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The Southern herald., 1898-02-25
THE Charter Of Incorporation OF
the Colored Farmers in Amite
County, StateOf Mississippi

Namely; Louis Dixon, President
Stephen Tobias, Yice-Preslden';
Vim. Ramsey, End yice-Presiden'i
GUY Sanford, Treasurer Dennis
Maxwell. Sec Alex. Cockerham'
Cbsp 2. 7. Ramsey, CORE
spending Sec. snd Geo, Mcknight
Marshal.
To all Of whom this may concern
Greeting: That We, the colored
farmers in Amite county, State Of
Mississippi, six miles south oi
Liberty, do hereby organize into a
society, known by the name Of
THE Farmers Home Enterprise,
for Is years. The purposes are:
to carry on a trade Of speculation
| in the county and among ourselves
with such articles as the State and
county will allow US to carry, and
the moneys, by which sueh is carrl-
ed on with, shall be collected oy
membership fees, which shall be
IS 90 (oI one shsre), aud dues, fines
and taxes, which taxes shall not
exceed 81 90. The initiation fee
shall be 81 90, and such candidate
shall not be entitled to his vote,
until he shall have paid his rights
to one share, or become full men,
her. Also, for the purpose OF car
ling for each other more morally,
religiously, and financially, and to
obey the callings of education IN a
more civilized mood for our we'll
being, and our future being as citi-
zens Of the State, in which we may
reside. To make it cOmpulsive on
each member, to obey the laws OF
1.-The land with more civility, and to
support them better, and such by
laws not to conflict with the com
mon laws Of the land. This corpo-
ration shall have power to elect its
officers, executive board, and com
mi,tees to transact such business as
it sees proper; to put under bond
any officer for the security Of busl.
ness. to place fines, taxes and as
.ses.ment for the sick or deadS and
J give security for such articles, stock
or moneys as may be invested OF
borrowed; also, this corporation
claims such rights not mentioned
E in the chaster, as the law give'
: pertaining to bodies OF lncorpo
! ralions oftrade, or speculation, am
to be governed by the law rnd pro
Y visions of the law to corporation.
. The corporation shall have powe
to draw up a constitution and by
laws for the government ofits work
t. and members to exclude member
= land admit other members), by re
y jecting their membership.fee, whe
excluded for a certain violation j
- the constitution; to have agents an
' to contract with attorneys; to es
tablish other corporations with
State right to transact their ow
) business, shall donate and acceI
. donations. Also, il is agreed, tina
. the Executive Board shall be elect
:, = ed by the corporation by vote, an
w. to hold office two years, and can b
reelected Gas all other officers, an
i, :, that they lst must be land.holderl
2nd, they-it not land.holders-
~ must be registered voters in tn
w county Of Amite This corporatio
shall have power to amend il
charter, as it may deem necessary
" The Board of Directors to be q
y the charter: Louis Dixon, 1st D
" v, rector; William Ramsey, 2nc
AZ William Mcknight; Guy Santforc
Stephen Tobias; Dennis Maxwell
70 70 2. T Ramsey, Cor. Secretary.
February llth, 1898.
lie Rangers Sale,
The Southern herald., 1898-02-25

-! - o. Sen down from overWorE or bor7shoaa
Browns Iron Bitters
sspoLeS TIE syster1, aid lgestjon, rsro,....
- wv lA5 r5ii 4.uaa
The Southern herald., 1898-02-25


lhe blowing up If The Maine is
the greatest calamity that has BE-.
fallen our country for years past
Two huadred and fifty odd homes
stricken with sorrow-mourDine for
their dead, and the financial mar,
can hardly be estimated. To gain
some idea Of the enormity of the
loss, one has but to reflect ON the
cost of the ship, taken with all her
equipments she cost, approximate.
~, 100000 The four 1O.ipcb
guns, were worth, s43,5OO, each.
The Navy Department is holding o
Court of Inquiry at Havana. and
expert divers, under the supervi
sion OF Capt. Sigsbee, are doing all
that can be done to recover all pa,,s
Of the ship that may be used again
is believed that much of the val.
liable property may be recovered
The Southern herald., 1898-02-25


While Mr.. aud Mrs. Washington
Fitzpatrick were enjoying them.
selves at Wrst End yesterday at-
Iernoon, the 20;h. inst. thief Ell.
tered their room in the Grunewsld
hotrl and stole jewel;y valued al
5000. Before leaving their apart
menis Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick
placed their jewels in bank box
in e trunk and locked the trunk
They also locked the door Of the
room. They returned Z o'clock
TO find the property gone. The
trunk was locked, go was the door,
Mr.. Fitzpatrick is the manager Of
the Denman Thompson company
now playing The Old Home
stead" at the Academy. His wife
is the leading lady Of the compa,
ny.-The Daily States.
The Southern herald., 1898-02-25

The Government has ordered a
lot Of eightiuch guns sent to No.
bile. What uext2
The Southern herald., 1898-02-25

Miss Francis (. Willard, presl-
Isnt Of the world and National
Waman's Christian Temperance
Uuion died in New York City, Feb.
n. Funeral services were held in
New York, City Churchville, n. Y.
fMiss Winards birthplacs) and
Evanston. m. The bndy was buri
I'd at Evanston, Miss Willard's
home. The funeral was simple,
IN accordance with her own request.
The Temperance cause has lost a
mos, jealous worker, and heaven
has gained another jewell. Miss
Willard was engaged in active Ten
psrsnse work for twenty four years,
and was nineteen years president
Il the National ". c 7. U. Sh,
was writer of some note.
The Southern herald., 1898-02-25

No dead fish came up. This
Foves, says Admiral Manlerola,
there was no marine explosion Of
the Maine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-08
THE hOECAkE.
Why Docs the Wheat Bread Crowd Out
the C0rnf

Why Docs the Wheat Bread Crowd Out
the C0rnf
Most mlddle.aged persons remember
well when cornbread was served upon
nearly all tables In the South and
West at least twice day. Sometimes
II appeared In the form Of "hOecakc"
or "batter bread" and again In ''pof1es."
1t was par excellence the bread of the
negro, ana every man who served In
the Confederate army was also full
graduate In the use OF It, Now the
darkles eschew 1t where wheat bread
Is to be obtained. and upon the tables
Of thousands Of Southern and Western
whites 1t never appears at all. while
others continue to use 1t only for din
ner.
Now, why Is this? Surely corn meal
Is rs 1t ever was. Those who sincerely,
but probably mistakenly, believe that
"water ground meal" Is better than the
product of mills turned by steam can
always lind supply of that In most
cities, ana 1t Is common enough In the
country. There Is no trouble about the
meal; but we doubt whether the art Of
cooking 1t has been preserved. The
heightened colOred damsels who are
turned out by our public schools are not
the adopts that our old Aunt Dinahs
and Aunt Peggys We're. No self-re-
speeding pan Of dough would be con-
jured into shape by such unskilled
hands. And then we We're seriously
doubt whether corn bread can be cook,
cd in stove as well as In an open
fireplace.
The Indians laid their dough cakes
between layers OF forest leaves, or up
on the hard ground, ana cooked them
in the hot ashes. Hence "ashcake." a
very luscious product. indeed. when
one has whetted his appetite for 1t by a
long days hunting.
The hOecake was SO called because !,
was originally baked upon hoe-that
ever-ready and useful instrument OF
agriculture, which IL to be found upon
every plantation. But later on, cook
ing utensils We're manufactured which
took the place Of the humble hoe. So
too, shingles We're used whereupOn tG
place the dough while 1t went through
the process Of becoming a well-dOnt
ashcake. Dispatch.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-08
Women Hold CARRIERS.

In Bucharest, ROumania, women per-
form some of the severest forms of In.
Dor. They mix mortar and carry 1t, us
well as the bricks, to the tOpmOst
stories of buildings in course of con-
structiOn,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

sell her territory with honor the facu
remains that she has done so. Florida.
was virtually restored, and we finally
gave Spain $5,0O0,OO0 for the territory.
and, as an offset, put in a damage clam
Cor that amount. Spain has not for
gotten that.
Prior tc the civil war we made sew
erai efforts to purchase Cuba. mainly
for the extension of the slave trade.
But failing, flibustering expeditions
were winked at. When Lopez was or
ganizing his famous expedition he
sought out Jefferson Davis. and offered
him command and $4,000 year. He
knew of Davis record in Mexico, and
hoped that he would thus get number
of volunteers from Mississippi. But
Davis declined. The sad fate of Lopez
and his men is well known. The exc
cution of the Americans come pear
bringing on a war, and the southern
states, which mainly furnished the fill
busters, were very hostile.
In order to understand the boundary
question, which may soon become q
matter of more general interest, it may
be. stated: In 1852, Louisiana, which
then extended to the Illinois, was dis
membered by France. That portion
| cast of the Mississippi river, excepting
the island of New Orleans, was coded
tc England. AT the same time Spain
also ceded to England .'ali of the ter
ritory that she possessed on this con-
| tinent to the east and southeast of the
Mississippi river. including the PENN
| sula of Florida"
About 20 years later England gave
back the peninsula of Florida TO Spain,
and also a large. slice of Louisiana
which she had received from France
previously. The stipulations were gen
eral, and the boundaries were little I'M
derstood, if at all.
| A few years later France, becoming
| tired of maintaining the expensive and
| fruitless colony of Louisiana, ceded, as
free gift, the Louisiana territory to
| Spain. France gave, or rather the
Spanish claimed, the entire territory
of Louisiana as il existed before it was
carved up by France.
In 1903 Spain exchanged Louisiana
for an island in the Mediterranean
which France at that time possessed
| France, then at war with England, ac-
quired the territory in order to pre-.
vent it from falling into the hands OF
the English. While our ministers were
treating with France for the purchase
of Louisiana, Minister Livingstone sug
gested that we first seize New Orleans
and treat afterwards. He thus want
ed to hurry up matters before England
| acquired the country, having little faith
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
shot the way the DOG Came.

The other day Ole Hanson had trouble
with bellicose dog that belonged to his
neighbor, Russian by the name of Havva
Drenkovitskey. The Swede shot the dog
as soon as he discovered that he was not
friendly to him, and the sequel found lodg-
ing in Justices court. When Ole was pro-
pounded inerrogatories by the attorney for
the prosecution he evidenced sense of JUS
tice in framing replies that is rarely wit
messed.
What sort of gun did you have, Mr..
Hanson?" inquired the attorney.
KS var two-hole shotgun
"Double-barrel?"
"Yas, das et''
"WelI, don't you think you could have
scared him away?"
aye might eff aye. had not bane scare so
lax DICKENS maesal.''
"Why didn't you take the other end of the
gun and scare him away?"
Wal, master lawyer, Wy dedn't de dog
com for mae oder end first eff hae want to do
Diet vay?"
The lawyer is still wondering If there
wasn't eXtenuating circumstances connected
with the shooting.-Denver Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

in the earnestness of France, although
that country was at war with England.
When the United States purchased
the Louisiana territory, the terms were
again general, the treaty reading that
the boundaries should run as before
existing" Consequently the United
States claimed all ot the territory com
prising Louisiana before being sliced
up by France.
Thus, it will be seen, France sold to
the United States some territory that
belonged to Spain. In fact, the bound
aries in several instances tapped" one
over the other. And Spain, being I'M
certain of her boundary lines, pushed
colonies into the territory she had, OF
believed she had, acquired from France.
She seized this strip of Mississippi ter
ritory. established headquarters al
Natchez, and held it with the aid OF
the Natchez Indians, importing negroes
from Africa to do plantation work.
The Spaniards captured this portion
Of the Mississippi valley through secret
plottings with the Natchez and Choc-
taw Indians. The Natchez Indians oc-
cupied the lower portion, and the Choc-
taws extended from Choctaw bluffs
(the present Vicksburg) to the Chick
asaw bluffs (the present Memphis).
Upon the acquisition of this section
by the Americans the Spanish officials
refused to leave, according to treaty,
but remained, plotting with the lpdi-
ans, hoping to retake the country
Finally they were expelled beyond the
borders to the Spanish province of
Texas. Then nearly all of the Spanish
settlers left the country, and after our
conquest of west Florida, they left that
section also for Texas, so intense was
their hatred of Americans.
The fact that Spain was the original
possessor of this vast territory, and
having lost it for the lack of power to
hold it, must ever rankle in the Span
ish breast.
In the early part of the, sixteenth
century. while a Spanish adventurer
was seeking gold, and incidentally
spring of perpetual youth, which an
Indian soothsayer told him existed on
one of the Bahama islands, he stumbled
upon peninsula. which he named
Florida. According to the Spanish Gus
tom he claimed the lair, the sea and
the EARTH" in the name of SPAIN The
boundaries, of course, were not defined,
for he had no idea of the extent of the
country.
But when the French discovered the
Mississippi and settled in Louisiana,
Spain came forward and claimed every
thing by fright of discovery" The
French claimed from Canada to the
gulf, and '.all the territory watered by
the rivers which flow into the Missis-
sipDi river which La Sale had die
covered.
For nearly century and 1. half after
its discovery Spain made no attempt TO
colonize the country, beyond an ocea-
sional expedition in search of gold and
pearls, supposed 10 exist here in large
quantities :. II. scAeszzkND.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided In Early Womanhood.

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughterl
Tradition says woman must suffer"
and young women are so taught
There is little truth and great deal
of exaggeration in this. If young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examina-
ton; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham,s address Is
Lynn, Mass.
The following letter from Miss MARIE
F. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa, shows what
neglect will do, and tells how Mrs.
Pinkham helped her:
s'My health became so poor that
had to leave school. was tired all the
time, and had dreadful pains in my
side and back. / was also troubled
with irregularity OF menses. I was
very weak, and lost SO much flesh that
my friends became alarmed. MY
mother, who is firm believer in your
remedies from experience, thought per-
haps they might benefit me, and wrote
you for advice. followed the advice
you gave, and used Lydia E. Pinl<ham's
vegeta BILE Compound and Liver Pills as
you directed, and am now as well as
ever was. I have gained flesh and have
q good co1or. am completely cured %
irregularity.r
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
ANDREW J.

ida Parishes" and is the richest portion
of southwestern Louisiana. The Lone
Star" flag is still preserved.
The seizure of Florida by Jackson
caused a bitter quarrel between Jack
son, Calhoun and w. III. Crawford, of
Georgia, all candidates for the presi-
dency, and wrecked the chances of CAL
houn. In a cabinet meeting some one
moved for the arrest and trial of Jack
son for violation of international law
in seizing Florida. Jackson accused
Calhoun as being the member. and cited
Crawford as his authority. This Craw-
ford denied. Calhoun denied that he
was the member. told Jackson that he
lied, and "was quite capable of lying"
'sOld Hickory" did not carry the quar-
rel further until he became president,
when he threatened TO send an army to
South Carolina. and to hang Calhoun for
attempting 10 carry that state out of
the union.
Jackson's enmity defeated Calhoun
for the presidency-hi political star
sank in day to rise no more. This
great quarrel was because OF the Flor
ida acquisition. and from that our pres
ent trouble began
While Spain claims that she cannot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
PITH AND POINT.

'What an aristocratic air Mrs. High
roller assumes" Yes; she reminds me
of the best milliner in a small town.
Chicago Evening Post.
s'Old Grabber ought to be satisfied
with the money he has He is salts
fied-so much so that he wants a lot
more of exactly the same kind. Tit
Bits.
She-"Julie and Joe are engaged, but
they have decided to keep their engage
ment secret; Julie told me So" He
Yes, know il; Joe told me so.'-Yon-
kers Statesman.
'Heavensi" shrieked the heroine; 81
am undone!" Come away, Sill" audi
bly, remarked the old lady in the audi
ence. as she arose; Il amt a-goin' ter
watch any disrobin' act.''-Puck.
Too Tame-First Agitator- what
did you think of Billikins' speech
against the money power?" Second Ag-
itator@'It was weak-very weak. He
mentioned the deadly upas tree only
three times. Chicago News.
Did you know said Miss Cayenne,
that the young man who was trying
to propose to you writes poetry?" Ion
spring?'' Eyes" ''Well, he ought to
be in sympathy with his subject He is
certainly very backward" = Washing
ton Star.
His Idea-Little Tommy-"Papa, did
you ever see a cyclone that blowed
everything up in the air; cows and
horses, and houses and things, upside
DOWN." Papa-"Well, no, Tommy, al
though I've heard of it often.'' Little
4 L
tiresome to live so long and never see
anything. Harlem Life.
Emendation.-Now the gravediggers
had become weary of what they
deemed those elderly jests. Sad dog.
he," one of them consequently took it
upon himself to remark, indicating
Hamlet. 'Great Dane" replied the 9TH
er, boldly. This fable teaches how east
ly uncouth persons may jump from the
frying pan into the f1re.-Detroit Jour
nal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

with Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease and in order
to cure it You must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one OF the
best physicians in this country for years,
and is a regular prescription. 1t is com
posed of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers. acting direct
ly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

Gentlemen-It affords me great pleasure
to testify to the merits of your preparation,
Pe-ru-na. 1t has been used by quite
number of my neighbors and friends in cases
OF catarrh and has accomplished all that
you claim for it. | have used it as tonic,
and as such find that it is of very great
benefit when my nervous system Is deranged.
w. E. Chiffon.
The digestive organs are lined by mucous
membrane. This mucous membrane is liable
TO catarrh. The catarrh may be SO light as
fine its victim to the bed. As long as the
slightest catarrh remains there can be no
such thing as proper digestion. The blood
will be impure because the products of diges-
ton are impure. To correct this is to
cleanse the blood. This Pe-ru-na will do.
Send for DIR. Hartman's latest book on
chronic catarrh. Sent free by The Pe-ru-na
Drug Manufacturing Company, Columbus,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

pute. This was our first trouble with
that country, and it began shortly
after the revolution. About this time
the Northwestern territory" threat
ened 10 secede from the union because
the government was too slow in COM
polling Spain to give us full access to
the Mississippi river. By treaty we had
that right, and New Orleans was desig
mated as a depot for the deposit of
western commerce. Without notifica-
ton Spain annulled these rights, and
this with other troubles caused the re-
volt in the northwest and in the Mis-
sissippi territory.
About this time Aaron Burr f1oated
down the Mississippi river with an eX-
petition to accomplish partly what we
did half century later-the capture of
Spanish territory on our coast. Our
boundaries have been extended since
from the Mississippi to the Pacific
territory then owned by Spain. Barr
met with encouragement in the NatcheZ
district, but our Gen. Williamson was
in the pay of Spain, and his expedition
came TO naught. Several years later
Gen. Jackson captured Florida. Out
laws had been depredating in the bor-
Il
pursued them, and finding that they
were aided by the Spaniards and Sem
mole Indians he incidentally took pos
session of the country. He had no au-
thority for so doing, but had written to
President Monroe, intimating his in
tentions.
Gen. Jackson wrote: 81 do not ask
for formal orders, but tell Johnny Ray
to tell me to do it, Johnny Ray was
a member of congress from east Tennes-
see and particular friend of Jackson's
1t is presumed that President Monroe
told Johnny" Ray, for Jackson did it,
The main object, however. was to
take the country before it should fall
into the hands of England.
But before Jackson had taken the
Florida peninsula, the American resi-
dents of west Florida rebelled against
Spanish authority, captured the garri-
son at Baton Rouge, and set up what
they called a government" With a
view of relieving the general govern
ment of international complications,
the filibusters claimed that the terri
tory was part of Louisiana, and they
asked to be annexed to Louisiana in
stead of applying for admission as a
separate state. Some favored the latter
idea. The territory had been in dispute
before it was "TeXanized." The dis
trict is known to this day as the Flor
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
Lecture of a Novelist.

A well-known novelist delivered lecture
recently in which he read selections from
his own works. His reputation and the so
ciety that engaged him brought together an
audience composed of the best people of the
neighborhood. After the lecture, when
people met, it was the proper thing for one
to ask the other:
'sWere you at the lecturer And the
answer in every case:
ooh, yes! / was there, but didn't hear
a word. Did you hear the lecturer
'Well, no. / was there, but / couldn't
hear, either
A friend who met the novelist few DAYS
after his visit to the suburban town asked
him what kind of audience he had, and how
he liked the town.
Its fine place." was the reply, "and /
had the most attentive audience that have
ever spoken to. No one made a sound, and
l did not have to raise my voice above .
whisper. "-Philadelph Press.