The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-29

Gently revisited the college, and
is immensely pleased at all that
he saw and heard OF its workings.
The University people are maxi
ing elaborate preparations for its
emi-centennial anniversary, the
full program for which will soon
be published.
Men--and women, too-whoseI
chief business is to write with
their pen or talk with their mouth,
are liable, sometimes, to make
mistakes; and that is just what
Mr.. Bryan did during his recent
visit to Memphis, when he said:
tWhat the Lords Supper is to-
the Christian, so a Jeffersonian
banquet is to the Democrat. Just
as a good Christian would revolt
at having the sacrament admin
istered by an infidel, so good
Democrat objects to having a
Jeffersonian banquet presided
over by Perry Belmont.
Mr. Bryan having been wired
from New York to know if he used
this language, replied: ''I used
some such language in a private
conversation but gave outno such
statement for publication" The
average modern newspaper re-
porter, would not respect such a
remark, by such a man, as pri-
vate property, and hence it got
into print. 1t is mistake that
should not have been made, and
that will doubtless be regretted
by Mr. Bryan, as it certainly is
by many of his admirers.
That was quite bright hit by
Judge Critz when he submitted
his claims for governor, at Aber-
deem: that as Clay was taken
from Monroe, the people of the
latter should, as to him, respect
the Monroe doctrine.
As your correspondent is dis
cussing, to some extent, the dis
tribution of the school fund, a
paragraph in the Pascagoula
Democrat-Star attracted my spe-
cial notice. My friend Capt.
Mayors fayors dog tax of $500
as a school fund, as a means Of
ridding the country Of the COM
mon sheep killing cur. A dog
tax Of $500, and poll-tax Of
90, and the collection of both
enforced, would easily run the
common schools the constitutions
al term without any other tax
whatever.
Recently, in looking over the
| Senate journal of 1896, noticed
| that Senator w. IL. Hardy intro
duced a concurrent resolution to
amend Section 206 Of the Consti-
tuition so that it should read :
"There shall be a common school
| fund Of $500, 900, payable out Of
A the general fund in the state
| treasury, to be distributed among
| the counties and separate school
| districts in proportion to the num-
4 Der of educable children in each,
| TO be determined from the data
| collected from the office of state
superintendent of education, in
, the manner prescribed by law,
and also the poll-tax, to be re-
tanned in the counties. But any
i county or separate school district
, may levy an additional tax suffi-
cient to maintain the school for
four months or longer. He will
!, re- offer this, or something SINH
lar, at next session, and hopes tc
see some action thereon than
mere reference to a committee.
/ / The Irwin Russell Memorial
movement continues to grow in
public favor. There will be a
grand rally throughout the State
on April IA, for the purpose oi
: making up the fund required.
{ Gov. McLaurin had his fifty.
: first birthday anniversary or
Sunday, March 20. He was born
. in Brandon, March 20, 1913.
The Governor received last
week from the General Land Of
. flee patents for State University
e lands in Harrison county, granted
E under the naval reserve Act. The
9 two patents cover 10, 1885
i acres.
: Jackson is rejoicing in the
prospect of a fve-acre park, ;
: part of the Echols tract recently
/. purchased by several progressive
Q citizens and donated to the city
: 1t is at the head of State street
Q near the Institute for the Blind
e and on the electric car route ii
i Lunatic Asylum. The Location
d is beautiful.
\ A very distinguished veteran
$ of the civil war is now visiting