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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-24
JUST THE MAN

LII brief yet pleasant chat
with Congressman McLain yes
terday he spoke in warm eulogy
of Judge Longino. He said he
had practiced law with the Judge.
was associated with him profess
sionally, saw the varied phases
Of his strong character az law
yer, companion, gentleman. and
from all these standpoints he had
formed a judgment that made
him believe that Judge Longino
would be as good governor as
Mississippi ever had. lie said
Longino was a superb man in all
respects, and that it was admit
ted throughout the State he was
the strongest man in the race
We SO believed also; but sug-
gested to Congressman McLain
that in Longino's great strength
might also lie his weakness. He
would 20 to the convention with
a larger following than any other
single candidate, and thus cause
a combination OF all opposing
forces that would menace his
nomination. Mr.. McLain coin
cided that danger was possible,
but. like ourselves, had that
quality Of Presbyterian faith
which led to the conclusion that
Longino was predestined to be
governor. When the Judge was
here there was something not
alone in his speech, but in his
manner and appearance, that
convinced us he was the man for
the place and the place was for
the man. 1t was one OF those
swiftly matured judgments one
sometimes makes of men. Thus
personal belief added to the
widening stream of popularity
that is flowing in the Judge's fa-
yor as his canvass lengthens
warrants US in firmly believing
that Judge Longino will adorn
the governors mansion for the
next term, -Natchez Bulletin.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-24
ELECTRIC LIGHT BOND IS
SUE.

AT a meeting Of the city coun-
ell last Tuesday night an ordi-
nance was passed providing for
the issuance Of $4,000 in city
bonds for the erection Of COM
plete electric light plant for Sum-
init. The bonds are to be in the
denomination Of $500, bear 6 per
cent interest, to run for twenty
years. with privilege of redemp-
ton after five years. Sealed bids
will be entertained for their pur-
chase up to July Is next. 1t is
believed that this issue will COM
naand a good premium, as the
town owes but little. Summit
Sentinel.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-24
cHANGEs SHOULD BG Few.

This Is not a congressional year,
and IL therefore d good time to
discuss q matter that should re-
ceiye attention at the hands Of
the people Of every congressional
district in the state. When q
good man ID elected 10 congress,
one who shows ability and VIII
ingness 70 serve his people faith
fully and well, be should be kept
there as long as he conscientious
ly performs his trust. It takes
years to gain standing and inliu-
ence in congress, and the idea
that because a man is d good law
yer, a good fellow, or a good poll
itician. he can do as well as the
old member, is erroneous. A
great many Of the southern states
learned this lesson long ago. and
their fixed policy is to retain their
congressman and senators in con-
tinuous service. Maine has done
this same thing and the names Of
its members are known the world
over. The Third Iowa district
has kept Col. Henderson in SER
vice for years and years, and
when the speakership matter
came up, he was known from one
end Of the country to the other,
and his party leaders were not in
doubt as to his capacity and fit.
ness.
There may be economy, profit,
and justice in changing some Of
fice- -holders every few years, but
by all means keep good con-
gresham when he has proved
himself worthy Brandon News.
Capt. T. v. Noland, OF Harri-
son county, has announced as a
candidate forIieutenant governor.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-24
81 ~, SIMMONS REPLIES,

Walkers Bridge, Jane 2l, 30.
Editor Gazette III reply u an
inquiry signed Voter which
appeared III the Gazette of l7th
inst, beg O. state that am un-
trammeled by any pledges ID
banks. That am running sule-
~ "a my merit, and il the people
see tit to elect me promise 70 do
all that within me lies To subserye
their interests, md to discharge
the duties Of treasurer faithfully
and efficiently
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-24
Respectfully.
JESSE w SIMMONS.
4. WOLFE,s REPLN TO
VOTER.

Magnolia, Miss, June i9, 1890.
Editor Gazette: hi answer to
communication appearing il your
lat issue signed Voter calling
Oh candidates for county treasur-
&C % let voters know il they have
made pledges tp any Bank IN the
county, II elected, 10 make their
county deposita, have made no
pledges, gm running strictly on
NY merits for thc office The
only pledge ! haye to mako ii ID
the people 81 Pike county 10
serve them faithfully. II thonorci
With the office ~ county ucas-
urcr, shall always be found 40
my post of duty to serve the pco-
Pic and serve tham failhfaly.
To the voters 81 Pike county.
! asl, your kiEi support Mo
treasurer should reside at HE
county site, whore the people can
find HIM.
Your kind support Is earnestly
5Il4tltNI fta " tlL W SNFNt fOl
Az your treasurer for the uest
four years
Your obedient servant,
j. II. Woi.Fa.
BANRER' s CERTIFICATE.
To the voters OF Pike county:
This viii certify that J. II, Wolfe
candidate for county treasurer,
has made no promises TO u8 10
make any county deposits with
US nor have we ever exacted same
Of him, or any promise whatever.
Signed
II. s. ATKINSON,
Cashier Peoples Bank
j. Il. MoYsE,
Vice President Bank Of summit.
w. A. Gill,
Cashier Magnolia Bank.
r, w. JAMES,
Cashier Citizens Bank McComb.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-24

The state sold last week the
2,700 bales left of its 1898 cotton
crop, receiving AZ cents. The
Meridian Cotton Company was
the purchaser.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-24

Capt. T. v. Noland, OF Harri-
son county, has announced as
candidate forlieutenant governor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
Admiral Deweys Return to- Vermont.

That eminent son of Vermont, Admiral
George Dewey, set foot upon the soil
Of his native State Tuesday for the first
time since he won his famous victory at
Manila, and he was welcomed with feel
inEs of enthusiasm and pride such as it
has fallen to few men to kindle in the
hearts of the people of the Green Noun
tain St.te. lie has been the recipient of
a constant series of ovations since the gal
liant Olympia surprised the people of New
York and some of the demonstrations
have been on the most elaborate scale
conceivable, yet we can readily believe
that he is prouder of the simple yet
sincere welcome that he is receiving
from his ncighbors, admirers and friends
in the Green Mountain state than of the
moro spectacular celebrations which
have greeted his appearance in other parts
of the country. Vermont welcomes him
to the home of his boyhood, which is ever
precious to the patriot ana particularly to
the man of arms
When Dewey last visited this State he
was comparatively unknown to the great
public as a whole, being recognized SIM
! ply az one of a number of able naval
commanders who had performed creditable
throughout the civilized world as that of
the brilliant admiral who not only won Il
magnificent and decisive victory over the
Spanish feet at Manila without the loss of
a single man, but who also at one stroke
fully restored the prestige of the Ameri-
can navy, established during the early
struggles of the American people, and lent
additional lustre to our arms. lie is honor
ed and admired in all enlightened lands
as the man who was able to crown his
marvellous triumph over an armed foe
with victory of diplomacy and executive
ability that caused the nations to wonder
as well as to respect; and so profound is
the universal belief in his varied qualfica-
tons that the people would be willing to
Confide almost any trust to his care.
Vermont has abundant reason to be
to do her homage as well as to receive the
congratulations of her people. He has
not only added one more to the list of dis
tingushod Green Mountain Boys who
have made her famous as a mother of
able men, but he has given her name a
prominence throughout the world that it
never before enjoyed In winning fame
and honor in the nations cause he reflect
ed the highest degree of credit upon the
State Of his nativity, We, therefore, bid
the hero of Manila thrice welcome to YER
mont and assure him that while within
The borders of our little state of which
we are all proud, he is indeed "in the
hands of his friends"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12

113, SOC, 1852 pounds Of oleo oil were EXPORT
cd from the United states during the year
1897, while the imitation butter sent out
from the oeo and buttcGine factories of
this country to foreign markets aggcrated
1864 35l pounds. The quantity of butter
exported to England alone from the Unit
ed States has exceeded 100000 pounds an
nually for decades and at times it has
reached thirty or forty million pounds.
1nasmuch as England imported $1,000, 600
worth of butter in 1897, most of which
went from countries other than the Unit
British markets to a far less extent than
would be possible, hut for tine fear that
American oleomargarine would be palmed
off for the genuine article
1t is unfortunate that our dairy inter-
csts should be thus deprived of profitable
foreign markets to a marked degree
through fraudulent practices, but there
seems to be no way of preventing this.
State Legislatures have passed laws de-
signed to do away with the evil, but thus
far no one has been able to discover an
effective remedy therefor. So long as i'm
Iitation butter continues to enjoy its pres
cnt large sale, 1T will be impossible for
genuine dairy products to command the
markets which would otherwise he theirs,
land it is to be hoped that effective lcgs-
Ilaticn may yet be devised to meet the
,mcrpcpcv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
A DEWEY STORY.

Here is a story of Admiral Dewey which
has not before appeared in print When
in the fall of 1891 he was an applicant for
the command of the Asiatic Squadron, his
official request was not viewed with favor
by the department, and he was politely re-
fused tho assignment. Finding that he
could not make it through official chan
nels, he tried political ones, with the re-
suit that through influence he received
the coveted command 1t was not the in
tenton, however, Of the department to al
low him to depart unrchuked for having
forced his orders, ana he was summoned
one day TO the presence of the secretary,
who said to him: "COmmOdore Dewey,
your orders to the command of the Asiouc
squadron have been issued. but against
the judgment of the department. which
does not feel that you hold the proper
qualifications for such a position. and also
deprecates the fact that you have employ
ed political influence to secure tho assign
ment." so" replied the Commodore, in
a musing tone. May l. Mr. Secretary,
ask YOU one question in reply to the state
ment YOU have made?" Most certainly"
"Then," went on the commodore, If you
so disapproVe of the use of political in
huence to secure personal ends, how did
you achieve your present position in the
cabinet, Mr. Secrctary?' The answer Of
the department is not recorded.-Army
and Navy Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
Captain Carter's Case.

Captain Carriers lawyers have secured a
writ Of habeas corpus in his case, from the
/. 5. Circuit Court in New York; but there
is small probability that it will amount
TO anything more than a slight delay Of
the execution of his sentence. We UNDER
stand that long line of precedents show
that the civil courts have uniformly de-
Clinod TO review the proceedings of courts
martial except so far as to inquire If the
case was one properly coming within tho
jurisdiction OF the court martial. AS Mr..
McNeagh of Carriers counsel, in the 20
objections to the verdict, submitted by him
TO the attorney general, raised no question
as TO the jurisdiction of the court martial
1t may be assumed that no such question
cam be sustained. If not the court, if it
follows the legal presidents will decline
10 interfere with the sentence. In that
case Captain Carriers only resource will
be an executive pardon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
The United States License as Prima
Fncie Evidence.

The question of the constitutionality of
the clause in our State liquor law, which
provides that the possession of a United
States license to sell liquor shall be prima
facio evidence that the holder is a COM
mon seller, is to be carried up to the high
er courts upon appeal and it is quite pos
sihle, if not probable, that the final de-
cision may be against the clause.
In the cases against Burlington drug
gists which have been on trial in the
County Court, no evidence of actual sales
of liquor was presented. The prosecution
rested its case solely upon the fact of the
possession of the United States license.
In the case against Mr.. Taft which has
been made the test case for the druggists,
Mr. Haselton of his counsel. made the
obviously strong point that the United
States license could at most be only evil
dence of intent to sell liquors, and not of
actual selling, and that it is infringing up
on the constitutional rights of the citizen
to convict of actual crime simply upon
evidence of an intent which might or
might not have been carried into actual
commission of the offence in question. The
County Court confines itself to the execu-
ton of the law as it stands upon the
statute book, leaving the constitutional
point to be decided by a higher tribunal.
If the final decision is against the clause il
will not, in our opinion seriously weaken
the prohibtory law of our state; for it
is a grave question, which the friends and
administrators of the law should seriously
consider, whether prosecutions resting
simply upon United States license, dc
not weaken the law in the popular esti-
nation and lessen the force of popular
approval, which is essential to the practi-
cal and permanent success of the law, as
a restrictive force in the repression of the
vast and crying evil of intemperance
| As was pointed out in the argument OF
the defence, there are patent medicines
kept and sold by all druggists, containing
so much alcohol that "A United States
license is necessary to deal in them. OuI
prohibitory law permits the sale of com
munion wine, and of native wines fol
medical purposes; but no druggist can dea
in either without a United States license
our best doctors are continually sending
their patients to the drug stores for stimu
lants, for medical use. While such condi
tons remain, it is evident that the would
be law-abiding druggist is in a very tigh
place Every druggist il Vermont believes
that he might as well shut up his shop a
once as to endeavor to obey the letter o
the law to its last requirement; and there
is no doubt that the druggist who honest
ly obeys the law in its spirit by refusing
to sell wines and liquors except for strict
ly medicinal purposes, and upon prescrip
steadily turns tipplers away from hi
doors, will have much sympathy from tn,
community, including many Of its bes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
Dewey and the Vermonters

We learn through well Informed and
responsible source that the New \ ol.h
Suns account of the meeting between Adj
rendered him the greeting of vermont on
board the Olympia the other day was
largely pure invention. The admiral re-
ooived the Vermonters with all possible
courtesy. lie had his marines in line to
receive them and they presented arms to
the lieutenant-govesr as to a specially
listing ished guest. Lieut.-Gov. Bates
attempted no formal address and was not
cut short by the admiral That part Of the
story probably was not believed By any
me who knows how uniformly courteous
Admiral Dewey is to all men. 1t would
not have been like him to snub the rep
rcsentative Of thegoVernmcnto of hisnatiye
state. As a matter Of fact the admiCal
treated all the Vermouters with great
consideration, showing them around the
ship. taking them into his cabin, inqulr-
Ing after mutual friends expressing his
pleasure at their call upon him, and fol-
lowing them to the gangWay when they
took their leave,
The lieutenant governor and gentle
men of the staff left, feeling that they
had been treated with all courtesy, and
had received every attention from the adj
miral and his officers 1t is not matter
of the greatest consequence; but it is due
to the admiral that the interview on his
part be represented in its proper light
and not with the colorlng of an rrespon-
sible and perhaps slightly malicious re-
porter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12

members, when he is punished for techn-
cal violations of the law.
The cases before our County Court illus
tratc some of the difficulties in solving the
great problem of how best to check the
evil of strong drink which is the prolific
source of so much crime paupcrism, mis-
cry in families, and decentralization of per-
sonal character to say nothing of the bur-
dens of taxation to support courts, jails
and poor houses for the trials and keep
ing of drunkards and criminals whose
crimes are traceable to rum. There arc
drug stores in our city which are known
as saloon drug shops"-places where a
few bottles of colored liquid in the win
dows and of patent medicine on tho
lshelves screen a rum hole In the back
room The prosecuting officers do right
to bring tho full power of the law against
these places, and to suppress them If they
can TO the existence of these saloon
drug stores" is no doubt due these prose-
cutions of the druggists who do a genuine
business but some of whom have not
been very careful TO obey the spirit
much less the letter of the law. Where is
the line to be drawn, if drawn at all be-
tween them? Such questions are easier TO
ask than to answer. But If one result
of the present prosecutions shall be such
a change OF the law or of methods, as
to make proof of actual violations of the
statute to be necessary in order to con.
victon under it, we do not believe that the
good influence of the Jaw will be impaired
or the cause of temperance injured in the
long ri1n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
WlNOOSK|
SAVINGS BANK

From its careful management has not
met with loss from any loan made dur
ms the last twenty years
Deposits made during the first FIVE days
CT any month will draw interest from tho
first day of that month. Deposits made
after the fifth day of any month Wtll draw
interest from the first day of the next
month.
Interest IS credited depositors January
1st and July LIST, compromising semi-an-
nually. The rate of interest paid to de-
postors by all savings banks in this State
is limited By law TO four per cent until its
surplus amounts to ten per cent. oil its
deposits, when extra dividend is to
be made.
No interest IS allowed by law to be paid
on deposits in excess of Two thousand dol-
lars except it be on deposits by widows,
orphans, administrators, executors guar
dams, charitable or religious Institutions.
or on trust funds deposited by order OF
court.
The Bank pays all taxes In this State
on deposits Of fifteen hundred dollars Or
less
VERMONT LOANS SOLICITED.
Due depcsltors June 80. 1899. .......s721 6 6ia
surplus ,....... ............ .......... oGyilSf
| Deposits and surplus..... ....... 75S,57i9
OFFICERS-S. II. Weston, President
| Ormond Cole, Treasurer.
TRUSTEES-S r. Weston, J. p Small.
| o. z. Ray, A. 7. Stevens, Ormond Cole, r.
c. Mower. Samuel Bgwood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
BRIGHT FARMING OUTLOOK.

The prospect for the farmer is certain
ly bright, which means if you have a
farm hold on to it, for the time is not
far distant when it will be worth UhaU
fancy price you paid for it some twenty
years ago. The advance in the price of
farms is sure to come, and has come to
certain extent. Property can sell be-
low actual value for certain length of
time-hut there is limit and that limit
has been reached and the time is not far
distant when If you want farm you have
got to pay what it is worth or let it alone.
This taking property at your own price
and especially farm property Is something
of the past.-Waterbury Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
Butterine's Disastrous Influence,

1t is said that a large quantity of Amer
lean butter Is sold in England under the
name of Best Dorset" his brand being
chosen on account of the prejudice in that
country against oleo and butterine ship
ped from the United States 1t is evident
from this that spurious butter Injuries the
genuine product even though it may not
come into actual competition with the
product Of the dairy, and a gigantic loss
undoubtedly results from the influence of
the prejudice in question alone,
The chief damage to the dairymen of
this country comes fCom the sale OF iml-
tation butter, however. According TO
statistics published in Washington
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