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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
A DOMESTIC DESPOT.


"Ah, dear me, dear me r. sighed Mrs.
Copman. "Whst a world Of trouble
this is /"
Der son-in-Iaw looked up from the
newspaper he was reading. He was q
tall, handsome man of thirty. with soft,
dark eyes, and here and there silver
streak in his hair.
s.Is there any new trial developing it
self? he asked kindly.
No." said Mrs. Copman 'snothing
especial. Except that Marion wants
the green parlor for studio. There's
such an excellent north light to it, you
know"
"Well. said Henry Charteris, "why
not let her have it ?"
but what shall we do for recep-
ton room ?" said the old lady.
Take my library" suggested he.
MY dear Henry And all the books
what is to become Of them But dear
Marion would be so delighted il only.
the plan were practicable"
aPut them in my bedroom, /" said Mr..
Charters, absently. s.Floyd can easily
knock up few shelves there. 1t is a
pity that Marion should be disturbed in
the prosecution Of her art.
You are always SO kind and thought
fuls" said Mrs. Copman, Frightening up
as she hurried away to give the neces-
sary directions.
Floyd, Mr.. Charteris' faithful Scotch
servitor, stared blankiy when the old
lady issued her orders.
my masters library" said be, sup to
his bedroom? Wherever will put the
books p
"Oh, there's plenty Of room for few
shelves" said Mrs. Copman, briskly.
"And if there should be volume or SO
left over, they can easily be put in the
closet under the stairs, which has good
large window looking out over the
stables.
Floyd vhlstled under his breath, but
there was nothing for it but to obey.
II never see such mother-in-lawed
house ms this in all my lifei' said he to
the housekeeper with q eroan. Here's
Mr.. Harry, crowded into the bedroom
In the north wing, and the closet under
the stairs, while Mrs. Copman and her
three dorgon-faced daughters have
usurped the whole house. with their
studios, and their music-rooms, and
their boudoirs, and the mischief only
knows what all r
The housekeeper shook her head.
An you may well say SO J" said she.
And that amt the worst Of Il, neither,
Floyd.
"Eh n said the old man:
How long is it since Mrs. Charters
poor lady died r. mysteriously ques-
toned Mrs Akers.
Sixteen seventeen months. ain
It r said Floyd. "But why r.
"Ah, said the housekeeper, when
the two years are up she'll make him
marry one Of the three sistersl You
see r.
But they're not one Of EN- under
forty. and as plain rs pike-staffs r. ejac-
Nd ! Floyd. in dismay.
: p'n find as that won't make no
renee" said Mrs. Akers. gloomily.
4t's what she's got her eye on, as
as you're alive. Floyd. And she
sr yet failed in what she made up
mind TO do
While Mrs. Akers and Mr.. Floyd were
gagged IN this discussion Of family af-
: : = !; : ! $ ! g : = : = = :; =; !; !; : :
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20

The bulk Of the wooden plates now
IN use come from Newborn. N. O.,
where they are turned out a. the rate
Of $4,000 day. They are made from
the old sweet gum with which the
swampa and river low grounds abound
"a tree which tho farmers ana land
owners generally could find no use for.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20

There is certain want of common
sense and humanity, in the habit many
persons have Of watering horses three
times daily. Tie only reasonable and
sensible or prudent plan to pursue, is
to give the animals water according to
their real wants. This is a different
matter from giving it to them capri
ciousIy or according to their fancy. II
we give way TO the latter, we will find
the animal becomes as cunning as a
monkey. and will play the old soldier
at every opportunity, pretending to
drink and making believe. SO as to gain
time and shirk work.
But it is simply cruelty to compel q
team to plow or work from morning I'M
til noon, or from noon until night with
out allowing it the privileged of arefresh-
ing draught. It is inconvenient, many
times, to water the team during the
forenoon OF afternoon, and we are apt
to think the time thus taken lost, but
when the farmers millennium comes,
there will probably be drinking in every
field, supplied from some elevated
spring, or from running stream. In
the meanwhile time sslost" in doing
good, even though it may be in behalf
of the dumb animals, is well sslost' lit
may be regained. Gould they speak it
might be to say that they would like to
be treated, in the matters of times for
food and drink, somewhat as we-their
wise masters-are accustomed to treat
ourselves. Planter Journal.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
PAsCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY. NOVEMBEK e

de whales bellish at all, bat shast
shumpt oato bis pack and rode to
de shore. Oh, vash 30 glad wash
here tonight. !.
sand now, Mister Breacher, II
YOU will shuet explain two more
passages of scriptures l shall be,
o, 50 happy al wash here tonight.
One OF them Is we're Il sash de viek-
ed shall be east into lake dat
purns init FIRE and primstone al-
WAYS. o, Mister preacher, shall l
be cast into dat lake II | am wick
ed, or shust Gloss ty or near to-
near enough 10 b coutorfaoie
Oht I hopes you tell me l shall he
cast shust by a good way on, aud
shall be so glad | wash here tonight
DE odder passage Is dat vlch saish'
"Blessed are they who do these
commandments, that they may have
right to de dree of life and enter
in through dc gates into the city,
aud not shust close by or near u
shust uear enough TO see vot have
lost-and l shall be so glad ] vasi
here to-nightm
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24


The Philadelphia American holds
that atheism is one of tue principal
causes of political aud social dis.
turhauces in France, aud says:
lit has fostered mischievons ten
deucies already at work Ia the
minds of the French people. Ii has
stigmatized fai h OF every kind as
an outworn reminiscence OF dead
past. The only result can be anar.
chy of the worst sort. As Victor
Hugo said in 1913, when Lazarus
comes to believe thar there is no
other aud better world for the re-
dress OF the inequalities Of this, ht
will cease to lie at the rich man,
gate. He will force his way intt
the rich mans house, with u pike II
hand. tits a very low view of re
ligion 70 regard il as an adjunct o
| the police. 1t never will have an,
rover over those who value 1t onl.
rs a pillar of social order. But
after all, society needs The back
ground OF the infinite TO insure IT
stability; aud the goverumen
| which helps mrn to regard them
selves merely as "a clever kind Q
beast, aud des ined to perish IN th
beast ,lo, is beating down the bal
riers OF ITS own safety, aud bring
ing In the foods to its own deslrut
tion.o
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
The Disappointed Candidate.

II. Quad.
The candidate who got lett ut the
county convention can be told by
Che way he grasps your hauds,
braces himself against bis gnrgling
emotion autl, whispering inquiries:
"Did you ever hear OF = case
like itf
You never did. You tell him you
never did, aud he pulls you into q
doorway and continues:
IL am done with politics for
ever.p
aNop
"Yes, l am, aud with the party,
too.r
4, "You don't say
"Oh, but ! am. This thing has
satisfied me that there is no such
thing AS honesty in politics, an,t
that a politician has no more word
than a dog. | was sold out.n
PossibleP
"Sold ont aud lied out. They
used money to beat me. They
played hypocrite aud knave. Here
III have served the party for niue.
teen long years, aud never asked
AN Office, and the minute desire
to accept the nomination tor lit.
tie fifteen cent position they go to
work aud beat me in convention
with wooden head who doesn't
know enough TO mark barrel ol
pork. Corruption, sir--coI rup shun
land the whole ticket will be de
teated on account of it.h
The best of 1t is, be takes you FOL
3 u man that isn't posted. He doesn'
Z believe you have the slightest ides
!, that he packed three or four eau
r cusses, bought a dozen delegates
: told three lies to the other mau''
+ one, and was beaten because BIZ
= delegates sold OUT. He takes yol
G for an Innocent, and grasps You
D hand again at parting, aud chok
i ingly says:
"Corruption vile corruption
u Most baref;,ced fraud in Americal
politics! Can't train with a part
s upheld by the practice OF sncl
principles--can't possibly do it.'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
Your Hand, Boys.

ltdoes not look well when young
man crooks his arms aud thrusts
bis hands into his pockets, making
a figure eiyht out of himself, lean
iug up against something the while
Tor support. Are your hands cold !
Warm them up ut the end OF the
hoehnndlp and the scythe. Swing
the hammer; drive the plane !;
flourish the axe. There is untold
calolic about a spade, u trowei, a
wrench. How would the girls look
all turned into eights, aud leaning
against the walli How would your
mother look IN that postures You
don't find her hands in her pockets
Your mothers hands, while sou are
luating, they are hands that sew
and bake, aud stew, and fry, and
sweep, and darn, aud nurse; bu'
she does not sink them IN her pock
cts, aud then loll against the build
ing.-lMdine Farmer.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
THE UNExPREssED.



There are streams beneath the mountains
That break not forth to sight
There are freshly gushing fountains
That never see the light.
There are pure Gnd dazzling crystals
On which the san has never shone,
Like the beauty of the vestals,
That man ne'er looked upon
There are stars that never glimmer
In the ebon vault. of night;
And moons whoss pale cold sAimmer
Ne'er Ger the waves glanced bright.
There are buds which ne'er blossom,
There are steps which lea. no trace ;
There are smiles within the bosom
That never wreathe face.
There are words that are not spoken
And tears that never fall,
There are hearts that have been broken,
Though silence hangs Ger all.
There are griefs without expression
And joys that ne'er unfold,
There are crimes without confession,
And there are tales that are not told.
There are vows Of love that quiver
| Unuttered on the tongue.
There are plighted hearts that never
Shall the wedding bells bear rung.
There are lives that born for glory,
Bear the epitah-"Unknown,'
And never song or story,
Their names with honor crown.
Yet up and do thy duty.
Though thy hopes are never filed,
For truth and love and beauty
Like the sun--one half 10 veiled.
Nashville, Tenn. WASpkhkh
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
A Puzzled Dutchman.

A Wisconsin paper contains the
following story:
One who does not believe in i'm
mersion for baptism Was holding
protracted meeting, and Que night
preaching on the subject of bap-
tism. In the course ot his remarks
he said some belle, ed it necessary
to 20 down into the water and come
up out of it to be bapiised. But this
be claimed to be fallacy, tor the
proposition s'intop vi the scriptures
should be- rendered differently, tor
it does not mean into at all times.
"Moses,n he said, 1--WE are told BY
the bible, went up into the noun
tain, aud the Savior was taken iuto
a high montain, etc. Now We do
not suppose that either went into q
mountain but unto it. So with go
ing down into the water; it means
going close by or uear the water,
and beiug baptised in the ordinary
way of sprinkling or pouring.
| He carried his idea out fully, and
| in due season and style closed bis
DISCOURSE, when an invitation was
given for any one so disposed to
arise and express bis thoughts,
Quite a number OF his brethren arose
aud said they were glad they had
been present on this occasion. thai
they were pleased with the sound
sermon they had just heard anC
felt their souls greatly blessed. FL
nally a corpulent gentleman OF Teu
! touic extraction, stranger to al
arose and broke a silence that wa'
almost painful, as follows:
sinister Breacher, ish SO glad
wash here tonight, for ! has had ex
planned to my mind some dings da
/ could never belief before. Oh,
ish so glad dat into does not meal
into at all, but sLust close By or nea
to, for now | can belief manish ding
yot | could not belief before. Wer
at, Mister Breacher, dat Tauiel Wa
cast into de den of lions and cam
= out alifel Now, never could bt
live dat, fer de wilt peast woul
;, shust eat him right off; put now
: ish ferry clear to my mind. ID
:. was shust close by or near to, an
did not get into de den at all. Oh
! | ish so glad | vas here to night !
!, Again, We reat dat de Hebre
= children were cast into de hery fu
+ = nash and dat alwayslook like pee
. story,t too, for they would have burr
4 ND, put it ish all plain to my mil
y now, for they we're shust cast mel
= = by or close to dc tiery FURNISH. U
ID / wash 80 glad wash here to-nigh
. s.And den, Mister BreacLer, 1t i
= y. said dat Jonah WAS east into q
- :. sea and took iIte de whales BELLS
q. Now never could pelieve dat.
Of always seemed TO me to be q PEI
teesh story, hut ish all plain to 2
"a mind now. He wash not takenin
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
Religious Intelligence

There are fourteen missionary so
cieties represented Ia South Afrir..
Special relig gi0us services for pO-
licemen are held In Manchester,
England.
The sale Of Bibles and christian
books in japan is increasing rapid
ly.
At Maple river, in Dakota, the
Baptists use an old freight car Tor
q church.
The Refurmed Church in Amer
lea has 500 churches and 50, los
commandments.
There are twenty large Presby.
te,ian churches with vacant pull
pits in the State OF New Jersey.
Tie latest intelligence concern
| ing the Archbishop OF Canterbury
in 10 the effect that his condition ls
improved, and strong hopes are
now entertained OF bis recovery.
A conv.ntion OF Indian churches
has Just been held In Fiandreaux
Oak, aud 1t is expected that u
will awaken new interest IN mission
work among the aborlsines.
The membership OF Welst
church at Irwiu Station, Pa, re
Gently received in one day an IN
crease of 600 per cent. IL had on'
member. q woman, but nelghbor
ling ministers met together and re
ceiyed six more members, three U
them niales.
Pennsylvania is the s;onges
presb, terian State iu the Union
having eight hundred aud ninety
tiye churches. eight hundred AM
forty nine ministers, aud more tha
a hundred aud thirty thoasan'
communicates. New York is mex
In order, following very close.
An Arab paper has been SUI
pressed ut Beirut tor publishing a
article against the christians.
the ofIense named were punishabl
: m a similar manner IN this country
quite humber OF papers ~oul
J soon cease publication. SO o'
: serves the Christian Advocate.
Mr.. Spurgeon, though in niue
!. better health than when he preacl
ed last spring, still bears traces
, , the sufterlngs he has uadi'rgon'
!. His fest are gouty, aud detrac
: from the promptness aud agil''
!, with which he assembled to the pt
= Imt In tormvr tunes, when tue
" male members of HIS congregati'
e would rise and peep over ea
- others shoulders TO watch
= movements. His hands a
:, SWOLLEN aud twisted with rheun
!, ic gout 80 that his gesture is
:" longer { ee aud uuconstraIued as
. old, but his voice still posse 81
:" that charm and variety OF TO
=. which in times past have o'ercol
~ " the scrupIes of the most obdurs
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24

Mr. Charles Furber, who is stop
ping II the Grand Pacific House,
is acting il the interest OF syndi-
cate of English capitalists, who
propose to purchase and improve
i,30O,UO acres Of land in the State
of Mississippi, in the delta OF the
river. The plan proposed is to
cut the timber now standing on the
hand, dispose OF it IN the most
profitable mauner, and then raise
cotton and other products. Asso.
ciated with MIR. Fnrber is MIR. II.
w. Dunstan, of this city aud the
TWO will make q tour OF investiga-
tiou, and report upon the condition
of the land described. It is stated
that the syndicate will put $780,
900 into the development OF the
property immediately upon its pur
chase. Messrs. Phelps Marshal
Il Co., OF London, are said to bs
Interested in the scheme. MI. Fur
Der will also visit Texas, with the
view of purchasing 100000 acre.
for another syudicate.--Chicag
Times.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
A Community Of Lepers.

Within one mile of Nicosia, the
capital city of the Island of Cyprus,
is a famous leper village to which
all lepers are sent from every part
of the island, the number now with.
in bounds being 81 They are not
allowed beyond cer,aiu iinits, and
live upon the produce Of large
tarm bequeathed for the purpose
by a Neneiisn nobleman, who
suffered from the tettible disease
many years ago. They are an ex-
ceedingly industrious and well
behaved people, aud in many res
pects compare favorably with the
other inhabitants of Cyprus Al
though they are not allowed to
leave the farm, their friends are
permitted to visit them ON Sunday
A church has been erected for theli
use. The spectacle of the eongre
cation is u terrible one. The faces
aud hands OF the lepers are dread.
full to look at; they are one mass ol
scales, covering everything but thu
ewes. The color of the flesh is
dark gray s.; no hair grows on thu
face or head; the nose, ears ans
lips have disappeared, aud ther'
In lust room enongh left for th,
eyes 10 peep through. This is th'
CONDITION of all the body, scale
and~lothipg but scales, wh'eh pef
of like bark. These people MARI,
aud beget children, upon whom th
disease does nst uanifes itself I'll
the thirteenth year after brit
Leprosy is not contagious. 1t
hereditay.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
The Synod If Mississippi

Jackson Clarion.
Will convene at Kosciusko on
Wednesday, the 22d inst. Rev.
DIR. Alexander, pastor OF the Pres
byterian church in that place,
makes u very earnest appeal,
through the Southwestern Pres
byterlan, for fnli attendance. The
Synod is composed OF six PresUy'
teries in Mississippi and in Louis
lana, by the pastor aud one elder,
the attendance would be about
three hundred. DIR. Alexander says
that Kosciusko can take care OF
them all, aud if his proffered hos
pitality needed any guarantee, we
could uame several responsible
| vouchers.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24

Pnck's Patent Proverbs: Never
kick a man when he's down--jump
on him. The woman who cheerful.
" carries coal up eight flights OF
stairs always has a spool OF thread
sent home In the red wagon, so tbat
her neighbors may see the small
ness of the package and wonder
what the diamonds cost; but brown
sugar aud yellow soap IL the CON-
bination that appeases the aslerl'
ties Of u mosquito bite.
sis it a fact,p asked one Austin
young lady ofano.her Austin young
lady, "that you have consented tc
marry young Spooney and are go
ing 70 be married right Off eyes
we are engaged "Why, be ha'
not got any money, he Is ugly ant
he 10 dying with consumption ~
won't live two, months.1 "That''
the very reason | marry him. Blacl
il sn becoming to me that ! ough
to hare been a widow Years AIT
years ago.--TeSas OiftsHss.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
A.Considerate LiquOr-Seller.

A Detroit saloon'keeper ahver.
Iises that he has paid 500 for a
years license TO sell liquors. but
thst he meaus TO voluntarily re-
strict his business within certain
moral bounds. - To the wife who
has drunkarsl for u hnsband,7 he
SAYS in an advertisement, "or a
friend who is dissapated, say I'm.
phstically, give me notice OF such
cases, aud all sseh shall be exclud-
ell from ny pliee. Let fathers,
mothers, sisters 40 likewise. and
their requests shall be regarded,
| pay heavy tax for tue pris ilege
OF selling whiskey and other liquors
anl | want it distinctly understood
that | have no desire to sell to
drunkar,is or minors, or TO the poor
OF destitute. | mueh prefer that
they save their money aud put il
where it will do the most good Il
their families
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
THE COURTS.
REGULAR TERMS.
c,rcuit Court. seventh District
SAMUEL n. TERRAL, Judge
auovIss FORD. District Attorney

S,.,. /. couuty. frat Monday In February
Angu.t. continuing twelve days.
$40 Ssn'pse A" county, first Monday IN nareh
"A as Isestsmber, continuing twelve GAYS. ~,
a1d d.rdrrdale county, first Monday N July
= Isnaary centinaiag twenty four judi
- - 5sy. II business requires. -,
s',s wayns county, hrst Monday ~ April
"A nctobsr. continuing six days:
ana .os,s os county. secend Monday In April
"a oetober, continuing six days: ",
'ne R'5,y or eoauty. third Monday in April
"A October. continuing SIX days. =,
N Marion county. fourth Monday IN Apf''
"a October, continuing six days.
IN HANCOCK county, first Monday AFTER ths
,.arth Monday Of April and octoser' con
.;.ainx twelve days. -
Harrison county, third Monday attel
the fourth Monday Of April and october
J.skson county. fsarth Monday ate
,oar,h Monday OF April and October eon
tinuiug twelve days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
TO MISS BELLA GOFF, OF MO
BILE.

To-day three months and more,
Nv dear friend, sweet Bella o.,
Seems three months doubled four,
When good bye, at parting said to thee
We find iu our path through life,
The best loved. are more often severed;
Aud the selfish heart utters is IT rightf
God knows best, We should bear 1t ever.
This life Of ours is so drear
As We would often take II
Nor Is II half so lonesome here
As many peepl. make IL.
Our skies are sometimes overcast,
And all seems dark before Us,
The sunshine always comes at last,
And throws Its splendor DER us.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24

Nevada is always doing some
thing contrawise. A baby was
born out there a short time siuce,
and these are the anomalous facts:
The father and mother are strong
and healthy, weighing 100 and l6U
pounds. The child is a male, per-
fectly formed. When it first saw
light it weighed eight ounces. Its
face is about the size of Il horse
chestnut. The mothers wedding
ring was pulled over its foot up 10
the knee. Three such babies could
play hide and seek in cigar box.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
Chancery Court, seventh Distr'c'


ra.ksou county. first Monday OF Mafon
"a Ssptember, continuing SIX days.
Harrison county, second Monusy -
x.,ss and September, continuing SIX X days ~ !
Hanccck county third Monday 10 nAi'"
and September, continuing ak days,
Marion connty, second Monday ai'ei as 'no
t,artL Monday In March aud September
Perry cosnty, first Monday after ths
soarth Monday in March aud September
''S srsans county, fourth Mondaysin Marcn
.od srntembpr, continuing six days.
Wnyue county, fourth Monday A.eI .n.
nn,tI Vopday Of March and September
continuing six days. u.v and
Clarke county, first Monday IN May anu
November, contisuing six days; :
Inaderiale county, third MONDAY =
NAV and November, continuing twei''
davs. /, Ma,
Kem,er county, second Monday IN MAJ
md November, continuing six days.
Monthly rules Of Chancerv Court on 'n
,.coud Monday in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-24
Out With Thea.

Take Your hands ont of your
pockets, young manl You are To-
sing time. Time l. valuable. Peo-
pie feel it at the other end Of the
line, when death is neaF anL eteF-
nifty Is pressing them iuto such small
quarters, for the work Of this lite
Graves hours, days, weeks, years.
III those at the end OF the line, ii
youth With it's abundance OF resoar-
ces, would only teel that time Was
precious! Time Is a quarry. Every
hour may be a nugget OF gold. 1t
is time in whose Invaluable mo-
ments we bnlld our bridges, spike
the iron rails to the sieepers, launch
our ships, dig our canals, run our
factories. You might have dug
twelve hills OF potatoes while l have
been talking tn you, young man.
Take your hands out OF your pock-
ets.-Haiae Former.