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Ferrill as tellers to receive the
votes and count the same TO ascer-
tain the sense of this meeting as to
candidates for nomination before
the democratic congressional dis
trict convention, TO be held at
Hazlehurst, Sd Monday in July,
1880, which resulted as follows:
Hooker, IL; StOckdale, AS; Nc.
Laurin, 2; Thompson, l.
On motion the chairman appoint
ed DIR. NJ. l.. Banks as delegate,
aud L. II. Mcdonald as alternate,
to the congressional district con-
vention to east the vote of this
county, and that said delegates
go uninstructed to said convention.
On motion the chairman appoint.
ed the following named persons as
an executive committee for this
county, to-wit: DIR. I. b. Ford, b.
w. Holloway, w. w. Pope, B. b.
Lewis, A. b. +. Rawls, Joseph
Elliott and John Applewhite.
On motion the following resolu'
tion was adopted:
Resoired, That the people of the
Fifth judicial district are Indebted
to the zeal, ability and industry OF
Col. Charles Il. Hooker for obtain
ing the greatly needed appropria'
tion of $4,000 for the improve.
ment OF Pearl river, and that we
return our thanks to him.
On motion the meeting adjourned
sine die. Il. MAGEE, Charm.
A.,G. WEBB, Sec'y.
.. In addition to the above
will state that the meeting was
well attended by voters from every
supervisors district IN the county,
and that peace aud harmony pre-
vailed throughout the entire meet
ing. A. u. W.
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Ali lie Said.

It was in o tObacconist's shop
that painter was at work lettering
the counter panel with the word
/" Segars.n From time to time a
customer would drop in, read the
word aud say something about the
orthography. Why, wasn't it spell.
ed "cigarsr "Segars" was wrong,
and so forth. After perhaps sew.
enty.tive or a hundred had thus
gratuitously aired their knowledge,
a slim, inoffeusive looking lmid'
dle-aged gentleman in eyeglasses
walked in. No sooner had be
crossed the threshold than the
painter rose up firmly but orderly
lie seized the middle-aged gentle.
man with both hands and addressed
him as follows: "G.n.a-t, nat;
p.h.t.h.i.s.i.c, tisik; p-h.l-e GIN, fem
sep. a.r.at tie, sepperate; gauge,
paie IN. m.e.t.e.m.p.s-y.c-h.o me,
temsiksis; s.e-g-a.r-s! se-g'o-r-s
s.E.G.A.R.s! That was all he said
lie turned the middle aged man &c
the right.about and kicked hlln into
the street. Then he took up nls
brush and finished his work, while
A serene look hung about his fac'
and gloritied it.
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Splendid Provision for the Edi-
tors.
Raymond Gazette.

Gazette.
In view of the fact that the edi-
tors of the State were very politely
requested, in the canvass OF last
year, to take back seats aud allow
other gentlemen to occupy the
offices of honor, trust and profit, a
correspondent Of the Corinth Her.
aid, who signs himself Tim Baker,
now proposes that Hancock, When
he comes Into Office on the 4th of
March next, shall provide for the
editors OF Mississippi as follows:
Chambers, Of the Iuka Mirror, to
be general land agent for Tisho-
mingo county; Wright, Of the
vicksburg Herald, to be weiSher
and guager of sweet potatoes III
the Delta OF the Mississippi; Barr,
of the Corinth Democrat, to be fish
commissioner for the northern dis
trict of Mississippi; DR.. Hunter,
of Crystal Springs, to be minister
plenipotentiary to the Fejee Islands;
Martins son "Jud,' of the Corinth
Herald, to be route agent on the
Corinth and Hamburg railroad
when the road is built); Ross, of
Canton, to be superintendent of
those books in poetry for which the
last legislature provided a bonus;
Jones, of Winona, to be special
commissioner for supervising the
enforcement of the law to prevent
cruelty to animals; Carraway, of
the Prentiss New Era, to be legal
adviser to the Ute Indians
Povall, of the Pleader, to be post.
master at Jumpertown; Miller, oil
the Tupelo Journal, to have a horse
mail route from Tupelo to Bull
Mountain; Thompson, of the Aoer,
deem Weekly, to have command Of
dredge boat on the 'Bigoee
Vance, of the Copiahan, to be sci
up with grocery at Tail-Holt
Mayors and Frantz, to be aldermen
in the town of Lick Skillet Ma
son, of Port Gibson, TO go as spe
cial commissioned to Alaska, in tue
interest OF the resolutions OF W
and 30.
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Walking on the Water.
A Strange Invention of "A Young
New Yorker that Docs Away
with Bridges and Boats.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
When the Harlem river was fair
ly covered with small excursion
steamers, sail beats, rowing scnIls
aud all kinds of light water crafts
at 2 pm yesterday, the people were
astonished to see IA man in bathing
costume start from Il float moOred
near the foot of High bridge and
walk across the river. He stood
perfectly erect aud passed in aud
out between the boats, apparently
with less trouble than one could
cross Broadway on a crowded day.
The walker was Mr.. w. Z. SOule,
an enthuiastic young sportsman of
Wayne county, who has had much
annoyance in losing ducks which
he had wounded, and which would
land III the water and drag them.
selves of into little hooks where
boats could not be floated or push.
ed. His invention consists of two
zinc shoes, five feet long and five
inches deep. They are air.tight
and pointed at each end. ln the
center is Il space large enough to
hold mans foot. Underneath
the shoe are two sets of five blades,
very much resembling Venetian
window blind hung on end, but
firmly fastened in position. As the
walker pushes his foot forward the
blades or Stats open, aud the water
rushes through without Opposition
and the shoe moves easily along; but
pushing backward closes the Stats
and makes q solid sheet, like a
closed blind. In this way he gets
| his purchase Oh the water. In mo
ton the walker resembles a man on
snow shoes OF skates, for he cannot
lift his feet, but glides along easily
and gracefully.
Mr.. Soule weighs about 125
pounds, and he sank the shoes only
about three and a half inches IL
the water. lie walked in them ap
parently without effort; "squat
ted,' as huntsmen are frequently
obliged to do; fell overheard ano
cimcd into his shoes again and re
sumed hisrambles up aud down thu
middle of the river and along th,
shores. He does not claim tha
the shoes would be serviceable II
rough weather or short choppini
seas, but on comparatively smootI
water he says he can walk alon;
almost as rapidly and certainly a
comfortably as he could on land
Next Sunday afternoon Mr.. Soul
proposes to give another exhibition
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Very Distant.

They were very fond Of each
other, and had been engaged; but
they quarrelled, and were too proud
to make it up. He called few days
at her fathers home to see the old
gentleman on business, of course.
She was at the door. SAID he,
"Ah, Miss Blank, l believe; is
your father in n "No, sir" she re-
Piled. "Pa is not in at present.
Did you wish to see him personal
ly - eyes," was the bluff response,
feeling that she vas yielding, "on
very particular personal business
and he turned proudly to 60 away.
"I beg your PARDON she called
after him, as be struck the lower
step,n but who shall / say called y
He never smiled again. This was
too cruel.
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State Quarantine.

The following quarantine order
was promulgated from our State
board of health last Friday:
OrYIcE Miss. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, I
JACKSON, Miss, July l6, 1880. !
Whereas, The bark Excelsior,
from Rio de Janeiro, laden with
coffee, having arrived at New Or
leans infected with yellow fever !;
and,
Whereas, Her cargo is now
stored in u warehouse III tue latter
city, and it is said Il number OF per.
sous who were engaged on and
about said bark in unloading, dray.
ing aud storing her cargo are now
in said city it is, therefore, here
by ordered
|. That on and after this date
and until further orders, no car or
train of cars, departing from the
city of New Orleans, shall be al
lowed to enter this State, and no
steamboat or other water craft
shall be permitted to land at any
point in this State, unless they
have undergone an inspection by
an officer of the national board OF
health as is provided i'll the rules
of said board, and are provided
with certificate OF such inspection.
2. That no part OF the cargo OF
the bark Excelsior, and no freight
from the warehouse in which said
cargo is stored shall be allowed to
be brought to any point in this
State.
8. That no person from New Or
leans shall be allowed to come to
any point in this State unless they
hold a certificate from an officer o
the national board of health thai
they have not been exposed to in
fecti0n.
a. That the chief health officer'
of the counties and the munlcipa
boards of health are charged will
the enforcement OF this order, and
any violation thereof will be pun
ished as is prescribed by law.
WRIT JOHNSTON, NJ. d.,
ROBERT KELLs, M. d.,
Executive Committee.
| Approved: J. M. STONE, Governor.
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Marion County Mass Meeting.

Pursuant to a call of many citi.
zens a mass meeting of the demo-
cratic party of Marion county was
held in the courthouse at Columbia,
Oh Monday, July 3, 1880. The
meeting was called to order by
Hon. T. S. Ford, and the object OF
the meeting was by him explained
in few appropriate remarks.
On motion Mr.. Elisha Magee was
elected chairman, aud A. &. Webb
secretary of said meeting.
On motion the Chairman appoint.
ed the following committee, viz
Hon. T. b. Ford, A. b. +. Rawls,
AMI I. r. Mcdonald to wait on Col,
7. B. Stockdale aud inform him Of
the desire of the assembly to ad-
dress said meeting. Col. Stockdale
was conducted to the courthouse
by said committee, and made an
able and telling speech on the
topics of the day.
On motion the Chairman appoint
ed Messrs. NJ. l.. Banks and W. f.
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Democratic Mass Meeting.

Pursuant to a call of the Chair
man of the acknowledgements
tive party of Harrison county, a
mass meeting of enthusiastic
democrats assembled ut the court.
house to-day to appoint delegates
to the congressional district con
vention to be held at Hazlehurst,
July 10Th, to nominate "a candidate
for congress to represent the Fllth
district.
On motion Gen. Joseph II. Davis
was called to the chair, and Il. Il.
Myers elected secretary.
Moved and carried that two per-
sons from each beat be elected to
represent this county in the district
convention. The following persons
were then elected:
Beat No. 1-F. w. Elmer, George
Hunter.
Beat No. 2-P. X. Mayors, j. j.
Cowart.
Beat No. 3-Dr. j. y. 1nofhton,
DIR. A. X. Northrop.
Beat No. A. J. Bond, }. L.
Davis.
Beat No. 5-John Bond, ST., W.
Il. Wilmington.
On motion the following names
from the county at large were add.
ed to the list: j. Z. Liddle and
Elliot Henderson.
On motion the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
Resolred, That the delegates ap'
pointed by this meeting to repre-
sent Harrison county IN the con.
pressional convention, to be held
at Hazlehurst on July 10, 1880, to
nominate a democratic candidate
for congress, be instructed to vote
for Hou. Chas. L. Hooker, OF Hinds
county, so long as he may be a
candidate before the convention.
Resolred, That the delegates ap'
poiuted from Harrison county to
the congressional nominating con
yention ut Hazlehufst on July ~
1880, before casting their vote first
require of the candidate for whom
they are instructed to vote, thai
he pledge himself, in the event o
the election of Hancock and Eng
lish as president aud yice-presiden'
of the United States, to adhere ont!!
TO the old constitutional method o
declaring the result should an,
doubt as to their election arise
and not to agree to any electoral
or seven to eight commission, o
other such device.
Moved and carried that the pre-
ceedings of this meeting be put
lished in the Pascagoula Demo
cRAT.STAR and Handsboro Aduel
| tiser.
On motion meeting adjourned.
. JOS. r. DAVIS, Chair'n.
$ T.. B. MYERS, Seo'y.
Mississippi City, July Is, 1880.
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SIOan's Six-Wheel
Ocean Springs Hotel
AND MINERAL SPRINGS,
OCE.Y.y' SPREvGS, MISS.

This charming summer resort, one of
the most delightful ON the lake coast, is
now open under the new management for
the season of le50, with trst-class accom-
modations tor two hundred and fifty
guests.
The health and pleasure attractions Of
the Gulf Coast of Mississippi are unparal-
eled, and at Ocean Springs alone can Wis
itors enjoy the benefits of the mineral
waters. The salt sea bathing and fishing
are unsurpassed.
All that visitors can desire is obtain
able within three hours ride from New
Orleans and two from Mobile by three
daily trains (the accommodation and ex-
cursion trains being now extended to this
point).
Terms reasonable.
HARVEY CREE, Proprietor.
June Is, 1880. 13-2m
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Ger the peaceful bay shines the founder
light,
And it cheers the gloom Of the darksome
night.
And | sit and watch its fitful glare,
As song is borne on the evening air.
Ills melody sad as the oceans moan
The fisherman's mournful monotone.
And the words that the fisherman sang
were these
And they came to me ON the salt, sea-
breeze.
" From my youth to age in the rain and
shine,
have drawn my seine in the oozing brine;
have east my net and thrown my spear
BY my foundcr-light from year to year.
Long I've struggled-my limbs are bent
My threescore-ten are almost spent,
And soon my boat shall make tack
For a port from which no ship comes
back
Where grim Death gathers up one and all
As castnet gathers the large and small
But thank the Lord that my lips can
say
Though many storm has dimm'd my way
That these hands Of mine, through va,
and veal
As faithful pilot at the wheel,
To the maxim old have fain been true
"Do to others as you'd have them do t'
your
| have tried to do it-thank God an
1t has brought the sunshine within my
| door
'Tis the only faith my heart has known-
IT'S the best religion man can own;
And when these lines and trusty spear
That have gained me bread full many
year
Are laid aside-and the pines shall wav
In the wind that sweeps above my grave
II will matter not IL my yestment here
Was good or bad, shall my name appear
And blamelcss be on the Judgment roll
When God shall measure each huma
soul.
Sail on yc ships! yc may come and go
And the tide may ebb and the tide ma
flow,
Yet a lew more days aud my bark vii
land
Like a bubble that's cast upon the strand.
The song il ceased but there came to m
This thought as musd by the snmme
sea
No matter how humble may be man'spaI
In his earthly walk, il true his heart
He will find heaven within his breast
He will find pleasure never supprest-
IL he lives as this honest fisherman
Who sees in the ocean his Makers hand.
, Pascagoala, Miss, July, 1880.
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CHANCERY COURT-7rH DIsrxrcf.
GEORGE WOOD, Chancellor.

Jackson county, arst Monday Of March
and September, continuing 8 days.
Harrison county, second Monday In
March and September, continuing 6 days.
Hancock county, third Monday In
March and September, continuing days.
Marion county, second Monday aftss
the fourth Mon iay in Mrch and 6ePtsa-
Der, continuing days.
Perry county, first Monday after the
9TH Monday in March nd September, con.
tinuing days.
Greene county. fourth Mondays In
March and September, continuing s days.
Wayne county, fourth Monday after tho
fourth Monday Of March and September,
continuing 8 days.
Clarke county, first Monday in May and
November, continuing 8 days.
Lauderdale county, third Monday Of
May and November, continuing II days.
Kemper county, second Monday In Nay
November, continuing DAYS
Monthly Rules Of Chancery Court on
the second Monday In each month.
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NUMBER 1S.
L Ii E C0U R 7 8.
CIRCUIT C0URT-skvExrn Disrsicr.
JAMES 5. HAMa, Judge.
THOMAS 9. FoED, District Attcfney.

Lauderdals county. second Monday In
February and August, continuing le daya.
Kemper county, 6rst Monday IN Msfeh
and September, continuing n days.
Clarke county, third Moaday In March
and September, continuing II 5sys
Wayne county, first Monday In kyfa
and October, continuing 6 days.
Greene county, second Monday IN kysl
and October, continuing 6 days.
Perry county, third Monday N April
and October. continuing 6 dAyA
Marion county, fourth Moody N xpr1
and October, continuing 6 dAys.
Hancock county, ant Monday after ths
fourth Monday Of April sad October, con-
tinuing u days.
Harrison county, third Monday sisss tAs
fourth Monday Of April snd October. co.,
tinuing 8 days.
Jackson county, fourth Monday After
fourth Monday Of April and October, con.
tinuing u days.
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Beware Of Steel Buttons.

Hukft1toWH flSEalu.
Canada has an electric girl who
discharges from her person electric
shocks which can be transmitted to
Q circle of fifteen or twenty persons.
Her hands possess the qualities OF
q magnet, aud any person shaking
hands with her Is subjected to q
violent shock. The other Sunday
night her young man called to see
her, and he thoughtlessly wore
steel buttons on bis vest. The re-
suit wrs that when he went to kiss
her the human magnet pinned, or
rather buttoned him to her, and
this was not so unpleasant tor a
while, but when 1t was time for the
young man to go home he couldn't
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30.
Var the Demoerat-StaF.
Self Culture.
ra,,or Demoerat-star :

Editor Demoerat-star
Knowing that the DEMOCRAT,
STARTS alive to all the interests OF
ia readers, educational as well as
political and financial, l desire
snace for a few thoughts on the
above subject. In our day, when
schools and colleges are almost as
numerous as churches, 1t may be
thought that but few are denied
the benefits they afford. However,
this Ia "a mistake. There are hun.
reds of youth all over the land
who do not enjoy the school ad.
yautages so abundantly afforded
10 others. The indifference OF
many parents about the education
of their children, and the poverty
of others, keep their children in
ignorance, and they grow up un.
prepared for 1.-THE responsibilities Of
tat citizenship that ought to be
the pride of every American.
u is a very common mistake for
young men aud young women thus
reared, to imagine that they must
remain uucultured forever. Though
they may possess strong bodies and
vigorous brain.power, it rarely Oc-
ours to them that they uay achieve
auy higher destiny than that OF
ubewers of wood aud drawers oil
water.n Still there are many IN
this class, who ii they were stimu-
lated a little, would become bright
aud shining lights in society, aud
il is for the benefit of such | write
We have numerous examples in th,
past history of the world, OF botll
men aud women, in every depart
ment of lie, rising from illiteracy
and obscurity to respectability III
intelligence and prominence in so
ciety. Aud what has been done
can be done again.
Those who accomplished sc
much fpa themselves in the past,
often IAffed under much greater
disadvantages than have to be en-
counicred now. Hard problems
had to be solved without the aid o
amy teacher whatever, but nov
there is hardly any community il
which some one may not be fount
10 assist the halt aud the blind VI
the "hill of science.o Besides this
books are cheaper aud more mum
rrous than ever before. And nov
| come to the special object tha
prompted me to pen these lines
and that is to bring promincntl!
before your readers the advantage
in the line of cheap books that ar
afforded to all in the STANDARD
Series IA list of books published
by j. X. Funk Il Co., New York
vt marvelously low prices. Book
that have heretofore sold for on
dollar they will send you, postpaid
for ten cents. The only differenc
is in the binding. Their publics
tions are bound in strong nanil
paper. Knights history OF Eng
land, In eight volumes, which sol
from $1S to $25, has been reduce
by them from % 40 to $5 80. Thi
work in bound in cloth, sheep an
morocco, as well as in paper. laI
not writing from hearsay, for
have received several of these pul
lications myself at the prices abov
mentioned; and here | may sa
the only compensation l recel'
for calling attention 70 these book
is the satisfaction of having trle
to do something towards the sci
culture of those whose reading III
been limited on account OF Il
high prices of books. Surely the
can be no excuse on that score no.
May these lines impart stimuli
to some, at least, to seek aft
knowledge.
Euon, Miss, July 1880.
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Npengler House.
The Only Hotel Uptown.
OPEN ALL NlGHT.-(0pposite the Capltol)

Rooms renovated, repaired aud furnish
ed with new furniture throughout. Guests
can choose the American or European
plan.
PHNone but polite aud attentive ser
wants employed. Sample Rooms fitted up
especially for commercial mon.
IN Free Hack from aud to au trains,
day and night. Terms, ~ per day.
When you come to Jackson and want o
square meal and clean bed, stop ut the
Spengler House.
CHRIS. HINCKLE, Manager.
March 3. 1880 5U-tf
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HOTELS
Norris House,
.uississippi Cify, Miss,

j. l.. NORRIS. Proprietor.
This house is now open for the reception
ofpermanent or transient boarders, and is
kept open all the year round. Excursion
lists furnished With meals at 70 cents, and
no extra charge for rooms, Rates for
board reasonable.
Nay Z, lss0 SLY
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Private Boarding

A few boarders. by the day, week or
month, with or without lodging, can find
accommodations at private boarding
house near the railroad depot. on Pasca-
goula street, Scranton, Miss. Terms in
accordance with the times.
MRS. +. A. BLAKE.
Nav 1879 -
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Central Restaurant,
Chas. Nelson, Proprietor,

MOSS POINT, = MlSSlSoirrl'
Having built wharf at a tremendous
expeuse for the accommodation OF foreign
and domestic ships and steamboats,, have
fitted up the Central Restaurant IN ilrst. Iisa.
cllss style, and have an artist coming
from Paris to superintend the decoration
and tttiug up of the culinary department.
/ tr.st that I will receive liberal share
of the public patronage.
FREE LUNCH from 10 a.m, to pm,
Fresh Lager Beer on tap uight and day.
Call aud see. ,o,.
Juno II, 1880. H-u
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Justices of the Peace will hnd
all kinds Of legal blanks for sale
nt this Office, at low down figures
for the cash.
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For the Dem0crat-Star.
THE P4SC4G0ULA FISHERMAN
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THE DODSON HOUSE.
Open all the Year Round,

Open all the Year Round,
East Paseagoafa, Miss.
Situated Immediately upon the beach it
has the iull benefit Of the salt air aud salt
water bathing. Noted for its shade trees
and croquet ground. Board to suit the
times. Address w. S. DODS0N, or MRS.
{. ID. HENDRICKSON.
June Il, lSS0. l3-3m
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release himself until he had pulled
all the buttons out by the roots.
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j. q. Heidelberg,
tforneu and CoMNsellOr at Lag and

Solicitor in Okaacevy,
jackson county,, MISS.
win practice wherever he may have
business.
will give special attention to Collec-
tions and Chancery business, such as set
tling estates, examining land titles, and
giving legal opinions, "quieting" titles TO
land, obtaining divorces, etc.
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DR.. w. ID. Bragg,
AND SURGEON,

Residence Moss Point, Miss.
Ofices-Stewart's drug store, Noes Point,
and Cox's drug store, Scranton.
viii practice at Moss Point, Scranton.
the Seashore and vicinity.
Ill calls promptly attended TO.