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The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
About Truth.

"My frens," said Brother Gardner.
In voice so carefully adjusted that not
q single lamp was upset, 81 shall fuss
spoke TO you on do subjick Of Truth. de
man who has truth on bis side am armed
wild shotgun dat scattcrs all over .
ten.ac lot an shoots 10 kill. Up to de
beginnin' OF de eighteenth century Truth
was held In great esteem 'mong all na-
shuns, but fur de las two hundred
y'ars do biggest liar has taken de cake.
While dc liar may git along tolersbly
we'll fur few y'ars, an even reach de
pint Of holdin' an oflis an rldln' In tho
same street car wld do postmaster. dc
mills Of de gods am slowly grindin'
away, an all Of sudden he gits drap
an am swept OF do checker-bod d. When
you can't believe what man says you
have no furder use fur him.
',Isee befo mo tonight many pus-
sons who am probably liars, an ! ax
'em Is . frsnd to stop II. Speak dc
truf an mean what you say. Dc man
Wild reputashun fur candor an truth
fulness can't buy bis postage stamps
any cheaper dan dc liar, but he Ris .
chance TO &c on dc Jury twice ~ often,
an am allus selected % pass de hat
when collekshun am tookeu up. !
sincerely hope dat ebery liar widin
sound Of my voics win ct once resolve
70 speak dc truf an nufiin' but de trut
fruna dis night on "-Dssroit Free hsss.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

DIR. Talmags has been pastor oi
the Brooklyn Tabernacle ten years.
NJ J. Tribune.
Mr.. Ros, who has reported the
proceedings In parliament for the Lon
don Times for sixty-two years. has 70.
tired. 4............... ....
William Lawrence. who died In
Lansingburg. N. Y. recently. hal for
many years believed that. he was i'm.
mortal and would never die.
Edward Everett Hale Is engaged.
In cooperation with his son. on his
tor.cal sketch of benjamin Franklin's
life In Paris during the revolution.
Oscar Wilde asserts that II would
now bc an impossibility for him 10 do
anything that would meet the approval
OF the American people. Tho New
York World suggests that he might try
suio' o'do. ~.
M De Lcsseps appears TO keep .
running account with nature. He often
sleeps for twenty-four hours or more at
. stretch, and thrn goes whole week
without even moments dozing.-CAi-
cdgo Tribune.
Edward L. Stevens, OF Washington.
ono Of the old Josh Giddings abolition
lists OF that citysis writing history Of
the underground railroad, which prom:
ises to te full Of interesting story and
unknown fact.-De'rJa Post.
1t Is said that William II. Wander
bilt Is afraid to trust himself In the
hands Of q strange barber. He Il
shaved every day by an old German
barber, Jacob Aber, who shaved Fer.
nando Wood for over thirty. yo ars..-M
i. Times.
Senator Sherman's wife spends at
least six months In the year at Mans
field, o.. where both she and John
were born. She was . daughter Of the
late ex-lieutenant-Gover Stewart,
of Ohio, man of wealth, who do.
cidedly objected for while to giving
his daughter TO John Sherman.
caJo Inter Ocean.
Anna Gordon, OF Bluflton. 8. g., II
one hundred and eleven years Of age.
In all this time she has never missed
attending communion service, and
never rode to church but once. and
that was when she was married. eighty
seven years ago. The church which
she now attends is four miles from
where she lives, yet she Is usually in
her seat before the bell rings.-3 o.
Pcdyn'le.
Josephine Jones. .Yorkc, the opera
singer. being at odds with her man.
agcr. Colonel Maplcson. and disliking
tho fanciful biography Of her which he
put forth In her native city OF Cincin-
natl, has published card saying that
her father was wealthy soap and
candle.maker there; that she Is thirty
one years old; that she has always
done all she could to help her family.
and that she will keep her opinion Of
tho Colonel to herself. Cincinnati
Times.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
A Preserved Snake.

A thrilling story was related to me,
which makes ono shuddcr In coutsmplsi
tion Of Il I have taken tho pains 70 In
yestieatc, and find tho miraculous inoi-
dent entirely true. Paul Co,suen, .
negro. who lives about seven miles from
this place, had bis sorghum cane mads
into iinolssses Ia October last and whils
making his crop the barrel TO hold his
own was plsced on tho ground nsar The
mill and remained over night Tho
bung.bole Of tho barrel was slightly
turned toward tho ground The sorYh.
um was made and the barrel set up IN
Paul Coleman's house, and The family
have been us,ng it ever since it vas
made. All last fall and this winter the
whole family have bseu complaining d
being sick, and wsre strangely sdecked.
The sorghun got low In the bsrrcl, and
the other day some pieces Of skin wcro
drawn out with the molasses. and 90
examination hsd the sppsaranoe ~
pieces Of snakes Ihe heSd ot the ber-
rrsl was knocAsd out end . largo mAke
wss found dead In the barrel but noe
totally rotten. The suska 4 b Bup.
posed. csAwisA n The bunghole It nigk1'
while ths baksui wss o. The groqnd. and
IN the pr6coss % making The rnoIasoosl
The hcrror thss seruck De psGr0 fsun>
on ssslpg the dead suaks was Ind
sosibab,s. buS IL cause q Ne onzioeI
sleknsa was eolved-they haa beea1nk'
Ing polsoa jse thrsen neatAa-Lep(1s
kQoss IEI[1
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03

Iknow o little boy whose real nsmo
wo will say Is Peter Parsons but tho
boys call him Peter Put-of because ho
ha, such way Of putting OF both busi.
ness and pleasure. -,
He can learn his lessons well, but he
Ia almost always At the bottom OF his
class, because he has put Oh learning
his task from ono hour to another until
Il Is too late. He can walk or run as
fast rs any boy In town, but fhc Is sent
on an errand. the errand never gets
done In season. because he puts ofIstsrt-
Ing from one moment to another; and
for the same reason he Is almost always
late at school. because he never can bc
made to see that Il b drawing near 70
nine o'clock. -.4.
II letters are given him to post, they
never get In In time FOR the mall; and u
he Is 70 20 away by tho bost or train
the whole family has TO exert itself TO
hurry Peter out Of the house, lest hc de-
fer starting till the hour be past.
He delays In his play as In his work.
He puts o6 reading the libnry.book un'
I'll Il is time 70 send Il back; be waits "a
Join the game until Il Il too late; and
generally comes up little behind-hand
Tor everything, from Monday morning
until Saturday night and then begins
the new woek BY being too late for
church and Sunday-school. Peter is
quite conscious of bis own fault and
means to reform some time, bat he puts
OF tho date OF tho reformation % con:
Il Ill
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
HUMOROUS.

-"Time's up" said the needy one
when hc pawncd his wstch.-Boston
bulletin.
The duty on silk hats has nothing
| To do with that on earthenware, though
they arc classed as tiles.-LoDeH Cour-
scr.
| An insane woman In Brooklyn i'm
AGNES she is to have eight husbands.
Her sutlcrings are drcadful.-Brookiyn
Edgie.
--"lIow many sisters have you. my
little boy?" IL used TO have three. ="
hc replied, .but have only two now;
Charlotte is married. ."-Harper's 3D.
gar.
The mill.owncr who turned the fire.
hose upon some Of his disordcrly en-
ploycs, explained his conduct by saying
no was only washing his hands.-Chica-
30 Tribune.
"A Western woman applied to q
doctor for prescription for her hus-
bands rheumatism. "Get that pre-
pared" said tho medical man, "and
rub IL well into your husbands back.
II II docs him any good let me know;
I've touch Of rheumatism myself. w.
~ y. Sun.
-"I.ct me have piece we'll done" I"
said nm Irish waiter to n carver, who
was busy ut round Of beef. els IL for
n gentleman?'' "No. SIR" "For q
lady?" mo, SIR" .'For q child, them"
mo, SIR" "Well. then, who under
the Heaven Is 1t for2' asked the excited
carver. "For q tailor" replied Pat
Chicago Neics.
"A lady called at one OF the sewing
machine offices recently TO say that her
machine was imperfect, and she wanted
II taken right away and now one put
In Its placc. She said tho printed In.
str,ictions said to turn the wheel toward
the operator, and thcro was not sign
Of an operator on the machine any.
where. Pittsburgh Dspatch.
An Indiana Jury sent In written
verdict of "Blodo to peces bi the bilcr
Dustin. ."-Boston journal. A Boston
Jury would likely have stated 1t thus:
Horrcsco rcfcrens. hic jacet the mole
cnlal remains of one who experienced
the expansive and clevatlng power Of q
fluid composed Of oxygen !, hydrogen
2, when under tho influence OF H. D. I.
Of 2i2 deg.-Cicago Intsr Ocean.
A Rocklaud woman Was boasting
the other evening Of her rare coolness
and abnormal nerve. The next day. as
she was looking In . store window at .
choice thing in Hamburgs, strange
dog incidentally rubbed his nose against
her bare hand, and she jumped and
yelled so loud that she shook on Q
pound and q hall Of excellent back
hair.-Rockland Commercial Gascite.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
d The Danger In stockings.

Stockings form a very small part Of a
woman's dress and are seldom seen un-
less slippers are worn. and yet n lady Is
as pafacular about them as about her
bonnet or gloves. .
Stockings, too. have decided fashions
Of their own. They aro light. dark OF
gay without the slightest regard TO the
prevailing style OF the rest OF the toilet,
and at times even the deepest mourning
IL observed by them. while the dress
may be blue or red. Sometimes silk
hose are In vogue, those for evening be-
ing daintily embroidered, while at 9th.
er seasons finest Lisle thread il the
reigning favori,c. with insteps Of filmy
lace work for full dress.
Occasionally bride has stockings
that are real works OF art, and, how.
ever much her newly-madc husband
may admire them. he Is probably glad
to remember that the patcrnal pocket
book rather than his own opened 10
pay for them. The prcttiest ever made
In this country are probably those OF
fine white silk. with instep Of point OF
duchess lace carefully inserted, and
which the low slipper shows to advan'
tage.
These arc Of course only seen on rare
occasions. and those of cotton and
I.islc. thread arc most used. A few
years ago on y rainy day one caught
bewildering glimpses VI red stockings OF
all shades as the fair wcarcr climbed an
omnibus step or carefully lifted her
skirts to escape the mud. but now a
gloomy black prevails on all sides. This
Is more particularly the case with child,
ren, and boy of proper feeling would
feel cternally disgraced II called upon
to wear red or blue stockings with close
fitting knce-brccches. But tho ladies
wear them, footwear them In spite ol
tho fact that the dye literally pours
from them, blackening tho white under.
clothing and making tho feet look like
those OF an African--and oil because
they happen TO be the fashion of the
moment. Some women arc rebclllng q,
last and positively decline TO use them,
declaring that the tiye-is injurious. be-
sides heing 50 pccullsrly dissgreeahle in
that Il cling, most persistently TO every
thing but thc stockings. They arc going
back 70 the old-fashioned unblesched
BalbrixHans, which are. after all, the
most comfortable, and perhaps the
prcttiest rs well. A lady. when inter.
Viewed about black h1se thc other ,lay.
ssid that ths last pair she bought had
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
The Bink Cashier.

"when the public reals an account
OF some dcfalcation or breach of trust
on the part OF n bank cashier. people
are too apt to deplore the degeneracy OF
human nature ~ WHOLE" said Bank
Examiner Magruder. stopping for a
moment his examination of formida-
BILE column Of siS-space figures. III
we consider the great trust that Is OF
necessity repoSed In these officials. and
the amount OF money and securities
that daily pass through their hands, the
only wonder is that they do not more
often succumb to temptation and APP
propriatc the funds OF the bank to their
own use. The cashier used to be. and
even now Is in small country towns, the
important officer Of the bank. He dis
counted notes upon his own RESPONSE.
bility. and. in fact, did almost all the
business. whatever its nature. The iii.
rectors were then mere fgure-heals,
and did nothing more than draw thcir
dividends and hold monthly meetings.
Now In tho large cities all this Is
changed. The dincc,ors are what the
name implies-rcal managers. They
meet twice every week to transact
business. The president has the power
to discount paper between these meet.
ings. but all paper so discounted must
be laid before the directors for their
sanction. II it Is approved. we'll and
good; II not, IL Is given To q broker aud
sold. or Is held by the bank, with the
understanding that no more Of 1t Is to
be accepted. Tctl .c.iNHs q
"In banks OF this kind the cashier Is
nothing more than the head book.keep-
or His duties are almost wholly OF
clerical nature. and at the same time he
exercises n general supervision over the
tcllers and other subordinate clerks
The tellers. rs well as the cashier, are
under bonds. but OF course this affords
little protection against dishonesty. The.
bonds in every case are very small COM
pared with the amounts passing through
the hands Of the tellers aud cashier.
"The books Of the banks arc. .gener.
ally examined twice year by the dl
rectors. and once year by the Govern.
meut Bank Examiner. OF course. II
the Directors OF the Government have
reason 10 think that everything Is not
all right. an examination Of the books
and securities Is at once made. When.
over an examination Of this klud Is
made some things arc always disclosed.
even In the best-regalstcd banks, that
are unpleasant But there arc COM
paratively few real cases Of dishonesty.
Whatever errors arc found are gencr,
ally the result OF careless or misludg'
ment. I am not at liberty TO tell you
the salaries Of the cashiers in the differ.
ent banks. Indeed. they Vary greatly.
Take bank with capital Of sS.0o0..
900 and tho salary Of the cashier u very.
large. rs. IL should be. Banks with,s
smaller capital pay Less. depend upon
IL, there are lots Of honest mel, In the
world yet and no one has octter OPP
portun.ty to realize this fact than one
who secs the great temptation 70 which
bank officials arc exposed. .'-Bo''os
GLOBE. ~ 4
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
HAZLEHURsT COPIAH COUNTY,
kept Ler awake for two nights by csus

kept Ler awake f0r TWO nights by Caue-
Ing the greatest irritation Of the skin.
Il thought Mt first / must be poison.
cd" she aided. "but It soon passed
away after left them or"
"Do you think cheap stockings are
any worse In such respects than more
expensive goods?' she was asked. I
J 'Not at all. The very ones which
caused me so much trouble were BY no
means cheap. as I paid no less than
y dollar and a.half for them, although
they were OF plain cotton. l have had
cheaper ones which were much better,
but they all rub of In u most dlscour-
aging ashton. II any one could invent
n black dye that did not run ! have no
doubt fortune might be made, but un'
I'll that happens 1 shall wear no more
black stockings" v.r..
Rcd hose are almost as bad about rub.
bing of. and several serious poisoning
cases have resulted from their use. Dark
blue Is generally another bad color for
running. Silk stockings are now sold
at such very low figures that many pco-
pie Of only moderate means wear them
altoyrther Of late. Very handsome
ones Of all shades may DO purchased
for dollar and quarter. and some are
even sold for less than ono dollar. II is
partially owing TO this fact doubtless,
that silk stockings matching the color
of the toilet nre so much more general
ly worn with evening dress than was
the case year or two ago. and the
wearing OF black stockings with ball
costumes Is now almost exclusively con-
fined to children.
The fashions In mems socks change
even more rapidly than those for stock.
ings and tho fashionable habcrdashcrs'
windows are constantly filled with them
In styles as new as they are gorgeous.
although those OF black silk are still
considered the proper thing for evening
dress.
The latest fancy in socks Is for tho
"digitated hose" which come in all
colors and are peculiarly absurd In
effect. II Is o noteworthy fact that
this ccccntricity Is only observable In
mems goods. for what woman could be
induced to make her feet appear larger
aud moro clumsy than necessary for the
sake of being In the mode In such an
affair? These hose must lead to all
sorts Of accidents, too. and the washer.
woman. ignorant Of the wonderful new
garments, would very likely mistake
them for ill.made gloves, and perhaps
even sympathize with the unfortunate
man who had such dreadful hands.
These suggest, too, the possibility. OF
dudes" OF few years hence walking
about In "digitatcd Shoes" the absurd
ity OF which will far outshlnc that OF the
long.pointcd boots Of last year.-& y.
HorIl
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
Our Young Readers.
OUR LITTLE KING.

A wonder OF wonfers
Ia this hoy OF mine; rl
How his chubby checks Rlov,
How his starry cyos shine!
His teeth arc Ike sccd-pcaris,
Like rose-buds his iips.
He's CHARGED full OF mischief
To his wee nnser-ups.
Ills pertest OF nosrs ~ .l
Peers up IN the air;
Tho grace OF his poses
10 Nature own carr.
III. ten naughty finsers
Work havoc and woe;
His ten toes In triumph
To market" Oft 70.
Two feet. small and dimpted.
Tho Fat toddIer bear
On his venturcsome Journeys.
Round grandmsmma's chair!
o Wise tito man! -
Ono would ne'er think 10 true
What cunning and v0nderflil
Things be can do!
But our pet IL no ange',
He'll rave, howl and roar.
And his curly head bump
On the nur>ery noOr.
Our song.biri who carols
No many sweet ~
Pipcs forth shrillest disoord
When no can't have his way
Long live this King u nnyi
Though puny and small f
With sccpter of IRON,
lie rules DER us all.
His realm IN united.
His subjects nrv leal.
And knit TO their tyrant
Ily fetters OF steel
Onc kiss from King Daby
Much wrong will condonc;
Far distant the day be
when no ewes his chlld.throne.
To 20 tfamping, II may be,
The vide world alone.
4. idktms. tR ChtfdoD Adv1hce.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
A cour,nv of ccntlemeu Who

"A company Of gentlemen who for
some time past have been engaged In
digging at various points along the
Hudson River, New York. for the gold
allcred to have boen buried by the
famous Captain Kidd. have offered the
United States Government onc-fourth
of what they might find Il given per.
mission to carry on their operations
upon the West Point military rsservs
don.--N. J. Sun.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03

An old physician, q man Of rccog
nized scientific authority, gives 1t as hii
opinion that "cigarcttes snd cheap
weed cigars are ut present doing mors
than MI things else to stunt the growth
Of our city boys, In body, mind and
morals" 1Ic adds; "If the smoking
habit among American boys continues
to increase rs II has done. our next gen.
cration OF american children will be
dwaris and idiots."-Chieaqo Jo1rld'
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03

Tho Corsicana (Tcx.) Courier has
this little notice: Through the urban
ity Of q personal friend wo have been
favored with copy Of the first annual
report Of tho Corslcana public schools
for the year lSS2-SS. The pamphlet con.
sists Of twenty-six pages aud contains
two hundred and sixty-slx crrors."
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
VOLUME III.
TIE ANGEL SLEEP

when sne day Ia done and the shadows fan
Over the earth like dusky pall u
Then from the mystic. the silent deep
Rises the beautiful Angel sleep.
DER neld and forcs, he spreads hts wings
where the cricket chirps ana the wood-blrd
sisgS
And the hiurmur OF voices dies away.
SUI led by the Angel calm and gray.
Human passions that surge and swell
Are silence soon meath the mystic spell.
And tired hearts that are used to weep
Yield to the power OF the Angel Sleep
Softly he brocds till the morning gray,
Thcn as noiselessiy Rlide- away,
And the spell IL lifted aud hearts again
Take up their burden OF care and pain.
We call him DEATH 'ris the Angel sleep
That comes st last from the silent deep
Aud smooths forever the brow OF care,
And cams tho fever of passion there.
so we sleep and rest. tiil the morning gray
Breaks once more. OF an endless day,
And Into the mystic, the unknown deep
fiies forever the Angel Slecps
Arthur Wssirorth k,toa, m foufhs Com
sNIufou-
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03

Mrs. Lydia Smith, tho negro WON
An who was Thaddeus Stevens house.
kcc2er for 20 many years, and who dled
recently, begueathed by her will hve
hundred dollars for the preservation
and caro- Of Mr.. Stevens grave ip
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-15
Abolisbinr slavery In Brazil.


The new impost on slaves 10 the province
of Cears, which has been adopted by the
provincial assembly, must be considered %
a virtual act of abolition. 1t Is q recognized
fact that slavery has but very brief life
before IL In that province, and that tidal
wave OF popular enthusiasm is likely at any
moment TO sweep IL out OF existence. When
IL is remembered that some seventeen mu-
inequalities. including the provincial CAPT
tai, have voluntarily liberated all their
slaves since the beginning OF the year. and
that some 900 slaves-.at q rough estimate
-hsve secured their Unconditional free
dom through this same Recommendation
ali this Is remen hered 1t will be seen that
slavery hangs by only single thread in
that province. The new law which was
voted in the provincial assembly the 18th
ult. and signed by the president the l0th
does not declare outright for abolition; but
IL attains the same result by raising the tax
on slaves to 500 and by shutting out the
renewal CT slavery In all municipalities
where It has once been abolished. AS the
tax is much In excess OF the average price
paid for emancipation in that province 1t In
confidently believed that Thousands OF
slaves will be liberated, either graiultously
or for a nominal sum, before the date on
which the tax Is TO be imposed, VIII ch is
the 3lst of January next. Previous to that
date the Shareholders OF the province are
required 10 make special registry OF their
slaves. Under this requirement. II Is prob
able that the 3ist of January will be able to
exhibit very meagre list Of matriculations
IA list SO shot in names and so exceptional
1 I character that IRON very shame the mas.
ters will choose TO set their slaves free. Ii
NAV be, of course, that there will yet arise
some com plicstion or some influence which
will defeat the immediate action OF this law
and prolong slavery in Ceara for a few brief
months longer, but at the same time 1t Is
l evident that slavery In that province is
doomed. The promise to-day 10, that
Cears, the most unfortunate and afhicted
province in the empire. will be the fret TO
cast out the evil Of African slavery. All
wa hsy IL