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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-07-18
BattleHouse
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N. c.. ROBBINS. -....... PROPRIETOR.
For the season of 1S7S-79 this we'll
known Hotel, having been thoroughly
renovated. offers to the travelling public
first-class accommodations and superior
excellence of fare, guaranteeing to all its
patrons prompt, courteous and satisfac-
tory attention to all their wants.
Rates have been moderated to suit the
demands of the times.
Mr.. DICK ROPER, so well and favora-
bly, known in connection with the Hotel
business of Mobile for many years past,
occupies the position of Chief Clerk.
This announcement is q sufficient guaran-
tee to all of the hearty welcome and
courteous attention awaiting them at the
Battle House.
Rates for all rooms above the Parlor
floor TWO TO THREE DOLLARS PER
DAY Dec. l2, 1S7S.-3S-tf
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-07-18

HUNTERS PERFECTION ROTARY
FLOUR AND MEAL SIFTER--The great
est combination known. Eleven combina-
tions in one. Over 100000 now in use.
Every family should have one. Each ar
ticle purchased separately would cost
81 so where these only cost rs cents.
Only sitter in the world that can be taken
apart. Agents wanted.
JAS. II. REYNOLDS,
30 Baronne street.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-07-18

Maoo A MONTH guaranteed. slss
vtvfW day at hone made by the IN
h1l dustrious. Capital not required;
0S0 We will start yea. Men, wo-
Y men, boys and girb make money
faster at work for US than at anything
elise. The work IL Light and pleasant, anu
snch as anyone san go right at ihosa
who are wise who see this notice will sena
MS their addresses at once and see Iol
themselves Costly Outfit and terms Tree.
Now is the time. Those alrt sdy at woIk
are laying mp large Sums of money. Ao-
dress TRUE n CO, AugEsts Maine.
June 70 is79
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-07-18

ELECTRIC BELLS-No moro trouble
of broken wires; can be ruug by pressing
a knob. Warranted for ono year.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-07-18
Masonic Temple.

zADEK & co, MOBILE, ALA,
Have now open an elegant stock of
DI.s.UO.7.DS, U:.9TCHEy,
Shd sterling siiverware. and a beautiful
Inc 81 rich fancy goods, French Clocks,
s~tatnettes, Jewel Gases, Mirrors, hand.
some opeIaG GLASSES. aud other rich goods
PRICES VERY Low.
March Z, 1879. 5O-6m
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-07-18

GASTRIC best and cheapest Gas Ma
chine ever made; has no equal small
space occupied. Gas by this machine on
ly so cents per thousand, where oil is Is
cents per gallon. 81 per NJ where oil is
81 cents. -rs-.
LIS II InS
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-07-18

The Oxford camp meeting will
begin August first.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-07-18

General House = Steamboat
smith, Plumbing Cos, n
Steam Pipe Fitting, Store
Ranges y E'ss,nk,s.
80 Bar0nnr st.
New ORLEANS,
Louisiana.
Between Union and Perlido streets.
Jan'y 81, 1879. 45-ly
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
How . Toad Undreeaes

A gentleman sends 20 an agricultural
paper an amusing description Of How a
toad Takes OF His Coat and Pants" He
says he has seen one do it and friend has
seen another DO the same tning in the
same way:
about the middle of July found a
toad on a hill Of melons, and not wanting
hum to leave. hoed around him. He ap-
peared sluggish aud not inclined 70 move.
Presently observed him pressing his FL
bows against his sides and rubbing down
ward. He appeared 50 singular that
watched to see what be was up TO- After
a few smart rubs his skin began to burt
open straight along his back Nov, said
|, old fellow, you have done IT; bot be ap-
peared TO he unconcerned. and kept on
rubbing until he had worked all his skin
into folds on his sides and hips; then
srasping one hind leg With both his hands
ne hauled of one leg Of his pants the same
as anybody ~oaid. then striped the ether
hind leg IN the same way. He then took
bis cas;-of cItiele forward between his
fore legs into his mouth and s~aitUved q;
then, by raising and lowering his head.
swallowing a. his head came down, Re
stripped OF the skin underneath un.sl II
came 20 his forelegs. and tb>n grzspina
one Of these with the opposite hand. by
considerable pulling; stripped OF the SKIN;
changing hands, he stripped the other.
and with a sliga: notion o; The bead, and
all the while swallowing; be drew j; from
the neck and swallowed the whole. The
operation seemed an agreeable one and &C.
cupled but skoxt tune.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
A ehild's Heart.
From the Detroit Free Press

IRON the Detroit free ffeeh
The other day curious old woman,
having bundle in her hand and walking
with painful effort, sat down on a curb
step, up Woodward avenue, to rest. She
was curious because a smile crossed hes
wrinkled face as children passed her. II
might have been this smile that attracted
a group of little ones the oldest about nine.
They stood in front of the old woman, say
ing never a word, but watching her face.
The smile frightened, fingered, and then
suddenly faded away; and the corner OF
her old calico apron went up to wipe away
tear. Then the eldest child stepped for
ward and asked:
Are you sorry because you haven't got
any childrens"
al had children once, but they are
all d-dead," whispered the woman, a
sob in her throat.
I'm awful sorry" said the little girl
as her own chin quivered. I'D give you
one of my little brothers here. but you see
| haven't got but two, and don't believe
Id ike to spare one.
God bless you child; bless you forev-
err" sobbed the old woman, and for full
minnie her face was buried in her apron.
But III tell you what III do" serious
ly continued the child. You may kiss US
all once, and if little Ben isn't afraid you
may kiss him four times, for he's Just as
sweet as candy"
Pedestrians vino saw three well-dressed
children put their arms around that
strange old woman's neck and kiss her
were greatly puzzled. They didn't know
the hearts Of children, and they didn't
hear the old woman's words as she rose to
go:
''0h! children. I'm only poor old wo-
man. believing I'd nothing to live for, bu.
you've given me lighter heart than I've
had for ten long years"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
Burdette on Philadelphia.

Burdett writes as follows: Do yor
know, the only annoying thing about Phil
adelphIa is its appalling cleanlinessf You
can stand on residence street and SCI
thirty-fre miles Of red brick houses and
suow-white blinds. and the bag bras:
knobs" are so carefully polished that you
would think that every house harbored a
miniature Sir Joseph Porter, K. c. B.
The cleanliness Is appalling. IL makes
you think Of heaven of house cleaning,
and an eternity Of mops and brushes
Sometimes was irre>istibly inpelled tc
go on. into the street and scraps CD a
handful Of mud and throw ii against a
snowy blind. And did 20 ont into the
stree: With that intention. Bat when ]
got out there oonlin't find any mad. II
you want 10 throw mud At anything IN
Philadelphia you must take the mud with
you.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
Nice Social Distinction an England.
nndou Tor Ralsiunora 9r,n

In ENGLAND to-day the lines are as close
ly drawn as in earlier days with reference
to the mode Of epistolary address to free.
man and a gentleman. That is to say,
the city or free man of olden time. and in
many cases now, is addressed as Mr..
while the gentleman has his name adorn-
ed with an Esquire at the end. Wo be unto
the writer of aletter to non-city man who
omits Esquire. 1t is an evidence Of the
underbred or ignorant. You may aattel
city man by giving him this afiix to his
name, but you will not offend him by the
prefix of simply Mr.. -. In the case
of the non-city man being addressed by
letter as Mr., offense ia created. You
would hardly think that this matter is
dwelt on SO strongly in this age. 1t is;
and know of cases of friendly relations
being severed by the application of trades
man Mr. to the impecunious West-End
gentleman who demands Esquire. In the
PLAYS of Massinger | remember numerous
illustrations of this distinction. Ye. as
far as my reading goes, and l must con-
fess TO a weakness IN reading old books
and old subjects, cannot recall single
evidence that the word freeman was not
prior in its creation to the word gentle
man. But Mr., corruption of master,
an employer Of apprentices in trade, is an
after appellation Of either. In the time
of Richard ILL.,, "a city man was Mr.,
but no gentleman" and to-day the dis
| tinction obts ms more or less dIscrimina-
tive. At parties, dinner-parties especially,
you will see the plain Mr.. singled out for
the minor places, If he be out Of the three
liberal professions, divinity, Law, physic,
and if he be in trade. remember on one
occasion a wealthy banker, now Of some
note as the successor to great American
6nancier and philanthropist, whose bronze
efigy is in the shadow Of the Royal EI-
change. being given q secondary place at
dinner table to glowing uniformed
Captain in the navy, who could not put a
penny side by side with every thousand
pounds Of the banker. and who had not an
equivalent proportion Of brain or pedigree,
but who ranked the banker in his status
by reason Of his profession. One was .
plain Mr.. the other was titled Captain.
One was a city man, the other a gentle
man. Not until you 90 into English so
ciety thoroughly do you lean how rigidly
the lines are drawn in such weak triies.
some say they are pecohiing weaker anu
less Others say the contrary. OF rant SO
vague and difficult Of a clear and concise de-
Snition as that of gentleman, comprising
as those who have a superior specific sta
ton by birth and manners as those who,
if they possess any at all. possess no other,
it is very awkward how to determine pre-
else period of English society when the
word originated. For ages after the Nor
man forays here you cannot and the word
used, and am at loss TO say when 'fhe
fine old English gentleman, so rare. etc,
appeared FIRST on the soil.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
0s~~stosn he Of Trout.

Irurn the San erAssi.ro ctrl1iee
, All the coast streams, from Russian
river to Carmel, in Monterey county. have
from tine 10 time Teen stocked with
eastern trout. But for some hitherto
unknown reason the efforts Of the hsh CON-
missioners in this respect have not
succeeded. Very few have been caught IN
any Of these streams after they have
grown, and in every case the supply has
gradually diminished or disappeared
entirely. Coincident with these failures
efforts have been made 10 stock the sum
init streams with these trout, and Il has
been found that in every case where the
stream. run through q slate or granite
formation. the fab thrive A. IN their native
homes. The coast streams nearly all run
through a sandstone formation. and IN
consequence the streams are muddy except
when the water is low. The mountain
formations being harder the streams are
clearer. II 10 supposed that the failure Of
the fish in the coast streams and their
success in the Sierra submits are due 10
these facts, and II is hardly probable that
we shall ever have eastern trout IN our
coast streams. The theory that II 10 the
muddy water. and not any Inherent
qualities Of the coast stream water, that
Is fatal 70 the eastern trout IL confirmed
by the recent experience 81 the hsh com
mission. They had in San LeAnao lake
about twenty thousand eastern trout three
week. old. which they we're on the point
Of distributing. when the late heavy rains
came and rendered the water more o.
les. muddy. This prodssd disease among
the eastern trout 10 such An extent that Al
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01

Q Cincinnati Commercial.

From the Cincinnati Commercial
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 22.-Tbe
latest elopement case arises in Philadel-
phia. and has just came to light IN the
newspapers, though it has been the talk Of
the upper circles ever since it took place.
about three weeks ago. The father of the
girl is one of the best known business men
Of this city. He Is reported to be worth
81, 000,0 900. The Merchants Exchange
bank, one of the few State banks now in
existence, be is not only prendent Of, but
he Is virtually its owner, but few shares Of
its stock being held outside of himself.
He il
KNOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTY
a. one of the first, and now one Of the
most extensive, manufacturers of the fer
ulizer known a. the super-phosPhate OF
lime. For this business he has large
warehouse, on Delaware avenue, below
Chestnut street, and very extensive works
on COopers creek, Camden. He is also the
owner of what Is known As Moro Phillips
wharf, q valuable property upon the Della
ware nver. Upon this wharf he has erect
ed large warehouse, which is mainly
used for the storage of crude sugars. BE
is also proprietor Of the Hotel Lafayette,
the six-storied structure erected at the id.
vent Of the Centennial, Is Broad and San
som streets. across the way from the Union
League Club House.
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO
Moro Phillips sent his daughter Minnie to
| Vassar college, the New York female sem
mary celebrated for its romantic escapades
and gymnastic exercises. Among the
many young ladies that she met she Sc
lected as her bosom friend MARY Hillossen.
the daughter Of New York tradesmsn;
residing at No. 479 W. Twenty-second
street. Mary Hillotsen was full OF praise
strong friendship that sprang up between
the two girls, Minnie Phillips had eternal.
~ dinned into her ears the many accom-.
plishments Of VIM. Hillotsen. During the
various holidays the girls exchanged visits
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
Being a Boy.

1t is rather fine thing to be boy, and
have free indulgence in the healthf u
sports Of youth, rather than the more
harmful pastimes Of after years. The
pure spirit of the boy turns instinctively
to those recreations which appeal to the
heart, and cause many older people to
look yearningly back on the days Of their
youth. See with what beaming tender.
ness the small boy seeks to win the conf
dence Of the poor, friendless, covering dog
that he finds roaming sadly through the
street. The boy face CLOVIS with compass
sion, and his voice is low and sweet as he
murmurs pet names to the forlorn animal,
slowly approaching it with outstretched
hand, ready to tenderly pat its shaggy
coat. Gradually the suspicious of the dog
are overcome, and the hand of the boy
lovingly caresses the harmless brute with
kindness that only boy can show. With
his arm soothingly around the dogs neck,
the boy cries in a hoarse whisper to his
friends, hitherto hid behind the fence:
1--we got him, boys" and they appear
cautiously on the scene, while the first boy
occupies the dogs attention with endear-
ing epithets. To a practical youngster it
is only the work of moment to affix TIE
ancient tin pail to the reluctant tail of the
dog, and with wild shout of joy the boys
jump back while the terrified dog with
this rafting unknown horror in close pur-
suit, tears madly downthe street, rending
the air with bowls. This is one Of the
most hallowed and unalloyed pleasures
that brightens boys life, and yet there
are heartless men who would rob our youth
of such harmless pastimes as the foregoing.
What use are stray dogs and old tin pans
if not to be united by our boys In the
closest Of ties? A hard-hearted man in
Flint, Michigan, finty- hearted man we
might say, had some innocent boys drag
ged before minion of the law (magis-
trate) and fined $40 for INDUCING in the
time honored practice of tying dog to a
tin pan and then letting the tin pan loose.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
STATE NEWS.

Fort Scot wants bucket company.
Pawnee county has q population Of 5000.
The Fort Scott high school closed on the
18th.
Fort Scott has q shooting match every
Friday.
Topeka colored people raised 80 for the
emisrants-
Two boy burglars were caugh; up with
in Leavenworth.
There are millions Of ~ild geese and
brantx near Larned.
Water froze in Dragon township. Co
age county, on the 10th.
A temperance apostle is lecturing at
Pomeroy and the vicinity.
Five hundred colored people are on their
way from Texas 10 Kansas.
A packing house in Atchison came near
falling n y,ctin to the IRE fend.
A man named John pool was sho: In the
arm and robbed Of 500, IN Atchison.
A tug boat. to be called the Annie. Is be-
ing built near the mouth Of the Nav.
An iron bridge, g. fee, span. Is to be
erected over Salt creek. a. Usage City.
Track LAYING west Of Beloit Is being
pushed forward nj the rate of q mile day.
Albert W. Smith. an old teacher IN the
public schools Of Lawrence. has been ad-
Judged insane,
Leavenworth ouakers clam that their
| worship is disturbed by crew Of roughs
and pr )stituses.
In Atchison. recently. dealers were OF.
fering - cents pound for butter. and
none could be had.
Eighteen car loads Of white emlgrants
went west from Wyandott on the Kansas
Pacific on the 10th.
Bob AFTER, of Atchison, was severely
stabbed in the back Of the neck. while en-
gagged in a street brawl.
The State board Of railroad assessors
have been in session IN Topeka exchanging
views with railroad managers.
The steamer Kate Kinney discharged Q
cargo Of salt which she had brought di-
rect from New Orleans, at 4 Kansas City.
Kas.. packing house.
| ON the Goth. the Nellie Peck unlcaded
at Atchison leo, 405 pounds Of freight.
which had been brought from 81. Louis 10,
Is cents per hundred.
| A colored man killed q whit. man near
| Cawker City, for the team the white man
was driving. The murderer was caught,
and narrowly escaped lynching.
An attempt was made 10 murder one.
John Thomas. who lives between Iowa
Point and Doniphan. The attempt was
unsuccessful. Thomas had Just collected
$500.
When the T.. II. Durfee. with her cargo
Of colored emisrants. landed at Kansas
City. Kansas. four dead emigrants were
taken off the beat and burned. Two emf
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01

they's blood in the air; and an independ
ent people will have their little differences
in the gloomy air of the free and bound
less West. An reckon they was fuses
settled there that had been rannin' for
twenty years-neighbors that had 9arreled
about jinin' fences, and relatives that had
lawed about settlin' estates, and men that
got cheated in hoss trades-every man got
full satisfaction, and the books was squar-
ed"
SIS that all?'' asked, seeing that he
had made long pause"
Its all the liquor. said Joe, gazing
regretfully at the black bottle which had
held our last supply; but Of the history
they's few more pints. and at your ser
vice.
well, the town was half burned up,
and its character ruined. and all the whisky
| split. and the constable and sheriff and
| Squire Hooker and about fifty more, badly
whipped, and the dog that started it al
so chawed up Chinaman couldn't a made
him over INTO chow-chow, and the row
only stopped when big thunder shower
separated the forces-and they was peace
But Misses Chew declared she wouldn'
live in no such heather country, and they
moved back East, and SO the neigh
borhood lost tone; an the new preach
er, what was left of him, had ;
call to go further north, for he lowed ;
man with one ear chewed might be orna
mental, but couldn't shine in a pulpit II
Southern Illinois; and Abraham Mile
was so disguised with himself about break
in the rules and ightin' that he took t.
lis bed, and his new store went all I.
shacks; an all the abolishinists lett, too
and the Virginny people swore the plac'
had no style about it anyhow, and the,
moved, and some o the houses was haulet
off into the country, and the rest was tool
by big fresh, and you won't find any
thing there now but corn-crib or two
And all that from one dog fight.
But so twas nobody from that tow
ever had any luck, 'cept that same httl
| splintery 81 Duvall. He went off to Ore
gon and got to be lawyer, and went +
the Legislator, an was in the big Liant
commission, and Jest coined money; bu
after all, the luck O. Union Flats overtool
him at last. He up an married one o
them schoOl-marms sent out from Boston
and when they took their tower trip dow
to Frisco she got sea-sick and throwed VI
all her teeth, that 81 thought was so prett
an regular; and 81 tried for divorce an,
said it was failure O. consideration an
fraud in the contract. an not the goods h
bargained for at all, but the judge differe'
with him, an he had to support her. S
you see. boys, my luck's bound to folle
me. and until / leave the outfit you'll
strike no silver horn on this hill"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
noetrn.
THE HOUSE HUNTER.

ON the Boston Transcript.
Who goeth round from place to place,
Like one who walks to win . race,
With WEAKNESS wit on his facet
The House Hunter.
Who, every night, when home he gets,
The paper takes, and down he sets,
To seek For Rents and To be Lets?
The House Hunter.
Who rideth on suburban jauntsf
Who searcheth out unvholesome haunts,
But rarely nndeth what he wantsf
The House Hunter.
Who climbeth many breakneck stair,
where rats, and mice, and reaches Ale
The elmer fectatdrius' lairf
The House Hunter.
whose pockets are borne down by keys
or tenements? Who visits these?
Whose hope grows faint the more he sees
The House Hunter.
Who, when he's forced to choose at last,
Sees furniture on cart piled fast,
While some upon the grJund II cast?
The House Hunter.
Who, when he gets to new abide,
Finds al things yelled in dust Of road
Or ruined, IL II rained or showed?
The House Hunter.
Who nnds his carpets will not do,
That curtains must be purchased, too,
and chairs and tables far and few?
The House Hunter.
Who swears, - he has sworn before,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01

seissios. ezeep< BY virt.s Of ths ePsasisa =
the four-6fths rule.
Very rsspectfuIly.
WILLARD Dawn,
Attorney 0esWal
To Hon. C. RExp. County Attsrnsy,
Marion Center KAnanA.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
Agricultural Items.

The diseases known among Illinois eati lie
men az the mad itch. Is causing great loss
| IN Lee County. Illinois.
The Beauty OF Herbon Is the name Of
new potato that the originator wants =
| a barrel tor. But TINS Is bad year Tor "
per barrel potatoes,
A Connecticut farmer. AFTER sene.
| of experiments. has concluded that
English turniPs are worth - cents a
bushel as feed for milk cows. he says
the proper time to feed them n Just before
milking.
Saysthe Preston, MINI, NeSs: One Of
the farmer near this place ~ stili holding
a portion OF his old wheat crop, and ID.
same wheat be would nov have TO sell
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-Lcngfellow's nephew, who married .
Bos;on shop gir las: week. has already
grown jealous ard raised public row q, q
hotel IN Philadelphia
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AN INDIGNANT CHINEE.

Mclean gettee
Muchee dirtee;
John, he srnellee,
Cross the sea.
Come to washee,
Make him cleanee;
He say. "Gettee.
Dam Chinee!
No more hkee,
No more habbee:
Too much gottee,
Alreadee."
he 90 dirtee,
Me no caree,
Get me back
Across the sea;
Home in China
Muchee soupee;
Better ricee,
Better tea.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01

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