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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11

bringing il out in triumph. The
keeper gave him plate, and after
letting this apple cool a little he
offered 1t to US. We conrteously
deglnea, but the servant tasted,
explaining that Joe did not like to
eat anything alone. Then Joe tol-
lowed, but did not like the flavor,
aud being asked ii it was sour, he
uod;ied. We were told that he, in
common with the other monkeys,
like oranges aud bananas better
than any other fruits.
Yet he kept tasting a little of
the apple from a spoon while the
keeper told us how the sailors who
hoped to capture his mother only
succeed i'll bringing him of alive
after they bad killed her. They
had hard work to keep him alive
on board the ship, but found Il
VAIN nook for bin by the galley
fire. He was in tair healts when
they landed, so they obtained the
large price offered by the geological
gardens; but in spite of the most
de, oted care, he seemed tolangulsh
in his new home.
do you love me, Joe n the man
ended his story with. Joe nodded,
smiled, and put his heal lovingly
on the others shoulder, As we
left that day doe took his hat. caue
aud heavy wrap, and escorted us to
the great door of the monkey
house, shaking ourhand asw babe
him goodbye.
Another time when | called he
was teking ten, using milk aud su.
gar and handling cup and saucer as
if he had been familiar with them
from his earliest days. He motion.
ed us to take chars. We did so,
aud he jumped up, found cups for
us, and then passed II plate OF bis
cults, laughing with gIee as we
took one. / have taken tea with
many curious individuals, but new
er expect TO be so h0n0red again as
to be invited by chimpanzee. No
ticing his hand was feverisb | found
his pulse was $50. said, What
is the matter with him n
"Cons lmption is what hills all
of them,' the man answered low,
just rs if talking before Il human
| invalid.
From that day Joe failed rapid.
ly, aud one morning, under the
head of "Grrat Loss" the Times
announced that he died at mid.
night.
| weht down at once to see the
keeper, whose grief Iskuew would
be keen. lie told me how tor days
Joe could only be persuaded to
take food by seeing him eat and
hearing him praise it, how he made
him sleep in his berth by his side,
aud when death came, held his
hand through all his last struggle.
The mans voice was actually chok-
cd with sobs as he said; cit dou't
seem right. indeed it don't, not to
have q funeral for himl He ought
to have bad it.n | never heard Joe
had any inneral, but | did hear that
he was stuffed, and looks more like
Il big boy than when he was alive.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11
An Editors Appeal.

Shenandoah IVA. Democrat.
AS the report that we are very
wealthy has gone abroad among
our subscribers, and has made
them awful slow about paying up,
thinking, doubtless, we don't want
lhe money, we hasten TO say that
the report Of eur wealth is false in
every particular. If ocean steam
ers were selling at a cent a dozen
we couldn't make the first payment
on canoe. The lightning of pov.
erty has struck us square, and bad
ii not been for an armful of hay
the devil managed to steal from a
blind mule, our large and interest
ing family would be without a
mouthful to eat at this moment.
Is not this Il sad pictare, and eau
you, delinquent subscribers, look
upon it without feeling the green.
back rustic with Indignation in
your pooket-booksf We do not
like to dun, but We must II you TAIL
to take the hint.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11
4 Tangled Telephone.

n o. Times.
When Edison invented the tele.
phone he supplied want long felt,
but the use OF it will sometimes
get a man into trouble, as the fol,
lowing Incident will show:
Friday evening an excited man.
With long ulster ON aud a head
aS red as a flannel overshirt, rush.
ed Into friends office on Camp
street, and finding no one in hur.
ried to the telephone aud howled:
Put me on with Mo- When
lie was told 10 20 ahead, he placed
his G!5eth TO the Instrument and
shouted
:" Is this No.-!r
"Yes, what do you want?r
Is DadW.ck there |" painted the
red-headed man in his excitement.
This is Dadwick you are talk.
ing 10 uOw," was the reply.
] That is you, is itw howled tue
red-headed man. We'll, 1 want
to tell you that you are M Internal
liar, chronic ulcer on the back OF
society, Il sNiutller, nuisance.
You have stolen from orphans,
driven widows into the poorh0uSe.
aud now you su 'round trying to
scandallze me, you contemplate
puppy
" Who are you, anyhow
"Ill let you know who | auI Just
as soon as get MY hands on yOu,
and III make you remember me,
too, you despicable bIatherskite.7 ?
"Ill find out Your number, con.
found you, aud III beat your head
into Il pulp, you NANCY hound,H
shrieked the man flOm the other
end OF the wire.
The red.headed man as soon as
he heard this, placed the phone on
its hook aud rushed of to arm
himself. About an hour later the
proprietor OF the Office, unconscious
of what had tranSpirrd, returned,
aud as he entered the door was
confronted by Il man with b'ood.
Shot eyes and a cane III his hand
as thick as telegraph pole, who
yelled:
" You say orphans, do you. III
let you know who TO abuse,n and
With that he lit into Inm with til,
caur, made him hum around th,
room like u spinning top, beat tll,
walls with his head, busted the
floor with his body, and was on th,
point of shooting biIn through q
window when the tcrror-strickeu
proprietor managed to Shriek:
ats Il mistake! It's Il mistake
You are murderiug the wrong man.
| don't even know .ou | never
saw you before in my life."
Didn't you abuse me through
the telephone :" painted his assail
ant. Dluht you call me llal
aud puppy ~
" Never, sir, never
Didn't you say just now that ]
drove widows into the poor housed"
No, sir, | didn't. | haven't
been in this office for three hours,
moaned the proprietor. glaring
around with u hali-closed eye.
" Then | apologize, sir. ! have
hit the wrong man, and | am sorry
for it, said his assalant, and be
dashed out of the Office in search
Of the right party, while The bruis
ed proprietor looked about the tiool
for Il missing ear.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11
CHANcERY coURr-7tn DISTRICT.
GEORGE WOOD, chaasellor.

Jackson county, FIRST Monday of March
and September, continuing days.
Harrison county, seebnd Monday in
March and September, continuing'6 days.
Hancock county, third Monday IN
March and September, continuing 6 days.
Marion county, second Monday after
the fourth Mon lay in Mrch and Scptem-
ber, continuing 9 days.
Perry county first Mon lay after ths
ith Monday in March I'D September, cou.
tinuiug & days. t.ttf Is
Greene county. fourth Mondays in
March and September, continuing . days.
Wayne county, fourth Monday after the
fourth Monday Of March and September,
continuing days. At "a
Clarke county, FIRST Monday in May and
November, continuing days. Hlaia
Lauderlale county, third Monday of
May and November, continuing IL days.
Kemper county, second Monday In May
November, continuing 4 DAYS III
Monthly Rules of Chanerry Court on
the second Monday in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11
THE COURTS.
REcrlAR TERMS
CIRCUIT COCRT-SgyENIn DlsTKlCr.
JAMES 5. HANsI, Judge.
THOMAS :, FoRD, District Attorney.

Lauderdalc county, second Monday ia
February and August, continuing Il days.
kemper county, hrst Monday In March
aud September, continuing II days,
Clarke county, third Moneav ia March
and September. continuing II days.
Wayne county, trst Monday in April
and October, eo.tiuning b aaAs.
Greene county, secoud Monday in April
and October, continuing days.
Perry county, thid Monday in April
aud October. continuing . days.
Marion county, fourth Mouday IN April
and October, containing & dasrs
Hancock cofht1. first Monday after tho
fourth Monday Of April aud October, con
tinuing II days tir j,
Harrison county, third Monday after the
fourth Monday Of April and October, con-
tinuing q days. 4ttt
Jackson county, fourth biondfy after
fourth Monday OF April and October, con
tinuing u days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11
A Parallel.

IL. W. Grady ia Atlanta Constitution.
| wonder if Grdut is going TO
take the money that is being raised
by private subscription for him
AS an American citizen, | hope
he won't-but as an American citl,
zen, | think he will. | can con
ceive no other explanation of his
allowing his friends TO continue the
drumming up of subscriptions. Ii
he had Intended TO refuse the
money, he should have stopped the
thing before the money was paid
in.
AS iG is, there is now about $780,
900 in SIGHT tor the Graut fund aud
several counties yet TO hear from.
JAY Gould, Vanderbilt, j. w.
Mackey and Il. ID. Morgan each
contributed s25, 900, and six gentle
men contributed $40, 900 each, one
of these prescribing that bis maine
should never be given. 1t is not
thought that the subscriber who
thus modestly hides his face with
his hand is Geo. w. ChildS. The
Philadelphia fund OF 100000 was
raised by twenty subscriptions Of
$1,000 each, sixteen of which are
from New York. Vanderbilt and
Morgan each subscribed $4,000 TO
to this fund. New York made mp
s1S0,000 OF the s225,000 of the
Times tund, besides making up the
Philadelphia fund. BY the time
the presentation day comes there
will be 100000 on hand.
And Gen. Grant will take this
mouey and pocket II, aud then pick
up tue morning papers aud look
after the progress of Logan's bill
to put him on the retired list with
Il plincely pension. Aud all over
the country brave old cripples hob
bling arodud their work benches
on Wooden legs, aud widows, desc
late aud poverty stricken, turning
their eyes to an unknown grave III
the South, will wonder what in the
deuce the war was fought for aud
who fought it. anyhow
OF coarse it is all right for Grant
to take the Doodle if he wants it,.
1t was made up Tor him, and it is
doubtless good mouey and the men
who give 1t are doubtless able TO
spare it. Bu | can't help thinking
OF the e0nrse taken by another
man, in somewhat similar cirrum-
stances. Here is what the other
man did.
The other man was himself tue
leader OF u great canse, but the
battle went against him aud his
cause VAS lost. He was proud,
imperious man, TO whom poverty
brought stings and notification.
Ho quietly accepted bis lot, how.
ever, and retired from the great
cities aud was content with a mod.
est living. AT length some Of his
old comrades, hearing that he was
in absolute want and was penni-
less, secretly made up thousand
or so dollars out OF their scanty
possessions aud sent 1t to him.
They told him that it lie refused II,
it could never reach the hands of
the donors again. He was com.
PEELED TO take the gift, but wrote
to his friends that, under no cir.
cumstances would he receive au.
other dollar. F." There are too many
wives aud children of our dead sol.
diers in need of help--too many
MANNED veterans unable TO make II
living for their families, TO whom
all this should be givenw
This man was Jefferson Davis
first aud last president of tue Con
tcdelate States OF America-God
! bless him!
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11

A Il -
q plnmbsr fell from the fourth
s.ory aoer to the cellar through an
Elevator ',.' shaft III Detroit, the other
aay and was uninjured. Plum.
nefF ! sometimes die of broken
hhfagIs ID midsummer, when the
ou'tercnps and daisies are bloom.
lug lh.the meadows, wnen the little
ssug birds are twittering In the
.leefYhen the water pipes are
''1t Mor1ktinE toa charm throughout tue
N.Y. N.Y. .mt iheysneitlsr die nor vau
'psy oe killed by any ordiilaf Y
'a'as.pqssu means IN the winter time. A fail
y y lotlf = stories through an elevator
sa' sun. " si'nply'acts upon the plumber
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11

An Illinois man was arrested and
fiued az for disturbing a debating
club. We should like to know him.
The man who has got the voice aud
energy te disturb a debating club,
provided tho latter is healthy and
active in its diabolical mission, is
verify our acqoaintanee, and
ought to be given q government
position as q fog horn on stern
and rock bound coast.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11
Npen gler House.
The Only Hotel Uptown.
OPEN ALL NIGHT (0pposlte the GapholA

Rooms renovated, repaired aud furnish
ed with new furniture throughout. Guests
eau choose tho American or European
plan.
EENone but polite and attentive SER
vants employed, Sample Rooms fitted up
especially for commercial men.
ER Free Hack from and TO all trains,
day aud night. Terms, 3 per day.
When you come TO Jackson and want o
square meal and clean bed, stop at the
Spengler House,
CHRIS. HINcKLE, Manager.
March ), 1880, b0.ft
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11

Ii all the dogs were sent to Lap
land. the lawyers to Lie.beria, the
donkeys to Bray I'll, the lovers to
Sigh IBERIA, the editors to News
zealand, aud the key hole angels TO
Peer-u, the eternal titness OF things
would have equilibrium down TO Al
fine point.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11

The young milkmal and his girl
stood before the justice Of the
1,eace. Yon take this milk
alIem this mali for butter or for
worse y the mighty mail of the law
inanired. The girl said II never-a.
curd to her before, but sbe supposed
she would il that was the only
a itav.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11
SCRANTON
Pascagoula
Corr, and Grist Mil,
FaseaeosRa, (seranton. p. o. Miss.

CORN. CORN FLOUR GRlTs, MEAL
and BRAN always on ban |, or delivered at
the depot, at prices as low as can be any
where obtained
All orders from points along the RAJ.
road promptly filed, and are respectfully
solicited. JOHN b. nELMAS,
Proprietor.
Scranton, Anril ,. ISSn. av
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11

"John, what is that sea + on your
chinT "That scarf On, that's q
relic OF barberisnI.f
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-11
MontrOss House.
BILOXI, MISS,
II. j. Montfoss, PrOp'r.

First-class in all its appointments. One
of the Unset and llealthest locations on
the Lake Shore, with spleiidid view of
Lake and Forest. Fishing, hunting and
boating Of the finest description.
Terms reasonable. Special rates to FAM
lilies. For further particulars, address
7. J. M0NTROSS.
Aur. 6. 1880 1O-tt
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r.s the DemOcfst-stsr.
LILY.


as;uv Of trusting love that's blighted-
Crushed, and withered all away
L..yinR heart and soul embittered
Till the spirit cannot pray.
ao,.pdma, did you ever love one
Whom YOU thought was noble, true,
,os whose heart was wholly given.
A YOU thought, to only youf
q And d,d evening hnd you weepingl
Meath the nonrnful willow-boughs-
Weeping Ger your hearts betrayal
sOrrowiug Ger his broken vows'
"Oh, ms grandma, tender, holy,
Lily's love was trampled SO,
And she CONES now, weak and weary,
To cenhde to you her woe.
aDid you know my wreath was ready
With the veil and .roscbuds whitef
And the bridal robes 30 snowy,
Lay all hlmy, graceful, lightf
aBut never wore them, grandma,
How can heart 50 much endnref
He to wbom my faith was plighted,
Wrong me-fagils, trusting, pure.
III remember, how Que evening
In the still. soft twilight-time.
M dsceiver was my wooer,
And his loved seemed strong. sublime
"HlAimpassioned tones ! hear them
Even now, % thrilling, sweet.
Oh, mY heart beat wildly, loudly,
whsu be kuelt down ut my feet
"Grandma, AIN sobbing, choking,
What will cure this aching pain
In my heart shss ID 80 weary
Please do sisg to me again.
"Thers. thsrs, grandma, how i. soothes
When you sing Of heavenly love!
Grandma, viii the Lord, Christ Jesus,
stoop to lsve me FROM above'
"will be take my broken spirit,
That did once far FROM Hin strayf
For l loved faitLlcss mortal
Made an idol Of the clay.
Grandma. am very weary,
But my sosl grows more serene
Al think Of food, our Savior,
Who alone can make rue clean.
Good night grandma, hold me closer,
Press me to your loving heart,
Help ne liz ~ soul 10 heaven,
There fseu Jesus ne'er to part.
"Anshs sshssg inst has hart ms,
All the wsssy, earthly grief
Jesus VIA ~ lsvs ssa soften,
Pray 70 hints give relief
"Grsndma, I an sad and tired,
Hush upie ysur arms to sleep,
For my keaus , sick and weary,
And rye lsst The power To- weep.
Lever, lssss, dropped her head now,
With ~ sskine sad the pain
And the 1aisty, waxen syelids
Qaisersd nov In every vein.
But across her lovely features
shons . salm ssraphic peace,
A II aneeh came TO whisper.
ofhssspesdy sure release.
Watch hss. love your Lily, fragile
Grandms, God may take her now,
From this sarth's dark woe and sorrow
Far from Sin and broken vow.
Wrinklsd hands on tresses shiny,
Faded eyes are looking down
Can you sce, Oh, grandma, loving,
That yovr Lily wears crowni
crownof rosss, spicy, fragrant,
That the angels brought for her;
Flowers plucked from heavens brigh
gardens
Given to Lily, who did err
but the Lord Is great and gracious,
And took note Of every pain;
oa, the sad and sorrowing heart-aches,
hut her suffering was her gain.
IN the last dark, hours of anguish,
Lily turned to Jesus breast
1hsrsfrombitter. earthly sofrsw,
Hcr sad spiritfcund ito rest.
spirit, sad and weak and weary,
foand At last = rest profound,
~ tas JOY Of heavens bright mansions,
fcr its woes gusrdcn found. "a,
AohA, zls., March, 1881. W
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Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-03

digit att hafva stolpar, och for att
dessa skola vara sd lange som moi.
ligt, Dor man lata dem torka val in
nan man satter den jorden. Val
forbade stolpar emotsta f6rruttnelse
nara nog en- bel mansalder, ON man
gifver de delar daraf som aro jorden
och cit par tum ofvanf6r jordytan en-
tiock bekladnad af stenkolstjara. Nag
"a saga att man Dor lata stolparne
torka val, imam man satter dem, och
darpa mar halet blifvit fyldt till om-
kring ito tum fran jordytan bestryka
dem med ett tjockt lager af tiara och
sedan ifylla jorden. I anledning dar.
af att stolpar alltid ruttna nara jord-
ytan, ar det 81 n6dvandigt att beskyd-
da dem mer an cit par tum 6fver och
On fot under denna. Hvit ek lemnar
de basta stolparne darnast "burr
oak'. Rod aim ar vardelost for 50.
dant andam&l: - - -'-''-a )"
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-03

l. give and bequeath to my wife
Anna Maria the farm on which we
now reside namely the N. W. n Sec.
Q, Township 100, Range 18. and all the
live stock, horses, cattle &C., alsn ~
farm machinery and other pers,,''.
property on said farm.
2. I give and bequeath to nay
mother Hanna Nelson the SUM Of five
hundred dollars.
8. All the rest of my property l
give and bequeath to my children
John, Carin and Charles In equal
shares.
4. I hereby appoint my said wife
and my brother John executors of this
my will, hereby revoking all other
wills by me made heretofore.
In witness whereof I, the said N. N.
have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 9th day Of January. 1881.
N. N. [Seal.]
Signed, published and declared by
the above named N. N. as and for his
last will aad testament in :precense Of
Us who at his request in his presence
and In the presence Of each other have
signed as witnesses to the same.
Testamentet Dor darpa lemnas sa-
kert f6rvar, och mar testatorn dor skall
det inom 30 dsgar inlemnas till Pro-
bate Court hvarest det maste bevisas
och godkannas imam det trader laga
kraft.
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-03
Fran Paradisets land.

Pa hvilken lack af var jord den har-
liga Edens- lustgard en- gang varit be-
lagen, torde val icke numera lata sig
med nagon visshet afgora, och ALA
handelser-kunde ocksa platsen med
den yttersta noggranhet utpekas-pa-
radiset pa jorden ar ju likvai for all
It'd f6rloradt, harligheten sk6fad,
sallheten fydd; det ar blott langtans
och saknadens minnen vi annu ha
avar. For menniskans fantasi har
det emellertid sedan langa tider till.
baka hagrat sasom en- ljuf forestall-
ming att i den eller den maiden, som
framfor andra utmarkte sig for natur-
Hg fagring och yppig blomsterprakt,
kunna aterfnna det f6rlofvade och
f6rlorade landet. Framf6r andra
hafva ocksa atskilliga trakter det
lange okanda och otiiigangliga Asien
varit omnamnda och ansedda sason
let hemvistet for oskuldens sallhet.
Bland dessa ar Kashmird rdslen Hima-
5layas bergstrakter en-, och hYarf6r
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-03

Lars Mattso,s fran Hallock fragar {:
Jag ser att nj i eder tidning nastan hvar-
je vecka besvarar fragor som blifvit
stallda till er. Jag will darf6r bedja
6dmjukast ON svar pa min fraga. Jag
will omtala hela handelsen So blir det
battre f6rstadt. Jag tillh0r en- sjuk.
hjelpf0rening i Goodhue county. Jag
var sjuk tva veckor f6rliden Novem-
Der manad. Jag sande min ans6kan
till en- god van och bad honom ofver-
lemna den till f6reningen vid dess
mote f6rsta Tisdagen i December.
Jag fick genast bref fran min van att
han skulle uppfylla min 6nskan, SAINT
sanda mig penningarna, SO. som jag
var berattigad till. Sedan fck jag al
Orig h6ra nagot fran min van fdrr an
den 18 Jan. Da sager han, att han
har haft sa forfarligt mycket att CORA
SO han har inte haft It'd att skrifva
till mig; men nu har han gait ige-
nom vara gamla rakningar och funnit
On skillnad pa s7.e3; de 81 centen
som han blir skyldig kan han uppg6-
"a mar vi traffas. Jag will afven an.
marka, att vi har aldrig haft nagon
affair tillsamnans pa sex eller Alta ar,
han har aldrig under den tiden latit
mig f6rsta att jag var honom nagot
skyldig. Kan min van enligt lag be-
hxlla nina penningar
Nej, hvarken enligt lag eller mora
lisk raft, Sjukhjelps.bidrag tillfalla.
enligt sjelfva sakens natur, den sjuke
eller mans familj och sjelfva juden
Shylock skulle tyifvelsutan erkant
delta. Det tyckes oss som vore pub
liken berattigad att ca veta vannens
namn. Re1
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-03
Brief fran fOlket.

En- f6rstandig man vid Current Lake
skrifver
vi hafva haft an jemn winter och
bra med sno, men ingen syar storm sd
att man godt kunnst reda sig med ALA
g6romal till date. "Hvad ar det man
will" kan ej besvaras af mig men be-
synnerligt hores det delta land bland
folk. Jag ar gammal och for aldrig
och kan ej svara pa nagot, men raft
och samning borde vara bland menni-
skor. Det verldsliga regementet b'r.
de hafva sin gang ocn det andliga sin,
och ALA strafva vi till samma NAL.
borde vara pa sin vakt
och ej hysa nagra onodiga bekymmer
.det torde vara sanning.