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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-08
Reply to " Grape Shot"

Mr.. EDITOR:
In looking over the TIMES of the ed
inst, find an article addressed to the
Irrespective Candidates for the Legis-
lature of Madison County" and bear
ing the name of "Grape Shot," setting
forth detailed list of proposed legis-
lation, and charging them in substance
with the undue selfishness of believing
the people of the county to be utterly
ignorant of their wants. and, as l am
candidate for the office of Represen-
tative OF this county, l deem it duty
owe to myself and the people, to
make the following reply. l am a
Democrat and subscri be to the princi-
plies of democracy, retrenchmtnt and re-
form. 1t is true that the Eagle taxa
ton is graphing with the people for
their possessions, however small: irhe
wrestle has been going on for some
time. The tax payer is growing weak
er. while the adversary is gradually
increasing in strength. 1t is true that
under these conditions, il requires no
prophet to forecast the conclusion, and
as citizens it is our duty to assist the
almost con flscated taxpayer and re-
strain the monster eagle. and to with
hold assistance, is an assent to an un-
conditional surrender to the enemy.
Your proposed reduction in salary.
purqnisites and annuities may be good,
yet | think the cause lies deeper than
this. A law to regulate the sale of
real estate under mortgage to two
thirds of its assessed value in my opin-
ion. opens up room for injustice pos
sibly greater by increase of assessment
than at present conditions. think
that the proposed clause would per-
haps apply more perfectly to personal
property. "A law for the relief of ply
sicians." am not in favor of class
legislation yet this is clause l think
merits attention, by which the ply
sicians can be secured for u small sum,
say $40 or SIS, thereby vouchsafe to
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-08
A special to the Clarion edper fro,,

A special to the Clarion Ledger from
Brandon says: The contract for blapl
books, records, stationary, ETC., was l.t
out to the lowest bidder today, (MarclI
4th). The bidders were Marshall al
Bruce, Courier Journal, Clark & Courts
and the Clarion-Ledger. The conj
tract was awarded to the Clarion
Ledger. This is as it should be, and
we congratulate our esteemed contem1
porary upon its successful confess
with these foreign invaders who bavsl
the cheek and impudence to come into|
a territory amply equipped to do al]
such work at home, and at pri,es|
equally as low as thse concerns pro|
pose. The ITEMS is on record rs a
friend and champion of home indus
tries, on all the lines, and has taken
occasion to protest in no uncertain
sound against the Supervisors of the|
different counties of the state piyino|
out work to foreign establishment
some of whom have already been iu.I
dicted under the law of the state for|
com bining to defeat fair and honor.
able competition for work that the|
law, properly construed, means should
be given out to home offices, everv.|
thing else being equal. That improp.
err influences have too often been used
to control the county printing. goes
without saying, and we are not pre-.
pared to dispute that such Influences
have been attempted to control the|
public printing right here in Madison
county. Now that there can be mol
further question o. the ability of Mis-
sissippi offices to do equal work att
equal prices, we hope to hear mol
further complaint of the peoples
money being sent abroad for work
that can be done just as we'll at home,
and at prices as low.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-08
Give q Reason.

The paper or polltlclan VINO advo
Gates any policy and cannot give 9
valid reason for it, and demonstrate
its utility to the masses of the people,
is not only fallacious but pernicious
teacher that will in the end bring
trouble upon their adherents. We
would like for any one who advocates
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer to give the detailed benefits 1t
would confer on a southern, eastern,
or northern farmer. The silver mines
are situated in the Northwest, and the
mine owner pays his labor to dig the
ore for him just as we pay our labor to
raise cotton. The bullion owner. not
the laborer, carries it to the govern
ment, and gets from it its paper GER
tificate to pay him dollar of its best
money for it, when its market value is
only half what the certificate calls
for. Now suppose the government
would take our cotton, and for every
10 pounds, worth so cents, give us a
certificate worth dollar; the princi-
pie would be the same. The mine
owners certificate goes to him in the
Northwest and is spent there. not q
dollar comes south, north, or east
The government holds the bullion, aud
the mine owner or some other fellow
who happens to get the certificate goes
to the government and demands gold
for it which the treasurer cannot re-
fuse to pay or discriminate against
silver. The government has to bor-
row gold on bonds to meet its obliga-
tons and pay interest. For which
and interest, it has to taxIthe
people by tariff and internal revenues,
the bulk Of which farmers have to
pay, yet they have not derived one
cent benefit. For our part, if the gov
eminent is to be bankrupted, wild and
ruinous as the populite ideas of fnan-
.es is, we would prefer it to the silver
svil, because then the poor southern
farmer would. for time at least, rev.
81 in abundance of cheap money for
which every poor fellow seems to be
onging; If the government is to
Hood the country with money held mp
BY it's fat only for time. as it will
fail to do so, let us have
lat money in all its purity, and let
he farmer shove in his crops and at
east have an equal chance with the
Western silver mine owner as long as
The thing can last. 1t is strange that
people of sense can be found to say
his country has demonetized silver,
when today the millions of silver dol
ars, constituting more than half of
our circulating money, is as current as
gold. 1t is also strange that the only
hing the advocates of this free silver
dea can or does do, is to call sound
money men gold bugs" instead of
irving the reasons why free silver will
benefit the farmer. We say that there
S plenty of money in the world to buy
Ill farm products in all countries, and
bay for them at profitable prices TO the
producers, but that it has found it's
way into the wrong hands, and that
40 matter how much more money is
made it will go the same way, under
conditions. and that the peo-
pie, the farmers especially, are to
blame for it, and that no financial leg.
station will ever relieve them. They
must relieve themselves, and that too
IN the farm.
The Trup Reason
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-08


than It needs at remunorative price
] to the producers Of either. The farm
ers ignorance OF those well founded
business principles of worldwide &C
ception, that all avocations should be
made self-sustaining before profits
could be realized, and his shiftlessness
which has kept him in debt, and his
contempt for agricultural literature
and writers has made him "hewer of
wood and q drawer of water" to the
weather., better educated, and un-
scrupulous classes, who have watched
and schemed to get his earning, until
they have pauperized him, and SO en-
trenched themselves that there is no
law or power to reach them. The
only way to circumvent them is for the
farmer to resolve to work almost on
starvation until he gets self-sustain-
ing. Let the money of others alone,
keep out of debt. Let the money lie
idle, create surplus of products
which they can hold and not be forced
to sell in order to live, and that money
which has been unjustly wrung from
him will soon forsake its strong boxes
and again flow back to where it orig
inally started from, the farmer. Don't
listen to the politician or believe what
you read in papers about free silver,
fat money, or any other financial pol
icy or legislation helping you, for it
will never do it. They are only fool
ing you, either from ignorance or for
selfish purposes. You farmers are all
bare of clothing today, both black and
white and would buy twice as much as
you do, If you were able, both of
and food. You are not able
because you are in debt and owe all
you make, and have no money to bay
with at the end of the year. You are
in debt because you are extravagant
and buy too much on credit, which
keeps you in debt, and because you
will not raise enough at home, and
spend little enough and pay cash for
it to keep out of debt. All OF you who
are sensible and honest know that
this is the whole truth and nothing
but the TRUTH and if you are wise and
want really to become independent
and happy, you will heed what we
say and not be beguiled by sweet
talk and delusive ideas into a
Of your present condition
but resolve to cut loose from false
and old ways and start on
the right foot end keep on it until you
attain independence. Read more.
think more, work more. and be more
systematic, more saying, more willing
to profit by others experience, more
liberal minded, more willing to admit
errors, less egotistic, less envious, and
Jealous of your neighbor, love your
business and above all be honest and
all will be we'll.
ITO catch dame Fortunes golden smile,
Assiduous wait upon herr;
And gather gear by ev'ry vile
That's justified by honour;
Not for TO hide 1t in q hedge,
Not for train-attendant:
But for the glorious privilege
OF being independent
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-08

Hyou are feeling
| out Of sorts, weak ,
and generally e.
hausted, nervous, /,
have no appetite !
and can't work, I
begin at once tax =!
| ing the most relia. I
Isle strengthening ,
| n,edicine,whichis(
Browns Iron Bit !
tiers. 4 few bot I
tiles cure-beneht !
cores from the I
very first dose-d !
ssos't stais Jesr I
k1efI, and i!'s]
pleasant TO take. I
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-08
transportation.

The Illinois Central Railroad runs
almost directly through the center of
the county in northly and southerly
direction, and branch of the same
road, Yazoo & Mississippi Valley, runs
through the western part. Pearl river
along the eastern border is navigated
by a small craft In winter from north
ward in Leake, an adjoining county,
as far south as Jackson, the capital of
the State.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-08

Range from the deep, rich, alluvial.
along the swamp sand creeks to the
yellow and red subsoils in the southern
and central portion, over-topped by hui
mus, and occasional spots of white or
saline alkaline with no clay founda-
tion. The northeastern portion in the
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-08

This is OF the very best order, unsur-
passed in any town or rural district in
any country. Our white population
are educated and refined. There are
no social distinctions, other than per-
sonal characteristics and conduct
makes. We have a large black popu-
lation, lbut of IA good class. Free schools,
are open to both races alike, but under
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-30
AN onnrNANcE

RY ADDING THERETO A NV SEC
TI0N TO BE ENTITLED SECTION 3D.
sscTIoN1. Be It established and ordained
by the Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen OF
the City of Annapolis, That article seventeen
of the City Code, title Licenses" he and the
same is hereby amended by adding the follow
ing section thereto to be known as section ~:
No person. persons or body politic shall sci
up or maintain a Merry GO Hound. or Flying.
Horsc in the City or Annapolis, without frst
obtaining from the clerk OF che city, license
TO be paid for at the rate of one dollar day,
aud twenty-five cents for the use of the clerk,
provided, however. that any person, persons
or body corporate may take out license foE
the same at the rate of twenty-five dollars =
year, and seventy-five cents for the use OF
the clerk. And there shall be no ratable al
lowance on this license.
Sno. g. And be It enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That this ordinance shall take effect
from the day of its passage.
Approved June 18th, 1895.
JOHN III. THOMAS, Mayor.
Test :-THOs. HIMELHABLR, Clerk.
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TO-. Iaala.r1a, -l,s I'M,
bic, or Il'dtg5eaS I'D
agoTW's iEoS
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-30
PROPOSALS FOR THE ANNUAL
SIFDpTX 0E RTTET FOR TIL

DROPOSALS FOR THE ANIMAL
u. ;. NAVY.-July ]. lS95.-Sealed
proposals. endorsed proposals for
fuel for the ~. S. Navy, to be opened
July 80, 1857 will be received at the
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Ma
Wy Department, Washington, ID. C.,
until IL o'clock noon, July 80, 1895, and
publicly opened Immediately thereafter,
TO furnish the annual supply of coal,
coke, wood, and charcoal at the Navy
Yards Portsmouth, n. H.; Boston,
Mass. New York; League Island, Pa. !;
Washington, ID. c.; Norfolk, Va; PEN
sacola, Fla. Mare Island, Cal; the Ma
val Stations: Newport, II. l.; New
London, Conn: Port Royal, 5. O.; Pu-
get Sound, Washington, and the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md; the annual
supply Of coal at the Naval Hospitals,
Dispensaries, &C.; Widows Island, Me. /;
Portsmouth. N. H.. Chelsea, Mass. /;
Brooklyn. N. Y; Philadelphia, Pa. ;
League Island, Pa; Washington, ID. c.;
Norfolk, Va. Pensacola, Fla, and
Mare Island, Cal; also quantity of
crude oil for burning for the Navy
Yard, Mare Island, Cal Blank forms
of proposals will be furnished upon APP
plication to the Bureau, to the Com
mandaEts of the different Navy Yards,
or to the Navy Pay Offices. The fuel
must in all cases conform to the Navy
standard and pass the usual naval in
spection. Tie bids, all other things be-
ing equal, decided by lot. The Depart
ment reserves the right to waive defects
or to reject any or all bids not deemed
advantageous to the Government. -
EDWIN STEWART, PdymasteT Gem
erdl u. S. N. 784t
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SPECIAL

80 Fine ladies Hundred Walstsin most
50 desirable shades. full sleeves, four-plv
so collar and cuffs, worth 15cts., for so
so cents each.
8 Good quality Buttermilk Soap 8
8 cakes to a box, worth 25cts-, our
special price, cents per box.
8 dozen of elegant writing paper,
dozen of same quality envelopes in q
s handsome box, for only cents.
Is Boys Waist made of good calico,
Is worth 25cts., for Is cents.
AZ Good size Cotton Towels with red
Al or blue borders, Al cents.
% Mems Blue Overalls any size you
25 ial, % cents pair.
80 Boys Knee Pants made Of blue
80 flannel, worth 60cts., for SO cents;
80 sizes to IA Years.
12i 25 doz. washable Boys Pants, from
12f TO IL years, for only 12Acts. palr.
25 Nickelplated Waving Irons, five
% prongs, made by the N. Y. w. Co..
25 worth Scots, for % cents.
S Best corset Steels, 5 hooks and
clasp protector, worth l0cts., for
8 cents a pair.
144 Having too many on hand, good
14t quality pure silk black Mitts, never
147 before sold for less than 29cts., we
l44 are closing them out at special
l44 price, l4i cents per pair.
/ 800 Japanese Fans with straight
1 handles. silver and pilded edge fin.
ish, all you want for cent each.
8 The recent advance in muslin did
not get the best of us. for we have
bought cases of it before it went up,
8 and will sell you Lawnsdale ] yard
8 wide Bleached Muslin, worth lOets.,
8 for only Scents yard.
10 Gents Linen Collars, any style
10 you may wish, worth IL and Is cents,
10 for only 10 cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-30

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs rs the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stoma zach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, It's
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. NEW Y0Rk, ~
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OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT

s Pure linen table Napkins with
fringe and fancy borders, bets. each.
80 Red linen table Cover 2yds. long,
S9 warranted fast colors, for SO cents.
90 One outing set consisting of 4
20 studs, pair link buttons to match,
20 worth 25cts., ] silver-plated bucket,
20 worth 1scts., 4yd. silk betting and
30 one belt pin, the entire lot for 29cts'
12l Ready-made Bingham Aprons,
12i for % cents.
5 A beautiful line of imported Stick
Pins, representing the very latest de.
signs in silver and gilded, with and
without sets, warranted not to tarn-
ish, only scents.
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rnr Nnw ILLuMrNArINe Gas.
For Surveyor.
LOUIS GREEN

When Mr.. L. l.. Wilson tried to get
lime from chalk and charcoal by fusing
them together in an electric furnace aud
was so disappointed at his non-success
that he threw the resulting compound,
dark, dingy, metallic looking mass,
seething hot into pail Of cold water,
he was surprised moment later to per
ceive the water bubbling violently aud
the gas that smelled like garlic escaping
in large quantities. He knew the gas by
its smell. 1t was acetylene, which, be-
fore he threw the hot chunk OF mixed
chalk and charcoal into the water, had
been obtained by chemists in small
quantity and at considerable expense.
An illumination like great light
dawned upon Mr.. Wilson. He knew
that acetylene was acompound that had
the least hydrogen and the most carbon
of any Of the gases formed by the union
of those two chemicals. Its illuminat-
ing power was to ordinary gas almost as
an electric light is to ordinary gas. He
found that he could make acetylene
from lime and charcoal at an expense
cents a thousand feet. The good.
kind gas companies would therefore be
able to furnish it to the public at, say, 80
cents thousand cubic feet.
1t can be manufactured easily in
country homes and farmhouses, so that
everybody may enjoy it's beautiful
beams. The only drawback apparently
is that it explodes by concussion and
cannot therefore be convened from one
place to another in steel tanks, as was
at first hoped.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-30

THE iron trade is the real index to
tho prosperity Of all trades. When in
the market aud products are rising in
the market and their sale Is brisk, other
products are brisk, too, and prosperity
smiles. The advance in the iron market
began the middle Of last May. and it
has gone forward cheerfully ever since.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-30
SPECIALS.

rs What is left of our large stock IN
rs Bows Duck Suits. Sl.00, Sl.2o ana
rs $50; your choice for s5cts. per SUIT.
So Extra sire white bed Spreads, beau
SO tifuny designed, worth Sl.o5, Tor sSc'
go White Duck Trousers for Gentle
SO men, worth Sl.25, for 90 cents.
10 A handsome quality of Silk in
10 pretty yellow, magenta and violet
10 shades, worth 75cts., for 10 cents.
ia Felt Window Shades mounted on
ia surinp rollers in different shades, 2
Ia for IS cents and fixtures free.
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Annapolis Bicycle Agency
Arundel Building.
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the
~ subscribers. of Anne Arundel County,
have obtained from the Orphans Court of
Anne Arundel County, In Maryland, lette Is
testamentary on the personal estate Of
ELIZABETH b. RANDALL. late OF Anne
Arundel County. deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased, are here.
by warned to exhibit the same, with the
before the
1ST DAT or FEBRUARY. 1896.
They may otherwise By. law. be excluded
from all benefits of the said estate. All per
sons indebted 70 said estate are requested to
make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this ezth day of July,
1885,
]. WRIT RANDALL.
BLANCHARD RANDALL.
-Ts4 Executors.
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BESIDES her exposition and her mil
lions of watermelons Georgia has this
year the greatest peach crop in her his
tory. Last year the crop, owing to May
frosts, was only per cent Of the aver
age. This year it is 2O5 per cent. 1t
will be surprise to many 10 find that
the next largest peach crop in proper
tion to area is raised in Connecticut,
the popular belief among people who dc
not live there being that Connecticut
can produce no peaches at ALL But be-
sides producing within her borders more
people who live to be very old than are
born and bred in any other state in the
Union; besides, also, growing some of
the finest tobacco that ever did grow,
Connecticut has. in addition, good
sized peach crop almost every year.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-30

1T speaks well for the German army
that of the 25O, 900 recruits who Joined
the colors in 1894 there We're only 6l7
who could not read nor write. Accord
ing to the official reports issued ut Paris,
no less than $4,000 were ignorant OF
these elements of education among the
$4,000 conscripts who joined the French
army during the same period.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-30

The Democratic State convention
will Inject tomorrow at noon IN the
Academy of Music, Baltimore, to
nominate candidate for Governor,
Comptroller and Attorney General.
The most prominent candidates before
the convention are Thomas G. Hayes, the
champion OF reassessmeat, State
Treasurer Spencer q. Jones. Others
mentioned in connection as possibilities,
are John Il. Hurst, Judge VIM. Fisher,
Judge John NJ. Robinson of the Court
of Appeals and Ex-Gov. Pinkney
Whyte. So complexities the political
situation, it is difficult to tell just who
will be the man. If the convention is
organized upon reassessment plat
form and that is to be made the issue of
the campaigne, then Thomas G. Hayes
will undoubtedly be the candidate.
While Senator German and his friends
will undoubtedly have control of the
convention, it is not likely they will
oppose the trend of the party through
out the State, and that man will be
nominated for Governor that can unite
all elements of the Democratic party,
and such candidate as will lead the
party to victory in November next
Comptroller Smith has made such a
popular and efficient States officer, that
he has no opposition aud his nomina
tion and election is a foregone con-
clusion. For Attorney General,
Ferdinand Williams, prominent law
yer of Western Maryland, has been
mentioned. Whatever is done We trust
will be done in moderation and for the
best interest and success of the Demo-
cratic party.
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AZ ORDINANCE

TO AMEND ARTICLE SEVENTEEN OF
THE CITY CODE, TITLE "LICENSES,' y
BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SEC
TIoN TO BE ENTITLED SECCTlON "A.
SECTION /. Belt enacted and ordained by
the Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen of the
City OF Annapolis, That Article seventeen of
the City Code, title Licenses" be and the
same is hereby amended by adding thereto
the following section 10 be known as section24
No person. persons, or body corporate shall
for the sale of fish of their ewn catch without
first obtaining from the clerk of the city a IL
cense to be paid for at the rate of ten dollars
year; and all ordinances or parts OF ordinances
inconsistent with this ordinance, ARE hereby
repealed.
SEC. 2. BE IL enacted and ordained by the
authority aforesaid. That this ordinance shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved June 10th. 1895.
JOHN II. THOMAS, Mayor.
THOs. HIMELHABEA, Clerk