready to abandon one of his
own rulings, If argument had convinced
him that it was not tenable. He was
unlike another judge of the state, who
held SO pertinaciously to his first i'm
pressions that st was said of him:
"It Is of great importance that Judge
Wingate should form q correct opinion
before he pronounced it, for after that,
law, reason and authority would be un.
availing."
Judge Richardson's readiness to
abandon q ruling he had once made
was not relished by some of the law
yers. That great lawyer, Jeremiah
Mason, was once pressing a point ON
the Judge with his usual force.
brother Mason" said the judge,
"the impression Of the court is in your
favor"
"Yes," retorted Mason, "but want
your honor to stick"
Undoubtedly the only certainty in
the law is that derived from preoedenta
If similar questions are determined
differently in different cases, no law
yer can advise his clients with conf
dence.
Lawyers do not like the habit of de-
Gliding cases by ''the length of the chan
cellor's foot,"-a suggestive phrass
fovnd in Selden's "Table Talk" He
calls equity "roguish thing" because
it is according to the conscience of him
that Is chancellor" ""fis all one as II
they should make the standard for the
measure we call "a foot ehancellors
foot. What an uncertain measure this
would bel One chancellor has long
foot; another a short foot; a third, ar
Indifferent foot. Ills the same thing
in the chancellor's conscience" -.
Youths Companion.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
She was TaIkative.

A Dallas (Tex.) man who Is the nus
band of very fashionable and talka
tive wife, was out walking with his lit'
tie daughter when he met a friend wnn
admired the child very much.
.'She is a beautiful child" said the
friend, "and looks very much like her
mother, particularly about the mouth. "
Maybe So" responded the husband
and father, "but. l have never seen her
mothers mouth at rest long snougb TO
be able to tell what II looks Ike
Texas Siftings.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Licensed Pharmacists.

The Mississippi board of pharma-
ceutical examiners have licensed the
following applicants: g. w. Whitney,
Fayette; Edward Dreyfus, Woodville; s.
Ii. Barron, Martin; w. w. Crawford,
Magnolia; S. M. Covington, Hazlehurst;
John F. Norman, Wesson. OF the ten
applicants six passed. The board il
very much encouraged with its work so
far, and is satisfied the system of ex-
aminations will have the effect of
making the pharmacists Of the State
much more efficient.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

iG% .assss IA N os:A4.T oslSico v,,ss TSs q
sxpeTienc@s 8 Z ,S9;. Who have hed nsarX nity ysars
fosms fHSrs Strictly conndsnfisi. zHssdkooR q in-
tain S,@n tSsmn .conosrnIn4 .Patense snd bow . ob-
ics and sc;ee sens re- Also eefsog1s Of nschan-
specssI Iso no., taken thEoqeh Mum 3 Co. reesive
thus are cs Srcs,n1t y The scteIslnc American, and
issued 10 % the inventor. This spiendid paper.
largest c;scy elegantly Illustrated has By far the
World q Sncoiaffou Of any scientific work In the
Buiid,1aS e year. Sample copies ssnf free-
copies. 2S esnss 1son, Monthly. go ysar. 9insls
housapp : " col0rs. and pbotocrniihs Of new
jstest dss,n nn plsns enablins builders to show the
EUSS cd sn9 Hs% HSsSpFS asr sopssssts Addssss
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
In Behalf Of the Daughters.

John Dozier and others have entered
suit for half interest in the Houston
& East Texas road, which runs from
Houston, Tex, to Logansport, La. The
suit is entered for the daughters Of
Paul Bremond, the claim being that
the road was built with money belong
ing to their mother. e. L. Jemison, of
New York, is president of the road.
The Union Trust Co. of New York is
made party to the suit. The road is
worth several million dollars.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
wesson Wants . summer Normal.

Active efforts are being made by the
citizens OF Wesson to have summer
normal located there again this season.
BY a unanimous vote Of the teachers
last summer Wesson was recommended
as their choice for holding . second
term of the normal. Besides that the
citizens have offered liberal bonus
and have made arrangements whereby
the travellers will have better accom-
modations and cheaper board than last
season.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

John Hall, alias John Frswford. .
noted Illicit distiller, wss shot and
killed near Boonvills one night last
week while resisting arrest by J. B.
Wilsman, acting deputy United States
marshal for the Aberdeen Federal Court.
Hall formerly operated In Tippah and
Union counties, where he had caused
much trouble. He was convicted Of dis
tilling and retailing by the Oxford
court and served . term Of two years in
prison. and only short while back
located in Prentiss fcr- the purpose OF
continuing his devilment
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
SOUTHERN oLEANiNoS.
Noted Confederate spy.

James keelen, a noted confederate
spy, died, penniless, in the city hospi-
tai at Kansas City, Mo.
His life was a thrilling romance. Keelsn
was the one spy relied upon for conveying i'm
portant information from the confederate
cabinet TO different army commanders. and
with his death he carried down many q state
secret. He was born In Caseyville, Ill, in
1874. His first exploit occurred when he was
arrested foi carrying mail between Mis-
souri, secessionists quartered at Men,
phis, Tenn. and their relatives
at home. For this he was tried
by court-martial at St. Louis and banishcd
from the state. He continued to carry the
mall however, and was again arrested. court
martialed and sentenced to be shot. By the
aid OF friends he escaped, went to Richmond,
and soon became the confederates' most trust
ed spy. When Richmond was threatened and
it was necessary TO take some decisive step,
Keelen placed torpedo under certain Balti-
more & Ohio trains transporting federal troops.
Many we're killed, but Keelen escaped. Since
the war Keelen degenerated into q profess
sional card swindler. He at one time had con-
siderable money.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Cotton Acreage Reduced.

From the best information obtainable
the cotton acreage in the Delta will be
materially reduced this season, while
the area in corn will be largely in
creased. There are also more hogs in
the country than ever before, and the
planters are really beginning to di-
versify.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

jackson, April 5.-The State board OF
dental examiners today issued licenses
to the following applicants: John ID.
0deneal, Jackson; Z. l.. Phyfer, Ripley;
w. r. Wright, Senatobia; T. G. Wynne,
Senatabia; c. E. Hines, Jackson; G. Il.
West, Kosciusko; ID. w. Dillehay, Meri-
dian.
DIR. J. b. Askew. Of vicksburg, read
IN interesting paper on "Dental Edu-
cation" 1t brought on lively discus
sion, participated in by J. Y. Crawford,
of the University Of Tennessee; Frank
Holland, of the Southern Medical Col
lege, Atlanta; d. r. Stubblefeld. Of
Vanderbilt; William Crenshaw, Of the
Atlanta Dental College, T. p. Hindman.
w. III. Martin, TIC. West, w. e. Walker,
j. p. Broadstreet.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing papers were read: Three Cases Of
Abcess of Living Teeth" w. Z. Walker,
Pass Christian; Unframed Pulpless
Teeth and Method of Treatment" l. A.
Smith, Port Gibson; Fermentation OF
Carbo- ydrates," P. II. Wright, Sena-
tobia; "Some Remarks on Filings" 7.
c. West, Natchez.
The following officers were elected:
President, T. c. West, Natchez; vice.
president, Frank II. Smith, Water VAL
ley; secretary. L. II. Jefries, Natchez;
treasurer, c. c. Crowder, Kosciusko.
Jackson was selected as the next place
of meeting, and the first Wednesday
after the meeting of the dental board of
examiners as the time.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Florida Murderer Lynched.

William Rawles, colored, was found
guilty at Jacksonville by coroner's
jury of the murder of Mr.. Kaul, q
small shopkeeper. The prisoner was
guarded while awaiting the train for
Gainesville, where the regular trial
should have taken place. A mob soon
gathered, overpowered the guards and
lynched Rawles. The presumption is
that Rawles murdered Kaul for q
small amount of money that the latter
was carrying home after the days
business.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Ca pt. Kuhn Dead.

Capt. John T. Kuhn, vice-president
and general manager of the Rosedale &
Mississippi Central Valley railroad,
died at Rosedale last week. Capt. Kuhn
located at Rosedale twenty years ago, q
poor blacksmith, but by his energy he
soon accumulated an immense fortune
and opened up the Bogue Phalia coun-
try, one of the richest sections in Boli-
var County. His remains were carried
to his old homo place on Bogue Phalia
for interment, over the Rosedale &
Mississippi Central Valley railroad on
a special train, followed by large con-
course of people from Rosedale and
vicinity.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Federal Court ut Aberdeen.

The April term of the United States
Court of the Eastern division of the
Northern district Of Mississippi con-
vened at Aberdeen last week. The fol-
lowing cases were disposed of: James
Crump of Alcorn County, retailing.
pleaded guilty. sentence withheld; Geo.
Beland of Alcorn County, retailing,
pleaded guilty, sentence withheld; Gen.
eral Mecan Of Choctaw County, retailing.
plea of guilty; - Richey of Winston
County, charged with Illicit distilling,
jury and verdict of not guilty; Joe
Murf, colored, of Attala County, retail
ing. pleaded guilty, fined 500 and six
months imprisonment; Jerry Ashford.
colored, of Attala County, retailing,
fined 500 and six months imprison-
mont
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
A Small Woman

There appeared at Key West, Fla, i,
for the first time the other day a very
small woman. She is Miss Isabella
Pinder, of Spanish Wells, in the Ba-
hama islands. She is IS years old. S6
inches tall and weighs less than so
pounds. Her physical development is
perfect. She is on q visit to cousin
here, Gen" Abe Sawyer, who is 81
years old, Al inches tall and weighs IS
pounds.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

A resolution was adopted by the
Tennessee house to stop work on the
new penitentiary, and TO stop the pay
Of the architects and contractors.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Wiped Out by Fire.

Railways will be constructed in all
southern states this year.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
slew Him with : Skillet.

A few miles south Of Coldwater, Mary
Rouse and Tom Jones lived Tom had
been sick, and Mary was his nurse.
His appetite, like that of most invalids,
was capricious. He wanted . cup of cof-
fee, and 80 informed Mary. She vetoed
the coffee. Tom said he Was going to
have it II he had to get 1t himself. She
demonstrated, telling him that it would
be injurious, and that she would pre-
vent him from working himself this
harm, even though she had to use force.
He persisted, and Mary made her word
good BY striking Tom over the head
With skillet Tom 10 now . corpse and
Mary 10 now In jail at Senatobia.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

The store and postofhcs Of Mr.. h. e.
Berry, at Montersy, Rankin County, was
burglarized few nights sincs. Mr.
Berry heard noise and went out with
his shotgun when he saw ave men.
loaded with bundlss, iust leaving. He
emptied the contents Of his gun at them
and they dropped most Of their plunder.
The robbers are thought to have bcen
convicts from the State farm, ~ sack
dropped in the store bore the name Of
Sergeant Reed. II Is reported that the
sstrusty" convicts arc in the habit Of At
tending irolics in the neighboshood.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Coiored "whitecappers."

Jarvis Vance, q colord man living
about two miles west of Batesville,
while returning homo from church one
night last week, was met by four men,
supposed to be whitecaps, who proceeded
to whip him with thorn brlsh and
three-foot oak boards until he was glad
to promise that he would ''be more up
right and faithful in his moral conduct
among his fellows" 1t developed next
day that the vigilance ecommittee proved
to be four Of his neigh hbors-Jim Brooks,
Rily johnson, Frank Brooks, Jr., and
Graham johnson, all colored-well dis
guised by being whitened with -four.
playing the role of whitecap white men.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Her Neck Was Broken.

The people of Vanceburg, KY, are
wrought up over brutal murder COM
mitted in Lewis county recently. Mrs.
Mary Carnes. wife of John Carnes, died
of heart disease, it was alleged. and
was buried. subsequently the body
was exhumed by the coroner and an
inquest was held. 1t was found that
the woman's neck had been broken.
Carnes and his mother, Harriet Carnes,
aged 76 years, were arrested and
charged with murder. No one save
the two people arrested and two small
children were present when the woman
died.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

The handsome Phelps building at
Greenville. Miss, was totally destroyed
by fire a few nights ago, which ap-
parently originated in the working
room Of Mr.. J. C. Covert, photographer,
who occupies several Of the second
story rooms. Mrs. Inge occupied two
upstairs rooms as a millinery estab-
lishment, and lost everything, while
the other rooms on the second floor
were used as offices of Lakin & Yerger,
attorneys. They lost valuable libra
ry, their accounts, etc. The Southern
Express occupied one of the handsome
store rooms on the ground floor, and
Messrs. Torran & Nelms, dealers in
ladies fine goods, the other. The South
ern Express saved almost everything.
while much of the stock of Torran &
Nelms was saved.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Amite County Farmers in Line.

Amito county FARMERS In Line.
The farmers of Amite County held
convention last week and adopted few
timely and appropriate resolutions, as
follows:
"First-That it is the desire and i'm
acreage in Pike County will be reduced.
''Second-That it is the opinion of
this meeting that all planters should
plant more food crops.
THAT the lien law, in SO far as it per-
tains to farm lands, crops and stock, be
repealed"
The meeting also appointed a COM
mittee Of farmers to canvass the county
and secure signatures to . petition
for the repeal of the lien law.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Appointed Con,ul to y.m.ica.

Hon. James Y. Walton has been ap-
pointed vice-consul to Jamaica by Presi-
dent Cleveland. Judge Walton has been
chsncery clerk of Sunf1ower County for
fourteen years, and no man stands
higher in the esteem of the people than
he.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

Auditor Mccullough, Of the Great
Southern Telephone Company, doing
business in this State and Louisiana,
has given notice OF . reduction OF
rental on plantation telephones, to take
effect July 1st, Of S25. Other rcduc-
tions in rates are also promised in the
early future
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Wallace MoLaurin Gets Good JOB.

Hon. Wallace McLaurin. Of Jackson,
has been appointed one Of the board
Of commissioners to investigate the
mineral lands in the State of Montana.
at salary of $40 per day. The ap-
pointee is brother Of ex-senator Nc
Laurin. and was some years ago re-
ceiver Of public moneys At Jackson.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Ohio Colony In Georgia.

The Ohio colony which has located
at Slatham, small town few miles
from Athens, Ga, is rapidly growing.
Mr.. o. s. Hayes, an old g. A. r. man,
the chief mover of the project, says
that the town is to be controlled by ex-
Union soldiers, and that building for
a G. A. r. post will be erected soon. A
number of large orchards and vine
yards have been set out.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

Chambers is epidemic around Lexing-
ton. One gentleman, DR.. ]. r. Watson.
has lost seventeen horses and mules
and has number more sick. As soon
IS the symptoms become unmistakable
the animal is shot. The disease is
thought to have been brought to the
county in car load of Western horses
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

Railway Construction In the South.
The following railway construction
is contemplated in some of the south
ern states this year.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

Mr.. Jack Floweree. Of Wu<Ren County.
says he made 1000 bushole q enen last
year 1t cost % cents per bushel. = Il
worth from so TO 90 cents PER bushel
today. Who says it does not pey the
Mississippi farmer TO raise COR
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

Robert Smith,a young man of promi-
nence, committed suicide ut Glade
Springs, Ca, because the girl he had
courted for four years did not love him.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
Big shipment Of Cotton.

A Yazoo & Mississippi Valley freight
train pulled ont of Memphis, Tenn,
the other morning for New Orleans
with the largest shipment of cotton
that ever left Memphis. 1t consisted
of 1851 bales, all billed through to
Liverpool. The largest previous ship
ment was g, IT'S bales.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
New splnnlng ana Knittine YGIlL

A large spinning and knitting mill
will be erected near Weldon, N. c. 1t
win give employment to 200 or 500
hands Northern capital is interested.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09

The Washington Cd. CO. police the
other day received the following tele-
gram Richmond, Tex, regarding rare
chronological specimen who is at large:
All ofncers look out for and arrest ono Scotty
Ryan, an Irish negro; has Irish brogue very
perceptible; weight about l75 pounds; had on
small crush hat and brogan shoes; Is years old;
ginger-cake color. VIII pay for him IN any
Jail
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-09
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.

Meeting Of Cotton Growers Association.
The Mississippi Cotton Growers Pro-.
tective Association met at jackson last
week. The attendance was small, but
large enough 10 dispose Of the business
in hand. Ali delegates seemed 70 con-
cur in the opinion that the cotton
acreage will be reduced from 20 TO %
per cent w. w. Stone, president OF
the association, presided.
Mr.. Leblanc, OF Pike County, offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the reports made to
this convention by the delegates, and
letters read from farmers throughout
the State, indicate that there will this
year be . reduction of the acreage
planted in cotton within the State Of
Mississippi of from 20 to 25 per cent"
There were some interesting remarks
by Hon. c. E. Hooker, ex-member Of
Congress-, deploring the condition of
agriculture, and forcibly advocating the
encouragement OF cotton factories. The
following resolutions, offered by j. b.
Yellowly, of Madison County, were
adopted:
"Rosol we'd, first, That in the opinion
OF this convention, the recent advance
in the price of cotton is without good
cause and has been brought about by
manipulators of the market for q pur-
pose, that purpose being to check the
growing sentiment favoring a reduction
Of acreage to bo planted in cotton for
the coming crop and by encouraging
the prod of large crop, secure a
heavy surplus at the end Of the season
to weigh down the price.
"Second-That to insure the produc-
tion Of the staple articles of life. bread
and meat, the farmers of Mississippi
should increase their crop at least 33H
per cent.
''Third-That economy should be the
watch-word and self-denial the practice
of every farmer during the present year.
"Fourth-That no delusive phantom
Of hope based upon fictitious advances
in the value Of products, or upon the
idea that he may outwit his neighb Dor,
should lead any farmer to abandon the
we'll established principle that all farms
should be self-sustaining.
w. w. Stone, of Washington; c. e.
Hooker, of Kinds; Ira G. Holloway, of
DeSoto; Ira E. Davis, of Kinds; A.
Leblanc, of Pike, and J. b. Yellowly,
of Madison, were selected as delegates
tn the National Cotton Growers Pro-
tective Association to convene in New
Orleans in October next.