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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
Never Before Heard Oscar.
Cincinnati Gazett.

Cincinnati Gazett
1t has been rumored that Mr.. Ed.
ward A. Freeman, ID. q. LII. d., OF
Oxford University, who is lecturing
IN this country, is II vigorous oppo-
nent of Mr.. Oscar Wilde, and that
he looks upon knee. .breeches with
aversion, SCOTS at Byronic collars,
and regards long hair on men with
repugnance. ila 1a1
A reporter asked Mr.. Freeman
last evening: "Is 1t true that you
are opposed to Oscar Wilde's
school I"
oscar Wilde 7" interrupted Mr..
Freeman, smoothing his beard
thoughttully. II don't know the
gentleman"
Don't know Oscar Wilde "
Z "Oh, yes. yes, ! remember now;
he's that young Irishman lie cturing
here. | dou't know him, never
saw him, and 'pon my word never
heard of him IN my life until |
came to America.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
A. corrssnondent OF the BOSTON

A correspondent OF the Boston
Herald reminds that paper that
the world "removed,n in connec-
ton with the assassination ofPresi.
dent Garfield, so often used by
Gulteau, is not an original expires.
sion. In "Tbe count of Monte
Cristo,n M. Nortier, in a couversa-
tion with his son, Villetort, says:
"There are no murders in politics,
my dear fellow, you know, rs we'll
as l do, there are no men, but
ideas--no feelings, but interests;
In politics we do not kill q man, we
only remore an obstracle, that Is
all.'-Mobile Register.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
The Editorial We
Oil City Derrick.


Some people are unreasonably
inquisitive aud curious, especially
about matters which do not con.
cern them in the least. For ex.
ample, here is a correspondent who
makes the startling revelation that
be IL a "constant reader OF our val.
uable aud Influential paper,- aud
would like to be informed why:it is
an editor or newspaper writer,
when speaking of himself in his
writings, invariably uses the plural
pronouu "wer instead OF the singu.
lar "I.n
There are several reasons. Self.
preservation is the first law OF IN.
ture. 1t begips at home, like old
Mother Charity. There is some
human nature about an editor, pub.
lie opinion to the contrary notwith.
standing. An editor thinks too
much OF his "Fsr to wear them 10
mourning, aud therefore when
speaking OF some slab sided six.
footer. as a miserable, red.nosed,
pussiIlauinous, beating suooz.
er, be considers it the better part
OF valor to drop in an occa sioual
s'we.s This creates in the mind OF
the six footer the Impression that
the editorial force consists of IA
standing array, armed with deadly
tive" apous.
Furthermore, In cases where the
victim comes around to the Office
to kill tue writer of any particular
item, it is so pleasant to have the
guilty mans identity buried In the
ubscurity of the plural "we.' The
editor,iu chief, the commercial edi.
tor, the city editor, the local editor,
the reporters, the bookeepers, CON.
positors, bookbinders, jobbers,
pressmen, devil, aud all the deliv.
cry boys are thus placed on a com
mon footing by the little pronoun
"we,' and when the enraged per
sou LOOKS about MN ana mas now
many homes ne wouio make deso,
late, how many wives lie woaia
make widows and how many chil.
dren orphans, by killing off all in-
cluded III the little I'VE" at one ieii
swoop, ne sicRens Oh 'he saheuinaty
undertaking, turns sauiy away,
goes to some oar'room, taxes a
drink, condemns tne paper, propne'
cies that 1t is beng run into tne
ground. and declares tlat ne VIII
henceforth use bis political infiu'
ence to squelch the sheet.
Aud again, having tackled TINS
subject, we feel called upon TO cor
rect an erroneous Impression,
which has gone forth through the
Vaccinations aud manipulations Oh
the machine. A few years ago the
tiends of .the opposition, for whom
we have but feelings of contempt
and loathins, and tor whom we can
fnd In our book Of synonyms no
sufficiently opprobrIous or oon-
demnatory title, caused to be pub
lished In certain sheets which We
will not mention, story to the
effect that the use of the pronoun
'swen by the newspapers originated
this wise:
ain England the king, lords, and
commons, constituted the three es-
tates OF the realm. The king spoke
of himself as 'we,' the lords OF
themselves as 'we,' and the CON-
..-.. j.. - ....x,o .,,annarU
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
cHAycERY coURT-Trn DISTRICT.
GEORGE WOOD, Chancellor.

Jackson county, first Monday Of March
.,d ssutsmbcr, continuing q days.
Harrison county. second Monday In
u,rb and September, continuing days.
Hancock eoauty, third Monday in
March and September, continuing q days.
Marion county, second Monday after
The fourth Mon lay In Mreh aud septem-
her. continuing days.
Perry county first Aonlay after the
ath Monday in March nd September, con =
tinuing i days.
Greene county. fourth Mondays In
Mareh and September, continuing days.
Ws,ne county, fourth Monday after the
fourth Monday OF March and September,
continuing u days.
clarke county. first Monday In May and
yoyrmber, containing 9 days.
Lauderdale county, third Monday OF
Nav and November, continuing IL days.
Kemper county, second Monday In May
November, continuing q davs
Monthly Rules of Chaneery Court you
the second Monday in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
A New Musical Invention

"A new musical instrument is
called the angelico. Il is formed
of fifty pieces of crystal, and has
u keyboard as long as piano.
Half.tones eau be played. 1t is
played with two little hammers; !;
the bass hammer has two prongs,
which take an octive: the treble
hammer is single, and plays the
melody. The tones of this instru-
lnent resembles the human voice.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

and fifty ceuts per day. so far as
it applies to jurors.
Sec. ?. BE it further enacted,
That this act take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved, February 10, 1882.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

A Springfield man went to SEQ
some fancy cattle tho other day,
the proprietor of which, being ab.
sent, was represented by his hired
man. "Do you know about his
strain . asked the visitor in re-
gard to one particularly fine speci-
men of the bovine species. " Oh,
yes, to be sure" replied the man,
" he got a strain in his back last
week, sir but he's all right again.
The party found it hard to restrain
his mirth. 9 fre u at
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

The brewers of Rochester pub
lish a card in the Express OF that
city announcing that they. will not
advance the price of beer. In
consequence of this decision the
paragraphist Of the express has
concluded to remain in Rochester
for the present. What o little
thing will sometimes change the
whole course OF mans life
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
PUBLIC LAWS.
Passed BY the Regular Scsslon Of
the Legislature of 1852. q y .

An Act to amend Section No. $40 Of the
F .fl Code of 1880.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Missis-
sippi, That section $40 Of the Code
OF 1880 DO anIeuded w addingnfter
the words Justice OF the peace the
words: In the district where the
delinquent resides.
Approved, FEBRUARY s, 1882.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

A gentleman addressed his SER
want: "James, bow is 1t that my
butchers billsare so large, aud |
always have such bad dinners I"
" Really, sir, don't know. tor Pm
sure that we never have anything
nice in the kitchen that we dont
send some OF it up to the parlor."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

A man iu Council Bluffs order
ed suit of clothes of a local tail.
or. They were to be done on u
Friday. When he called for
them they were finished and
done up in n neat package. The
mans hair turned Suddenly white.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

The Boston Journal has the in-
formation that a gentleman In
Oscar Wilde's audience the other
night In New York was so impress
sed with the necessity Of Surround
ing himself with tue beautiful that
he went home and whitewashed
his kindling wood.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

Philosophers drew large au.
diences in the classic days of
Greece, but they amt OF much ac-
count now. Could one OF tue
most celebrated Athenian phil
osophers be cast in Que OF his
own dialogues be would Plato to
small houses. 4sa.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
The COURTS.
.,,crIT gOURT-SEvENTH DISTRICT,
f.srs &. ItAMN' Judge.
s.g,s $. FoRD, District Attorney.

,..aerlale county, second. Monday in
i ..,r and August, continuing L. days.
fs%~ fs'.ssr county, ATst Monday in March
"a s.n,ember, continuing " days,
ss s'asrlr ~ s.uaty, third Monday in March
sao,ruber. continuing II days.
sga $3.50 eoanty. first Monday in April
Ss,oeer. eoatinulng days.
$40 nsspe county, seooxd Monday IN April
I1n.,.ber. continuing q days.
s vss county, third Monday in April
"A anieber. continuing days. .
sv v,r;cn county, fourth Monday m April
II tletobsr, continuing 6 days.
~ I,neoek county, first Monday alter the
s,arth Monday Of April aud October, con-
''Ia Harrison county, third Monday after the
ssth Monday Of April aud October, con-
tinuing 6 days. 49,, "a.
sSr,I Monday Of April and October, con
tIuuiug " days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
MASONIC MEETINGS.

Pa.cagonla Lodge A. I, and A. NJ. No.
D2-Meets at Moss Point the third Satnr-
w night In each month.
II. L. Howe Chapter-Mcets at Moss
Point the secoud Saturday night In each
month.
Gulf Lodge Knights of Honor meets at
Moss Point on the first and fourth Satur-
day nights Of each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

"Oh, Pm sure, / hardly know
what to think. But so long az
George can sell imported sunhow-
er seeds at seventy.fve cents a
packet aud palm off u cellar full Of
ouions for lily bulbs shall sup.
port it," This is the practical
view of the case.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

"And what do you think Of the
Renaissance, my dearfp said she
OF the blcndo hair a. she looked
about her drawing.room with an
MIR Of pride. " 4A alH
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
EUROPEAN JOTTINGS.
BY our SPECIAL COMMISSIONER.

The coronation of the AGAR of
all the Russiasn has been postponed
till July.
A memorial chapel has been
erected over the spot where the
late emperor was murdered.
News has been received at Alex.
andria of the murder Of the Greek
consul at Manfalout, in Egypt, by
robbers.
The "extreme leftr of the French
chamber have decided to advocate
a ''revision pure and simple' OF the
Constitution. 8.iUN LU
VI. Leon Say received 141 votes
against IS blanks when seeking re-
election rs president of the French
senate.
Earl Fitzwilliam has RENTED to
all his tenants their last half years.
rents. This is an enormous loss to
bis lordsbip. ~
The Prince and Princess Chris.
tian, Of Scblesmig, Holstein, will
not return to England from Ger.
many before March.
Mr.. John Jones, an army clothier
of Piccadilly, London, has left to
the Trensington museum his col.
lection of Series porcelain, &C.,
valued at 100000.
The English War Office is dis
satisfied with the Martini. Henry
rife, and have under consideration
Il new weapon. Experiments are
being made at Enfield at the Gov
ernment factory there.
The long expected "Ukase" con-
cerning the lands of the peasants,
was published with the Russian
New Year, which commences about
fourteen days later than that OF
other European countries.
The Princess Louise (Marchion
ess of Lorne) is about to publish in
Good Words u series of sketches of
Quebec aud the Marquis accom-.
pauies it with some poems on
Quebec.
The Gothard railway company is
negotiating with Messrs. Sienens
Bros, respecting the feasibility OF
organizing a service of trains to be
worked in the tunnel under the
mountain. BY means of electricity.
The expenditure Of the Russian
crown is set down at fifty million
roubles, and eight millions aud u
half in addition, for "unforeseen
expenses" A rouble is equal to
about seventy.five cents in Uuited
States currency.
The first edition OF the "Birth.
day Book designed By Il. 4. B.,
the Princess Beatrice, youngest
daughter of Queen, is now all sold;
second edition will be published
this month by Messrs. Smith, FL.
der 8 Co., London.
Next to Queen Victoria, who as
oended the throne Of England in
1887, the Emperor Of Austria has
reigned longer thst any other Eu-
ropean sovereign. His accession
was in ls4S, aud in the next year
the King ofthe Netherlands began
to reign.
The ex.Empress of the French,
though she has finally lett Chisle-
~
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

The average life OF q circus actor
Is forty years. The average life OF
circus Joke Is 250 years. Tbe
latter is" worked almost to death
every year, too. u
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
An act 70 amend Section Asa Of the Rcvisst
~ Code Of 1880.

Section 1. Be It enacted by the
legislature OF the State of Missis-
sippi, That section 454 Of chapter
0, of the Revised Code OF 1880, DO
amended 10 az to read "two dollars
per day. instead oi "ons dollar
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24


An Act making an appropriation of t$5.-
0O0) Five Thousand Dollars for the
immediate wants Of the Agricultural
College,
Section 1. BE it enacted by be
Legislature of tho State of Mis-
sissippi, TbaUth sum Of five thous.
aud dollars be, ana the same is
hereby appropriated to meet the
immediate wants of the Agricul.
tursl and Mechanical college to be
paid on demand of the board OF
trustees with the approval of the
Governor. The act shall take effect
from and after. its passage.
Approved February 8. 1882.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24
An Act to change the time Of holding the
Circuit Court Of Clarke county.

Section l. he it enacted by the
Legislature of the State OF Missis.
sippi, That the circuit court of the
county of Clarke shall commence
on the third Monday Of February
and August, aud continue twelve
days, If business shall ~ long re-
quire. n ~
Sec. 2. Be 1T further enacted,
That this act take effect and be in
force from and alter the first day
OF April, 1882. in.l...L
Approved, February 2, 1882.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-02-24

Fresh supply Of best Family GrUeeries
cheap for cash at Wilkes e. Cos.
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&c. Heidelberg,

J. &. Heidelberg,
Attorney and Counsellor at Lac dn'
Solicitor in Chancery,
PAsCAGOULA Jackson county,, MISS.
VIII practice wherever he may have
business
Will give special attention to Collec-
tions and Chancery business, such as set
ting estates, examining land titles, and
giving legal opinions, "quietiug" titles to
land, obtaining divorces, etc.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-05-06
Glazed Photographs.

The beautiful gloss on photographs
called enamelling is produced, says
The Scientific Amaericon, as follows
After the prints have been toned,
washed and trimmed in the usual
way they are immersed in a warm
filtered aqueous solution Of gelatin OF
about the consistence of collection, to
which is afterward added a small
quantity of sugar candy. When the
paper has become well impregnated
with the liquid the pieces are removed
and placed, smooth face downward,
upon a plate of glass previously c2at'd
with a four per cent. normal collodion,
and air dried. In placing the print
care must be taken to quickly press
out all air bubbles. Afterward a sheet
of stout white paper, cut somewhat
larger than the prints, is cemented TO
the back of each photograph to pro-
tect the pictures in the event of their
spontaneously leaving the glass on
drying. The plates are allowed 10 re-
main over night in a dry locality,
when the portraits may be separated
from the glass by making an incision
of the film all around the paper.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-05-06

A Dream of Murder.

The narrator said that, some years
ago, he was "best man" at the mar.
rage of a friend, who afterward pro-
ceeded with his bride to a large town
in England. The lady possessed great
personal charms, and had quite a fol-
lowing of s%uitors, the most coDspicu-
GUS of whom vas a young chemist, who
did not bear the most irreproachable of
character; but shortly before the
marriage this young man disappeared.
The married couple were very happy for
several months, till an event happened
which bears on the story. Returning
from a concert ole evening, the young
wife received a slight chill, which
threatened to rest on the lung, and
medical assistance wa procured. The
doctor came and after ordering a SIM
Pile prescription, he retired, remark
ing that his patient would be all right
in a day or two. This anticipation,
however, was not fulfilled. To the
great grief of the husband, his wife
showed symptoms of extreme lassi-
tude; and the most skillful diagnosis
of an eminent physician failed to ac-
count for the abnormal condition.
Medicine was of course prescribed
freely, but with ne beneficial result.
Exhaustion supervened and at this
crisis the husband telegraphed for his
friend in Edinburgh to come and per-
form some little business.
The summons was readily obeyed,
as the friend had q sincere admiration
for the husband, and the greatest re-
spect for the suffering wife. Seated
that night in a Midland carriage, with
no companion but his 4 nughts the
young man recalled all tue circum-
stances of the marriage, not forgetting
the sinister incident Of the dlssppoint-
ed apothecary's disappearance. As he
thought on ali these matters, he
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-05-06

should be covered again with manure
three inches deep, and this last coat
should be first buried out of sight. The
ground should then be narrowed and
cross-harrowed till fine, marked in
rows twenty-eight inches apart, and
left TO stand three days before plant
ing. / never plant for a succession +;
but plant early sorts for early use,
medium sorts for later use and late
sorts for fall use and for storing away
for winter. This gives a variety for
use through the season, and we do not
have the monotOny of the same flavor
throughout the season. / plant as
early as tie soil will permit-hardy
sorts in March or April tender ones
in May but 1 get everything ready as
early is possible. ] am particular in
having pure, true fresh seeds; this is
ali absolute necessity and If q farmer is
not a judge, he must avoid "box seeds"
and buy direct from some house of
established character, if it cost five
times as much. Never let a poor crop
be laid to bad seed, because that is a
SURF sign of a bad gardener.
The time TO plant seed is, as q rule,
when apple tree leaves are as big as a
mouse's ear. The depth to plant, q q
rule, about three times as deep as the
size of the seed. AS soon as they are
planted walk along the rows fiat foot
ed, tIeadiDg in the seed quite hard,
then draw the rake owe the row to
break up what would become a hard
crust after a few heavy dews or a light
shower. Cabbage and tomatoes are,
in the hands Of most farmers, best
planted at once in the ground where
they are to grow, as homegrown
plants are usually so badly grown, so
long. legged, as to be unable to stand
the change to hot days and cool nights,
60 that they do not recover till the
season is half over, and never are so
fruitful.
Having got thus far, and the plants
all showing above ground, pay no
more attention to them for the season,
but attack the weeds with all possible
vigor /; don't allow one to grow a quar-
ter of an inch high, and if the seed
was put in properly the crops will not
even need thinning. But every plant
must have room to grow, both roots
and tops. One horse to "a cultivater
may be run between the row as often
as every four to six days to advantage,
and in gathering the vegetables al
ways pick the finest this will allow
the smallest 10 grow. 1t will surprise
novices to find how this simple mode
of managing q vegetable garden will
produce the finest, earliest and most
succulent products. The faster the
growth is made, the better they are.
Never let the ground bake, and if
heavy rains beat the soil down hard,
run tie cultivator through as 500 as
the storm is over, to let the roots have
air, or the plants will stand still as to
growth
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-05-06
A New Musical Instrument.


The London Times describes a re
cent trial of a new musical instrument
invented by Mr.. Baltic Hamilton,
which resembles in shape and in the
of producing sound the har
monium or cabinet organ. There
Is, however, n important difference.
MI. Hamilton employs what is tech.
nically known as 'free reeds" butin-
stead Of acting oil them singly, he
divides them into groups of three con
nected by a bridge, which so nodifes
treir individual sounds as to emit q
single note of great sonorous beauty
and power. To each group of reeds
belongs u soundiDg-box or cavity
through which the air passes much as
the breath in singing passes through
the throat, the intention being to pro-
duce q quality of tone resembling the
human voice. In this attempt Mr.
Hamilton has been remarkably sue
cessful by meal entirely different
from those employed in the vox hu
mana stops of ordinary organs. The
timber Of the new invention varies
somewhat between the voice and the
softer wind instruments, such as
French horn, clarinet, ETC., partaking
of the qualities of both, the beauty OF
the sustained notes being, indeed, re-
markable. The chief defect of the in
strument is ITS slowness of speech,
which makes the execution of rapid
passages a matter of extreme difficulty,
if not impossibility. This drawback
however, does not appear to be struc-
tursl, and may no doubt be remedied
in subsequent specimens.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-05-06
THE SWALLOW AT CRA1sENPUrrocH
BIT IRIS

tCsrlyle's wife, deiicately reared, accom-
plIshed and much admired, was condemned
to passed seven years, cbildless and in bitter
poverty, with him, morose, uncompanion'
able, exacting, at Ciaigenputtoch, the dreari'
Q I, loneliest spot In Scotland. There she
wrote and sent 10 Lord Jeffery THESE linesl:
To a StOallov budding under our EdUes.
thou too hast Travelled, little autlering
thing
Hast seen the world, and now thy weary
Thou, too, must rest
But much, my little bird, could'st thou but
tell,
I'd give to know why here thou lik'st SO
well
To build thy nest.
For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight:
A world lay all beneath thee where to light;
And, strange Thy taste,
ofall the varied scenes that met thine eye
OF all the spots for building meath the sky
To choose this waste.
Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse
Perchance run low. and thou, afraid OF
worSe,
Felt here securef
All, no ! thou need'st not gold, thou happy
onet
Thou know'st it not. ofan Gods creatures,
man
Alone is poori
What was 1t then? some mystic turn OF
thought,
Caught under German caves, and hither
brought,
Marring thine eye
the worlds lovliness, till thou art grown
. sober thing that dost but NOPE and moan
Not knowing whyf
Nay, filthy mind be sound, 1 4 need notask,
since here l see thee working at thy task
with wing and beak.
well-laid scheme doth that small head con
tain,
which thou work'st, brave bird, with
might and main,
No more need'st seek.
In truth, l rather take 1t thou hast got
BY instinct wise much sense about thy lot,
And hast small care
Whether an Eden or a desert be
Thy home SO thou remain'st alive, and free
To skim the air.
God speed thee, pretty bird may thy small
nest
With little ones all in good TIM be bIsst.
l 1--we tlte nIucn.
For well thou managest thai life OF thine,
While II Oh, ask not what / do with minei
Would l were such I