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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, DECEMBER 13, 1881 7 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. WARNER'S SAFE CURE. "SySTViM E ?? nsr Is made from a Simple Tropical Leaf of Rare Val ue, and is a POSITIVE REMEDY for all the dis eases that cause pains in the lower part of the body ???for Torpid Liver???Headaches???Jaundfc-e??? Dizzi ness, Gravel, Malaria, and all difficulties of the Kidneys, Liver, and Urinary- Organs. For FEMALE DISEASES, Monthly Menstruations, and during Pregnancy, it has no equal. It restores the organs that. MAKE the blood, and hence is the best BLOOD URIF1EK. It is the oriiy known remedy thatcures BRIGHTS???S DISEASE. For Diabetes, use WAR NER'S SAFE DIABETES CURE. For Sale by Druggists aud Dealers at $1.25 per bot- tle.SLargest bottle in the market, Try it. H. H. WARNER & CO., Rochester, N.Y feM???d&w24m sun tved fri nx rd mat ton col 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. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. PINKHAM???8 VEGETABLE COMPOUND KBS. LYDIA EL SSfil, OF LYKH, MASS., n . Q 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