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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, DECEMBER 13, 1881
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for their best interest* to conform their manner of
life to the new order of things. Hy no greater in-
ducement than the insurance of a j>erma
ucni title to the Mill can they be Icil
tii engage in the occupation of tilling.
The vrell-atteMcd report of their incretuiug
interest in husbandry justify the hope and belief
that the enactment of such a statute as I recom
mend would be at once attended with gratifying
results. A resort to the allotment system would
have a direct and powerful influence in dissolving
the tribal bond which is so prominent a feature of
savage life, and which tends so strongly to perjictu-
ate it. Third???I advised a liberal appropriation lor
the snpport of Indian school*, because of my confi
dent belief that such a course ^consistent wilJi the
wisest economy. Even among the most
iiiiciiltivated Indian tribes there is reported to lie a
general urgent desire on Uie jwrt of the chiefs and
older members for the education of their children.
It i?? unfortunate, in view of this fact, that during
the past year the means which have been at the
command of the iutcrior department for the pnr-
jhi-c of Indian instruction have proved to lie til
terly inadequate. Tiie success of these schools,
which are lit operation at ilamptou, Carlisle and
Konst Urove, should not only encourage a more
generous provision {or the support of those institu
tions, hut should promote the establishment
of a similar cliaraeter. They are doubtless much
more patent for good than day schools on the reser
vations are. The pupils are altogether separated
from the surroundings of the savages, and brought
into constant contact with civilization. There are
many other phases of this subject which are of
great interest, but whieh cannot tie included within
iMS-oming limits of this communication. They are
discussed ably In the reports of the secretary of the
intciloraud the commissioner of Indian affair*.
THR MORMON D ISO RACK.
For many years the executive, in Ms annual
message to congress, has urged the necessity of
stringent legislation for the suppression of polyga
my i:i llio territories, and especially the terrilory
of I'tah. The existing statute for tne punishment
of tliis adious crime, so revolting to the inOrul and
religious sense of Christendom, has been ia.Tsi.st-
cnilv mill contemptuously violated ever since its
enactment. Indeed, in spite of the commenda
ble efforts on the part of the autlugiities who repre
sent the United States in that territory, the law
has in very rare instances been enforced,
imd for a cause, reference to which will
presently lie made, is practically a dead
li tier. The fact that the udherents of
the Mormon church, which rests upon polygamy as
it- corner stone, have recently been peopling in
large numbers. Idaho, Arizouu and other of our
ivi- 'crn territories, is well calculated to excite the
liveliest interest mid apprehension. It imposes u|K>n
congress and the executive the duty of arraying
against this barbarous system till the power which,
under the constitution and laws, they can wield for
its destruction, deference has already been made
to tlic obstacles to which the United States officers
have to encounter in their efforts to punish viola-
lions of the law. J'romiuent among these obsta
cles is the difficulty of procuring legal evidence
sufficient to warrant a conviction, even in the case
of tlte most notorious offenders. Your attention
is called to a recent opinion of
the supreme court of the United States
which explains its judgment of reversal in the case
of Miles, who had been convicted of bigamy in
Utah. The court refers to the fact that the secrecy
attending the celebration of marriages in that terri
tory i -lakes proof ot polygamy very difficult, and
tbe propriety is suggested of modifying the law of
evidence which makes a wife incompetent to testi
ly against her husband. This suggestion is ap
pended. 1 recommend also the passage of an act
providing that in tlte territories of the United .States
tiie fact that a woman 1ms been married to a person
charged with bigamy shall not dis<|tiu!iiy her as u
witness In his trial lor that offense. I further re
commend legislation by which any iiersou solemn
izing a marriage in any of the territories, shall
lie required, under stringent penalties for a neglect
mid refusal to tile u certificate of such marriages in
the supreme court of tlte territory. Doubtless
gressmay devise other practicable im.mr.ris for
obviating tlte difficulties n Melt have hitherto at
tended the efforts suppress tliis iniquity. I as
sure you of my dett???mined purpose to eo-njicrate
with you in any lawful and discrete measures
which may be proposed tohinit end.'
AS TO lilrl-VATION.
Although our system of government does not
contemplate that the nation should provide or sup-
port a system ot education of our people, no meas
ures calculated to promote general intelligence and
virtue, upon widen the perpetuity of our institu
tions so greatly depends, have ever been regarded
with indifference by congress or the executive.
A large |iorlinn of (lit- public domain
lias been frepn time to time de
voted to the promotion of education.
There is now a special reason why, hy setting u|uirt
the proceeds of its sales of puhVc lands, or by some
other course, the government should aid the work
of education. Many who now exercise the right of
suffrage are unable to read the ballot which they
enst. Upon many who hud just emerged from a
condition of slavery were suddenly devolved the
responsibilities of citizenship in a portion of
tiie country tile most impoverish!
by the war. I nave been pleased to learn from the
report of the commissioner of education that there
has lately been a commendable increase of interest
anil effort for their instruction, but as that can lie
done by local legislation and private generosity it
should be supplemented by such aid as can be con
stitutionally afforded by the national government.
I would suggest that if any fund lie dedicated to
this purpose, it may lie wisely distributed in the
differeut stales according to the ratio of illiteracy,
???u by this mentis those localities which are more in
need of such assistance will reap its special benefits,
THE AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.
The report of the commissioner of agriculture ex
Mbits the results of experiments in whieh the de
partment has been encaged during the past year,
ami makes important suggestions in reference to
the agricultural development of the eouutry. The
steady increase of our population and tlte conse
quent addition to tile number of those engaged in
the pursuit of husliandry. an 1 giving to this depart
incut a growing dignity and im|Hirnuiee. The com
luissioner's suggestions to urge its capacity for
greater usefulness deserves attention, as it moicaud
more commends itself to the interest whieh it was
created to promote.
THE CESSIONS qUESTIOS.
It appears from the report ot the commissioner of
pcoriona that since JtttiO 7SS.060 original pension
claims have been tiled. 450,tM?? of these have been
allowed and inscribed on the pension roll. 72,53*J
have been rejected and abandoned, being H per
cent, of the whole number of claftnssettled. There
are now pending for settlement 265,575 origi
nal pension claims, 227,010 of whieh
were tiled prior to July 1, I860.
These, when allowed, will involve the payment of
arrears from the date of discharge in case of any in
valid. and front the date or termination of a prior
rightiii all other cases. From all the date attainable
it la estimated that 15 per cent of the number of
claims now pending will be rejected or
abandoned. This would show a probable
rejection of 51,040cases, and the probable admission
of about 195,000 claims, all of which involves the
pavment of arrears of pension. With the present
force employed the number of adjudications re
maining the same and no new business interven
ing, this number of claims, lie.OUO, could be acted
on in a period of six years, and taking January 1,
ISM, as a near period from which to estimate in
each case, an average amount of arrears, it I
found that every case allowed would require for
the first payment upon it the sum of $l,5*>. Multi
plying this amount by the whole number of proba
ble admissions gives *250,000,000 as the sum required
for the Hist payments. This represents the sum
which must bo paid upon claims which were tiled
before July 1.1SS0, and are now pending and enti
tled to the benefits of the arrears act. From this
amount $*0,000,000 may bo deducted from $10.-
ouu.ouu to si >.000,1100 for eases where the claimant
dying there is no person who, under the law
would be entitled to succeed to the peusion. leav
iug JJd'i.OOO.OOO as the probable amount to be paid.
In these estimates no account has been taken of
the 36,506eases tiled since June :io, I860, and now
pendUtc, which must receive attention as current
business, but which do not involve the I ravine lit of
any arrears beyond the dale of tiling the claim,
this number it is (animated that
tier cent will be allowed. As nits
been stated, with the present force of
the pension bureau. 675 clerks, it is estimated it
will take six years to dispose ot the claims now
pending. It is stated by the commissioner of pen
sions, iiv an addition of 250 clerks, increasing the
.. u.. a - .i .i..... ,>..,,1 thi, tii,.. linnini 1 lorcc.
reformatory schemes which have been suggested,
and of certain proposed regulations governing ap
pointments to public office. The cflicacy of such
regulations lias been distrusted, mainly because
they have seemed to exalt mere educational and
abstract tests above general business capacity, and
even special fitness for the particu
lar work in hand. It seems to ime
that the rules which should be applied to tiie man
agement of the public service may property con
form in the main to such us regulate the conduct of
successful private busine.-s. Original appointments
should be based on ascertained times*. The tenure
of office should, so far as practicable, be filled by
the promotion of worthy and efficient officers. The
investigation of all complaints, and the punish
ment of all official misconduct, should be
,rompl aud thorough. The view* cxptesscsl
n tiie foregoing are those whieh will govern roy
administration of the executive office. They arc
doubtless shared by all intelligent and patriotic
citizens, however divergent in their opinions as to
the liesl methods of putting them into practical
pemtion. For example, the assertion that origi-
sul apimiutmcnts should be based on ascertained
itneas is not open to dispute, but the
suestion how in practice such fit
ness can be most effectually ascertained.
Is one w hich has for years excited Interest and dis
cussion. The measure which, with slight varia
tions in its details, has lately been uiged upon the
attention of congress and the executive has, as its
[irincipul feature, ^le scheme of competitive txam-
uation. save for certain exceptions which need
not here be specified. This plan would allow the
admission to the service only in its lowest grade,
and would accordingly demand that all the vaca-n
ies in higher positions should be filled by promo
tion alone. In these particulars,it is In conformity
with the existing civil service system of Great Bri-
taiu.and the succe-sw bich has attended that system
the country of its birth, is the strongest argu
ment which has been urged for its adoption here.
The fact should not, however, be overlooked tha
there are certain features for English system which
have not generally been received with favor in this
country, even among the foremost advocates of
civil service reform. Among them are: 1st. a ten
ure of office which is substantially
life tenure; second, a limitation of a maximum
age at which an applicant can enter service, w here
by ail men in mi Idle life or older are, with some
exceptions, rigidly excluded: third, a retiring al
lowance on going out of office. These three ele
ineuts are as important lnetors of the problem as
any of Hie others. To eliminate them from the
Kuffii-h system would effect a most radical change
in its theory and practice. The avowc.t
purpose of that system is to induce the educated
young men of the country to devote their lives Vo
public employment, by uu assurance that having
once entered upon it, they need never leave It,
and that after voluntary retirement they shall be
the recipients of an annual pension. That this
ystem as an entirety has proved very successful in
ircat Britain, seems to be generally ccnceded.cven
by those who once opposed its adoption.
To a statute whieh should incorporate all its essen
tial features 1 should feel bound to give myap-
proval, but whether it would be to the lust inter
ests of the public to fix upon an expedient for an
immediate and extensive application, whieh em
braces certain features of the English
system, but excludes or ignores others
of equal importance, may be seri
ously doubted, even by those %ho are impressed,
as I am myself, with the grave importance of cor
recting the evils which inhere in the present meth
ods of appointment. If, for example, the English
rule, which shuts out persons above the age of 25
years from a large number of public employments,
is not to be made an essential part of our own sys
tem, it is questionable whether the attainment of
the highest number of marks at a competitive ex
amination should Ire the criterion by which all ap
plications for appointment should be pdf
to a???test, and under similar cconditions it may
also be questioned whether the admission to the
service should Ire strictly limited to its lowest
ranks. There are very many characteristics which
go to make a model servant, l???romiuent among
them are probity, industry, good sense, good hub
adjudicating rather than the mocnauioal lorcc.
double the amount of work could be accomplished,
so that these cases could be acted upon within
three vears. Aside from the considerations of jus
tice which may be urged for a speedy settle
ment of the claims now on the tiles of the pension
office, it is no less important on the score oi econo
my, in as much as iully one-third ot. the clerical
force qf Ihc office is now wholly oocupied in giving
attention to correspondence with the Uiousunds of
claimants whose eases have been on file for uie
tNisi eighteen years. The fact that a sum so enor
mous must be expended by the government to
meet the demands for arrears of peuatons is an ad
monition to congress and the executive to give
cautious consideration to any similar project
in the future. The great temptation
to the presentation of fictitious claims, afforded by
the fact that the average sum obtained upon each
application is $1,300, leads me to suggest the pro-
- priety of making some special appropriation for
the prevention of fraud.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
I advisesin appropriation for such internal im
provements as the wisdom of congress may deem
to be of public importance. The necessity of im
proving the navigation of the Mississippi river jus
tifies a'special allusion to that subject. I suggest
the adoption of some measure for the removal of
obstructions which now Impede the navigation o:
that great channel of commerce.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
In my letter accepting the nomination for the
vice presidency, 1 staled that no mail should be in.
cumlient of an office, the duties of which he I*. for
any cause, unfit to perform, who is lackiug in the
ability, fidelity or integrity which a.proper admin
istration of such office demands. The sentiment
would doubtless, meet with general
acquiescence, but opinion has been w idely divided
ujioii the wisdom and practicability of the various
its, good temper,patience, order, courtesy.tuct. self-
reliance, and manly deference to sn|??enor officers,
and manly consideration for inferiors.
The absence of these traits
not supplied by a wide knowled_
ot books, or by promptitude in answering questions,
or by any other quality likely to be brought
light by a competitive examination.
To make success in such a contest, therefore, an
indispensable condition of public employment
would very likely- result in the practical exclusion
of the older applicants, even though they
might possess qualifications fur superior
their younger and more brilliant
'ompelUors. These suggestions must
not be regarded as evidence of any spirit of opposi-
tion to the com]iclitivc plan, which has been, to
some extent, successfully employed already-, mid
which may hereafter vindicate the claims of its
most earnest supporters, but it ought to be seri
ously considered whether the application of tiie
same educational standard to persons of matur
years, and to young men fresh from school and
college, would not be likely- to exalt mere intel
lectual proficiency above other qualities of equal
or greater importance. Another feature of
the proposed system is the selection by-
promotion of all officers of the government
above the lowest grade, except such as would be
fairly regarded us exponents of the executive, and
tiie principles of the' dominant party. To afford
encouragement to faithful servants by exciting In
their minds thehopcof promotion if they are found
to merit it is much to be deiired, but would it be
wise to adopt a rule so rigid as to permit no other
motions supplying the intermediate wants of the
service? There are many persons who fill subordi
nate positions with great credit, but lack those
qualities which are requisite for the highest
posts of duty, and because the modes of
thought and action of one whose service
in a governmental bureau has been
long contiu ued, are often so cramped by routine
procedure as almost to disqualify Mm from iustitu
ting the changes required by the public interests.
An infusion of new blood, from time to time, into
the middle ranks of the service might be very ben.
elieial in its results. The subject under discussion
is one oi grave importance. The evils
which are complained of cannot be
eradicated at once. The work must
be gradual. The ptesent English system is
growth of years, and was not created by a single
stroke of executive or legislative action. Its be-
ginningsare found in an order in council, and at
a time when a resort had been made to eomi>eli-
tive examinations as an experiment much more
extensively than has yet been the cose in this
country. A select committee of the
house of commons made
report to that house which declared its approval of
the competitive plan, hut deprecated nevertheless
anv precipitancy in its general adoption as likely to
endanger its success. During this tentative period
the results of the two methods of pass examination
and competitive examination were closely watched
and compared. It may he that before we confine
ouiselvcs upon this important question within
the stringent bounds of statutory- enactment,
we may profitably await the result of further in
quiry and experiment. The submission of a por
tion of the nominations to a central board of ex
amlneis, selected solely for testing the qualifica
tions of applicants, may. perhaps, without
resort to the competitive test. put
an end to the mischiefs which attend the present
system of apixiintinent, and it may be feasible to
vest in such a board a wide discretion to ascertain
the characteristics and attainments of candidates
in those particulars which I have already referred
to as being not less important than mere intellec
tual attainments. If congress should deem it ad
visable, at the present session, to establish com
petitive tests for the admission to the service, no
doubts, such ns have been suggested
shall deter me from giving the measure
my earnest support, and I urgently recommend,
should there be a failure to pass any other act upon
this subject, that an appropriation of $25,000 pc
year may be made for the enforcement of section
1753 of the revised statutes. With
the aid thus afforded me I shall
strive to execute the provisions of the law accord
ing to Its letter, and l am unwilling. In justice to
the present civil servants of the government, to
dismiss tnis subject without declaring my dissent
from the severe and almost indiscriminate censure
with which they have recently been assailed
That they are as a class itidoleirt. inefficient and
corrupt i- a statement which has ncen often made
and widely credited, but when the extent,
variety, delicacy and importance of their
duties are considered, the great majority of the
employes of the government are, in my judgment
deserving of high commendation.
The continuing deeliue of the merchant marine
of the United States is greatly to be deplored. In
view of the fact that we furnish so large a propor
tion of the freights of llit- commercial world, and
that our shipments are steadily and rap
idly increasing. it is a eattse of
surprise that not qpiy is our navigation
interests diminishing, but it is less than when our
exports and imports were not half as large as now.
eimer in bulk or value. There must lie some pecn
liar Mndcrance to the development of tliis interest,
or the enterprise and energy-of American mechanics
and capitalists would have kept this country at
least abreast of our rivals in the friendly contest
for ocean supremacy. The substitution ofiron ior
wood, ami steam for sail have wiought great
revolutions in the carry ing trade, but these changes
Could not have been adverse to America if we had
given to our navigation interests a portion of the
aid and protection which have been so wisely be
stowed on our manufactures. I commend the
whole subject to the wisdom of congress, with the
suggestion that no question of greater magnitude
or farther reaching importance can engage their
attention. In 1875 the supreme court
of the United States declared unconstitutional the
statutes of certain states whieh imposed uj>on ship
owners or consignees a tax ox one doliaraud a half
for each passenger arriving from a foreign country,
or in lieu thereof required a bond to indemnify the
state and local authorities agaiust expense for the
future relief and supiwrt of such passengers.
Since this decision the expense at
tending the care aud supervision of 'immigrants
has fallen on the states at whose ports they landed.
As a large majority of such immigrants, immedi
ately upon their arrival, proceed to the inlaud
states and territories to seek permanent homes, it is
manifestly unjust to impose on the states on whose
shores the???v first land.the burden whieh It now la-ars.
For tliis reason, and because of the national import
ance of the subject, I recommend legislation
regarding the supervision and transitory
care of immigrants at theJ ports of debarkation.
CONSIDERIN'; ALASKA.
I regret to state that the people of Alaska haye
reason to complain that they are as yet unprovided
with any form of government by which life and
property can be protected. tViiile the extent of
its population docs not justify- the application of j
the costly machinery of territorial administration, !
there is immediate necessity for constituting such a j
form of government as will promote the edecatiou
of the people and secure the administration of
justice.
TnE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
The senate, at its last session, passed a bill provi
ding for the construction of a building for the li
brary of congress .'but it failed to become a law.
The provision of suitable protection for that great
collection of taxik.s and for the copyright depart
ment connected with it, has become a subject of
natioual importance and should receive prompt at
tention.
THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA.
The report of the commissioners of the District
of Columbia, herewith transmitted, will inform
you fully on the condition of affairs of the di??-
iric-t. '1 hey urge the vital imjiortauce of legisla
tion for the reclamation and improvement of
tiie marshes, and for the establishment of harbor
lines along the Potomac river front. It is repre
sented that in their pre sent condition these marshes
seriously affect the health of the residents of the
adjacent parts of the city, and that they greatly
mar the general aspect of the park,
in which stands the Washing on monument.
This improvement would add to that park, and to
the park south of the executive mansion a large
urea of valuable lauds, aud would transform what
is now- believed to be a dangerous nuisance into an
attractive landscape extending to the river front.
They recommend the removal of the steam railway-
lines fiora the surface of the streets oi the city, and
the locatiou of the necessary departments in
such places as may be convenient
for the public accommodation, aud they call atten
tion to the detieieucy of the matter which serious
ly affects the material prosperity and the health
aud comfort of its inhabitants. I commend these
subjects to your favorable consideration.
THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
The importance oi timely legislation with refer
ence to the declaration of the vote
for jiresideutiul electors was sharply
called to the attention of the people more than four
years ago. It is to be hoped that some well defined
measure may* be devised before another national
election, which will render unnecessary a resort to
anv expedient of a temporary character for the de-
rinlnation of questions upon contested returns???
u-stions wliieli concern the veiy existence
the government and tiie liberties of tiie people
ere suggested by the prolonged illness of the late
???resident and his consequent incapacity to per-
brm the functions of his office. It is provided by
the second article of the constitution in the fifth
clause of its tiist section that in ease? of the
removal of the president from office, or his
death, resignation or inability- to dis
charge the powers and duties of said
office,the same shall devolve on the vice-president
Wliat is the intentof the constitution iu its speci
fication of "inability to discharge the powers aud
duties of said office" as one of the contingencies
which calls the vice-president to the exercise of the
???residential functions? Is the inability- limited
a its nature to long continued intellectual
incapacity or has it a broader import?
what should be the extent and duration? How-
must its existence he established? lias the presi
dent, whose inability is the subject of inquiry, ally-
voice in determining whether or not it exists, or is
the decision of that momentous and delicate ques
tion confided to the vice president, or is it content
plated by the constitution tmu congress
should provide by law precisely what
should constitute inability, and now and by what
tribunal or authority it should be ascertained? If
the inability proves to be temporary in its nature,
and during it.-continuance, tiie vice-president law-
iully exercises the functions of the executive, by
what tenure docs lie hold his office? Does he con
tinue as president for the remainder of the four
vears term, or would, the elected president
if his inability should cease in the interval, be em
powered to resume bis office, and haying such law*,
ul authority- he should exereise it. Would the
ice-president thereupon be empowered to resume
his powers and duties us such? 1 cannot doubt
that these important questions will receive your
early- and thoughtful consideration.
A WORD IN CARTING.
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Dceplv impressed with the gravity of the response
bililics which have so unexpectedly devolved on
me, it will be my constaut purpose to co-operate
with vou in such measures as will promote the
glory of the country and the prosperity of its pen
,le. oiresTEU A. Arthur.
Washinoti n, December 6th, Iasi.
MISSISSIPPI JOURNALISTS.
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Their Arrival lu the City.
At an early hour yesterday morning tiie members
of the Mississippi press association reached Uiecity
and took quarters at the Exposition house. These
gentlemen have come at the suggestion of Colonel
R. Walpole, president of the a sociation. for the
purpose of making a careful study of the exposi
tion with a view to becoming thoroughly informed
on the great lessons which it teaches. Mr. Walpole
conceived the idea of bringing the association to
A tlanta for that purpose.and the Mississippi editors
while having a most enjoyable visit are here for
business and for study only. They have taken
great interest in the cxjiosition, and on yesterday
were closely- engaged in examining the exhibits.
They have been allotted a speeial room, No. 169.
for headquarters at the exposition hotel. They will
remain until the latter part of the week. The party-
fa composed of the following gentlemen:
R Walpole, president. Herald, Yazoo. City; J D
Burke, vice-president, Gazette, Magnolia: 15 T
Kimbrough, Register, Afehlatid; S II Stackhouse,
Come*, Jackson; F T Cooper, Jr, Comet, Jackson;
11 F Simroll, Jr, Daily Commercial, Vicksburg; R K
Jayne, Report, Jackson: T KStockdale, Times and
Press, Brookhaven; J P Plovall, Pleader, Boone'
vllle; Miss Mary Saverv, Pleader, Boone-
ville; Mrs A S Boswortn, Citizen,
Canton; W H Seitzlcr, Press, Newton;
E L Ross, Mail, Canton; II E Barrett, Express. Kos
ciusko; J M Acker, Weekly, Aberdeen; PL Hern
don, Journal, Tnjielo; W A Hurt, Rural Mississij ian
and Advance, Winona: S11 Brown and Miss Minnie
Brown, Central. Water Valley; A C Durden, Adver
tiser, Lexington -. J H Duke, Herald, Scooba; J M
Liddell, Flag, Greenwood; T llOury. Conservative,
Carrollton; J J Shannon, Homestead. Meridian;
G T Ball and wife, Carthagenian, Carthage; William
ADiers, Daily Democrat, Natchez; CA Mavo, In
dex, Columbus; A F Fox, Pioneer, Walthall;
G D Shands, Record, Seuatobia (lieu
tenant governor of Mississippi elect);
D It Ferris. J O Bishop, Dispatch, Columbus; J D
LYSSA E a Pm KHAIM???S
??? VESSTAELB CC2???01TI7D,
Is a Positive Cnro
for nil those Pslnftil Complaint?? *n'?? Weaknesses
tocomuoa to our best female population.
Tt will cure entirely tho worst fem ok Female Com-
plaints, nil ovarian troubles, Inflsmnmticn arid Ulcers
tlcn, Falling and Displacements, and the consequent
Bpinsl Wentncss, end Is particularly adapted to the
Change of Lire.
It v. ill dissolve end ex?e! tumors from the uterus In
an early stajje of development. Tho tendency to can
cerous humors there is tin cfced very speedily by its use.
It removes faintness, flatulency, destroys nil craving
for stimulants, ??md relieves weakness of tho stomach.
Is euros Diottiug, Headaches, Nervous rrostratlon,
General Debility. Sleeplessness, Depression and Indi
gestion.
That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight
an l bvdmche, is always permanent! * pred by Its ns??.
It will at all times and under all circumstances act in
harmony with the laws that govern the female system.
For the cur?? of Kidney Complaints of either sex this
Compound Is unsurpassed.
LYDIA E. PIYKHAirS VEGETABLE COM
POUND is prepared at 233 and 233 Western Avenue,
Lynn, Mass. rrico$L Six bottles for $5. Sent by mail
In tho form of pills, also In tho form of lozenges on
receipt of price, $1 per box for either. Mrs. Pinknam
freely answers all letters of Inquiry. Send for pamph
let. Addrecs as above. .Mention this Paper.
No family should bo without LYDIA E. FINKHA1M
T.TVFR PILLS. They euro constipation, bSliousnaat c
frrut torpidity of th?? liver. 25 cents per box.
Sold by all Druggists. -Jl
ne27 ???dl" sun wedfti&wly nx rd mat
HUMPHRE i SPECIFICS.
???xrus
H
???THE MILD POWER CURES
UMPHREYS???
lOMEOPATHIC
SPECIFICS.
In usa 31 years.???Each number tho t postal pre
scription ot an eminent physician.???The only
Simple, Safe and Sure Med cinee for the p-ople
IA3T 1???IUNCIPAL 5! 03. CUBES. PRICE.
1. Fevery, Congestion, lnflamatlons, 25
2. Worms. Worm Fever, Worm Colic,.. .25
3. Crying Colic, or Teething ot Infants .23
4. Diarrhea of children or Adnlts 23
ft, Dvsentary, Griping. BllllousColic,.. .25
6. Cholera Morbn??. Vomiting 25
7. Coughs, Cold, Bronchitis 25
H. Neuralgia. Toothache. Faceaclie 25
9. Headaches, Slek Headaches, Vertigo .25
1I>. Dy-pensia. PU.ious Stomach...
IS
lltc.s, too Profuse Periods,
Gazette, Friars Point; Miss Mollie Duval, Sardis:
G D Businmonte, Clarion, Jaekson; Miss Hctlie
Safford. Gazette. Magnolia: Miss Lillian Norment,
Citizen. StarkviHe: A J Frantz, Republican, Bran
don; C \V Duval, Conservative, Carrollton; W E
tlnitin, Pioneer, Walthull; R H T unstall, South, Hol
ly Springs: J G McArthur, Our Country, Meridian;
J M Buo'uanan. Messenger, Okolona; William
Groomo, Dailv Herald. Vicksburg: William Tucker,
Commercial. Vicksburg; A O'Keefe, Herald, Vicks
burg; B M Beamon, Herald, Yazoo City, L W 51a-
gruder. Commercial, Vicksburg: D C Love, Senti
nel, Yazoo City
Yesterday the following named members of the
party visited The Constitution: H F Simroll,
Vicksburg Commercial; AC Durdlu, Lexington
Advertiser: W A Hurt, Rural Missis-ippian; Urn
Groome. Vicksburg Herald: R Walpole, Herald,
Yazoo City: A O Keefe. Vicksburg Herald; RK
Javne, Jacksou Report: Colonel Love. Yazoo Senti
nel : R A Bonner. Sardis Star, J T I'ovall, Boone-
TMDAD TT A TvTnT to Grocers, Packers, Huck-
IlVlrUlV JL jTIlJli A sters, and the General Public.
TIIE KING FORTUNE-MAKER:
OZONE!
A New Process for Preserving all Perishable Articles,
Animal and Vegetable, from Fermentation and
Putrefaction, retaining their Odor and Flavor.
"???OZONE???Purified air, active state of oxygen."???Webster
This Preservative is not a liquid, pickle, or any of the old and exploded processes, but is simply anil
pnrelv ??ZONE, as produced and applied by an entirely uewprocess. Ozone is the antiseptje
principle of every substance, and possesses the power to preserve animal and vegetable structures
from decav. THERE IS NwTHISG OX THE FACE OF THE EARTH LIABLE TO DECAY OR
SPOIL WlllCIl OZONE THE NEW PRESERVATIVE, WILL NOT PRESERVE FOR ALL
TIME IN A PERFECTLY K KESH AN?? PALATABLE CONDITION.
The value of OZONE us a natural preserver has been known to our able chemists for years, but until
now no means of producing it in a practical, inexpensive, anil sim.i le manner have been discovered.
A FORTUNE
We will also preserve, free oi charge, any article that is brought or sent prepaid to us, and ???luni it
to the sender, for him to keep and test.
TPf'ArAQ can be treated at a cost of less than one dollar a thousand dozen, tfnd be kept In an ordinary
A-ikA vJTO roam six months or more, thoroughly preserved, the yolk held iu itsuoinuil cmiditViu, i??h"j
the eggs as fresh and perfect as on the day they were treated, and will sell as strictly "choice.
The advantage in preserving eggs is readily seen: there are seasons when they can be bought for 3
or 10 cents a dozen, and by holding them can be sold for an advance of from one hundred to threo
hundred per cent. One man with this process can preserve 5.000 dozen per day.
"nvDTTTrno may be permitted toj-ipeu in their native climate, and can lie transported to any part
A? Xu vJ i. J- O of the wot Id. The juice expressed from fruits can be held for an indefinite period
without fermentation???hencj the great value of this process for producing a temperance beverage
Milk ond.clder can be hi Id perfectly sweet any length of time.
TTTnc5.-nv-p Apr TTiQi can be kept for an indefinite period in their natural condition, retainini
V i A JADi.iFlO their odor aud flavor,' treated in their original packages, at a small ex
pense. All train, fiour, meal, etc., are held in their normal condition.
rp-pttiqtt -tv/rTp ,v rno such as beef, mutton, veal, Ipork, poultry, game, fish, etc., preserved
A? XbErtw'-LJ. AVAi_l it A to, by this method, can be shipped to Europe, subjected atmospheric
changes, and return to this country in a state of perfect preservation.
B TT TTT7 T? AFTER BEING TREATED BY THIS
U 1 1 Hi XX PROCESS WILE NOT BECOME RANCID.
Dead human bodies, treated before decomposition sets in can be held in a natural condition for weeks,
without puncturing the skin or mutilating the body in any way. Hence Uie great value of Ozone
to undertakers.
There is no change in the slightest particular in the appearance of any article thus preserved, and no
trace ot any foreign or uuuatuml odor or taste.
The process is so simple that a child can operate it as well and as successfully as a man. There is no
expensive apparatus or machinery required.
A room tilled with different articles, such as eggs, meat, fish, etc., can be treated at one time, without
additional trouble or expense.
??STN FACT. THEBE 18 NOTHING THAT OZONE WILL NOT PRESERVE. Think of everything
vou can that is liable to sour, decay, or spoil, and then remember that we guarantee that Ozone will
preserve it in exactly the condition you warn it for any length of time. If you will remember
this, it will save asking questions as to whether Ozone will preserve this or that article???IT WILL
PRESERVE ANY THING AND EVERY THING YOU o'AN THINK OF.
There is not a township in the United States in which a live man cannot make any amount of money,
from $1,000 to $10,005 a ycat that he pleases. Wewbipx to get a live man interested in each
COUNTY IN TIIE UNTIED STATES, IS WHOSE HANDS WK CAN PEACE THIS PRESERVATIVE, AND 1 liltOUGH
HIM SECURE THE BUSINESS WHICH EVERY COUNTY OUGHT TO PRODUCE.
awaits any man who secures control of
OZONE in any Township or County
A. C???. Bowen, Marion, Ohio, cleared $2,060 in two months. $2 for a test ]>nckagc was his first investment.
Woods Brothers, Lebanon, Watreu County, .Ohio, made $0,000 oh eggs purchased iu July and sold
November 1-t. $; for a test package was their first investment.
F. K. Raymond, Morristown, Belmont County. Ohio, is clearing $2,000 a mouth iu handling and,selling
Ozone. $2 for a test package was his first investment.
D. F. Webber. Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., has cleared $1,000 a month since August. $J for a test
package was his first investment. ???
. B. Gavlord, NO LaSallie Street. Chicago, is preserving eggs, fruit, ete., for the commission men of
Chicago, charging lWc. pcrtlozen for eggs, aud other articles in proportion. He is preserving 5,000
dozen eggs a day, and on his business is making $3,000 n month clear. $2 for a test package was his
first investment. i
The Cincinnati Feed Company, 498 West Seventh Street, is making $5,000 a month iu handling brewers???
mult, preserving aud shipping it ns feed to all parts of the country. Malt tin preserved sours in
twenty-four hours. Preserved by OZONE it keeps perfectly sweet for mouths.
These nre instances whieh we have asked the privilege of publishing. There are scores of others.
Write to any of the above parties and got the evidence direct.
Now, to prove the absolute truth of everything we have said in this paper, WE PROPOSE TO PLACE
JN YOUR HANDS THE MEANS OF PROVING FOR YOURSELF THAT WE HAVE NOT CLAIMED
HALF ENOUGH. To any person who doubts any of these statements, and who is interested suf
ficiently to make the trip, we will pay all traveling and hotel expenses for a visit to this city, if we
fail to prove any statement that we have made.
HO WfortSSe Wm, OZONE
A test package of Ozone, containing a sufficient quantity to preserve one thousand do; en eggs,or other
articles in proportion, will be sent to any applicant on receipt of $2. This package will enable the
applicant to pursue any line of tests and exporimentstheldesires, and thus satisfy himself as to the
extraordinary merles of Ozone as a Preservative. After having thus satisfied himself, and had time
to look tbe field over to determine what he wishes to do in the future???whether to sell the article
to others, or to confine It to his own use, or any other line of policy which is best suited to him and
to his township or county???we will enter Into an arrangement with him that will make a fortune
for him and give us good profits. We will give exclusive township or county privileges to the first
responsible applicant who orders a test package and desires to control the business in his locality.
THE MAN WHO SECURES CONTROL OF OZONE FOR ANY SPECIAL TERRITORY WILL EN
JOY A MONOPOLY WHICH WILL 8URELEY ENRICH HIM.
Don't let a day pass until yon have ordered nTost Pfiekqge. aud if yon desire to secure an. exclusive
privilege, we assure you that delay may deprive yen of It, for the applications come in to us by
scores every mail???many by telegraph. ???First come first served??? is our rule.
If you do not care to send money in advance for the tes?? package, we will send it <O. D.; but this will
put vou to the expense of charges for return of money. Our correspondence is very lurge; we have
all \ve cun do to attend to the shipping of orders and giving attention to our working agents. There
fore we can give no attention to letters tlint do not order Ozone. If you think of any article
that vou are doubtful shout Ozone oreserving, remember we GUARANTEE THAE IT WILL PUE-
SEVRE IT, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS.
-rv-rn G>Tp-DTT 1 ???fVTO L???C??? . We desire to call your attention to a class of references which no en-
iTbllj v HlXliJIlXN URiu . terprise or firm based on anything but the soundest business success
and highest commercial merit could seeure.
Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Ohio. These gentlemen are each familiar with the merits of our
Preservative, and know from actual observation that we have withoul question
HE MOST VALUABLE ARTICLE IN THE WORLD.
The $2 vou invest 1?? a lest; Rcfcage will surely lead you to secure a to-.vnship or county, and then vour
way fa absolutely clear .o :.iake femu $2,000 to Sltl.OUO a year.
Give your full address iu every letter, and send your letter to
PRENTISS PRESERVING CO, Limited,
S. E. CORNER RACE AND NINTH STS., CINCINNATI, O.
dec-3???ill:fi iwkyiat
ill- ... - - .
16. Fever and Ague. Chtlb Fever, Agues .50
17. Piles, Bitnd or Bleeding. 60
19. Catarrh, aente or chronic; Influenza 30
39. Wtiaopinc Couch, violent coughs,.. .50
24. General Debility, Physical 5Veukness.nO
27. Kldnsv Disease .50
2a. Nervous Debility, 1.00
30. ijrinnry Wenhnesa, Wetting the bed .50
32. Disosseofthe Heart. Falptiation. 1.00
Sold by druggists, or scut by the Case, or sin
gle Vial, tree of ehargft. on receipt of price.
Send for Dr-fluraohrey* Rook on l)i??en??e Ac.
.lit pages I, also 1 luaiintcil Catalogue FREE.
Address, Hittnnhreys* Monieopnlkte Med
icine Co.. 103 Fulton Street, Xcw York.
Theo. Schumann, Lamar Rankin & Lamar, Dan
icl & Marsh, Pemberton, Pullum & Co., W. A. Tayj
lor, B. Berry, Arch Avery, Hutchison & Bro., At.
lanta, aud Jos. Jacobs; Athens, Ga, Agents.
julVlX dy???fri sun wed&wkyly nxtrd mat
HOSTETTER S BITTERS.
ville Pleader.
"Tune tip your voice,??? and stop coughing
bv taking Dr. Bull???s Cough Syrup. Price 25
cents.
Mr. G. M. Wear, of Mount Hope. Alabama, is the
father of twenty-two children. He claims the bless
ing promised him whose arrow is full of quivers.
Saginaw Daily News.
Mr. George Schick Informed our reporter
that lie had been suffering with rheumatism
in his feet so hadlv that for weeks at a time
lie would be unable to leave his bed. lie j
tried various remedies without relief, and i
concluded to use St. Jacobs Oil. It acted like J
magic. In two days he was entirely cured, j
The Youth???. Companion.
of Boston, is a sprightly, entertaining paper. |
deservedly popular, and is. without exception, .
the best of its kind published in America.
It is tilled to overflowing with the choicest
original matter, of so diversified a character
that it never fails to interest, instruct and
amuse, and is welcomed in the household by
young and old alike.
The exports from Norfolk. Virginia, for the
month of November aggregated in value $2,961,475.
5Vilbor?? Cod-Liver OH nnd Lime-
Persons who have been taking Cod-Liver Oil will
be pleased to lean; that Dr. Wilbor has succeeded,
from directions of several professional gentlemen,
in combining the pure Oil and lime in such a man
ner iliat it is pleasant to the taste, and Its effects ill
Lung complaints are truly wonderful. Very many
persons Whose cases were proiiouuced hopeless.and
who had taken the clear Oil fora long time without
marked effect, have been entirely cured by using
this preparation. Be sure and get the genuine.
Manufactured ouly by A. B. Wiuuz, Chemist, Bos
ton. sold by all druggists.
IN HOSTS OF FA5IILIES
Hostctter???s Stomach Bitters is as much regarded as
a household necessity as sugar or coffee. The rea
son of this is that years of experience have proved
it to he perfectly reliuble in those cases of emergen
cv where a prompt and convenient remedy is de
rnanded. Constipation, liver complaint, dyspepsia
indigestion and other troublesare overcome by it.
For sale bv all Druggists and Dealers, towhom ap-
ptv for Hostetler's Almanac for 1882.
deol???dim tnes thiir sat Awkvlm nxn mat
>*5E5??-
flifaielphii Srrei-.y li/5. Ce., 821 Cherry Si., FhilL, Pa.
novU???wlw eow
COTTON GINS.
???dljsun wed; fri&wkyly.
I HAVE ON HAND AND ON WAY. FRESH FROM THE
Factorv. an immense stock of UOTTOX GINS, ENGINES!
etc., of various first-da makes.
I Sell Gins at $2.25 per Saw
Superior to others selling at $3.00 to $3.50per saw.
I can save you money on Engines. Cotton Gins, Feeders,
i Condensers, Presses, Saw Mills, shingle Machines Saws,
' etc.
Givemea trial is all I aflr to convince you. All my Ma-
vchines are fresh???no old steak.
^???J&d JlIu-'r eet.
WHITE & MILLER
Genlera Agents for C <t G Cooper???s
PLAIN, PORTABLE, TRACTION
AND
STATIONARY ENGINES, SAW MILLS,
GRIST MILLS. SMUT MACHINES, E1C.
Also for the Hamilton Stationary and Monarch
Portable, Traction hi id Road Engine. The.<c letter
guaranteed to draw 4,i*0 feet of lumber, or 20.C0Q
pounds of freight over ordinary roads. Also the
Eclipse and Merchant Few Mil 1 ' manufactured at
these works. The machinciy of these two houses
has no superior iu the Unitcu suites. In stock and
fur sale:
CIRCULAR SAWS, SOLID AND PLANER TOOTH
???AND???
Agricultural Machinery
of sA\ kind???:.
TE & MILLER.
Cot Broad amt Hnnn r???tV| Atlanta, Ga
0^t3???ifim *on t^: jis^iVfiio
DR. HARTERS??? IRON TONl<\
JSndormect and Tecotn\
mended by themedl-\
eal profession, form
ggfisgsusaggi
eases?? Want of \ ital??? I
ity, Xervous Prpstra- ???
tion, and Convates-m
1 ce nee fro mFcrcrs,S:c. f
: 1 was suffering from general debility to such aa extent that my labor was exceedinglyJrar-
Aome. A vacation of a month did not give me much relief, but on the contrary, was followed by
increased prostration and ??inki??g chills. At this time I be?an the use of your IRON TONIC, from which I re
alized almost immediate and wonderful results. The old energy returned and I found that my natural force
was not permanently abated. I have used three bottles of the Tonic. Since using it Ihavo done twice the la
bor that I ever did in the same time during my illness, and with double the ease. With the tranquil nerve
and visor of body, has come a clearness of thought never before enjoyed. If the Tonic has not done the
work, 1 know not what. 1 give it thecredi^^^^^^^^??J^^WATFON^a8to^Tiri5tia^?hurch^Troy^^^
iThe Iron Tonic is a\
I preparation of Pro* I
11oxide of Iron. Pent- B
I vian Park, and Phos~ I
Iphates, avsaeialed I
I irith the Vegetable n
Gexiuemeh:
densomcno me.
I Aromatics. It serves B
1 every purpose tr/ieref
la Tonic is necessary. J
r necessary.f
UASUFASTUBEO . ' THE DR. HARTER MEDICINE CO., KG. 3R KCBTH MAKS STREET, ST. IQU&.
uneT???dly tues tbur sat 2d or 4thp notion 3d &wly