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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-15
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Corresponds OF Gazette.
jackson, Miss, March 13, 1893.
There were many practical and
bright things said during the dis
cussions of the Interstate Farm
ers Conference that met in Vicks-
burg last month. The Commits
sioner of Agriculture, Hon.
James Wilson, said he never
heard more practical topics more
ably discussed. On the afternoon
Of last day, the delegates had a
love feast, and Gov. Hoard pre-
sided over it and contributed his
full share to it. Capt. j. F. Mer-
ry, who projected the meeting
and carried it successfully
through, was frequently compli-
mented and literally applauded.
Editor Boyd, Of the Cedar Rap
ids Republican, closes his very
interesting sketch of the meeting
thus:
fright here il may be said,
without the least attempt at flat
terry, that if this confessedly rich
and resourceful agricultural state
shall have an awakening along
agricultural lines, which shall
ultimately give to the farmer all
the possibilities which are sure to
flow from careful and scientific
cultivation Of the soil, Mississippi
will be indebted for these benefits
primarily, to one man-that man,
Capt. j. F. Merry. knowing
Captain Merry as we do in Iowa,
we take it that he is loved wher-
ever he is known, but the warmth
of feeling manifested toward him
last night surpassed even our ex-
pectations. Every reference to
him was cheered, and when Cow
ernor Hoard, at conclusion Of his
response, said. in his characters
tic way; If survive Capt. Mer-
ry | propose to see to it that
somewhere there is inscribed to
his memory the epitaph which
John Punkinpod dictated as his
own tribute TO himself:
"Here lies poor Johnny Punlkinpod;
Have mercy on him, Gracious God:
He would on you, if he were God,
And you were Johnny Punkinpod.'
The Clarksville (Tenn.) Times
of 4th inst, contains a statement
to the effect that President c..
Grant, of the Bank of Hopkins
vile, Ky. found a memorandum
book belonging to George X. An
derson, of Cotton Gin, Texas,
which discloses the names Of the
101 heretofore unknown Confed-
crates whose bodies were buried
around the Monument unveiled
at Hopkinsyille May 1, 1898,
erected by John c. Latham. of
New York, at a cost Of S14, 900.
The exact location of each grave
with name, rank and regiment Of
each soldier is given. They be-
longed to the First and Third
Mississippi, Seventh Texas,
Eighth Kentucky, and Forests
Cavalry.
There are more than eight hum
dred Confederates buried in the
cemetery in this city; but while
the head boards and bones have
long since gone to dust, your
correspondent has classified
list of interments, and every
Southern State is represented.
Most of them died in the hos
pitfalls here, but many of them
fell when jackson was besieged
after the fall of Vicksburg. The
population were shelled out of
their homes, taking refuge on
the banks of Pearl river, out of
cannon range. Those were sad
times for the Capital City; but
there was as little grumbling
here, and as many real sacrifices
by its people, as in any other
place in the Confederacy. And
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-15

a philosopher soliloquizes thus:
"A poor man buys horse from
a stranger which turns out to
have been stolen. The rightful
owner comes along, proves his
property and takes the animal.
The poor man has no RECOURSE.
Again: A rich man buys a note
Of hand from a stranger. Itturned
out that the note was obtained by
fraud. The rsaf who made the
note comes along and is compell-
ed to pay the note on the ground
that it is in the hands OF an inno-
cent purchaser. Why this differ
ence? Was not the man who
bought the horse an innocent
purchaser too?''
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Ocean Springs, Miss, will issue
bonds to the amount OF So, 000for
the purpose OF erecting an up-to-
date school building.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-15
A POPULAR DEMAND.

~ 4 NJ " AsAAAN iylAN4 IAN ~
When the State Executive COM
mittee meets, it will commit a
serious blunder, if it should not
order a double primary for all
the offices and provide fair meth
DDS for having it conducted.
There cannot be the least doubt,
that this is the wish of the DEM
ocratic masses, and the sentiment
for a primary is so very strong,
that the motives of those oppos-
ing one will be most closely in
vestigated. Many Of the eandi-
dates for Governor are outspoken
for double primary because
they know that their motives
cannot be questioned. Governor
McLaurin favors a primary be-
cause all he asks is for the DEM
ooratic masses to decide the is
sues the gold bugs, railroad at
torneys and corporation sheets
have raised.
Right here it is pertinent to
ask if there is any candidate for
u. s. Senator, or Governor, who
is opposed to all the Democrats
deciding for themselves, who
shall be the candidates, and who
shall write the Democratic plat
form? II there is such a candi-
date, should he not trust the peo-
pie sufficiently to give his rea-
sons?
We hear ii limited that there
may be candidate for the u. S.
Senate and for Governor, and
that they may be able to induce
the State Executive committee to
force a convention on the people.
We believe il would cause the
certain defeat Of any candidate
for the u. S. Senate, or Cover
nor, to demand a convention, or
to exercise any pull on the Exec
utive committee, for a conveh-
ton. The people are in no mood
to submit to gold bug wire pull
ing combines, and they would
punish any who try to cheat them
of the right to vote for their fa-
vorites.
In addition TO the popular de-
mand for primary, there is an
other most excellent reason, why
the people should be given the
choice to vote direct for u. S.
Senators. Such course would
enable the Legislature to elect
the Senators at once, and then
proceed to its important duties
for the state. A primary is a sure
prevention OF deadlocks in con-
ventions and Legislatures, and
that is sufficient reason to dis
card the old convention plan.
With ten candidates for Cover
nor, ,and a number for all the
important state Offices, there
would almost certainly be long,
bitter and tiresome deadlocks.
In many sta.es there have been
deadlocks Of such character, as
to seriously impair the usefulness
of the Legislature.
The rich have the chance to-
bribe, and the Senatorial question
becomes involved in all sorts Of
Legislative schemes and jobs.
If there is any candidate Of
prominence in this state, who fa-
yors a convention, he must be
afraid to trust the Democratic
masses, or he must think he has
his wires fixed with the political
bosses. -Vicksurg Dispatch.
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A Bear and n Rationale Invaded the
Boiler in which He Was Residing.


Shut ND in An old steam boiler with bear and
~ up =, n" wv 'N""' vo"ol a,ioroo ~ I,l,
rattlesnake Iha' was inc eNper'enoo ~ oaso
tipb,est bo1 he ever col into and he has been in
a good ,aan, I.rois n,osr..c,or who for over
h %sn Gn is p Se %"
few miles from Diamond Springs, FL Dorado
co,,n,,. ~ 49, I"i,a has heen WORKING ia
an abandoned engine, with all the machinery,
Including ,bc boler The house that enclosed
the machinery has all been blown down, so that
the boiler stands out in the open air The boilet
is one Of the old fashioned kind, without nuea
Early in the year it struck Jake that this boiler
would he pretty good place to sleep in, az 1t was
warm and dry and perfectly impervous to the
heavy rains that iaii IN 'he VicihiV' 90 nc 'ooh
out the manhole gaske'. which was big one,
'o'n"u n' ,le Gnu vi 'ie o''o' '-0o' w ''''
ana moved IT,
looking for I Dark Of course. bu, as warm as a
$500, ~ ,ai,i', "a 60, ,,,,. oonnoo,;or
noHse y M on s sea sbe pn was
PeIiect ana no danger OF gclung NeI 70" np pm
and w g k env ;S shs for miles around
Iiut last MONDAY nlEht lneh was .to i nav
Wneil Wy pear nHu ,ne Snnho SUt ~, ~, ~ ,ea.
mats wheh the pear 20, IN. Mneh Ine snahe
JAKE nlahkes az Win'et 10. a., nc koMs Du.
uots Know wa. was .ntte iaS, no , n k guy;
DARK Iand AS me nght was a n.ue warm con
,a =" ,nre ,e n hrs a,er evaLensd
steep instantly, pu' soii1 n"uiS ay 81 b, I
by queer sound az me END Of ihe o on M ls,
ing IN ms pankes Jag rga ;a oi MS ,,I h
mn.cneS nese nie .ne MIN nnn Ni h WI, ,u
several minutes STRIKING one. ne Wa a. iol a
lnoihcht ohnueu " .no Sin'o III, nu ,i, ~ ,hi
am wets out Dg,oie nc oun s d an N, ~
nho ue'a t ,b ISL. h.n III , t,;gbtnrsd
and when he reached for his matchbox ne couldn't
s.iu ,hnt ,bs anisnin~ was con,ng HE wav
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! went down 70 my boot an tucked in a dollar Dill
"A dollar la shouted the Hobo Club. rising and
rushing upon Sankeen Harry s,h enthusiastic ,d"Sd
cmere Hill s S SSSiy elnn treat al '0"
Not by damsite," cried that gentleman, In
tones Of outraged protest.
plunkcr' Why, dHts twenty drinks Don't
It him q, to the door" Come up now Nnnk
The whole roomful took up this cry, and repeated
y until Nankecn Harry,s frantic objections and
declarations that he would see them all In very
were quite drowned out Then the Oldest Living.
az chairman of the Bunk and Drink Committee,
Its up to you, Nankeen Harry he said, sol,
EMMY. Rule "a says. Any member who shall
or more in real money shall set up the drinks to
all present no person being permitted TO order
more than o Ave cent drink unless with the per
NO., almost wept N"nkeen Harry q got TO
Th ,aE psnAy said d hs 6d H yns with
stony severity. lis immediate e1pullsion with
He e G h pa, S9H Ills sSos which
he had tucked into his pocket for safe keeping in
case he should fall asleep
up his sleeves and feeling his arm muscle.
An good run fer yer money put in Pegdot
Sands, whirns his wooden leg around his head
All The rest made similar PREPARATIONS q evil evil
Bill. Harry took the thirty cents change and in
an access Of despair, ordered siS whiskeys for
deep II not precisely peaceful slumber and re-
manned immersed therein until late on the follow
ing afternoon when Hand out Bill handed him
out into dismal world to seek his fortune through
another evening, for the laws OF the club as inter
preted by Bill are as those Of the Modes and Per
SLAMS and Nankcen Harry hadn't tho price Of
drink left In his rags Dazed sore and hazy he
staggered forth into the gathering darkness OF
Park street Dlmy there came back to his mind
his experiment in patriotism and tho treat which
he had given his fellow cubmen and wild desire
for revenge upon the impartial and law enforcing
Bill seized and shook him
An me q public benefacor," he cried, bran
dishing his fist at the room where the night before
he had squandersd his wealth
\ moment later a large rock sailed through
the saloon window and decapitated two glasses
standing the hhr
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CYAx1DE"s DEADLY ATrRA cTIox
Those Who Hasdls the Drug Drawn Almost
Irresistibly to Swallow It.

Just now We are engaged in the making Of
tons OF cyanide Of potassium" said member Of
a firm OF manufacturing chemists and OF all
poisons. this, to my mind, is the most danger
GUS, because Of a singular quality IL Possesses
tits In appearance very attractive TO those who
handle it that they often eiLed with almost
overwhelming desire 10 eat it. To one man il
probably suggests sugar, II he have a fondness
for saccharne substances, and TO another snow
newly fallen but TO both IL is alluring that they
may only overcome the temptation TO put II In
their mouths by great force OF will power.
The very men who make it and who are most
familiar with it's deadly properties are pursued
by an unreasonable desire 10 eat the poison. and
as long as they remain in its vicinity this extra
give way TO the craving means death almost
instant and horrible, and as a consequence are
usually able TO resist the strange temptation
but during the last ten years We have been en-
gagged in the manufacture Of the drug four Of our
mos, Intelligent and steady workmen have COM
mitted suicide IN this way"
Ever feel like eating ii YOURSELF asked the
reporter
when in contact with the cyanide fumes and
have had TO leave work precpitately in conSe-
quence.. So well is this curious fact known In
that there are always two men at work together,
and jar Of ammonia which is the antidote TO
the poison, is kept at hand
Potassium is one of the most interesting sub
stances known TO chemical workers The metal
itself is scarcely used at all in the arts, but its
many salts are Of immense practical value, being
used largely in the production Of gunpowdef
fertilizers; medicines and dycing compounds
Cyanide is a compound Of cyanogen with a me
tallic agent Cyanogen is colorless poisonous
liquehable gas which has the odor Of almonds
and burns with purple flame Cyanide Of pc;
'assium rs made by burning. potassium, an alkali
metal. in cyanogen gas and is really prussiate
OF potash. 1t is produced also in blast furnaces
permanent when kept dry, but decomposes readily
IN moist air. II crysta:zes in dry, octagonal
blocks, and is extremely soluble in water II
has the odOr Of prussic acid and kindred bitter
ness of taste. Cyanide Of potassium is also used
in electro-metallurgy and photography 10 a con
siderable extent II will remove metallic oxides
the juices Of fruits and lndcbe ink"
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THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Circumstances In which He Left . House
Empty Handed.

Il stopped one night. on the way to the house
/ was going TO-" said the retired burglar, AT n
little house on the road that thought could
clean out in a minute and make whatever | got
there Just so much clean gain This house stood
close to the road. though this was in country
neghborhood. and il looked sort Of unkept: |
don't mean slack, or uncared for but as though
there wasn't anybody to keep it up it ought to
be; walks swept and all that. but things bodily
more OF less out Of repair.
When got inside and saw how poor they
really were, must say It made one feel kind O.
mean and ashamed 10 think I'd come in at ALL
and it didn't take me very long TO wake up and
come TO myself and make up my mind that there
wasn't anything there thai wanted. but then
thought I'd go upstairs and take look around
there. This wasn't with view TO carrying
anything of: think II WAS Just the professional
instinct that led me TO inspect the premises, to
look around. you know | went on up the stairs
anyway narrow stairs with just the simplest
sort OF u railing along up the side. There was
light coming from somewhere. out onto the stair
way. and when got up high enough to sec
could see where II come from through II door part
ly open in n room al the front Of the house
When got up To where could look through
the crack OF that door inside the room. 1 saw in
there, sitting IN chair, holding candle in
her hand, woman fast asleep Shed come
up from downstairs | don't know when
i might have been an hour, it might have
been two hours before but not longer, judg-
ing by the candle, completely tired out and
she'd set down In this chair for Just minute TO
rest herself and gone 10 sleep Seeing her ac-
counted easy for the looks OF the place. Tidy
she must have Il so; that was her nature Lacking
rcpairs-there wasn't any man about 10 make EN-:
now remembered Their wasn't any mans hats
or coats, or anything hanging up around down
stairs; husband dead maybe or gone somewhere,
OF something anyhow, she WAS there alone az far
as the work was concerned there was children,
l saw their traps downstaIs-and il was tire
mcndous raste for her. more she could do, and
often stacking up against It all day long and half
the night she'd creep up here finally 10 go TO bed:
and set down 10 rest herself Just a minute, and
go night 10 sleep
She was sitting here tonight back in the chair,
head dropped forward, and holding the candle
on her lap The candlesuck was tipped little,
as she held II loosely, and so the candle leaned
a little To one side and the grease had all run down
on that side and made bunch over the nm around
the top OF the socket, and there rat standing
With his hind feet the bottom Of the candlestck
the talow.
Well say; when 1 come TO see that woman
sitting there like that Il easy for me 70 make
up my mind, Il Id had any doubt about Il before,
which hadn't and Just made noise enough
70 scare that rat away, and wake her up and then
slid out
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EIMBERLEY's VAsT RICHES.
The Enormous Value of the Diam ond Mines
Threatened by the Beers.

r,,,n u. rbi.ooo 1,;n., ,J.,,,d
Kimberley, which it is said the Beers have in
vested and isolated from the outside world,
Is 'he u'"n'onn region VI ,'o "o''u, ia'
SURPRISING tho mines Of Brazil in richness
II the report of the investment be
tue' ms Is the most serious do" "h''h Kruger
has struck at the commercial interests OF Great
Britain in South Africa Cecil Rhodes Is in the
80, ., a., ,,,,, iii l., .,,,,,,, l.ih..,.
town ana us ue'ence VIII IN s'uopoin. himner'eF
is not city in the modern use Of the word. 1t
is a grea, camp in which men $ passions rise and
IN g. -, -. -, A. .,r, .,.,e.,a.aI
ia'i as 'io 'ea5ui's Vi '',e e"'', orc u"vo,',eu
or not found The camp is in what is called the
,i1,,.a H., rr.,,.I g., ,h, O.. - Co..
divides 'he itahs'aai from 'ne orange rec STATE
abou, 1870 bu, i, was ten later when English
,r.r md n,bo,. ,e,,i,.d ,b,t N. sno, ,,.s III.
mos, valuable Of its kind in the world ~
BY 1881 the mines which had been opened had
yielded gems 10 the value OF SEQ 600, 600 by
1887 seven tons Of diamonds had been taken out
valued at S25OOOO, 600 This record placed the
Kimberiey world vide in it's fame III" The Cecil
into control of ali the mines after much negotia
ton This syndicate is capitalized for S75 900 .
o4 Snd Psy Ssa n at s Ia
Since Cecil Rhodes came into control q he mines
at has BEEN o %"
are found
In the working of these diamond mines there
are employed about | 800 white men and s 900
natives The greater proportion Of these men
are employed in the De iyrers and Kimberley
mines the two biggest holes which greedy man
has ever dug into the earth The De Beers mine
has an area al the surface Of thirteen acres and a
depth Of 45O feet The mines are worked from
shafts sunk some distance from the original holes
and penetrating to the blue earth by transverse
drvings at depths varying from 500 10 l. 200 feet
The blue earth when extracted is carried in
small iron trucks TO the levels pom these levels
the blue earth is worked until the gems within
are extracted The process Of extracting takes
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Slow To Catch On,
From the Albany Evening Journal

From INC HTbdHV EUenIn0 JourndI'
They stood In a crowd Of people at the corner
OF state and Pearl streets this morning
fins-looking Rirls-briRht. vvacious and talk
ing about everything, The taller said: Well
think Billy is awfully SLOW; he's nice enough
an in9uirinG glance. whereupon the nrst con-
SUNDAY. you know. we went walking to the
park. / nicked a number of autumn leaves
and fastened them in my belt:"
Well. what OF III" said her friend
oh; really nothing much. only he couldn't
take the hint that those leaves needed press
ing"
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A small boy dashed breathless into a NOR
chants office.
" Is the guv'nor I'M?
Yes what do you want2"
But you can't he's engaged"
Must see him immeit. Most pertickler"
The boy q i'm portunity got him In
well. boy. what is 1t you want2" said the
merchant anxiouBly.
oyer want a orffice boy. sir7"
You impudent rascal No. we've got ono
mo. you amt. sir; he's Just bin run over in
Cheapside."
Boy engaged.
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the absence Of Miss Corwin. who holds q fellow
ship in Chicago
Miss Young will have charge Of the astronomy
department in place Of Miss Bardwell, who died
last spring after teaching at Holyoke for forty
years. Miss Nellie Amelia Spore returns as
director Of physical culture and professor oil eio-
Letter 81 il assistant in physics, and Miss Olive
S. Hoyt OF assistant in chemistry. A new
department has been added-pedagogy in charge
Of Prof J. i. Street. Of the Bible Training Col
lege Springfield
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these did know the difference and they wanted
their flies made right, the sales Of that particular
Arm, in this country. have not been very heavy
The only difference TO the firm was that chattrrer
skins cost So each, and are hard TO find while
kinghshers may he bought in any quantity at
fifteen cents each. In regard TO the other feathers
some flies call for both wood duck and widEcon
in the wings The firm was silent as 10 how II
would get over thai point
England has always pretended to be the great
est artificial hy-producing country, and her pre-
tensions were Justified until lately. Now the
United States produce many times the number
manufactured m the British Isles In fact Amer
leans have pushed the manufacture OF flies 10
such an extent that the ny-ters Of England are
either coming over here for work or else going
ont Of business former Dublin man, now
and for many years resident Of Brooklyn, made
a visit 10 his old home this summer When his
relatives were informed that he contemplated
paying them visit he was deluged with letters
requesting HIM TO bring over different articles
OF Amencan manufacture, and among the re-
somewhat surprised him, as in his youth the
city of Dublin considered great place for
their manufacture. During his visit he nves-
tigatcd the matter and on his return 10 New York
reported that he could find only one fly tier in
the whole city Of Dublin, and that one being a
married woman and her household duties taking
much Of her time, she could pay little attention
10 her trade She informed him that the Amcr-
cans made the larger part Of the trout flies used
In Ireland She also said that Germany had
been paying attention 10 this branch OF business
for some time but that German flies were not
good. The Germans are an enierprisinE people
and arc entering all branches Of trade, but their
great fault seems to be that they send out cheap
articles when they might find sale for higher
priced goods The German-made flies that come
10 this country seem TO be on par with the cheap
goods made here, and American high grade ny
tiers need have no fear OF German competition.
in Scotland there are still many good salmon
fiy-ters, but they are gradually losing their
American trade, Many rich Americans still
import their salmon flies because they have an
idea that flies cannot be made so we'll here They
have not taken the trouble to find out what i'm
provements have been made here in the past few
years Then again, there are men. even among
anglers, who think that anything made in Eng
land IL bettoE than home manufacture