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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22
sMITH-BRowN.

Mrs. Alice Scott Brown, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving M.
Scott of San Francisco, was mar
ried Wednesday morning in the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION,
New York City, to DR.. Reginald
Knight Smith, surgeon in the
United States navy, now station
ed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The bride, who is twenty six
years old, is the daughter of the
principal owner of the Union Iron
Works at San Francisco, where
the battleship Oregon was built.
Three years ago she was married
to j. Nash Brown, OF San Fran
cisco, a son of Thomas Brown,
president of the Bank Of Cali
fornia. Young Mr.. Brown died
very suddenly about ten months
after his marriage. The BRIDE
groom, who is about thirty one
years old, is the con of the late
Capt. j. Y. C. Smith, who led
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22
JUDGE LONGING.

Judge Longino, who will be
Mississippi's next governor, has
won the good opinion Of the peo-
pie all over the state by the dig.
nified and manly manner in which
he has conducted his canvas. He
will win the race on clean and
honorable score, no mud singing.
no corrupt methods will be used
TO further his cause. He had
rather meet defeat than stoop to
dishonorable means. People of
Mississippi, IL you would honor
your state stand firmly for Lon
gino and place a man at the head
of our state that is Gods best
gift to earth--a pure and noble
man, whose every effort will be
directed for the interest Of the
state and her people. Haven {
we been in the hands of scheming
politicians long enough to cry out
for leader who can be trusted
by the people? Three cheers for
Longino. He leads the race.
He'll gain the victory and Missis-
sippi will be honored with the best
governor of any state in the union.
= Greenville Spirit.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22
CARD or THANKS.

To the voters of Pike county:
The fret primary is over and /
have the honor of being in the
second race against my friend
Simmons. This honor was be-
slowed by your liberal support,
for which accept my heartfelt
thanks, and on the 29th rally
again and give me a majority
over my opponent, which will be
appreciated and reciprocated by
faithful performance of my du-
ties in office.
Your friend,
S. B. WILLIAMS.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22
CALL FOR DISTRICT CON
NENTION.

By direction Of the Democratic
Executive Committee Of the 9Th
judicial district Of the state Of
Mississippi, a convention is here
bv called to meet at Natchez,
Miss. on the 10th day Of August,
1899, to nominate a candidate for
District Attorney for said district,
and for the transaction of any
other busine proper to come be-
fore said convention.
A. G. STRATToN, Sec.
Liberty, Miss, July Ia, 80.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22
CLASSICAL EDUCATION.

Germany is about tho last 1
country in the world in which we
might expect to find sympathy
with the modern protest against !
classical education that IS heard |
all over the world. The German
university professor is nothing il
not classical, and more or less
pedantic, while his capacity for
patient and protracted researches
into the iniinitesimal possibilities
of things and theories is some.
thing wonderful. They tell
story, says the Los Angeles
Times, about one old German
professor, who had devoted his
entire life to the study of a Greek
verb, While on his death bed,
one Of his favorite pupils inquir-
ed Of him whether, if he had to
live his life over again, he would
make any change in his course
Of study. After a moments re-
Election, the old man replied that
he feared he had been too diifuse
in devoting his life 10 an attempt
to grasp the possibilities Of a
whole verb, and that il he had to
live his life over again he would
confine himself TO the present
tense Of that verb,
Yet, from conservative Ger
many comes a protest against the
prominence that is given in high
schools and colleges to classical
education. Few reach the ex.
treme conclusions Of Prof. 7.
Veblen OF the University Of Chi
cago, who, in his original little
book on "Theory Of the Leisure
Glass, maintains that the inn
portancc attached to the classics
is due solely TO an irrational de-
sire to parade wealth and the
ability to waste time and means
on useless things; but it is earn
estly contended that too much
attention to dead languages and
ancient cultures is Incompatible
with proper equipment Of young
people for the duties and strug-
giles of The present industrial civ
ilization.
A Berlin professor, writing in
prominent German periodical,
claims that the young man who
delves into the classics conceives
and acquires a contempt for the
human personality and for the
fundamental principles Of our So
cial organization. Another pro-
fessor complains that graduates
OF classical schools are at sea in
practical life, and that modern
history is a sealed book to them.
] A Russian educator confirms this
and tells how, at a final examina-
ton of law students, number
OF them did not know anything
Of the war Of 1866. which had
such striking consequences for
Europe, having excluded Austria
from the German federation.
Some, even, did not know what
the United States Of America
were, and how or when they
were formed.
Similar protests come from
other European countries. and
there is little doubt that from
now on we shall see a strong
movement toward the replacing
, Of the classics by practical sci
entific and modern education,
! except in cases where classical
: education is necessary for the
career which the pupil is destin-
ed to pursue.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22
pARBUN DOTS
oeal showers at narhnn.

Local showers at Darbun
Bro. Rawls is conducting D
protraoted meeting at China
Grove, assisted by Rev, Coker,
Of Amite county.
Or. G.. j, May and j. II.
Hampton were among the nun
ber that attended church at China
Grove Sunday.
Mr.. Jno. A. Holmes and wife
are singing ock-a-by- baby
It is a boy,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Conerly,
Of Tylertown, were the guests IF
Mr.. and Mrs, j. H. Hampton the
past week. Call again.
Mr.. Blant Ball passed through
town on a wheel Of fortune 10
visit his relatives and friends q
jackson, Miss. few days age
Mr.. Alec Gartman has return
ed from indianapolis, Ind, where
he went to pay his wife a visi,
He reports a pleasant trip.
Protraeted meeting will begin
at Salem Sunday next. Como
one, come all, Candidates arc
expected.
The primary is over and llots ~
good men left out; and we viii
4 continue 10 knock out on the 29th
inst. to one stalk TO hill.
I Look out for statement made
on county convict farm. showing
I the loss to Pike county in run
ming one, The statement viii
appear elsewhere.
We are sorry to learn of Mrs.
I Al. A. Davis illness. She has
( typhoid fever. We trust that she
may soon recover,
Mr.. Jake Magee has recently
purchased a lot from Mr. Jno.
4. Holmes, and win shortly
move his family % town. Come
on, some more Of you, we are
glad to see the place on a boom
Mr.. Chas Breeder las Just
returned FROM Abita Spriogg
near Covington, La. where he
went o. cell q lead Of poultry.
\ He repoF uice trip and poui-
try Oh Yours truly,
CRACKER JACE.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22

The negroes in the vicinity Of
Lake Village, Chicot county,
Ark, have risen against the
whites, and serious rioting is an
ticipated. Whites from other
towns are arming to go to the de-
fense of Lake Village.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22
Be CAREFUL WITH CHECKS
NEW RULING oFTBE REVENUE CONF
MISSIONER,
Person Who Draws Check Must
Always Atfix and Cancel
the Stamp

A ruling from Commissioner.
Wilson sent out from Washington
last Saturday, will have consider.
able weight with the banks Of
jackson. In his construction OF
the revenue stamp law Commis-
sioner Wilson says that hereafter
all persons drawing checks on
their home bank or on other banks
shall place the revenue stamps
upon them, or they shall not be
cashed. The bank employees are
not allowed, under the ruling OF
the commissioner, to place these
stamps, and in doing SO they COM
NIT breach of the revenue law,
and are liable to prosecution.
No matter who the person may
e, or how large his bank account
i3 with them, his check must be
stamped by himself or it will be
returned for the stamp. Under
the law it is not worth the paper
it is written upon unless it bears
this stamp, though itmay call for
thousands of dollars.
In the law when it was first ar
ranged to 90 into effect July l.,
1898, it is true there we're defects.
1t was compiled hastily to meet
the demands of the moment in
paying war expenses. The banks
over the country were quick to
discover these defects and to save
themselves and their customers
the expense they took advantage
of the loopholes. For instance,
as was the case more especially
with the savings banks, man
who had an account there would
apply for his money. Instead of
drawing a regular check, he would
give a receipt for so much The
law had no reference TO receipts.
The paper went through the saw
ings bank and was mutually rec-
ognized as a debt against the
drawer and charged up to his ao.
count. The idea has saved banks
and the people several dollars, at
the expense of the government.
Under the law as it was UNDER
stood by the banks, the person
drawing the check could place
on the stamp, or in the event that
he forgot it, the bank could place
it and deduct from the face value
of the paper, and no complaint
was made. AT times after bank
ing hours checks are cashed oveI
the city by persons who turn then
in at their respective banks next
day as cash. IL the checks start
ed off without a stamp it was liza
ble 10 continue through two OF
three banks until it reached the
institution where the drawer did
business, and that house would
place on the stamp, and the gov.
ernment would get its two cents.
But now this is not allowed. The
person writing the check mus
use a stamp. He may be fined
$50 if he cashes it without the
stamp, and the person who gives
him the money may be fined th'
same amount. Then If the banh
recognizes it without the stamp il
comes in for prosecution. Com
missioner Wilson has ruled in {
manner which leaves no doubt a'
to his intentions. The revenue
men in each city and town are on
the lookout, but it is barely prob
able that they will have any grea
amount of work to do. People
are not desirous Of playing witt
| Uncle Sam, and when he openi
his mouth he generally say
something. - Jackson Clarion
Ledger.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22

Senator Plat of New York has
given out a statement on the
Philippine war, in which he makes
a labored defense of the adminis-
tration.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22

The Brooklyn street car strike
has spread to Manhattan, involy-
ing the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way, and is attended by serious
rioting.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22

Now that tie Brazos floods have
subsided the pictures Of the after
mash are truly distressing. The
destruction wrought was far
greater. proportionately with the
territory inundated, than in the
worst Of our Mississippi over
flows. II came on too suddenly
for most Of the live stock to be
saved, and the season IS too late
to encourage replanting Of cot.
ton. And then this flood 80 far
excelled al 10 the past history Of
the Brazoe, that ordinary meas
ures and calculations for security
proved vain. A long and pitiful
account in the Houston Post Of
Monday last is thus concluded:
''But it will be many months BE-.
fore conditions in the Brazos bot
toms are the same as before the
great flood Of 99.''-N.cksburg
Herald.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22

Chicago platform democrats of
New York have issued an address
severely handling Tammany.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-22

MAGNOLIA PIKE COUNTY. MISSISSIPPI sArURpAY July
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
OPEN DOOR IN CHINA.
Special That Says We Have Demanded
That Sort of Thing.

London. Nov. "A special dispatch
from Washington asserts that the
American state department recently
asked France. Germany and Russia to
give written assurances regarding the
preservation of the open door in
China being dissatisfied with mere
oral assurances. and rejecting a pro
posal that the United States should
seize port and establish a sphere of
influence in China If these assur-
ances are declined" says the dispatch.
the United States will insist upon
China observing the strict letter of the
treaty giving the United States equal
rights with other powers in China"
The Daily Chronicle commenting edi-
torially upon this new departure in
American policy. which VIII he fully
approved in nEgland." dilates upon its
Immense Importance" and suggests
that it may affect the international
politics of Europe in 4 very remark
able degree
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
MIX-UP IN THE TWENTY-FIVE.
What the Principals Had to Say When It
Is All Over.

| In the midst of the twenty-fifth
round. nearly one minute before the
| close .IeffrieS' glove flew across the
ring and Siler ran to help him Oh with
| il Sharkey held back until his friends
| yelled at him not to stop, and it was Il
: three cornered fight for a few minutes.
| The referee got JeffrieS glove and tried
| To draw it on. This was difficult to do,
and then Sharkey rushed. Jeffries
| threw up his glOved and ungloved
hands. and with the former upper-cut
| Sharkey. Siler ran between them and
made II second attempt TO assist JEFF
fries. The sailor waited Il moment. but
wildly excited by the ShriekS of the
spectators he rushed again. Siler
! dragged Jeffries away, and the gong
rang.
The majority of those at the ring
side hardly thought Sharkey would get
worse than a draw, for the sailor
fought viciouSly. always after his man,
with good Judgment. and eutpointed
the champion. On the other hand lief
fies while he had the better by long
odds of the last three rounds. did very
little leading in the other twenty-five,
and when he led he was either too
high or too low, getting in but few
good punches.
When seen in his dressing room aft
is the hardest and best man l ever met,
and hardly expect to meet a better
i'll the future. Within six months |
have met and defeated the best two
men in the world. and will now take Il
long reSt-probably nine months or Il
year. Never again will | fight under
the same conditions. The heat from
the lights overhead tended to take
away a great deal of my steam and
4 H. ,xIn ha I-np nd
eyes. My left arm-the one that was
injured while training-gave out in the
fourth round and could not use it
properly for the rest of the battle, or
the result would have been different.
for I think that I could have Knocked
MIN out
Sharkey was inconsola BILE. cried like
ii child when he went to his quarters.
and refused to talk. but Tom O'Rourke,
his manager, expressed the opinion
that the sailor should have received
the decision. He said that two of
Sharkey's ribs were broken. and that
during the last four rounds Toms
left hand was useless. having been
broken on Jeffries' head.
Although the decision was against
him, he said Sharkey would not give
Up nut would seek another match, and
the next time the result would he diff
ferent. Il don't think that this fellow
will want 10 tackle Tom again" said
O'ROurke. "TH keep afte: him. though,
until he agrees to another meeting or
make him crawl
There We're 10000 spectators at the
fight. among them Corbett and Sulli-
van. former champions; kid Mccoy,
Peter Maher and George Dixon. \
preliminary event of ten rounds at 1913
pounds preceded the big event. and
Kid Goulette, of Rochester. wholOokcd
a great deal like .Ieffries on Is small
scale. was beaten by Tony Moran, OF
Brooklyn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04

ana with MS eye. nose anu ear split.
came back just as viciously in the last
three rounds. and almost retrieved
himself. At the end of the twenty
first round both men were covered with
blood. and Jeffries was bleeding badly
from his nose. which Sharkey's savage
right had split. Suddenly in the twen-
Iy-second round Jeffries seemed To
take on new life. Just at the close of
this round the champion swung right
and left on Sharkey's jaw and almost
took him off his feet. He reeled and
the gong saved him. He came back
hard. however in the next, but Jeffries
had the better of it. putting in two
right uppercuts. Jeffries' friends
howled themselves hoarse. while
Sharkey's urged him with loud cries
TO go in hard and rough it. He threw
down his terror-like head and though
his strength was fast leaving him he
had JeffrieS guessing until the gong
sounded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
DEATH OF THE big swEDE."
He Had Lived as a Recluse for Twenty
Five Years.

Galena. Ills. Nov. 4.-HoVer Olson,
better known as Harvey Anderson.
1.-The Big Swede." was found dead in
his hoVel five miles from here. He
had lived the life of IL recluSe for
twenty-five years. Belonging to L
wealthy family in Sweden, he was
given yacht by his father when 20
years old. and in it sailed round the
world. He practiced law i'll Norway.
Coming to America he married and
prospered. He enlisted i'll company r,
Eighth infantry, Illinois volunteers,
and served TWO years in the civil war
Domestic infelicitieS caused his retire
ment from the world. Three sons live
in the state of Washington. Though
a recluSe. he was widely known i'll
northern Illinois and southern WiScon-
sin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
FARoUHAR's FARM DISASTER.
British Editors Inclined to Take a Dark
View of the Same.

British Editors Inclined to Take a Dark
View of the Same.
London. Nov. 1.-The accounts that
continue 20 arrive regarding the fight
Ing Oh F;r,Iuhar's farm only confirm
its serious nature and the narrow es-
cape General White had. On this
point The Morning Post remarks
Nothing tells such Il tale of battle as
the list of the missing. When the
missing exceed the killed il il almost
safe to write defeat across the story,
f,t,rHust: missing means abandonment
or surrender.
1t now appears as if il were only the
arrival of the naval contingent from
the Powerful which prevented Il worse
disaster. Ii seems that when it was
seen that retirement was imperative
two Natal cavalrymen volunteered to
convey Il dispatch across the Boer
lines To Major -Adye. ordering him to
retire, but the risk was considered too
great and flag signalling was employed
instead. Tie distance was too great
and the ground too rough for cavalry
to go to his assistance.
According to dispatches filed on
Tuesday. defensive works We're being
constructed on the hills around Lady
smith. and it was expected there that
the big naval guns would he mounted
the following day. The Beers were
threatening 10 attack the town in force
on Wednesday and Thursday, and the
women. children and other non-cO-
batants were being sent by train to
the south. Ladysmith is provisioned
for two months
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
RYAN viii Testify Now.

Rockford. Ills. Nov. 1. - Detective
Bonner. of Chicago. took back to that
city yesterday Harkaway Ryan. ar
rested here through the aid of the To-
cal police. Ryan was robbed i'll Alder
man Brennan'S saloon in Chicago some
time ago. his two aSSailantS being
caught and indicted. When their trial
was called he failed to appear against
them. Ryan came to Rockford and
was caught by the officers while trying
to nike his escape from the home of his
parents in the disguise of a woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04

the place. OF course it is very crafty
ing indeed To me TO know that l am
held in such high esteem by the sena-
tor and the president.
Il am quite familiar with the ques-
tions that are likely to come before the
commission. The duties are somewhat
similar 10 those of the board of rail
road and warehouse commissioners of
the state and l could therefore. l hope.
perform the work of the position intel
ligently and to the entire satisfaction
of the people
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
AFTER THE BIG BATTLE.
Sharkey Has Too Broken Ribs and Jefr-
rIes Scared.

New York. Nov. 4.-After the
Sharkey-Jeffries bout was over last
night the pugilists were taken to
separate Turkish bath Establishments.
Sharkey had two broken ribs and a
lame shoulder. BE said he wouh have
put Jeffries out if he had not wrench
ed his left shoulder in the eight, ent h
round. Jeffries remained at the bath
ing rooms until noon, when he set
out for Philadelphia to visit relatives.
The champion expected a much easier
task. He bears number of marks of
the blows. His left arm. which was
sprained while training, is almost use
less.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04

from Berlin of the capitulation of Gen
White.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company. dated Capetown,
Nov. l, announces that the Beers en-
tered Cape Colony at Norvalspruit
destroying several bridges.
Beers Arc Active.
Capetown. Nov. THE Beers are
traversing Zeululand hosting flag:
over British magisteracies.
BurghersdorP. Cape Colony. Nov.
2.-The Beers crossed Bethulie bridge
this morning and 300 more are ex
pected to cross this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
AWAITING NEWS IN ROCK ISLAND.
Much Interest In the Contest by Round
and Satisfaction With Result.

and Satisfaction With Result
Probably no pugilistic event, GER
tainly none in recent years. has been
attended by the local interest that was
manifested in Rock Island in the JEFF
fries-Sharkey heavy weight champion
ship battle. Wherever the returns
were received were eager crowds
awaiting the news as it came in by
rounds. At the Harper, where Man
ager McHugh had arranged to receive
bulletins. a large number of people
assem- bled and remained until the last
round was heard from. In Rock Isl
and the outcome was hailed with more
or less satisfaction among those inter-
ested, not only, as it was expressed,
because Jeffries was the favorite from
the start. but because n summary of
the fight showed that the cham
Pion had Outpointed his oppon-
ent, and was the man who in'eYery
sense deserved to win.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
state Should Take Up the WORK.
Ex-Gov. FIFER MUCH PLEASED.

Illinois Ex-GovernOr's Comment on Re
cent Reports Concerning Himself.
BloOmingon, Ills. Nov. II have
been in Champaign county on n busi-
ness trip the last two days" said Jo-
seph w. Fifer Thursday morning,
land knew absolutely nothing respect
ing the late rumors concerning my ap-
pointment as Interstate commerce COM
missioner until my return. 1t is proper,
however. for me to say that | know
that the president and Senator Cullom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
DAYS FOOTBALL GAMES.
Contests on the Gridiron Throughout the
Country.

Contests on the Gridiron Throughout the
Country.
Philadelphia, Nov. 4. In the Har.
ward Pennsylvania foot ball game
Harvard soon made touchdown but
missed goal. Score: Harvard 5; Penn
sylvania o.
Soon after the opening of the second
half, Harvard made touchdown and
kicked to goal. Score: Harvard II;
Pennsylvania 0. Total score, Harvard,
10: Pennsylvania, 0.
Detroit, Nov. 4.-Football: First
half, University of Michigan, 10; Uni
versitv of Virginia, o.
Princeton, Nov. FIRST half,
Princeton 6, Brown o.
West Point, Nov. / First half,
Yale, 8; West Point, 0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-04
High School PnpiIs Elope

Pittsfeld, Ills. Nov. 4.-Bert Bud
bridge. son of IL farmer living south of
Pirtsfield. and Emily Carey. the IL
year-old daughter of DIR. \. Il. Carey.
of this city, elOped and were married
at Bowling Green, Mo. Both young
people were attendants of the Pitts
field high school and were ofprominent
families