The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-03-21

There seems to be an aristocracy III
all things, animate and inanimase, ami
the human face is no exception to this
law of nature. Tho Creator made some
things for honor and some for dishonor.
He made some creatures to rank other
creatures; some people to rank other
people, and nobody has any right to
make fuss about it. The word aris-
tocracy comes from the Greek word
aristos, the best, and should not be con-
founded with plutocracy, the goldbugs,
who rank money above brains and vir-
tue. Gold and silver are useful metals
and have always been honored above
other metals. Moses tells us in the
first chapter of Genesis that the gold Of
that land was good. The Creator put
rome gold in paradise and it has ranked
all metals since. Iron and lead and
copper are far more useful, but gold
ranks them. just so do diamonds and
pearls rank marble and granite. In
vegetable nature we find that mahogany
and rosewood and ebony and the royal
palm rank the woods that are more use
full, such as the oak, tho hickory and
the ash. The orange and the apple rank
other fruits. The rose ranks the flow
ers and Marechal Mel ranks all the
roses. In animal life the horse stands
at the head OF the list. "He smelleth
the battle from afar and mocketh at
fear" Among the fowls of the air we
see the eagle towering in his pride. He
is of no account to mankind, and yet we
sing
"Great bird of the Wilderness lonely and proud,
With an eye never dimmed and a neck never
bowed"
And we stamp his image on our money
and claim him as the great American
eagle. Tho chief difference between
him and the buzzard is matter OF
taste--one likes live meat, the other
prefers that that is dead. But the eagle
is an aristocrat and the buzzard is
democrat. Coming, however, down We
find the hooking bird ranking the birds
of the air. He is charming singer
and, best Of all, he is game-he will
fight. 1 was Eliminating on this line,
because just at twilight / saw pair of
them attack a screech owl on the front
yard. and, after much-ado, they whipped
him and drove him away, and then one
OF them sang us an evening song. They
are building near tho house, and so are
the squirrels, and have seen the birds
drive the squirrels to their hiding
places. Game chickens rank the COM
mon barnyard fowl-neigh Dor Freeman
says they arc better to cat, and have q
finer flavor. He had said this so often |
that his wifo thought she would see II
killed while he was away |
and had it nicely cooked, and, as he was
enjoying it, she said: Now, do you
really believe that a game chicken is
any better than this one?" "Why, my
DEAR" said he, there is no comparison.
This chicken tastes like all the common
chickens, but it hasn't got the flavor nor
the delicate juices Of game chicken"
She told it on him, and he hasn't men
toned the subject since. Nevertheless
it is u fact that game fish are better than
the stupid submissive kinds. Trout
rank all the fish east of the Allie
ghanies-trout and Spanish mackerel
are the gamest fish down here, and they
are the best for the table. But / will
not write any more about fish, for fear
Of losing my reputation for truth and
veracity. ! only intended to illustrate
q fact which is, that courage is the best
mark of aristocracy in animal life. Cour-
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marks the best type Of manhood, not
only in war, but in peace. Calico and
Luther had it as strong as did Lee and
Jackson. 1t is force Of character and
will-power that marks the true aristo-
crat. Webster and Clay and Calhoun
were typical aristocrats. They had
convictions, and dared to maintain them
regardless of personal peril. We have,
no dou bit, few statesmen now Of equal
brain power, but they are lacking in
moral courage--tbey deem it safer to
follow the people than to lead them.
There is not statesman in the nation
who stands up pre-eminent for his polit-
ical wisdom, his moral courage, his I'M
selflshness and his patriotism. There
is no Moses to lead us out of the wilder
ness--party is bigger thing than coun-
try. IF it we're not so, congress would
agree on a commission from both parties
to frame q tariff bill and silver bill
that would give the nation peace, and
take these great national questions out
of partisan politics. AS it is now, one
party says to the other, we will oppose
anything you advocate. The rejecting,
conservative people everywhere are not
only tired, but despairing. They would
welcome the disruption OF the old par
ties. II never expect to vote again" is
common remark.
But there's life in the old land yet.
The South is getting along very we'll,
considering the panic. The people have
got used to hard times, and are adapting
| themselves to a continuation Of the gem
ersl depression. The South is blessed
land. have, before me letter from a
man in northern Ohio, who says: ''Tell
your people who are discouraged over