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The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31
Chinese Gambling aud Cufllng.

/ admit that, as 1 have before said,
the thipaman has his vices. Onc OF
them. and perhaps the prin ,ipal one, il
his propensity for gambling. He will
play for money ut any moment out OF
work and whatever may he the c0rsc.
quenccs. You have seen him toll NJ m
the hot Siamesc sun with bags of rice
on his back or great pieces Of teak ON
his shoulders. Were YOU to follow him
n, night you would almost certainly
find IN. after the evening bath and sup
per. moving In the direction OF a gam.
bling house. The bamboo-built room,
spacious one. is full Of people, all
of whom are squatted on the floor In
front OF little mats, playing for oil they
possess. Almost every man Is Of Chi.
ncsc birth. There are some women,
but these are generally Siamese. and of
them have something 10 say later on.
Tho game they all play is very SIM
pie one. a pile of cowric shells Is
placed by the side Of cloth on which
are marked in four squares the figures
one, two. three aud four. A cup and u
long thin stick complete tho gambling
apparatus. The people who intend
playing Stake their money on one OF
the squares. Just ~ nc Monte Carlo the
gamblers place their papolcons on the
cloth. The croupier or representative
OF the keeper Of the establishment tacn
lifts the cup, puts II on the pile OF cow
RE shells, and draws away from under
meath II as many rs he can. Lifting
the cup or these thus subtractcd he pro.
ceeds TO count them with The long stick,
for the players will not allow him to
touch the. shells with his fingers. lie
pushes the shells away four Mt time.
II. when he comes to the last lot, one
shell is left only. those who staked ON
the figure one get twice their stake and
the money they hazarded besides; so
will the two and three. OF course, II the
shells divide equally into four, those
who hazarded on the four win. That
is the whole of the business, and on that
game the Chinaman will risk all he Is
possessed Of. no matter how hard he
has had to work for il. The Siamcsc
will do more than that-he will actually
play away his house, children,
and even himself. going into
slavery Willingly rather than miss
the excitement of the game. But j
am dealing more particularly with
Cinnamon now. and will speak OF the
Siamesc later on. AS for the Chnaman
away from tho gamblin..house. / find
him model Of what man should be;
a good husband, thrifty, careful. cap.
ital father, generally bathing and feed
ing rs wen rs providing for his chill.
dren, leaving to his Siame'e wife the
task Of correcting them.-a duty which
she undertakes, am bound to say, In
spirit that would have pleased Solo.
mon. that royal advocate Of the birch,
TO the very utmost. Indeed, the cutting
OF her offspring seems TO be nearly the
whole duty OF the Siamcse wife OF a
Chnaman. Married to Siamcse she
would probably have to work; but as
the spouse of Celestial her days 60
easily by, and all she has to do is to
look for a hard piece OF bamboo where
with to chide her unruly children. And
that she usually selects a very heavy
and very hard piece is fact which
forms pretty fair index to her char.
acter.-London Telegraph.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31
THE MESSAGE OF TUE sYow

All around mo, through the forest
.,.,..,.As 40,
shining white In Eliiierlng radiance.
.r.-.,,... q, L'es the snow:
SenT ana M, .m., silent movo.ess air.
Soi' a'Vp Silent. pure and fair
Fails the snow.
All the summer bright lies buried
Meath the .now.
hiprling brooklcts cca<c their murn.,,,.-
~, -. silent How,
nnuni IN Winters icy chains
S "e Ming trost triumphant rcirns
'''d' 'o'l ,ny sons-blris strains,
Tiny slow-drops peep already
~ Through the snow;
'""'cS o'anshei With timii terror
OF the snow;
nct they nestle closely hero
Whispering softly. "Sprtns ia near.
son W., vanish Winter drar'
Aud the snow"
Lane, tread with lingering foots,s,s
Ger the snow,
Whilc u casts spcll upon me.
For III, snow
Mls .o nlnd the vanished ycars
scNerrd ties and troubled fears
holcs that mcltcd into tears,
with the snow.
Vet greet with loving Welcome
Virgin snow,
Tyre ot Heavenly purity,
- Sent below;
Till unbld Ten thoughts 1r,.e
Ines mes. ac t.ars irog ange = eycS
'''p' 'n pity ,Ip'-. the skies
S.aAcs OF snow.
when u toll OF life i.oycr
a., llerc below
NS We sink 10 peaceful slur,ber.
Meath the snow:
rromi.cd Crown caSh CroSs make lighter
nuI We reach land that's brighter,
MISC to wear thpse garments whittier
Than the snow
-ha'e y. SDsHce, "a Chtmbors' Journal,
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

The superiority OF Wells, Richardson &
Co.'s Iuproyod Blu ter Color over all 9th.
ers made, Is again demonstrated by It's rec.
ord at the Autumnal Fairs. The test OF
practical use Il what tells the story, and
the grea value Of the premiums given by the
Agricultural Fairs, lies In the fact. that the
judges In these cases arc regular farmers,
who know what their needs are and what
will supply them. Wells, Richardson q
Co.'s Improved Hutter Color, which has
taken fist premu in at all fairs where ex
hill, ed, Is put up I'm a vegetable oil so pre-.
pared tina. IL can not become rancid. a most
important property, the lack OF which y
fatal to so many Of thu Butter.colors OF
frred for sale. II does not color the butter
milk; 1t impar.s q bright natural color,
which is unattained by many others; and
bsing tho strongest Is the cheapest Color
In the market.
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mt In Arizona.

Hon. A. W. sheldon. A sociats Justice,
Supreme Bench Of Arizona Territory.
writes rs followsi cit affords me srcat
pleasure to say, from my personal ob,er'
walton. and you know the scope OF such has
b,en very extended, that Bt Jacobs OIL Is
the great and wonderful conqueror OF pain,
the sovereign cure for all bodily aches and
pains, and cheerfully bear this testi'
mony.D
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

"a Gop-s.xp - Ely's Cream Baim,n
writes Mrs. NJ. A. jackson, of Portsmouth,
n. H., on May u, 1889. az bad Cstarrf
for three years had tried nearly all reno
dies but 10 no purpose. Two or three times
Q week my nose would bleed quito freely
and thought the sores In II would never
heal. Your Balm has cured mo-" This
preparation Is not liquid or . snufY, and
10 easily applied. Price 10 cents.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31
irrespective brides may be interest.

irrespective brides may be interest.
ed to learn that there are thirty.two
days in the year on which 1t Is unlucky
to marry. according to the authority OF
q manuscript dated In the fifteenth cent
ury. These days arc January /. 2, 4,
5, z. 10, 10; February 6, z, iS; March
], 6, 8; April. s. IL; May 5, 6, Z; June
Z, Is; July o. 10; August 10. 10; Sep.
TENDER 6, q; October 8; November ID,
Is. and December Is, l6. IL, Conso-
quently January Is the worst month
and October tho best month In the year
for marriage. But then something may
depend on the sort Of man MARRIED.
~ Y Grophic.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31
Solid Comfort.

Every one likes to take solid comfort and
II may lie enjoycl by every ono who keeps
Kidney.Wort In the house and takes fe.
discs Mt tho first symptoms OF an attack oil
Malaria, Rhoumatisn, Biliou moss, Jaun
dice or any affection OF the Liver, Kidneys
or Bowels. IL is u purely vegetable com
pound vi roots, leaves anu berries Known
[, have special value In kidney troubles.
Aidei TO hess are remedies acting direct.
iy on the Liver and Bowels. IL removes
the Gauss OF disease and fortiaes the sys'
tenn agains. new attacks.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

Grs. JoHS A. LOGAN has used Durany's
Rheumatic Remedy for rheumatism with
splsudid results. 1t IL taken internally
and cures at once tho worst case. Ask your
uQgist for Il or send for free pamphlet 70
r. K. Helphenstine, Washington, d. c.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

BnowS's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs for Coughs
AMI Colds: "There IL nothing TO be com.
pare with them "-Rsr. u. ID. Watkins,
Walton, Ind. sold only In boxes.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

tTPretty as Picture. Twenty.four
beautiful coiors OF tho Diamond Dyes, for
Silk, Wool, Cotton, &C., Ioc. each. A
child can use with perfect success. Oct at
once at your druggists. Wells, Richard
son & Co., Durlin yton, VI.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

IHAvE heen entirely cured Of Q terrible
cass Of Blood Poisoning by the use OF
Swift's Specific u. y. 81 aftrr trying ey.
erything known TO the medical people
without relief. Jso. 4. TA00ARr,
Salamanca. N, Y,
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

SwIrr's SPECIFIC Is. y. 81 has curcd me
entirely Of bad Blood Poison. ! went ons
hundred miles Ia get L., and 1t made mo as
sound rs q new dollar.
J. W. WEyLEs, Meadvillc. Pa.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

."well, Mildred" said Amy to the high.
school girl, "you held your end up sue.
cessiully q ths leap year, party last
night" "Heid my end up!" exclaimed
the bigh.school girl; "you mean ! aus.
sisvstiOu.s-W Ciy Dsntek.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

A Boston girl fell in love with gray
haired old man, and some OF her acquaint'
ances were mean enough to saw tina, sue
had got the antique craze.-Bosfon Trans
rrinf
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

THE Philadelphia Bulletin complains
that a "servant rirl recently astonished q
druggisJ q clerk by asking for porous plas'
ters with holes In them.0 Al.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

AND now for o little statistics; First,
insanity has more than doubled In this
country IN ten years. Second, so has speou'
lation.-N T. Commercial Advertiser.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

A BIRD Hnw at man In Louisville and
put out his eye with is bill. Most men
wish they were blind when bill gets In
line with their eyes.-MerchdRt Traveller.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

"THERE's wisdom In the cask" sings an
old poet. who knows how TO have good
time. And he's right. cask- has two
heads.-Burifngton Free PRESS RHN
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

A MAN who had seven buck,hot taken
from his head remarked that quite . load
was takon OF his mind.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

"a CAPrAis's chest picked up at sen, y
10 announced In New York paper. lie
was probably blown TO pieces In some Of
be picked up latsr.-Burifngto Free Press.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

PROx Magnolia. Ark. Mr.. T. J. Gunncls,
writes: "Sdndr.tan NerriM cured my sou
It's"
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

"CLAppoARD suppcrsn are the latest
Maine Amusement. The fellers oil spruce
up before they so, and the girls are said to
pine for them.-LOeeN Courier. %
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

zone of the dollars Is q counterfeit,
ma'am.n elbow can you tell!" ''Simply
by sound. Jlst tap It and hear how clear
the genuine sounds. That's tenor. Notice
when tap the other one. That's base."-
Terds Swings.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

Tnr rabbit Is now tho fashionable pot.
It's long cars are very appropriate to go
with those Of the people. who keep such
things about the house.-LOiceU CnizeH.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

STANLEY has discovered river In Con.
trail a RIGA called Esssmelonga II can not
be very far from Lake Nyum'nyum.-De'
froit Post.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

A REPORTER describing a wedding said
cit was all over in q very few minutes"
G aciousI Sounds like o hanging.-IrOg.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

the father Of twins may not wish to
have any more children, but he's got two.
-I5ostou Post,
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

.AYrER wrestling with the subject for a
long while, q New York writer concludes
that there Is only one thing that can ef.
fectually remove the odor OF fried onions
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31
ADAsGEROUs AMBUsCADE.

II arsictrd with Sore Eyes. use Dr. Tsa.o
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell II. 20.
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A Messenger OF Health.

To THE ladies: Marriage is ever mister.
y: but anything is better than perpetual
miss.ery.-Chicdgo Times.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

FRrCKLEs are not so bad. II Is said that
one girl does not object TO seeing them on
another girls face.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

AM purchased by faith" says tho
clock, "but Pm known by my works."
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

GARDENERS, Farmers and Dealers send
stamp for Ruhlmann's Great Wheel. Hoo
Circulars. Ruhlmann, Lockport, N. y.
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iii. I,.cord of the FaIrs.

Tnr Presidents cabinet Is . valuable
piece OF furniture. 30 is tho weather bu'
HuaIi
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

woMAs's heart, like tho moon. Is al
ways changing, but there Is always man
In It
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

Hais's Honey OF Horehound and Tar
etop tho most violent explosions OF coughing.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

No SMOKING allowed In this room. sail q
waiting passenger TO the sIovc.-I'hiladel.
pLid Cali.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

The lie giving properties OF impure blood
are restored by using Samaritan Nerrile
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

Why is love like a potstoi because It
shoots from the eyes.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

The hor,e.'hos DOESN'T bring good luc'
when tho horse applies 1t.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

AN eminent physician first prescribed
Piso's euro for Consumption.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-31

and boots should DC put 10 the hre I'M
mediatcly. In the anxiety that all the
domestics felt to take share in the gen
eral excitement. Miss Grey brook $ cloak
threatened to be- torn in pieces, and
when wanted. ono fur boot was found
warming in front of the kitchen. fire, the
other reposing on the sheep-skin rug
beside the drawing-room steel fender.
However. vouchsaiing never n word OF
explanation. but, happily for the sanity
of those she left behind, dropping the
telegram in the hall as she walked out
to the fly. Miss Greybrook started alone
on her travels.
The dull foggy shades Of London
winter evening had gathered. and two
big and two little faces were pressed
tight against the grimy top window OF
house in n Westminster street, rs a
cab drove up.
go and bring her upstairs. Clara, "
said Tom. IL can't go in my slippers. v
"Ycs-but I'm so afraid OF her."
All fears were obi ged to disappear.
however. for the object Of them had
not waited to be brought up. She had
inundated the landlady BY the COM
manding voice in which she had de-
sired to be shown TO the apartments OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Greybrook Craven;
and that fat and lazy person had pre-
ceded the strange lady rapidly up so
many flights that on reaching the
top land ne Miss Greybrook. stood
silent aud stately. for she could not
speak. She waved the laDdlady down
again. Just rs tho latter wanted TO look
In and see what would happen next
Then Tom advanced. and his god
mother kissed him first. then his wife.
Then. observing.Bobby and BERTHE. she
grimly smiled. and remarked aloud. but
TO herself. evidently;
sChildrcn. of course.-belng as poor
IS eh.ych mice"
L9oN1g round tho wretched room.
!. pd snax,g tho three chairs, she chose
. 70 ieaN rAety, audsst down.
Nfso eaven'tgot much toPsck
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HOW TO PRAY.

Lester is not sickly boy neither
is he quite strong enough to bear the
wear and tear of school. But as he
wants to learn and is in haste to oct
ahead of other boys who are taught
away from home, he studies very
hard. Aunt Kitty helps him all that
she can. At nine o'clock she is with
him and first they repeat together
the Lords Prayer. Then she thanks
God for mercies asks for loving care !;
and then comes the daily verse from
the Bible. "What verse have you
for ne to-day" she asked.
sob, that l might have my request
and that God would grant me the
thing that / long for" answered Les
ter.
"Who said that?" aunt Kitty in
quired.
"Job."
"And what is the promise with the
prayer in your book 2"
" Delight myself in the Lord
and he shall give thee the desires OF
thine heart.
"Do you know, Lester, who gives
us that advice?'
81 suppose it is David, as The
verse is from the Psalms"
''That is right"
"But, Aunt Kitty-"Lester ap
peared TO have enough to say. but h
did not know how to put his though
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Let not the blessings we receive
daily from God make us not to val
he or not to praise Him, because
they be common. | have been told
that if a man that was born blind
could obtain to have his sight for but
one hour during his whole life, and
should, at the first opening of
his eyes, fix his sight upon the sun
when it was in full glory, either al
the rising or the setting of it, he
would be SO transported and amazed.
that he would not willingly turn bis
eyes to behold all the other various
beauties this world could present te
him. And this and many otheI
blessings we enjoy daily. And fol
most of them, most men forget te
pay their praise but let not us.
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Continued from last loeek.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

A plate of SOLID GOLD II 2-10 karats
fine is soldered on each side of a plate of
hard nickel composition metal, and the
three are then passed between polished
steel rollers From this plate the various
parts of the cases-backs, centers, bezels,e ETC.
are cut and shaped by dies and formers
The gold is thick enough to admit of all
kinds of chasing, engraving, and engine
turning. The composition metal gives it
needed strength, stiffness and solidity, while
the arritten guarantee of the manufacturers
uarranting each case to wear ta0enty years
proves that it contains Gl the gold that
can possibly be needed. This guarantee
is given from actual results, as many of
these cases have been worn perfectly smooth
by years of use without wearing through
the gold. DUBUQUE. IA, Dec. "A, 1889.
l have used one of your James Boss God Watch
Cases for seventeen years. bought 1t secondhand
and know of its having been used before got 1t,
but do not know how long. It looks good for ten
years longer. Did not suspect it WAS filed case
most cheerfully recommend your cases to be all
tll.y are represented to be, and more
Q. MCCRANEY, Dep. Col. Int. Rer Sd DIS. Iot7a.
:, stamp Keystone Watch Case Fart9re, Phiia
drlpria Pa Illustrated PaHlpt lowing hoS
DANES Boss and Keystone Watch Cases are mad.
ITO be Continued.A
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Vital Questions.
lsk the most eminent physician

Ask the most eminent physician
OF any school, what is the best thing in
the world for quoting and allaying all ir-
ritation OF the nerves and curing all forms
Of nervous complaints, giving natural,
childlike refreshing sleer always?
And they will tell you unhesitatingly
ssSome form of hopsI''
CHAPTER 1.
Ask any or all Of the most eminent ply
sicians:
'.What is the best and only remedy that
can be relied on to cure all diseases of the
kidneys and uridary organs; such as
Brights disease, diabetes, retention or
inability to retain urine, and all the dis
eases and ailments peculiar to Women
"And they will tell you explicitly and
emphatically ''Buchu.
Ask the same physicians
''What is the most reliable and surest
cure for all liver diseases or dyspepsia;
constipation, Indigestion, biliousness,
malarlal fever, ague, &c." and they will
tell you:
Mandrake or Dandelion ~
Hence, when these remedies are COM
bined with others equally valuable
And compounded into Hop Bftters, such
wonderful and mysterious curative power
is developed which is so varied in its OPP
erations that no disease or i'll health can
possibly exist or resist its power, and yet
it is
Harmless for the most frail woman,
weakest invalid or smallest child to use.
CHAPTER II.
patients
''Almost dead or nearly DYING
For years, and given up by physicians of
Bright's and other kidney diseases, liver
complaints, severe coughs called con-
sumption, have been cured.
Women gone gone nearly crazy,
From agony of neuralgia, nervousness, wal1eful-
ness and various diseases peculiar to women.
People drawn out of shape from excrueiating
pangs of rheumatism.
Infammatory and chronic, suffering from scrof-
ua!
Erysipelas!
Salt Rheum blood poisoning, dyspepsia, ndiges-
ton, almost all diseases frail Nature is heir to
Have been cured by Hop Bitters, proof of which
Can be found in every neighborhood in the known
world.