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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
Our Public schools,

Mississippi furnishes the various
counties enough money to run their
free schools four months in each year.
The constitu ton makes this obligatory.
A sum aggregating 1928, 500, including
the poll taxes, is required to do this.
Some counties, however, want longer
term than this, and have voted special
tax to secure it. At the recent election
Clarke county voted al mills for school
purposes. This must be in addition to
the amount received from the State, as
the law distinctly says no, county shall
appropriate money to run the schools
the four months provided for by tho
constitution. This extra sum will give
Clarke county free schools for six or
eight months in the year. At the re-
cent meeting of the school board OF
Kinds county q recommendation was
made that the board of supervisors APP
propriate mills for school purposes
Other counties are also considering an
extra levy for free schools. Population
and taxable property considered, it has
been shown that Mississippi spends
more money on schools than any State
in the Union, and yet some people argue
this is not a progressive State.-T. M.
Henry in Commercial Appeal.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
Shot His Tenant.

At Eureka Springs, eight miles east
Woods, farmer, shot Mr.. Kale Nicho.
las his (white) tenant. The men had
had hard feelings and hot words about
some plantation matters often during
the year. One evening last week about
sunset the men met on neighboring
road, no one else being present. After
some hot words Woods shot Nicholas in
the shoulder with pistol and then
rode to neighbours house nearby and
said he had shot Nicholas down on the
road, and then rode away. He sent
word to the sheriff that he would sur
render in due time. The wounded man
is not dangerously hurt.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
Confederate Reunion.

The annual reunion of Camp 694, Con-
federate Veterans, at Stafford Mineral
Springs last week was a grand success.
About 1000 people werc in attendance.
Col. J. 4, Mcintosh of Meridian deliv-
cred an able historical address. The
following officers were reelected to
serve the ensuing two years: M. Hand
ley, commander; Q. C, Heidelberg, first
lieutenant commander; G. E. Ellis. sec
ond lieutenant commander; E. A.
White, adiutant; ID. A. Lightsey, quar-
termaster; Rev. NJ. G. Turner. chaplain.
The next reunion will be held at Stat
ford Springs the last Wednesday in
August, 1897.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

HONOLULU advices say that Minister
Willis has resumed his duties. 1t is
rumored that his recent visit to the
United States was for the purpose of
comforting with President Cleveland
on an annexation policy. As result
of the conference it is said that Mr..
Willis is empowered to enter the nego-
tiations for either annexation, mon
archical form of government, with
can protectorate, the choice of either
form Of government to be left to vote
of the people.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
Institute at CoffeevilIe.

Coffeeville, Aug. 2S.-The Yalnbusha
County Teachers Institute that has
been in session for the past week closed
its exercises today with public meet
ing, devoted to the advancement of the
cause Of education. The attendance of
teachers at the lectures given during
the week has been better than any pre-
vious year. The course of instruction
prepared by Hon. A. A. Kincannon,
State superintendent Of education, for
the institutes, is practical and pro-
gressive, and meets perfectly all re-
quirements. The practical instruction
of the teachers of the State throughout
the vacation months has become part
OF the public school system of Missis-
sippi. and is resulting in raising the
standard among the teachers. Every
county in the State is covered by the
work, in charge of experienced teach
ers appointed by the State superintend-
ent. The institute here has been under
the management of Prof Alternately of
Houston, Miss, and Prof. Turner of
Charleston, Miss, and both have been
earnest and jealous in their efforts to
make the meeting a success. w. T.
Wynn, county superintendent OF educa-
ton, has been" congratulated on all
sides on the advancement made and the
active interest taken by the teachers OF
the county in their annual meeting.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
Defeated Both Propositions.

The board of election commissioners
of Yalobusha county met last week for
the purpose of canvassing the returns
of the special election held recently on
the redistricting and stock law ques-
tions. They declared the official vote
to be 553 against redistricting and 531
in its favor; 100 against the stock law
and 1O2 for it. Both propositions are
overwhelmingly defeated, as itrequires
q two-thirds majority to carry either.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
Mississippi Crops.

Vicksburg, Aug. 26.--The week ended
August "a produced no material change
in the staple crops of the State. Local
showers were beneficial to minor crops
and fall gardens, but no improvement
is noted in cotton and corn. Cotton is
being picked early and late on account
of the extreme heat at MONDAY, and the
bulk of the crop will be picked during
the next month. In most sections the
plant has thrown off all but matured
hollis. and it is now too late for new
growth
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

A CHINESE laundryman in New York
has taken to the bike, using it in his
business rounds of the city. He rides,
1t is said, as naturally as would an
American. His ordinary clothing forms
an admirable bicycle suit. The bloom
er is not loosen, cooler or more grace
full than the Chinaman's unmentiona-
bles, and until the man who is attract
ed by John looks closely he does not
realize that the wheel is occupied by a
son of the Flowery Kingdom instead
of by bloomered woman
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Terrible Ira xedy in sunfiower County.

Terrible Ira gedy i'm Sunfiower County.
Greenville, Aug. 2s-News reaches
here today from Indianola of terrible
tragedy which occurred in Sunf1ower
county, about thirty miles east of Green
vile, about 9 o'clock last night. Dick
Montgomery, a desperate negro and
fugitive from justice, was located near
WOODBURY. by Thad Paris, deputy sher-
iff, and yesterday afternoon, taking
with him another deputy sheriff, Mr..
Cox, Paris started out to capture the
criminal. The two deputies employed
negro named Tom Moore to aid them
as q spy. The negro reported Mont
gomery to be near Saints Rest, at ne
gro festival, and said that he was un-
armed.
So the deputies went in pursuit, and
just as they were approaching the place
whore the negro was expected to be
found, heavy load of shot was fired
from shotgun by the hunted negro,
who was in ambush, and Thad Paris
Paris fell dead in his tracks, the entire
load entering his right side. The me-
gro tried to shoot Deputy Cox, but in
the bright moonlight Cox took good
aim and shot the negroin the head with
a Winchester rife, killing him instant
ly. Paris was reared in Lafayette
county, was we'll known in Mississippi,
and had many friends. He was abso-
lutely fearless. He was So years of age,
and leaves mother and sister residing
at Taylor, where the remains will be
taken for interment.
Sunfower county is considerably ex-
cited over the matter and many believe
that the negro Tom Moore employed by
Deputies Paris and Cox was untrue and
led them into the death-trap.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
Appointing Election Commissioners.

The State board of election commits.
sioners is engaged appointing the COM
missioners for the various counties. 1t
will be several days before all the ap-
pointments are made, and until the list
is completed no results will be an
nounced. In several counties of the
State, especially in those having two
factions in the Democratic party, there
Is sharp contest over the selection.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

ONE of the unique institutions of
San Francisco is hostelry for dogs.
1t is centrally located, accessible to all
street car lines, within few minutes
walk Of the leading banks and COM
mercial houses, and only a few blocks
from the principal theaters. Terms
are moderate, the cuisine as good as
that Of any similar institution in the
land, and the service unsurpassed.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
Deaf and Dumb Institute.

Superintendent Dobyns, of the Deaf
and Dumb Institute, makes the follow
ing announcements:
1.-THE next session OF this school opens
Wednesday, October Z. There are a
great many deaf persons in Mississippi
who are entitled to the privileges the
legislature has so literally provided
and who are not taking advantage OF
them. The reason of this, generally,
is that they do not understand that
their children can be educated free,
practically. There is no man in the
State who is so poor but his children
can be educated here and given the
knowledge of useful arade.
will you please call the attention of
your readers to these facts, either by
publishing this letter or some reference
to it, and urge those who have deaf
children to communicate with me? We
will admit any uneducated deaf person,
of good moral character, sound in body
and mind, who is not too old 20 learn
and who is not too young.
II will be glad if you will call the
special attention of the teachers Of pub
lie schools to this institu ton, and ask
up the uneducated deaf in their differ
ent com munities and send me the names
and addresses of their parents.
"We have two institutions, about one
and half miles apart, for white and
colored."
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

RECENTLY there died, in Portland,
Me-, Prof. r. Nicholas Crouch, the
writer of that most beautiful ballad,
Kathleen Mavourneen. Burdened with
the weight of So years, he died in
perjury, not one of all the thousands
he has helped to delight knowing or
caring enough of his whereabouts to
aid in making his last days pleasant.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

The largest permanent store OF
coined money in the world is the inn
perial war treasury of Germany. 1t is
a portion saved for emergencies from
the e2O0, 900, 900 paid by France after
the Franco Prussian war and locked
up in the julius tower of the fortress
of Spandau. There are about $50, OO0,-
600 there.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
no canrass che We.t.

Hon. C. E. Hooker of jackson has
made an engagement with Chairman
Jones of the national committed to
make several speeches in the West dur
ing the present campaign. Col. Hooker
is splendidly posted on all the public
questions and isa finished speaker.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
ehancery Court at Aberdeen.

The fall term of chancery court con-
vened at Aberdeen last week, Judge
Baxter Mcfarland presiding. The
docket is quite large, and will no doubt
consume the entire term Of two weeks.
Judge Mcfarland, in his usual graceful,
polite and dignified manner, expedites
business rapidly, and no district in the
State can boast Of better chancellor.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

THE London Times devotes column
to an exhaustive review of the ques-
tion--"When does the twentieth CEN
fury begin?" 1t is safe to say that
whenever it does begin the Times will
be day late in making an announce
ment of the fact.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

WHATEVER be the outcome of the
many aerial navigation inventions, it
is certain that for considera BILE time
Mt least it is only the man with large
bank account who can successfully
play the part of the high.fyer.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

SHE-"Do you believe in long engage
ments?" He-"WellI think an engagement
should be long enough 10 tesla mans con
stancy and to give the girl lime to learn tt
cook. "-Brooklyn Life.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

Ar the Swiss capital the medical So
ciety has inaugurated plan for the
suppression of press notices of suicides,
as it has been observed that an cpl
demic of suicides often occurs after the
printed account of one such act.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

IT has been often remarked that the
bicycle will prove more potent agent
in bringing about rational costumes
than dress reformers. In London,
where conservatism is popularity sup
posed to flourish. the bicycle suit is
gradually being adopted for rainy day
wear
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

There is point beyond which medication
cannot 20. Before It is too late to mend,
persons of rheumatic tendency, inherited
or acquired, should use that benignant de-
tense against the further, progress OF the
transformations malady-r rheumatism. The
name Of this proven rescuer is Hostetter's
stomach Bitters, which, it should also be
recollected, cures dyspepsia, liver COM
plant, fever and ague, debility and nervous
ness.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

If people love you, be happy; don't de
mand the impossible by asking that the
same people love you longer than q week.
AtchisOn Globe
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

Shelf fear your love is
growing cold" He-"Not bit. 1t only
seems cold in contrast with this weather."
INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
Grand Jury Report.

The Kinds county grand jury ad-
journed last week after being in session
eight days. The jury examined one
hundred and ffty-seven witnesses and
found twenty-six true bills.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

FRS stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Free 20 trial bottle
d treatise. DIR. KLINE. 933 Arch ST. Phila Pa
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
A short session.

The chancery court Of Pamela county,
with Judge b T. Kimbrough presiding,
after short session and little business,
adjourned last week.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

1T is no particular creditato Adam that
he never chewed tobacco. There was no
other man for him to beg ''chaw" off,
Texas Sitter.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
pcath or cea James 5. FInley.

Gen. James S. Finley, district attor-
ney, died at Tupelo las. week and was
buried with Masonic honors.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

On THE RooF. -Jawkins-- "Why do you
applaud that rota' Hogg-"Hang it, if you
would do the same it would help you not to
hear it. n--Truth
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

CUsToMER-'I would like to have mic
gown to wear around the house" Sale.
man-"Size of the house, pleases'- Phils
delphia Record.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

A COOP REASON Moike going
't'th' funeral?" Bridget-"I ndate he isn't"
Nora-"An' phoya" Bridget-"Shure he
wuz at tn wake lasht noight. Truth.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

HE-"Let's kiss and make up" She
eff you kissed me, I'd have to make up all
over again, sure enough."-N. Y. Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

IT must be pleasant to be dogs nose in
summer.-Atchison Globe.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

ToM-sI don't know whether she sings or
not" Jack-"She doesn't. heard herr
Puck,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

"DoEs your husband spend much at the
races?" ono. George doesn't draw a very
large salary" -Town Topics
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

I USE Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice: DIR. G; w. PAT
TERsoN, Inkster, Mich, Nov. 5, 1894.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04

IT is more pleasant to kiss a miss than to
miss a kiss Philadelphia Record.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-04
EDUCATIONAL.

TESSAMINE INSTITUTE, NICH0LAsyILLE, XII. -.
blue school for girls. ARs. Principal
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-18
Bynum Says a Ticket Will
Undoubtedly be Placed
in the Race.
MEETING OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. Bryan's Itinerary Will not
be Made Public Until
Completed.
THE KELLEY LEAcuERs

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August 49,
Chairman Bynum and Secretary Will
son, of the national democratic execu-
tive committee, arrived from Chicago,
this morning. Mr.. Bynum says he has
learned that New York will send full
delegation of seventy-two members and
large number of visitors. Maryland
will reconsider the action taken against
the nomination Of q third ticket and
will probably be well represented. A
telegram from Baltimore, this morn
ing, stated that w. Cabell Bruce,
Roger Gull, Joseph Packard, jr., Isa-
dore Rayner, Daniel Miller, Randolph
Barton, John NJ. Nelson, I. K.
Worthington, Conway Sans. Penn
broke Lee and Thomas Leigh
Bonsal will all support q third ticket
and are very desirous of its nomina-
ton. 1t is now certain that Maryland
will retrace the steps which some Of
the leaders took against the third tick
ct. John X. Cowan, big Maryland
democrat. will support Mckinley in
preference to third ticket, it Is said.
Bynum says it seems to be the belief in
some quarters that third ticket Will
not be placed in the field. He says
further that such supposItion is out of
the question, and that ticket will be
nominated just as sure as the conven-
tion meets. One of the greatest acqui-
sitions to the third ticket, the leaders
say, is ex. x.Governor JONES' of Alabama,
who is out fat-footed for sound money
and democratic sound-money ticket.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-18
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS.
Their State Convention In Progress at Dover.
To-day.

DOVER, Delaware, August 18.-The
state democratic convention to-day
will nominate candidates for governor
and congressman and three presiden-
tial electors. Owing to the bitter con-
fict between the Higgins and Addicks
factions Of the republicans, to-day's
NOMINATIONS are considered as almost
equivalent to an election. The prlnci-
pal candidates for governor are ex-
State Senator William T. Records, ex-
Speaker William Sirman and Peter j.
Ford of Wilmington. Governor Wat
son may be re. nominated II there is q
prospect of deadlock. Among the
rank and file Of the delegates and visit
ors here to-day the expression toward
the platform and nominations Of the
Chicago convention indicate general
hostility; but the leaders, from the
necessity OF preserving the party or.
ganization of the state, favor support
ing the nominations. The Indica-
tions this morning are that the conYen-
tion will nominate an electoral ticket,
but that any attempt 10 formally ia.
dorse the platform will precipitate q
contest that will result In bolt. It is
argued moreover, that by ignoring the
platform a sop will be thrown to the
gold-ssandard democrats who other.
wise might be In favor Of sending dele.
gates to the forthcoming .National
Democratic" convention.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-18
< Building Disaster.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, August 1S.-Last
night. while workmen were engaged
in tearing down the old Music Hall,
two floors gave way, precipitating all
the workmen into the debris below.
Ten were injured, several fatally.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, August 1S.-The
bodies of William Dean, vice-president
Of the Ph0nix manufacturing COM
pany, and Nicholas Roach, an en-
ploye, were recovered from the ruins
Of the Music Hsll block, about 12
o'clock last night. Both were dead
when found. Dean leaves q wife and
children. Roach leaves a daughter.
There are no more bodies in the ruins.
1t is expected that all the injured will re-
cover except John Thomson, whose
back Is broken.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-18
A Reply to Bryan.

NEW YORK, N. Y, August 18.-
Twice as many tickets as there are
seating accommodations have been
sought for the mass demonstration to.
night at Madison Square garden, when
Hon. Bourke Cochran is to deliver a
reply to the speech OF Candidate Bryan
in accepting the nomination. The
demonstration is under the auspices OF
the democratic honest money league
OF America. A large number OF
prominent democrats will occupy seats
upon the platform, and the main hall
has been reserved for organizations
which will march to the scene In a
body.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-18
COMMITTEES IN WASHINGTON.
Meetings Of Democratic and PopuIist Commit.
tees Being Held To-day.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 49,
The educative committee of the ma.
tional populist committee was called to
meet at noon to-day, but at that hour
only four OF the nine members were at
the Shoreham, Senator Marion Butler,
of North Carolina, chairman, having
this morning joined Messrs. Edgerton,
of Nebraska; Secretary Washburn, OF
Massachusetts, and Reed, OF Georgia,
Senator Butler reached Washington
from his North Carolina home this
morning, and had conference with
Senator Jones later in the day.
The conference of the new members
Of the new campaign committee Of the
democratic party. it IS announced this
morning, will be held this afternoon.
Among those present at headquarters,
in anticipation of the gathering, were
Senator Jones, chairman; Evan P.
Howell, of the. Atlanta Constitution,
who came as proxy for Clark Howell;
Committeeman johnson, of Kansas;
Representative Richardson, Of Tennes-
see; I. 0. Towles, ex-chIef clerk of
the house Of representatives, now sec-
retary of the bimetallic league; Com.
mitteeman Josephus Daniels, Of North
Carolina, and Senator Faulkner, chair
man of the congressional campaign
committee. Nothing developed up to
noon to indicate any change in the
program set for yesterday to the
effect that Clark Howell will be
in charge of the literary document
bureau in this city, in connection with
Messrs. Mclean and Smalley. Other
members of the committee will be
located at Chicago. The features Of
the campaign work to be chiefly dis
cussed at the conference, this after
noon, will have reference to the work
OF the Washington bureau.
To reporter for the United Associ-
ated Presses, Senator Butler said:
"Our meeting is largely informal, no
definite action being taken upon any
subject. No action was taken upon the
location of headquarters, although it
was discussed -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-18
CANDIDATE BRYAN.
The Itinerary Of His Campaign 10 Not Yet
Perfected.

UPPER RED HOOK, N Y, August Is
Candidate w. j. Bryan will set to
work composing his letter Of accept
ance without delay and will probably
largely perfect his plans for the
campaign while here. Last night
be wired the presldept OF the
Pennsylvania league Of democratic
clubs that he would appear at
the convention OF that organization on
August 26th, instead OF on the date
previously announced. An invitation
from Toledo was also received. He
will probably speak there on his way
home. Mr.. Bryan does not care to tell
his entire itinerary for the campaign
until 1t has been completed. All state
ments as to his route are unauthorized.
except that given ont by him, last
night, 10 which be indicated his inten-
tion to proceed westward without re-
turning 10 New York. reserving his
second appearance in the metropolis
until next month on his way to Maine.
MIR. Bryan to-day decided to emulate
the example OF Messrs. Cleveland and
HARRISON 10 the piscstosIal fsId.