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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24
NEWS SUMMARY.
TssE 80 UTR.

Charleston, s. G., has an artesian wei
Loss feet deep, and still a.boring.
Crockett, the celebrated Galyesto,
trottins scrub, has been sold in Californi,
for $4,000,
Ons hundred and thirty thousand
dollars are yet needed to set the Atlanta
cotton factory in operation.
The mayor of Pensacola has issued n
quarantine proclamation f~orbidding all YES.
sells from profits in Cuba. on which island
yellow fever is said to exist, from landing at
that port until frost.
At the district court now in session
Il. iongview, Texas, a man by the name of
FRAZER, who was indicted for marrying a
negro, was convicted and sentenced TO the
renitentiary for feur years.
After spending an appropriation of
100000 on the insane asylum at Mofgsntown
Il, C., the work has been abandoned for
want of funds.
Charleston, West Virginia, has been
CHOSEN as the permanent seat of govern.
ment OF the government of the state. Nv
the terms Of the law in force, Wheeling. the
present capital, will remain so until 1885,
The Charlotte On. c. Observer saws
the Liberia fever continues to agitate the
coiored people of this county, and meetings
are still held for the purpose OF increasingly,
"hile the only result which will ever be seen
IN connection with it win be the production
oil discomfort and dissatisfaction among the
coiored people, and a consequent impair
ment OF their usefulness as laborers.
Inc action of the Memphis chamber
OF in appointing n committee TO
liehaoriallze the secretary Of war to place a
lew snag.boats on tie Arkansas river to
remove sawyers that have become serious
Constructions TO navigation; in passing a
resolution to ask congress for the repeal of
inc duty on cotton mill machinery, and the ,
adoption by the general government of n {
,''ic'ous system OF riparian improvements t
the Mississippi from Cape Giradeap to q
OH Eaos, and asking the corporations he. I
wee" these points to join in this memorial, i
lrlkes the keynote for a system of needed
'uoile improvements, which, if rightly nm. C
'ef'aken' may do much to solve the embar. fl
ass'ns labor problem. The Mrssissippi is Il
ne man artery of of the west S,
the confluence of the Ohio. and a al
'stehi oil improvements carried out on the at
;lentlhc principles that md. r, -,
ad'' are doing such splendid work for the pa
'l'as below New Orleans, will prove a alb
'uohai blessing. OF course there are i'm in
oFement demanded, in various parts of for
G country, but none, perhaps, more i'm. ne.
~ratIvely required than such as NAV fsctIi. of
.e the navigation of the Father of Wa. fro,
6jophir. tbo
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24

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sometine, When all LIES lessons la va b.,n l.,.,..
!, And sun and stars forever have act. """o
Ahe things which our weak Judgments, mar. h..
spurned, '"" ""o nav
The things DER which we grieye Win la.,..w
wiz HASH before US. out Of Iiie's dark nisht'
ss,ats sn'ne most IN deeper tlnts Of blue.
naIi ~ now oods plans were right.
A"' NOW "ha' seemed reproof was love most ,ru,
GaH " = shal see how, while We frown and sleh.
uous pans 20 on at best for Won and ms. 49,
"9w Nhen we called, he needed moi our c,v
nse,use MS wisdom TO the end could seq
ny 81 az prudent parents disallow
200 inuoh OF sweet TO craving baby hood.
80 1od, perhaps, Is keeping from ms nos
Lies sweetest things beeau,e IL seene,b gooa
~ ~ sonieumes, conmingled with life's wine.
n, "ennu me Wormwood, and rebel and shrink,
az suiea wiser haLd than yours or mine
Jun Out this potion for our lips to drink.
ana IL ssme friend VT love Is lying low,
where human kisses cannot reach his face.
" 40 not blame the loving Father 90,
nut wear your sorrow with obedleRt grace.
ANA you shall shortly know that lenstheI breath
MOI the sweetest gift God sends His friend,
any that, sometimes, the sable pail of death
.ohceais the iairest boon His love can send.
ii we could push sjar the gates of life,
ana stand within, and all Gods workings see.
we could interpret all this doubt and strife,
ana Tor each mystery could find Il key
bat not to-day. Then be content, poor heart
ZOO : plans IKE lilies pure aud white unfold:
we must not tear the close-shut leaves Rnsrt,
lime will reveal the calyxes of gold.
IND ", through patient toll, we reach the land
" mere Tired feet, with sandals loose, NAV rest |
'hen we shall clearly know aud understand.
! thlhk that We will say, &C knew the best -
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24

"MY son." said a mother ,o.r,.
boy four years old, "whom aho W q ittb
Will you wish to see when Won na' o' iel
tae spirit world?" "Goliabm p ssiat Int
the child, with joyous anticinatio 'n0 a
less" he quickly added, there's q b;,u IN
fellow there" digger
WHO was the first man?p askad
school teacher of a little girl. SbS sd 4
swered that she did not know Wv T Sa'
question was put to the next, an III. ile
enid, who answered loudly, "AdaAa
slr,' with apparent satisfaction Lawn sa :
SAD the first scholar, contemptuon'In
you needn't feel so grand about II. !,
wasn't an Irishman!" lie
A PHYSICIAN was called tn v;.;,
lady in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Alta
continuing his calls for some weeks I .Sa
expressed her fears thatit would be ip,nn
venlent for him to come so far On b.r
account. ooh madam" replied the SOa
tor, innocently, 81 have another natisD,
the neighborhood, and thus | ca"
kill two birds with one stone" '"4
WHO Is the inventor OF this new styleOf
signing military dispatches--"McDcweIHI
Mslo.,General;" perry, Colonel"
'shaiter, Lieutenant" &C.? 1t sound,
1ueerly.-- Toledo Blade. Badeau NAV have
introduced the novelty. Noblemen Often
lgn their names that way. English
aides call their maids by the last NAM
'nly but this may be irrelevant.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24
FOREIGN. Z

Inc turkish legation complains of tb,
russians, near Kars, firing upon a flag O
truce and ~wounding Osmon Effendi.
Twelve unarmed Mussulmen, of the
'ii'age of soukoulou, near Eski Sagbora
surrendered to the Russians, and seven IS
'hem were massacred by the Br'oariansa aI
three by the Cossacks. ~
AT balak, a village exclusively Ma
hammedan, in the district of ststo..
hundred houses were burned. and ,,ro hna1
"7n sni three hundred women per
i'hed. 1t Is believed that seven ;nbab;tants
survived.
a. baiovan, a Mussulman village in
sns district of T.rnova, two hundred and
H''' houses were burned, and seven hundred
n aud '"eive hundred women persisted
'oe person, ii is believed, escsped.
AT oaoa BunuOs one hundred bouse.
we're buraed, and two hundrsa nu
s1ns escaped. Two per-
AZ hestsmbol one hundred and eftv
n'asss were burned, and three hups red mss
"'s NIX hundred women persisted
~ chsms, a mixed village, siytv uns.
",'iah houses were estroyed, ana an. -
frd and twenty men and ,wo nund
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The report of the committee to exam.
Inc int the New Orleans customhous
recommends the abolition of the naval
oflcer, and also n appraiser, and exam.
liners to take their own samples Il
recommends the abolition of BOARDING
stations at pass POutre, South PASS ana
southwest pass, and the establishment Of
one at the jump. 1t recommends the
construction of a avenue boat to crni.e
Ia swallow water at the mouth of the
Mississippi river, to ..prevent smuggling,
ana also cutting down the custombousses
lorce more than twenty-five per cent,
n expenEes in the same proportion
IL abolishes the old system of public
drayage, and recommends it be let bv
contract to the lowest bidder, no bid "a
be received for more than fifteen cent,
per package, a saving to the government
oi more than twenty cents per package
and reducing the rates to those paid 6y
the most economical merchants. 1t re.
commends storage where it will be most
convenient to importers without injury
the government.
The whipping-post has been set up in
Alexandria. Virginia, with what seems
to be the best results. The police de.
partment have not a single prisoner in
me chain-gang, and but one prisoner in
all for the action of the court.
he w%orKingmen of Baltimore are
pursuing the right plan to relieve the
PRESSURE upon themselves and their
eilew-workmen. They have organized
n association to emigrate to Kansas,
elite on the public lands, and become
dependent farmers. f'E
IHE New York Journal of Commerce
inks there is a prospect of a respect.
ole fall trade in imported goods, and ola
tolerate demand for exports. If the
rye crops shall lead to low prices for
If produce, this will encourage their
lipment, although it will not bring
Fry profitable return to the producer.
e see no way to prosperity except low
ices low wages and cheap production"
lHE following table gives a view of al !
e elections to be held this wear.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24
Didn't Know what the Matter Was

A stalwart man rushed into a doctor,s
office in Newark, Ohio, the other dav
with the cry: "For Gods sake. pumn
me out quick" "What is wrong win
you ?" inquired the doctor. "Get tb.
pump ready while l am telling you. I'm
burning up inside. Hurry. / took a
drink down GA Gingerbread row. Thew
have put up a job on me. l am poi.
soned." The doctor suddenly i~nterposed
why, | smell something burning NV.
self" and opening the patients waist.
coat, found a hole three inches in diane.
ter burned in the shirt front. While The
stalwart citizen was taking his drink. he
had dropped a cigar stump between his
waistcoat and shirt. t"Didn't YOU smell
'moke z" asked the doctor. "You're
hight, did but thought it was coming
of my mouth"
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24

her She had matches in her pocket.
and her dress was a thin calico ii
would burn like finder. In a m
more she had torn il off and had the
matches IN her hand. As she struck
a light she heard a pistol click.
'They see me-" she said, and held
the match against the old calico, and
as 1t caught fourished it over her head.
She felt a bullet whiz by her shoulder,
another struck her, but now the glare
was bright, and the train was close at
hand "-she rushed towards it, waving
her burning dress. Thank God! they
saw her. The train slackened its pace
lit stopped. Men with lanterns in
their hands sprang from it and hurried
towards her. Aud the old dress, burnt
to finder, dropped to the ground, and
she sank beside it, the blood flowing
from a wound in her arm.
They've killed me, | behave" she
said, family, as a man bent over her.
II can't show you the place, but it's
--beyant there--the rails..-they'ye rip.
ped them up, the villains" Then she
tainted.
When she came to herself she was by
the roadside, and lights fell over her,
and she heard people talking of the
hairbreadth escape they had had and of !
her bravery. .t .
"You risked death to save u.s." said |
one woman. lyon shall be rewarded. i
My little children were with me-" :,
and am going to meet my wife" i
said a gentleman. "She will not let me I
'orget you if | have so ungrateful a y
heart. You shall be well cared for now, "
ma when you are we'll you shall never 4
Know want" !,
Indeed, then said another voice. ii
that sounded familiar to her--''in. Al
Iced, am not rich, but I'd have been "
oath to he killed tonight. Pm lust
n the road to what Ive been seeking r,
years | found out yesterday III
here my missus is and Pa goin' to p.
er- she's breakin' her heart for me. He
muca; but there's a couple O. WI
FUNDS if you'll take 'em good wo- GGon,
an, and Gods blessin', too, for the sake / al
Maggie Ryan, that you've saved from Pr,
a widow" An,
Anda strong hand folded over her ,u,
AK one, and would have left money "
1t, but she caught it tight. See:
y ia1 IIyan. sle cried; come And
OK .s at last Don't you know Maggie, Our
W CIV
And two great arms folded her close; -lLdd
the poor soul who had tramped the
a, desolate and forsaken, an hour
ORE was happy as angels are in
ven.
t might not be great good luck"
to be a Hagman's wife, and live ....
little cottage on the roadside, but h;s
5gie thinks it so. his
And oh, Pat" she often says, chow a co
Ie did think when Satan wasin nv
and was willing to lie still and run, run
happen what might to the heartless 'aol
flefolk, "ha l was doing to myself Stig
TO you; and after all, it's kind "'s ~,
It's they had, and gave you the I'LL IL /.
place, and me tn. shanty, and the ~
and all. Good luck to them" ALI
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24
EAST.

AT %falrpoint, N, Y, on the 18th in.
slant Joseph Cook delivered his leotrra
n1w England skepticism and modern spirit.
""''S'n to an immense audience. Cook said
mere were two New Englands-an eastern
a western one; Plymouth Rock was bpt
o'' oil granite taken long ago from tba
n'' anu 1t has grown until Ell Captain is
Nv" its western front. There were mora
~ philosophers to the acre in New En-.
si"nu 'nan any other spot on the clone. New
Lugiaud Is in her sophomore wear of unrest
sue Is under the sounding board. and bsr
sounp and her IDEAS go abroad but not on,v
view England but this age is in its sopbomors
.eaf' ana is marked for loose thinking. Men
struggling with difficult themes, and
ought to be taught to think. Cook nro.
to give a detailed history of the de.
.dI 0i modern skeptical thoughts.
's aonress was frequently applauded.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
MiiiiHdes l'eterkfn Paul.

Iur,. ,un,.,.. p.,..,,
msa been heard 10 declare no 70 red nothing at ali
'nere Aointhnr ANN no would say-0now A
one uouM think she might show a .itle M
w,, courage
"n|'I guy ueiieSe she would fall dead witt
iTght
icah teii you though, that's not the staiI I an
niauu "
'"o'er s"W hhythihs I was airnid OIL"
M,
! RI n I'LL A. ~ "m,nt evening II ehanced to beall
its,,nn '. ~ ,Iiaues Iatelkin raul,
Tound A. % awJn, en Vi.aselIr Jonn henry Jack,
But he Thought. opoob i, ,on,,
'"' "1 lam s.1WB"'' room l don't care for nat In the
T rmu - III "hn ~ a tnelull moon. just up In the east;
While he tsnt mn III M = pockels ne swaggered along,
All Mt o,cc voung ,t1,,.,..
AS he turned down tha Iana ieterklh fanl,
wall ~ '"ho' Ptcei'ed close by The
Right beforo him , d,rL ,ho.u
low, s"o'"y shaPe' crouehihs
Which frightened Door little uu,,.ao..
lust AS though he tharn'n nour vaianty oing mere:
zero. uioPreu uoWh 10
Than ri.
With his hands, and trndged on NJ V : m"Sh n nrs lace
Had not gone many stems stems wben bo ,n.,ol,. u Az.
all "s"'' "'ei
may he mistakep ,o,hon.rm
some old stmmn ar P raah hIs'ook
Yby, what oould r he ~, u Nv tow, I9u u spooR'
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24
what to Eat in Hot Weather.

The happiest people, and who live tbe
longest, are those who have gcod anne.
tltes and eat square meals, especiaiIv in
summer Nensense all that about not
eating meat in hot weather; time vou
want 1t. Hot weather is weakening
meat is strengthening. If you let I'm on
anything, do it on the drinking. for q
voluntary. cold bath is much more rn.
1resnlng thar an involuntary hot ono.
and 1t lisa well known fact in pbvsioIoay
tbata per- On who takes cold drinks Offer
Is IN hot water all the time. We owe an
Immense deal Of rot, in regard to eatins
10 the wave of vegetarianism which
swept over the country a quarter of q
,2ntury ago, and deranged MANY persons'
MINES sad stomachs to an extent II will
take generations to efface. 1t is ali very
wen ior the sick to adopt methods of
cure, and the " food cure" is probably
much better, at least less harmful, than |
the medicine cure; but for well and
rear v men and women to deliberately
go to work to reduce their vitality and |
expose themselves, weakened to The
attacks of disease, is a folly which MANY
sensible persons have tested, and found
to be folly. Once attacked with a food
lunacy OF this description the victim
never knows when to stop he gives his
stomach mountains of vegetable matte
dlslntegrate, in the vain hope of ex.
tracting a meiety of the strength which Z
would be obtained from a small ouantitv s
good meat-and eats and repents and I
''epents and eats-until he has laid n S
oundation of dyspepsia that costs a il
Good broiled steak or cbons d
cast or boiled mutton and roast beef
nth plenty of stewed tomatoes frosb g
caches and good bread, constitute the L
ardlnaI points Of a healthy dietary for d
present time. Eat, drink water
louera'ely, a cup OF tea morning aud W
'enlng and me glass or more of water on II
and be happy. [.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24
THE WEST,

The following dispatch has been re-
ce''ed at military headquarters Nv loss in
tne battle of the 9th was seven offers and
"lly'three men killed and wounded. I am
satisfied the Indians suffered nncb moro
:" the surprise was complete, and MANY
were Killed in the tepees or running ont
rofty dead Indians we're counted an ohou,
ohe'halt the battlefield. Howard has irst
"ffi'eo, and / believe he can catch them
ssain' AS soon rs | can get the services of
" "octor ! propose to move to Deer Lodre
hhd take most of our wounded. They are
All uoing well except First Lieutenant En-.
slIsh' who is mortaIly hurt"
"'snea) GEN'L GIBBoN,
Inc Following are the names, as far os
Of the killed in the Indian Gybt
Big Hole, on the 10th instant, in which
'ne seventh infantry was engaged: Officers
"i'"'" Logan, Lieutenant Bradley and the
"ft scout named Bostwick. comnanv
.'soaht Hogan, Corporals MCaArev and
t"seworth, Sergeant Martin, Corporal savles
,ofporal o'Connor, and private O'Brvon Of
0npany A. Sergeant Starts, the courier.
ould give no further names.
Large forest fires are raging in portions |
| michigan, destroying thousands OF dol.
'rS worth Of pine, and threatening bouso. S
even villages. n
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24

The export of Icelandic ponies To
England is increasing, and promises to be
very profitable to the breeders. tbese
hsrses involving little expense and fetch
ing a comparatively high price in Eng
land. -Hk
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-24

lhe Inhabitants of the mountain val.
,eys OF North Italy are embarking ia
ialge numbers from the Mediterranean
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-02-03
The Toys.

Ny Iittls son who Iook'd from thoughtfui eyes,
And moved and spoke in quiet, grown-up wise, .. .
Having my law the seventh time dis9bey'd,
struck him, and DISMISSED
With hard words and unkiss'd--
His mother, who was patient being dead.
Then fearing lest bis grief should hinder sleep,
l visited his bed
But found him sluInberiog deep,
With darkeu'd eyeIs, and their Iashea yet
From his late sobbing wet
AndI With moan, -s.-
kissing away his tears. left others Of my own
For, a table drawn beside his head
lie had put within his reach,
A box Of counters and rei-yeind stone,
A piece of glass abTaded by the beach,
And six shells, w. 4 81
A bottle with bue-beIls,
French copper coins ranged there with careful
To comfort his sad heart.
so when that night pray'd
To God Wept and sad
All, when at last we lie with tranced breath
Not vexing Thee in death,
And Thou remembeFest Of what toys
We made cur joys,
How weakly Understood
Thy great commanded good,
Then fatherIy, not less
Than whOE1 Thou hast nodded from the clay,
Thou'It leave thy wrath and say,
L will be sorry for their chiBdishnesa."
Pail Mail Gazette.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-02-03

U Advertisers rssdng 10 ths Eas.sru Uuisse states,
r their cards ~ encans Cresnbachs Cated States
Postage ciampa sr such they wh 20 and Their
cards VIII ~ Inserted abovs tab T s time Paid Zoe
T business Cards, whea FnHrAiD Fps rnAh, are
allowed dscoant fom thcse which foS transient
Advertisernens uhen paid or charges qaartsrly.
copcs cf the Ten When charged
Finrsn Cents by the dascn, one Dollar.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-06-28
Easy Lesson in Physiology.

sapposing your age Co be IS or there about You have l60 bones and 900 muscles youf blood weighs 25 pounds, and your heart is s inches In lepgth and 3 inches in diameter. it beats 70 times per minute, 200 times per hour, l0O,- s00 times per day, and s6. .TT2, 200 times per year. At each beat A little over ounces of blood is thrown out of it and each day it receives and discharges about I tans af that wonderful huid. Your lung~ sill contain a gallon of air, and yoa inhale 24 eco gallons per day. The aggregate surface of the cells of your lung, sappaaing them to be spread out, sxcesds 19,e0e square inches. The wessht 0f yoaF hrain Is pounds when you are a man tt wili weigh about s ounces more. Your msFves exceed iO,- a0o .0e0 in number. Your skin is com posed of three layers. and varies from |
 ta og sn inch la thickness The area af yoa skin is shoat t,70o square inches
 EaeA squaFe ineh contains .aeo sweating tubes eF perxpiFstoFy pores. each of which may h~ 5kenea to little drain tiis 4 ef an ineh long. making an agxre- gate length an the eatire surface of your body of 90l les fess, eF a tile ditch for draining the hoiy sluso~t s0 miles bong.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-06-28
PETRIFIED BONES.
Eighty Acres Or Fossis Remaana Near sas.
 yer Lnke. Oregon.


 For several months past we have heard some of the stock men of this valley speak of boneyard some thirty miles east of here, on the edge of the desert. Rufus Dillurd, Jack Parton and Andrew Eos. ter, stockmen, came in from there last Monday and brought in large quantity of teeth and some large bones. I will give you their description as near as l can recollect it. These bones are found in low volcanic sand ridges and alkali flats, and extend over distance of four or five miles in length and about one mile in width. The bones can be found on top of the earth and sticking ap through the drifting sands by hundreds and thousands, from the size of mouse upwards. My informant haz no knowl. edge of what lies buried beneath the sand and alkali flats, and all the speci- mems were taken from the top of the ground. They say there is a small alkali pond at the edge of the main deposit of the petrified bones, and over an area of about eighty acres those bones lie on the ground The largest bone measures thirty inches in length, with no sign of the knuckle on either end. and from the shape of the ends we judge must have been twelve or fourteen inches longer It is perfectly straight and nearly round in the middle. The circumference of the large end Is sixteen inches, and the smaller is twelve and half inches. The next one is slightly curved and rather flat, and has two knuckles on the upper nd tn1 | tn ha in straight across from tip to tip, twenty four inches; around the curve, twenty eight inches. This bone is as perfect as it ever was, and it is petrified. Now comes the incest fossil of the whole, part of the under jaw bone, thirteen inches long, six inches wide at the widest end, and four inches at the other. One side of the bone has been split off and shows six perfect teeth, firmly set in the jaw and beautifully petrifed. They measure across one and one fourth by one inch. There is another tooth, though a jaw tooth, that measures two and one half inches one way, that has been split open l could not get the size the other way. It is five and one-half inches long Now comes one of the strangest of this strange bone deposit. Vast quantities of stone arrow heads, such as were used by Indians, are found through these bones. It looks as though these animals were surrounded by water, and perhaps got poisoned by the water, and perished by the thousands; then some chemical properties in the water or ground petrified them. There are thous- ands of bones that are not petrifed.- San Francisco Chronicle.