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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25
The Wonderful Gopher.

New York News.
-Four business nen sat In q Third.
avenue ear on their way down
town recently. Looking up from
bis newspaper, Que of them said |:
"Here's an item that says gopher
holes make horseback riding dan
gerous on the plains. Now, I'D
like TO know what a gopher is, any
way - looking around inquiringly.
"a gopher is a striped squirrel, ,.
said tall man in a tone of quiet
assurance. "Yoa are mistaken
sir, , said his neighbor. ga gopber
is land turtle that burrows 1
shall have to differ from you, gen.
tlemen,' iuierposed fourth man.
"a gopher is neither a striped.
squirrel nor turtle. 1t is. u kind
OF rat.' A man on tho opposite.
seat who had listened to the con.
versation with evident interest,
said: "Exeuse me, gentlemen, but
you are all mistaken. A gopher is
a snake. I've killed lots Of 'em, and
I know what rm talking ahoat.s
"Are you willing TO back up your.
opinion T. asked the gopher. SOUR.
rel man, taking a roll Of bills from
his pocket. Certainly, sir. Here's
s. that says q gopher Is a snake
The money was put into the hands,
of the gentleman who started the.
discussion. He accepted it under
protest, saying he was positive that
a gopher was gray, burrowiDg
squirrel. He had often seen them,
A heated discussion followed, in,
which the words gopher, snake,
squirrel, rat and turtle figured
prominently. The mouey iu the
Shareholders hand soon amounted
to twenty dollars. 1t was
agreed that Webster should sat
tie the dispute. The gentlemen
aligtted from the car, went into.
u hotel, and a copy OF the "Un.
abridgedh was procured. "Gcl:
gop p-gopher-llere it is,' said the
stakeholder as he ran his finger
down the page. Gopher--An ami
nal of several different species.
The name was originally given by
French settlers to many burrowiug
animals from their honeycombing
the earth. Ia Canada and Illinois
the name was given to gray bur.
rowing squirrel; west OF the Ills
sissippi aud IN Wisconsin to q
striped squirrel. In Missouri, Il
common species is a pouched rat
of a reddish or ohestnut-brown
color, with broad mole-like tore
feet. In Georgia u snake is called
by the same name, and in Florida
a turtle. AS the stakeholder re-
funded the money, he said: "GeD-
tlemen, it appears that We are all
right and all wrong. But we have,
at least, learned something"
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SCRANTON MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY. APRIL 25, 1884.

tor. That in making the assign.
ment Of persons liable to work on
the public roads, the board OF super.
viSOrs shall assign each person to
the public road in the vicinity OF
which he has his usual place OF
abode as near as can CONVENIENTLY
be done.
See. 3. Be it further enacted,
That II any contractor neglects or
refuses to keep in repair, any road
which ho has contracted to keep in
repair, the board OF supervisors
may employ some one else to do
the necessary work, and in such
event, such contractor so failing
shall be liable on his bond for the
amount of such work, aud twenty
five per cent damages thereon, aud
a reasonable attorneys fee for
prosecuting the suit, it any suit be
brought.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
That any person, subject 10 road
duty in Harrison county, who shall
pay not less than three dollars as
tax on his taxable property, levied
by the board OF supervisors fol
road purposes, shall be exempt
from road duty for the year il
which said taxis paid, and that il
shall be the duty Of the said board
on application Of any road hand
aud the payment OF the sum oI
three dollars, to spread au order
Oh the minutes exempting said road
hand for the year, and u copy oI
said order exhibited to the over
seer or contractor shall be sufficient
notice of such exemption; provided
the provisions Of this act shall Dot
apply 10 any Incorporated town II
The county OF Harrison.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted
That all acts and parts Of acts IL
conflict with this act, be and thu
same are hereby repealed, and tina
this act shall take effect aud be il
force from and after it's passage.
Approved, March l3, 1884.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25

AN ACT 10 amend section 500 Of the
Code oflsS0 in relation to examining
the assessment rolls and to require
the assessment Of taxes.
Section /. BE it enacted by the
legislature of the State OF MiSsis-
sippi, That section 503 of the Code
of 1880 be 50 amended as to require
the boards OF supervisors of the
several counties to perform all the
duties of equalizer of taxes, Mt the
meeting therein provided for, aud
said boards shall have authority 10
raise, or reduce, tue valuation of
any property real or personal, in
their respective counties; aud said
boards arc hereby required to so
equalize the valuation Of the
property of their several counties,
that all lands and personal proper.
ty throughout their counties OF the
same value, shall be assessed at
the same price as nearly as so
practicable, provided that said
boards shall not make any order
reducing all the assessments Ger
tam per cent, but each individual
assessment shall be raised or re
ducel OH its own merit.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted,
That the board Of supervisors of
the several counties may, If they
deem it necessary equalize, at the
August term 1884, of their respec.
tive boards, in the manner aud un.
der the restriction prescribed in
the nrst section of this act, the
land assessments of the year 1888,
provided that no reduction shall,
in any case be made unless a mani
fest justice has been done by an
excessive assessment.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
That all assessment roll of lands,
for the year 1888, which were not
returned at the proper time, OF
which may in other respects be ir.
regular or Illegal be aud are here
by legalized f; and any party who
may desire to object 70 such as
sessmeuts, may be heard at the
August terms, 1884, of the board
of supervisors and said boards
may then and there receive said
assessment rolls, and approve the
same; and such receipt and ap.
proval at the August terms 1884,
shall cure all existing defects in
said assessment rolls,
Approved, March II, 1884.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25

Bow Bells.
Undoubtedly there is much idle.
talk about the extravagance of
ladies OF the present day, their pur.
suit of constantly changing styles,
aud the laxuries demanded by
those who can, or thluk they can,
afford the expense. One would be
led to suppose, in the absence of
knowledge to the contrary, that
these were things of modern growth.
But just look at the "style' they
used to put on in early ages, aud
their enormous extravaganza.
We are told that the ladies of
Lesbos slept on roses, whose per-
fume had been artifcially height.
ened. And in those times court
maidens powdered their hair with
gold.
Marc Antony's daughter did not
change her dresses half a dozen
times q day, but she nevertheless
made the lampreys in her fish pond
wear earrings.
The dresses of Lolita Paulina,
the rival of Agrippina, were vaiued
at five hundred thousand pounds
sterling. This did not inclnde her
jewels. She wore at one supper
three hundred thousand pounds
worth of jewels, and it was plsin
citizens supper. The luxury Of
Popp@a, beloved of Nero, was
equal to that of Lolita.
The women of the Roman En-.
pire indulged in all sorts of luxu.
ries and excesses, and these we're
revived under Napoleon I, in
France. Nine TalIien bathed her
self in wash of strawberries and
raspberries, and had herself rub
bed down with a sponge which had
been dipped iu milk and perfumes.
Ovid says that IN his day the
girls were taught to smile grace
fully.
The beauties of ancient times
we're Just as vain as modern bellies,
and spent the greater part of the
day Mt their toilet. The use of COS
meties was universal among them.
Aspasla and Cleopatra, models OF
female beauty, 1t is said, both used
an abundance of paint, and each
wrote D treatise on cosmetics. Cleo.
patra used bears grease to keep
her hair from falling ont.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
He Talks of the Time When His
Father Was Postmaster.

Atlanta Constitution.
Two cents--only 2 cents. When
| look at a postage stamp it carries
me away back. Back to the time
when my father was postmaster
and | was bis clerk aud had to
make up the mails iu o country
town. The difference between now
and then shows the worlds pro.
gress in a privilege and a pleasure
that is hardly excelled in any other
branch of improvement. We
couldn't bear to be set back again
in that line to the old ways
that our fathers thought were
pretty good. There were no
stamps and no envelopes, aud no
muciage. The paper was folded
up like a thumb.paper, and one
side slipped in the other aud sealed
with q wafer. The little shoolboys,
you know, had to use thumb-papers
in the spelling books to keep them
clean where their dirty thumbs
kept the pages open. Girls didn't
have to use them, tor they were
nicer and kept their hands clean,
and didn't wear out the leaves by
the friction Of their fingers.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25

it done he wasn't a Stephens man
any more, and grew up with an
idea that Mr.. Stephens was pOliti-
cal frand. Ididn't understand then
the science OF politics as well as
10 now. Itold Mr.. Stephens about
it one night in Mllledgeville when
we we're all in a good humor and
were talking about the old times
of wings and democrats, aud he
smiled aud said, "Yes, we had to
do those things and sometimes they
were very disagreeable."
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Chancery Court Seventh Dist.
sYLVANUS EVANS, Chancellor.

jackson county, first Monday Of March and Sep
tember, continuing six DAYS.
Harrison county, second Monday in March and
September continuing six days.
Hancock county, third Monday IN March and
September. continuing six days.
tireenaeounty, second Monday m April aud Dc.
tnher continuing six DAYS.
Marion county, fourth Monday in March and
September, continuing six days
Perry county, arst Monday after the fourth Mon.
day IN March and September, continuing six days.
Wayne county. fourth Monday after the fourth
Monday Of March and September, continuing isix
DAYS.
Clarke county, first Monday In May and Noyem.
Der, continuing six days.
Landerdee county third Monday Of May and
November, continuing twelve days.
kemper county, second Monday in May and No
vcnlher continuing six days.
Mcnihly rules Of Chaneery Court on second Mon.
lnN Ia Aanh ntlIllh
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25
A Three Horned Cow.


Friar's Point Gazette.
DR.. Cooper has a curiosity in a
COW that has three horns; the two
horns are in the right place and
the third one grows out Of the mid.
die of the head and Is about six in
ches long. The doctor had noticed
the protnberance for a long time
but thought it was u wart or some
thing Of that nature, until one day
last week he examined it and found
that it was regular horn as hard
as the others.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25
STATE LAWS.
Passed by the Legislature Of 1884

AN ACT for the preservation Of fish in
the county of Hancock.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
legislature of tue State of Missis.
slppi, That section 9J6 OF the Code
OF 1880 be amended as follows !:
by adding after the word "game'
IN the fourth line, the words "and
fish, and that the protection aud
preservation of fish shall be in.
cluded in the grant of powers to
the board OF supervisors OF Han.
cock county.
Sec. 2. BE it further enacted,
That this act shall take effect from
aud after its passage.
Approved, March 10, 1884.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25
THEL1STKISS.
AN INCIDENT or THE WRECK OF THE CITY
OF COLUMBUS.
BY CHARLES W HUBNER.
From the southern World.

| among the huge mass who We're str'lg-
Cling aud screaming were noticed mid
dle-aged man aud his wife. Their con-
duet was in marked contrast with that of
the other passengers. The panic which
had seized the others was not shared by
them, but their blanehed faces told that
they realized the peril which surrounded
them. Toe only movement Of muscle or
nerves vas that produced by TIE chilling
atmosphere. They stood close together,
their hands elasped in each other. as If to
fulfil the marital VOWS Of standing by
each other in the varying tide OF life's
fortunes and misfortuues. AS the wreck
eareened with the gale from one side to
tho other, and whilo the spray and
waves were dreuching them at every mo-
ment, the husband turned and imprinted
kiss upon the companion Of his lite, and
while thus embraced q heavy sea broke
over the wreck and both were washed
away and not seen aiterwsrd. Mr. Cook
says the scene was one which viii remain
upon his memory until his dying day"
The breakers roar, the mad winds howl,
Sharp smites the icy blast;
Her stout sides riven by the rocks,
The doomed ship sinks at last.
With dreadful din aud Humorous shock,
Their wide mouths 1eeked with spray
The hungry billows leaped on deck,
Like wolves upon their prey.
Against the onset of the sea,
The fury OF the gale,
What human heart may hope TO stand
What arm, save Gods, prevaili
Alas, alas! o, cruel death.
Thine is the victoryl
Gorge with an hundred victims moro
Thy monstrous NAV, o, Seal
But look! Who stand so calmly there
Upon the reeling deck,
Unmoved amid the shrieking throng
The clamor of the wreeki
A stately form In nauhood's prime,
stern-browed and eagle-eyed,
A slender woman, sweet aud fair,
Close ehnglng to his side
scourged by the sharp sleet's stipginl
thongs,
| Drenched by the ice.cod sea,
They shrink and shver, and their check'
Are wan as dead mems be;
Il is the lashing slect that makes
Their bodies shrink with pain,
And not the dread of death that cowes
The hearts Of craven mon:
For see how calmly, heart 10 heart,
Han closely clasped in hand,
Amid the riots madddening din
The wife and husband standi
Stand as they stood, long years ago,
Proud groom and happy bride,
She fair to him as angels are,
Aud he her fond hearts pride.
All, who can know the thoughts that
burned
Those brave, calm brows beneath
The ages in that moment lived
There, face to face with DEATH
A shock-a lurch-an awful crash!
The sharklikc rock-fangs rip
The steel-cad sides. aud with roar
The wild waves whelm the ship
One brief embrace Of loving arms,
Ono long, fond, farewell kiss,
And wife aud husband, heart to heart,
Sink in the dread abyss
O, Death. thou hast thy victories;
0, Life, thou hast thy fame;
Yet Love can do heroic deeds
That shah your triumphs shame.
But never a diyiser Decd
Even by Love was done,
Than when her apothesis
In this last kiss she won
atlanta, Ga, March 20, 1884.
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"Heard about Miss Spliggs n
"No. The one that's such talker p
"Yes, she's got q place in a bank at
a big salary.' "You don't say
What's she going to do in tho
bank !" 10, they've made her
teller.n
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MOSS POINT
ACADEMY

instead Of December II, 1888, ns hereto
fore advertised christmas holidays from
21st of December to January y, with the
following
FACULTY:
WILLIS r. HALL, Principal,
ANN d. K0GER,
MATILDA GUSTAFSON,
Il. W. I1ND0P, Musical Departmt.
1t is of great Importance that all schol-
ars who expect to attend school be pres
ent on the first day.
There are five grades or departments in
the school, as follows:
Primary, including first reader and
equivalents, 81 per month.
intermediate, including second and
third readers, 81 per month.
Common English, includes third and
fourth readers, u s. history, arithmetic,
geography and civil government, So per
month.
Higher English and Mathematics, in
cludes algebra, geometry, botany zoology,
philosophy chemistry and rhetc tc,i co
per month.
Classical, includes ancient and modern
languages and their equivalents, $500.
Tuition payable at end of each month.
The patronage, assistance and eo-opera-
ton of every citizen is solicited and re-
quested. Persons at q distance will find
it to their advantage to patronize this
school. Board can be had near by at
reasonable rates.
For further particulars address A. Blu
mer or the undersigned,
L. +. GRIFFIN. President,
Moss Point, Miss.
December I, 1888. sep2l-20-tf
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Preaching Appointments.

Eev.J. J. Lovett pastor of the Methodist church
South, viii preach al. scranton "a iohowi
Second sundays II O'Clock pm, and fourth
Sundays at II am and pm
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STATE DIRECTORY.

Governor-Robert Lowry
nant-Governer--G ID. Shands.
Treasurer-W. J.. Hemingway.
Secretary of stato--H. &. Myers
Auditor-S. Gwin
Attorney. y.General-T. G. Catchings.
Sup't of Edneation--J. A. Smith.
ibrarian-sirs. NJ. Morancy.
Eup't Peniteniiary--r j. McQuiston.
Sup't Insane Asylum DIR. +. &. Mitchell
Sup't Deaf and Dumb Iustitnte--R
Doybins.
sup't Blind Institute--Dr. w. s. Lang.
ley.
Revenue Agent--Wirt Adams.
Laud Commissloner-lI ID. Cameron.
SUPREME COURT.
Chief Jastiee-J. A. 2. Campbell.
Associate Jnstices-H. ii. Chalmers,
Tim l.. Cooper.
Clerk--Oliyer Clifton.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
John NJ. stoae, president ". b. Au
gustus, w. A. Melville, members c. c
Campbell, clerk.
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THE COURTS.
REGULAR TERMS
Circuit Court District.
SAMUEL n. TERRAI, Judge.
JAS IL NENIIEF District Attorlaey

JAS. II. NEVILEE, District Attorney.
Clarke county first Monday IN February and
August continuing twelve DAYS.
kemper county first Monday n March and Sep
temheH, continuing twelve days.
LaBderdale county, first Monday in July and
January continuing twenty four Judicial days II
business requires
Wayne county first Monday in April and Octo
her. continuing six DAYS.
Greene eaunty, second Monday in April and Oc-
tolef, continuing six DAYS
Perry county, eighth Monday after third Monday
In April and October.
Marion county, Sixth Monday after third Monday
Ia April and October
Haneoek county, fourth Monday after third
Monday IN April and October, continuing twelve
DAYS.
Harrison county, second Monday after third
Manday m April and October, continuing twslye
davs.
Jackson county, third Monday Of April and Octo.
Der, continuing twelve days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25

"Why don't you ask me how |
am u said q maiden visitor TO a
tour-year-eld boz. ssBecause ]
don't want 10 know honestly re.
piled the child, who took no inter.
est in ancient history.
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postomce Hours.

The following are the posto'ree hours Of The
Scranton posiaiiice;
Open fiom o'eloek am. to pm. From 9oelock
Pun. to PIN.
Sunday-Ollee opcn half an hour before anl after
departure Of mail trains.
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Hens may be o little backward
on eggs; but they never fail to come
to the scratch where flower beds
are concerned.
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Lutheran.

Rev. Frederick Sestmann, pastor u 81. Pauls
Lutheran Church, will preach at St. Pauls, on
Dutch bayou, every Sabbath at 10 O'Clock an. =
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Official Directory jackson County

Clerk q the Walter NJ. Denny.
Skerif-Iohn Y. Clark.
Trcasurcr-S. X Thompson.
surveyor-E. W. Morrin.
Assessor-A. a. Naughan.
Co. Supt Pub. Ed-Dr. II. L. Howe.
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Hr. ~. Moore,
Dr.. VI. q. Vaughan,
DENTIST,
Moss Point, Miss.

Moss Point, MISS.
VIII attend all calls along the coast in
bis profession. Parties desiring his SER
vices can address him at Moss Point, Miss
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-06

the churches TO stand like hospitals
with this difference, that the niasses
have been i'll, and the healthy isolated
as though they were groups of lepers.
lt Is indeed high time for him to act
Let him give the church his prompt
and effectual support, even though he
may not subscribe to it's creed. The
church is animated by desire to
make the growing generation honest
and worthy. The church teaches that
man may not barter away his soul
for money. The church teaches gene
rosity. The church te~hes humanity.
All of these ideas are s,osing place as
axioms guiding men in their business re-
lations As restaurant-life has a ten
dency to encourage selfishness and
vitiate good table-manners, so the re-
fusal of the citizen to ally himself with
a strong. moral society of his fellow
mortals breaks down part of he
structure of society. Ii is all built on
the church, and who expects the super
structure TO remain firm il the found
ations are to be undermined ?-Chtco-
go Current.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-06
"Gotton is King"

Some time ago the Erentng Journal
noted strong tendency to turn the
manufacture of cotton to the South
where Cotton is King" and this ten
dency is becoming more and more ap-
parent each day. Cotton growers are
getting tired of having heavy freinhts
commission to middlemen and TO cot
ton gamblers, and are striving TO slim
ulate the manufacture of the raw
material where il is grown. Already
twenty three mills are in course of
erection in the South. which will cost.
when completed, ;53, 200, 600. Alabama
has now % mills, Georgia G2. North
Carolina %. South Carolina 81. Ten
nessee 33, Virginia IL Maryland ~
and other southern states i'm propor-
tion The Sonth is gaining confidence.
1t sees that labor is protected and cot
ton can be more protitably manufac-
tured than exported. IL will not be
many years before this activity will
make the Southern States the center
of the greatest cotton manufacturing
region on earth - bet. JonrndL.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-06
Both Lucky Accidents.

When n Young man John Roach
learned TO be machinist, and after
mastering his trade thoroughly.
worked in the city of New York until
he had accumulated one thousand
dollars. Then he resolved TO 20 West
and bay farm. Leaving ene-half his
capital in the hands of his employer
he went TO Illinois and ere.purchased
q GOO! farm, but at the end of the
year he found the five hundred dollars
he had left behind him unavailable,
the holder having failed. and thus he
was unable TO meet the final payment
due on the farm Disheartned. lie re-
turned TO NewYorll and again he went
to work at his trade. But for the ac-
eid"''' &C LOSING the fve-hnndrod dol
lars at that juncture, hr. Roach in all
probability would have been to this
day farmer instead OF shipbuilder
His establishing a shipyard i'm Ches-
ter was equally the result of chance.
To assist friend who had IA contract
70 build "a vessel at small shipvard i'm
Chester, Mr.. Roach became his secu-
rity TO the amount Of eight thousand
dollars. After a while he received no.
tice that the shipbuilder has failed and
he (Mr. r. would be looked to for the
eight thousand dollars. Having never
seen Chester, he concluded TO visit the
place and look after his interests. On
examining the vessel partly built, as
it rested upon the ways, he estimated
it to be worth twenty-five thousand
dollars. He at once determisd to
finish it, and did so, realizing a hand
some profit. Following this he con
tracted to build another vessel. and
from this beginning arose the great
shipyard which gives constant en-
ployment to from one thousand to
fifteen hundred men. --Deleloore Co b.
DemOkTat.