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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08
ABScEUTEEY PURE

He was so pure. gentle. an0
kind to all that friends grew and
multiplied around him. 1t has
been beautifully said that "kind-
ness is the real law OF life, the
link that connects earth with
heaven. Would you live in the
remembrances OF others after you
have passed away, write youf
name upon the tablets of their
hearts by acts Of kindness, love,
and mercy
General Walthall. along with
his many other virtues, did this
all through his long and useful
career, and he lives in the re-
membranes and hearts OF all
Mississlpdians, and eli others
with whom he came in contact. |
find that here, at this national
capital, he was beloved and hon-
ored as in Mississippi, resulting
chiefly from these great and pro-
nounced characteristics and yir-
tues. Among his colleagues In
the Senate, am told he was es-
timated and regarded as the soul
OF truth and honor. BY these
adornments, coupled with his
great intellectual ability. his in
fluence was vast, second TO none
in the senate.
His home is in the hearts OF his
people, and his memory ia ten
derly cherished by them. As
cumulative evidence Of this fact.
at this very moment there is q
movement among them 70 erect 4
monument to his memory. Ii
will be built, and built by the free,
spontaneous gifts Of his people.
They diem It eminently fitting
that the love they bearto him and
to his transcendent name and
achievements should be thus hon
ored.
Mr., Speaker, this distinguish
ed SUBJECT has O great history.
He asgreat as a citizen, law-
yer, soldier and statesman. The
history and beauties Of each of
these sEheres so occupied by him
have been 30 beautifully and truth
fully related by lifelong friends
in this House and the Senate,
that | refrain from OBTAINING tho
House further, and content my
SELF With these few general re-
marks on his life, character and
services.
In his death, Mississippi has lost
one ol her purest and best men
His life was .'lilse the day
more beautiful in the evening
like the summer aglow with
PROMISE, and like the autum,
rich with the golden sheaves,
where good works and deeds
have ripened in the field.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08
Thieves Run off With Horses aud
rlules.

Gloster, Miss, March d--Iiorsc
thieves have been operating in
this fAmite) county, during The
last few days, stealing two mules
from Mr.. J A.. Jenkins, one
from Jim Robinson, and a saddle
horse from Treasures Andrews
Of Pike county. AS far az can
be asccrtained they went in the
direction Of Brookhaven. All Of
the stock was taken the same
night. They are being pursued,
but nothing definite has been
heard.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08
STATE CAPITAL NOTES.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND
DISTRIBUTION DISCUSSED.
Comparative Statements b. Mr.,
kincannon --.'Solutions' That
Won't Solve "A New Basis OF
Distribution Suggested Other
Matters of General and Spe. .iai
Interest.
Correspondence Of Gazette.l
Jackson. March Z. 1899

JACKSON, blarcn 4. lS55.
Ex- State Superintendent Kin
cannon occupies more than a
page OF the last issue Of the Col
umbus Dispatch in an open letter
showing the inequality and injus-
tice of the present school law. He
submits the whole question as
Estate Issue" and if it does not
become such in the coming cam
paign, it will set people to think
ing, preparatory to full discuss
sion OF the subjectin the next leg
islature, and may lead to pos
sible amendment of section 206 Of
the constitution. Mr.. Kincannon
introduces his tables of compara-
tive statistics with the observation
that sit will be readily admitted
by every white man in Mississippi
that our public school system is
designed. primarily, for the well
fare of the white children OF the
state, and incidentally for the me-
rro children. And then he goes
on to demonstrate that in the
practical operation of the law the
negro children are the main bene-
ficiaries, and that the whites. who
pay the taxes. are the ones ''in-
cidentallyD benefited. Here are
some Of his illustrations. The
comparisons are his, but l take
the figures, in detail, from his own
report for 1881:
Kinds county is compared with
the seven counties Of Benton,
jackson, Harrison. Hancock,
Tishomingo. The figures show
the educable of both races:
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08
HAS BEEN A REPORTER.

Colonel Funston, Of The KAN
sas regiment that recently distin-
guished itself in the Philippines,
is only % years old. II is said
that she has been a reporter,
fought Indians, explored Death
Valley, spent two years in Alas
ka, been assistant secretary OF
the Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
road, served under Gomez in Gu
ba in twenty-three fights, been
wounded and was sick for ten
months With the fever. Jackson
Bulletin.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08
NATIONAL PARK COMAiis.
SION.

Washington, March 2.-The
Nicksburg National Park Com
missi on has organized here, and
today the commissioners called
on Secretary Alger and received
general instructions from him as
to their duties. The members Of
tho commission are Lieut.. Cen.
Stephen ID. Lee, Of Columbus,
Miss, the famous Confederate
leader: Col. Jas. @. Everest Of
Chicago, a we'll known railroad
official; Capt. VIM. M. Rigby OF
Mount Vernon, Ia, who was Sec
retary of the association TO pro-
mote legislation creating the park.
The commission has elected Gen.
Lee chairman and Gen. John S.
Kountz Of Toledo, O., Past Com
mander in Chief Of the Grand
Army Of the republic, secretary
and historian, and G. S. Long,
ley Of CoffeeyiIIe, Kan, assist
ant TO the secretary. Final plans
OF the work have not yet been
out, but they will begin
their duties under the terms OF
the legislation creating the body
as coon as possible, and probably
will meet at Vicksburg this
month.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08
PINK BARNES DEAD.

Guliport, March 2.--Mr. Pink
ley l.. Barnes, prominent citi-
zen Of this place, died here tins
morning in the sixty third year
of his age. He came here from
Pike county about two years ago
and went into business. His wife
died two months ago to the day
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08

cable children ia each, to be de-
termined from data collected
through the Office OF the state
superintendent OF education, in
the manner TO be prescribed by
law.
The last sentence of this section
shows very clearly that its fran
ers did not intend that the
school fund should be, primarily,
for the benefit OF the children OF
either race or color, but that, like
the dews Of heaven, they should
descend upon all equally and
alike. The conditions that existed
then-and they have notmaterial-
ly changed since--satisfied our
constitution makers that this was
the wise and prudent course. Its
practical operation could only be
developed by time and experience.
This has been fully and conserva-
lively set forth by Messrs. Preston
and Kincannon in their official
reports and in the public press.
How to make the distribution
more equitable-so that the prin-
cipal burden shall not be on the
whiaes, and the chief benefit to
the colored, is the question.
Let us take the last two counties
referred to above-Wa Washington
and Wayne.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08

whiaes, and the chief benefit to
the colored, is the question.
Let us take the last two counties
referred to above-Washington
and Wayne.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Total educable whites 1888
White enrollment.....4.a...4...4. $50
Total educable colored. IA, ,615
Black enrolment. III. .........,..- 6,723
WAYNE COUNTY.
Total educable whites 3032
White enrollment.-........ 2006
Total educable blacks. 1879
Black enrollment-....-........ 1888
Now let us take the average at
tendance OF both races in both
counties:
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Total educable white 1438
Average daily attendance. o02
Total educable coIored 4,615
Av. daily attendance, col Alps
WAYNE COUNTY.
Total educable whites. .... 3032
Average daily attendance. 1852
Total educable blacks. -.a..- 1879
Average daily attendance GIG
Mr.. Kincannon estimated the
enumeration of educable children
in 1896 to be 552, ,000-say 352, 600
colored, and 200. 600 white.
The total enrolment for 1896
81 was 367, ,579; Of whom 10, ,Stf
were white and 1875, 76S we're black
so that of the total educable, 1874,
421 were not enrolled in the public
schools, and were therefore not
beneficiaries of the sums distrib-
uted to the counties for their cd
ucation. If the per capita as
sessed and collected for the nom
attending class could be applied
to those who do attend, the dis
tribution would be more equita-
BILE and beneficial.
The suggested solution" Of
the problem-that each race be
required to educate its own chill
dren-that the taxes paid by each
be applied to each would
practically exclude the black race
altogether from the public schools
inasmuch as they pay less than
ten per cent Of the taxes. If this
mode of solution were applied
to the whites who pay little or
nc taxes, and many not even the
poll tax, thousands of white chill
dren would be cut off from the
public schools. The letter and
spirit Of our state Constitution
forbid this, and the genius of our
system Of government rejects
any such proposition. The 14th
and 18th Amendments to the u.
S. Constitution ara also in the
way. Substantial relief can be
obtained by making the distribu-
ton as suggested, on the enroll
ment; and this would also operate
as stimulus to better attend
ance. There is this to be said
for the black race in Mississippi: I:
that while they contribute less
than ten per cent to the general
support Of the government, they
are very largely the wealth pro-
ducers of the state, and the taxes
realized are very largely the re-
suit of their labor. And it is a
labor that don't strike or COM
bine; and, although it may be
slow and unskilled, it is reliable
and manageable. The franchise
and educational provisions of our
| Constitution have solved the race
problem in Mississippi, at least
for many years to come. The
negro feels absolutely secure in
life, liberty and in the pursuit OF
happiness, with none to modest or
to make him afraid SO long as he
acts the good citizen. His social,
civil, political, educational and
religious rights and privileges
are not only conceded, but guar
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08

WHITE NoLDhED lbAAL
Kinds 1889 1896 1881
From State Treasury ~.....-.. s25, ,4i5.62
WHITE coLoRED TOTAL
Benton 1923 f400 1928
Jackson dB5 i4sS ae9 1928 1925
Hancock 1343 434 i777
Tishomingo 2268 306 2574
$3.50 3i47 i2,5O7
From State Treasury y,..-.-.-.S24, 1885
The county OF Bolivar is COM
pared with the counties Of Perry,
Simpson, Smith and Leake:
WHITE coIoRED TOTAL
1olivar 653 1892 30a5
From State Treasury -...... so ,3D4s5
WHITE coLoRED TOTAL
Perry 1866 1876 1862
Simpson 2503 1851 1854
Smith 1865 645 3Si0
Lealze 3iS9 1768 1857
1929 1850 i4.2ss
From State Treasury ,631 80
Washington and Wayne are
thus compared:
Washington, Wayne.
White pupils enrolled S19 20Ts
Days taught if3 rs
Distribution OF polls S2A ,039.72 s5i65.5
Surplus 2s04.5S l04d Sc
Av. salary pd. teachers 1888 1880
If we turn to the official report
of enrolment for 1897, we find:
whites 502; colored ALPS; total for
Washington county 1927. Wavne
has white enrolment Of zoos;
colored 1888. Total 3Os9. WASH
ington gets S24030. Y of the school
fund, and was able TO pay her
teachers mostly colored an av-
arage salary of $40, ,58. Wayne
received S5165 50, and was able
to pay her teachers-mostly white
ian average salary OF only
$3.50.
The whole question Of the Gre
alton and distribution OF the
school fund was fully and patient-
M discussed in the Constitutional
Convention of 1890. Superin-
tendent Preston and other educa-
tors furnished similar data to the
foregoing; but the conclusion
reached is stated in
Section 206. There shall be a
common school fund, which shall
consist Of the poll tax ito be re-
tailed in the counties where the
sane is esllected) and an addi-
tioral sum from the general fund
in the state treasury, which to-
yetler shall be sufficient to main
tail the common schools for the
tern Of four months in each scho-
lasfc year. But any county or
separate school district may levy
an additional tax to maintain the
sch,ol for q longer time than the
tern Of four months. The com
mon school fund shall be distrib-
utd among the several counties
AMI separate school districts in
proportion to the number OF edu-
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-08

The county of Bolivar is COM
pared with the counties Of Perry,
Simpson, Smith and Leake:
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
OF Local Interest.

In the case of Joseph r. Ferris VS..
James Matthews, the judge of the
district court denied the motion for
a new trial. John A. Largent APP
peared for the plaintiff and Lyter &
Gormley represented the defendant.
Services in the NJ. E. church on
Sunday as follows: Preaching II
a. m. Sabbath School II m. Ep-
worth League 6:45 p. m. Preach
ing 7:30 p. m. Everybody invited
to attend these services.
S. j. Hooking, pastor.
The statement is made that
Charles S, Hartman will locate in
Butte at the end of his COMPRESSION
al term and resume the practice OF
law. He will be identified with the
firm of Campbell & Parr in the Hen
messy building.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
BELT BLATTER.

Says the Times: Andrew Blixt
and Charley Johnson came very near
losing their lives while attempting
to cross Box Elder, near Allen. The
water had risen W. the bridge and
it is thought the men missed the
bridge and plunged into the creek
which was 10 or Is feet deep and
flowing madly. They did all in
their power to save the horses, but
without avail and they we're obliged
to leave them and save themselves.
The team and buggy belonged to
Ed. Schmidt of the Anaconda sta
bles. The buggy vas a new one
and cost $215. The horses we're
Valued at $500.
Frank Rush, the iceman, predicts
good business here the coming sum-
mer, and has backed his Judgment
by putting in nearly 1000 tons of
the finest ice we have ever seen
come into the camp. Mr.. Rush says
that if this amount is not sufficient
he has made arrangements with the
Great Falls Ice Co., to furnish as
much O as he may require.
A landslide between Riceville and
Monarch Sunday, derailed engine
No. 4 (wood train) and engine No.
1921 was sent out from Great Falls
to her assistance. Charles Ball, one
of the brakeman, while attempting
to make a coupling, had his thumb
smashed by being caught between
the bumpers.
There is an epidemic of German
measles and in consequence the doc
tors advised closing the schools fol-
at least a week. Accordingly teach.
ers and pupils were notified Monday
that there would be no school unit
further notice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hill are re
ceiving congratulations on their frs
born, a handsome daughter, who ar
rived last Saturday.
A case of scarlet fever is report
ed in the family of Mr.. Holmberg,
daughter being sick with the dis
ease.
Principal Remington and Mis-
Harriet Vidal, of the Central school
are victims of the German measles
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
For the Twelfth Census.

The bill providing for the twelfth
general census, to be taken in 1900,
which has been prepared by the
house census committee, has been
reported. 1t endeavors to meet the
difficulties presented by the last two
cehsuses in the fact that the official
report of the tenth census, 1880, was
not completely published until nine
years after the gathering of the en-
sus; and that of the eleventh census,
1890, was not published until eight
years and three months after the
work of enumeration had been com
pleted. This bill provides that the
final report shall be published COM
plete within two years; that the CEN
sus shall be begun On the first day of
June, 1900, and that the work of
enumeration shall be completed
within fifteen days in the cities and
thirty days in the country districts.
1t provides for the appointment of a
director at a salary of $4,000 per an
mum, an assistant director at 81, 900;
the necessary number of heads of
geographical divisions at $4,000, a
chief clerk and geographer at 49,
500 each, and other clerks at salaries
ranging from $1,000 to 5000; the
precise number in each grade to be
determined by the needs of the bu-
reau. There are to be five grand di-
visions: Population, mortality, man
ufacturing, mechanical establish
ments and agriculture. The enum-
Grafton districts are not to comprise
more than from 1900 to 1000 popu-
l%ation, in order that the work may be
completed within the necessary time.
10 meet the expenses the bill carries
with it an appropriation of $1,O00,-
600 for the current year, leaving the
next congress to provide funds for
the continuance of the work. 1t has
been decided by the committee not
to include the empoyes in the CLASH
fed civil service, inasmuch as the
enumerators, who will form the larg-
err part of the force, are necessarily
such persons as cannot be found in
that service, and therefore it is
thought best not to apply those
rules to any class of employees.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
NOTICE.

There is delinquent upon the fol-
lowing described stock on account
of assessment No. A of four cents
per share, levied on the 18th day of
December, 1898, the several amounts
set opposite the names of The re-
spective shareholders as follows:
NAMFc No. of No. of Amt of
NhMIo certificate. shares. asst.
Emil Maunhardt, .21 1900 $4,000
j. P. Nelson ......2 $50 10
And in accordance with law and
order made by the board of trustees
of said company on the 18th day of
December, 1893, so many shares of
each parcel of said stock as may be
necessary will be sold at the office
of said company at the Frisco hotel,
Neihart, Cascade county, Montana,
on the 18th day of March, 1899, at
the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said
day to pay said delinquent assess
ment thereon, together with costs of
advertising and expenses of sale.
The date of Delinquent sale of de-
linquent stock was by order of the
board of trustees duly made and en-
tered on the records of the said cor
poration on the 18th day of Deem
Der, 1893, extended from the LIST day
of March,, 1899, to the 10Th day of
March, 1899, at the hour and place
in this notice above mentioned
therefor. GEORGE RoEHL,
Secretary.
Neihart, Cascade County, Montana.
Dated this LIST day of March, 1899.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
Mining at the Gait.

A large body of ore has just been
encountered in the Gait, in a place
where it is expected to be perman-
ent. Supt. Neihart this week con-
ceived the plan of cross cutting the
ground to the west from the big
raise, and about 80 feet from the top
of the raise. Here was about 1876
feet of ground which had never had
a pick stuck in it, and every thing
went to show that there must be ore
in that direction. The main vein
followed by the winze above dipped
to the west, but in the bottom of the
winze the vein was lost. 1t was as
certained below that what was sup
posed to be the same vein hexes to
the east, and upon this theory, Mr..
Neihart expected to find ore be-
tween the raise and the Wine pro-
duced. The cross-cut was in 10
feet when ore was encountered
which assayed 1853 ounces. AT last
accounts the drills had crossed 81
feet of this ore without having
reached the west wall. This is a re-
markable body of ore, and lying as
it does, it is without doubt the main
vein of the Gait, which the former
operators were unable to find or fol-
low. Mr.. Neihart merits congratu-
lations upon this recent coup, which
itself ought to make the stockhold-
ers wealthy.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
Final Timber-Culture Proof.

U. S. Land ONCE, Helena, Montana, February
9th, 1899.
whose present pOstoflce address is Vernal,
Utah, has filed In this office notice of his lnten.
ton to make final proof upon timber culture en-
try number 1856 for the northwest quarter N
of section thirty-one 1911. township seventeen
IN north of range nine I9l east, and that the
testimony of the said Herman A. Miller will be
taken before Peter Hansen, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Uinta county, at his office in ths
city of Vernal, Utah, on the 18th day of April,
1899, and that the testimony of two of the wit
nesses named below will be taken before w. NJ.
Cockrill, u, S. Commissioner for the district of
Montana at his office in Great Falls, Cascade
county, Montana, on the 18th day OF April, 1899.
Claimant names the following witnesses to
prove that he has in all respects complied with
the timber culture law. namely: James w. Lee,
of Geyser, Montana, Charles Carthrae and
Charles Nollar of Kibbey, Montana, and George
Nollar of Great Falls, Montana.
GEORGE d. GREENE,
First publication March 4, 1899. Register.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
Notice of Meeting.

The Big Seven Mining company
will hold their annual meeting on
March 8, 1899, at the residence of
u. L. S. Barker in the town of Nei-
hart at 3 p. m. of said day, to elect
officers for the ensuing year and to
transact any and all business that
may come before said meeting.
E. J. Barker, Pres.
Violet Barker, Secretary.
Dated Feb. %, '99.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04

Special correspondence.
Mrs. J. w. Bishop is spending the
winter in Iowa.
Miss Grace York is in Great Falls
studying music.
Mr.. Cunningham is also reported
to be convalescing.
Mrs. w. w. Collins and children
are visiting at Sedalia, Mo.
David Rice of Riceville is said to
be slowly recovering from his long
and serious illness.
Miss Lillian Joyce was at Monarch
Friday. She m regularly each
week for musical instruction.
The moonlight nights have been
fine for coasting and almost every
evening quite a crowd is out coast
ing and skating. The air resounded
with their shouts and laughter.
Warren Srackangast spent a few
days at Great Falls last week. The
attraction is said to be one that is
liable to break up one of the most
comfortable bachelor homes in the
community.
The young people enjoyed a
sleighride and party at Mrs. Raffer-
ty's recently. The Misses Rosa and
Anna BLY, entertained the guests
with generous hospitality, and the
youngsters declared it was the best
time they ever had.
Mrs. Hoyt and daughter Jennie
were in town over night Friday and
spent the evening calling upon
friends. They report enjoyable
times on the ranch this winter not
withstanding the severe cold and
deep snow.
On Monday evening last Miss
Miriam Crossman entertained a large
party of her young friends. Games,
dancing and songs made entertain
ment for all. A nice lunch was
served at midnight, but the wee
small hours were stretching away
towards morning ere the party broke
up.
Miss Louie Howes and Miss Jen-
ME Woodward were recent visitors
to Great Falls and while there at
tended the teachers examination
held by County Superintendent Ina
Craven on the II and Is of this
month. Miss Woodward's name
heads the list of successful appli-
cant for professional certificates.
Miss Woodward is a niece of Mrs.
L. e. Howes and graduated last
June from the state normal at Ypsi-
lanti, Michigan. She was an appli-
cant for the Monarch school last fall,
also for the position at Neihart made
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Sutton She has been teaching an
evening school here during the win
ter, and her class is enthusiastic in
her praise. Good teachers are very
scarce in Montana, and should be
appreciated when found.