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The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
Everyday Dresses and Wraps foi
Children.

White muslin dresses for winter
wear are now sec only ON the smallest
children. and these are the simplest
slips with tucked yoke and cults, n
the "toreign aid Of ornament in the
way Of lace and embroidery has been
entirely given up for these ''wee
babies" The fine dark blue ilanncls
and soft cashmcres are used by many
mothers for their children who are
only-eighteen months old, though most
mothers dress their girls at least in
wnite until they are two years old, but
use the colored domestic flannels for
BOYS soon after putting them in short
clothes. Flannel dresses are heavy for
children. and should be simply made on
account of their weight. The long
belted blouse with three box plaits
down front and back. stitched on each
EDGE from the neck To the hips. but
loose below. Is made of blue. brown or
gray flannel Of American make, for
boys, while.the same material IL made
into yoke blouses for girls. For walk
inc coats, and even for infauts' long
cloaks the practical eider-down iian-
nels arc used; these have n Jersey-lise
webbing mt the back. with thick lambs
wool fleece outside. In DARK colors
this Is very serriceable. and in white
and pale blue shades il is sufficiently
dressy for tho incest use. There are
also excellent plaid aannels OF domestic
manufacture in the soft dull colors seen
in imported stuifs that are used for the
skirts OF girls dresses, with prncesse
over-dresses of the plain flannel; and
these plaids make entire kilt suits for
boys,-Harper's .Bdsar. ,
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
Our Young Readers.
TIE BISHOP.s

Tell you about ~, or course win! ,,..,
thought 'twould be dreadfil q have him
For mamma said must be qiEct and still.
Aud che put gway my whistle aud drum
And made me unharncss the pari0r chairs.
And packed my cannon and NIL the rest
or my nolsiest playthngs of upstairs,
On account OF thi,vcry distinguished yucs''
Then every room wns turned upside down,
And all the carpets hung out to nov;
For when the liishop Is coming to town
The house must be In order. you know.
so out I'm the kitchen made my lair,
And started n game of hide and.scok;
hut bridget refused to have me there,
For the bishop was eolnins-to stay wccA'
And she must make cookies AMI cake and
pc-,
And nlI every closet and platter AMI pan.
TIL I thought this bishop, 50 great anu Wise
Must be- mn awfully hungry man.
We'll. at last he came: and 'lo declare.
Dear grnndpapa, he looked Just Ike you,
With his gentle voice, ana his slfcIy naII.
And eyes with smile a-shinlng through.
Ana whenever he read or talked or prayed,
understood every single wor'i;,
And wasn't the lea'tcst bit afrall.
Though never once spoke or s'irrcd'
Till. aIl of a sudden. he laughed right out
To see me sit quietly listening 80;
And began tn tell us stories about
Some queer little fellows In Mexico.
And MI about Egypt and Spain--and then
He Ln1Snt disturbed by a little noise.
hut SAID that the greatest aud best Of mon
Once were rOllicxing. healthy boys.
And he thinks Il Is no matter at oil
Tfu little hoy runs ani jumps and climbs:
And mamma should bc willing TO let me
crawl
Through the banister.rails In the hall some
times.
And bridget, sir. made q great mistake,
In stirring up such u bother. you see.
For the ljishop-hc didn't care Tor cake.
And really liked Ia play games with me.
but though hos so honorcd IN word and act
Csioop down. for this ID secret nowl-
lie couldn't sp.i BsfOn! That's fact!
Hut whispered 10 me t6 tell him how.
Mrs. EmnI Huntington Adsoh,in Udo-dmHe
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
Ida Lewis Home.


Within short mile Of tho quay at
Newport. Lyme Rock rises out Of tho
waters Of Narragansstt Bay. On this
rock stands tho old h, ht.housc which
was tciided for many years by the faith
cr of Ida Lewis. and Of which she now,
under the seal OF tho Government
Commission. Is keeper. Securing tho
services Of the Captain OF diminutivc
boat sailed on the waters blue To her
abode for the purpose oi paying her my
respects. AS we approached tho rock
an immense mastiil, with head aud
paws like lion and roar like far-of
thunder. came TO Its extreme verge and
disputed our landing. lie was entirely
successful. until the heroine appeared,
called him of in the lowest Of tones,
and locked him up in an outhousc. She
then invited ms into the little house on
the top of which rests the bcacon.light
which has for so many years warned
tho navigator of hidden dangers, anu
Mt once entered into easy and unrcstrict-
cd conversation. She said that she had
for twenty-five years lived on that rock;
that she used 10 be fond Of going into
the city once In awhile, Tut that shc
cared vcry little for il now; that she
always had great many visitors in the
summer few years ago the number
reaching thousands in one season. She
showed me her medals. received from
Congress. the State Of Massachusetts,,
and tho city Of Newport, and solid
silver ieapo, from the officers ut Fort
Adams, all bearing suitable Inscriptions
i'm testimonial Of her hcrOism in res
cuing so many human beings from wa.
terry graves.
Miss Lewis is rather above medium
height, OF somewhat slender figure.
good features and great, earnest eyes.
between brown and gray. While she
can not DC called handsome, her face
Is one Ia interest Hd attract. Her
stylc Of conversation j. piluant and Vi
yacious, and although not educated she
is very intelligent. Everything about
her apartments bore the evidence Oi
nca,ncss, care and good taste. Her
mother, a venerable old lady, with thick
silver hair. was very talka,ivc and dis
cour.cd on matters and things, per-
sonal AMI otherwise, arlcngth. She in
formed me she had the rheumatism in
her feet. and Ida insisted that il was
because she had dyed her hair for so
MANY years. She communicated the
intelligence that her daughter WAS forty
wears old, M which Mis-, Ida cvinccd u
Slight t'r~c If annoyance and rcmarkcd:
moth, kinks she mus. .tcll every
one my age But she quickly addcd;
"Wcli. don't care; il don't make any
difference. | don't object TO getting
old. ."-NcUpoH Lcitcn
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
NUMBER 52.'

English watch varies from eight thou.
snn'l To ten thousand an hour. You
will see a pendulum.rod In these pig
regulators com posed Of alternate strips
of brass and steel with a ball oil MGR
curry. These are supposed to counter
act the effects of contraction ana es'
pansion, as the weather Is hot or cold
But there il nothing In II. All the con,
traction or expansion a pcndnlum-rod
will experience would not arect us
time five seconds In twenty.four hours.
When you grow up, children. next 10
the old family Bible. with the thumb
marks Of the dear old mother ON her
familiar page. will come to you In your
dreams that other familiar face OF tho
old house clock. and is measured tic.
tao will sound on so swcctly. rs OF yorc.
May the one that lulls you to sleep
now measure out with no sparing hands
the Joys and years Of mans allotted
threc.scorc and ten.-" Fhocion.' ~
Chicago Journal.
sI'' Pbocion's" discoveries of the nature of
the pendulum overthrow the theories nrcept
al hy the scientific world since tho tiine OF
Calico, who ID said TO have discovered tnS
principal Of the equal beat of pcndullin OF
the same length. without reference " thc
length Of the swing.-EDl
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
OH, But Always In Order.
Who i this man.

"Who is this man.
"Thc one who j. rushing along. with
his hat on the back oi his head, and his
eyes hanging OUT"
"Ycs.'
.'That Is the man who warned the
servant girl tie other night Ia shut oil
the water 80 the pipes wouldn I freeze"
'.And the good girl obey lcd?"
mot exactly. She meant In, but her
bean came up and she forgot all about
IL Consequently there was freeze
up. Poor girl, Shc is very sorry. II
tears would thaw the pipes she would
shed ,em hy tho hundrcd." 4"
And why do;s the man rlsh?'
"lIc is on his way 10 the plumber for
consolation"
"And what will the plumber doP"
I'll. will show the man 1868 calls
which were booked before he came In.
and which must Dc attended to in rota-
ton.
"And will there be any swcaring"
There will. my boy! There will he
swcarin. and stamping and growing
and blasting, hut IL won't I've on the
plft Oh 'n' DlUllu'T' Iit Nil piCSti'O
his serene smile through IL all. When
the other mar gets out of wind he will
retire
80 his o'licc?"
"Oh, no! Ho will 20 of and buy him
SELF an alcohol lamp, have druggist
till II for him. and he will return homo
to thaw out the pipes for himself. lilo
can thus make saving Of several
thousand dollars, saying nothing of tho
personal satisfaction Of getting ahead
Of II plumber"
"And will he succeed?"
"Not by John Rogers! He will
crawl under the house, scalp himself on
the ioists, fill his knees with rusty nails,
choke himself with the smoke, and
finally crawl out and give II up"
"And wait for thawP'
"No, Stree. He won't wait for any
thing. He'll skip down town for fur
niturc van and move into another
house. That's where his head is level.
It's cheaper TO move than TO thaw out
frozen water-pipes." " Detroit Free
preSs
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31

when had seen her before. walked
hurricdly after her. and while passing
her glanced at her in what would DO
considered u very impressive. imperti.
uent manner. Then, great Heavens! l
recognized her.
''Ihc energetic street scene of smiling
peace ani bustlinS activity OF business
and pleasure which actually surround
eel me Instantly faded from view, and
therc arose in IT, stead the terrible ani
horrible outlines II n great battle. l
saw the blue and gray uniformed array
of martial hosts rushing together in
deadly conflict; heard the roar Of can
non, the shrek of shell and the zip of
the minle-ball; then there came in my
mind the picture of young wounded
soldier dying beside .ho soft murmuring
How Of a country spring, and a bcauti-
ful young girl TILED with tender pity
and compassion bending over him, soft
IN saying: Poor. poor fellow. won'
der II he's dead" In this carcworn,
sad-fa,ed lady recognized the young
girl | loved with all my heart, aud
whom was once engaged to be mar
tl'i W. u VI 'bNANNs NPVN' w hNaf s.'N
recognition was mutual. She is now n
poor widow, having lost her husband
ten years ago. Well. yes, OF course
YOU have, altc- the fashion of you inter-
viewers. surmised the whole business.
In few days we will be- married. and
II there is - happy being in this g>eat
city it is the man who is now talking TO
YOU"
The wedding will be- celebrated in
grand style 4, an early day in this city.
Many Of the surviving veterans of the
American civil war will bc among the
specially invited guests. IL is the intcn-
tion OF the prospective groom To charter
on the marriage day special train bc-
tween Philadelphia and Baltimore to
convey n number of his old soldier
friends from one city TO another
to witness this unexpected aud romantic
contamination OF his hopes and desires.
why exclaimed the happy man,
Iii l, during the last few years OF the
war talked 10 one soldier about that
girl. talked to thousand. used to
bc known all through our division rs tho
man who was going 10 marry the girl
of Gcttysburg when the cruel war l.
over. "-BIiimOre Cor " \. NGrcHry.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
HAZLEHURsT COPIAH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI 3D.
nolc, destroy vast numbers Of wiro.

molcs destroy vast numbers OF wire.
worms and other grubs, which aro fire.
Quently most destructive to tho crops OF
the farmer and gardener. i am there
fore an advocate for allowing them to
work without mole'tation wherever and
whenever II can be done; and / do not
grudgc the little labor required to scatter
their hills. On this principle allow them
the full run of the kitchen. garden, when
ever the crops are advanced enough to
prevent their being displaced or buried
IL does not seem To be generally
known that molcs come ont and feed
upon the surface ut night. Grubs OF
various sorts, and worms, do the samo
thing. and the moles como up 10 feed
on them. Molcs arn very voracious.
and seem 10 be always hungry. II one
Is caught unhurt and handled tenderly,
il will Immediately begin Ia eat any
worms given to IL. have had one
which, within minute after being
caught. took worm from my hand. \
very curious and Instructive circum-
stance came to my knowledge few
years ago. A molc-catchcr Of my ne
guaintance found molc's most with
Young in Il. The nest was made of bits
of wooden cloth OF different kinds, but
mostly scarlet sort OF, thick texture.
The only place where these bits OF cloth
could have been got was in hold along
way oil. where manure from the town
had been spread, and which contained
a quantity of tailors' clippings, bits OF
red cloth prcdominating. The bits OF
cloth which composed tho nest and the
bits in the field were compared, and found
to be identical. The distance from the
nest to the field was not measured. but
il was great enough to cause astonish-
ment.
Cats sometimes take to mole-catch.
Ing, lust for the fun OF the thing,
suppose, for they never try to eat them.
II Is doubtless also this fondncss for
mere sport which makes some cats
hunt the t'mid shrcw so ass duously.
for they do not eat that animal either.
l have little doubt that owls, for the
same reason. sometimes catch molcs.
! am strengthened in this belief owing
to my knowing that they will pouncg
upon and carry OF more unlikely
things. | knew Il gardener who got
his small fur skull.cip taken Of his
head several times by owls. When 90
ing to replcn sh the hot-houso fires
during the night he had to pass ruin
where many owls congrcgatcd. He al.
ways got his cap next morning not far
from the spot, tho thief having APP
parently dropped 1t in disgust, on dis.
covering that ii was not the sort OF
prey expected.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
Stumbling Horses.

The Pittsburgh Stockman, in recent
issue, says; "Somc good horses are
addicted to stumbling while walking or
moving in slow trOt. A well.versed
veterinarian states that there arc two
causes that would tend to produce this
faulty action; one, n general weakness
In the muscular system, such rs would
be noticed in tired horse; the other, n
weakness of the exterior muscles of the
leg. brought about by carrying too
much weight on the toe. To effect a
cure, he adds, tighten the weight OF
each front shoe about four ounces; have
the toe of the shoe made OF steel instead
OF iron, II will wear longer; have IL
rounded off about the same rs 1t would
be when one.third worn out In or
der to prevent tripping; allow one
weeks rest; have the legs showered for
n few minutes ut a time with cold water
through a hose. in order to create a
spray; then rub dry. briskly. from the
chest down to the foot Give walking
exercise daily during this week for
about an hour twice a day. When you
commence driving again omit the slow
Jog, either walk or send him along at q
sharp trot for o milo or two, then walk
away. but do not speed for ut least sew
cral weeks. BY this means the habit of
stumbling from either Of the above
causes will be pretty well overcome"
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
HUMOROUS.

Coffin Is the name Of q rising tenor
singer In the West. Strange that man
can sing who Is always Coilin.-N \.
Commercial ddrcriiscr.
Yes" said the Idaho man. "it's
dreadful unfortunate that my gal got
huggcl by that mr. bar. She's sort o
held me in contempt sincc. Chicago
Herald.
"A party OF young ladies' attended
church sociablc in Ellkabcthan costume.
and when the local paper said that the
fair was visited by ruils nobody caught
on to the joke. .--IIoston Herald.
We started to read n poem by Bart.
lev Campbell the other day. Finally
we came to the point where he rhymcd
"plenty" and "went sac." Then VIZ
stopped. We are not tongh.-Lo,osH
| Citisen.
I'm all wool and yard wide"
shouted q cowboy, rs he gave his som.
brcro an extra SIDE hitch, and looked
around for foe. THAT may be- re.
piled an undauntcd female. "but you
won wash. ."-Raaiciphia Gail.
--"Yes," said Mr.. Briekhanllcr
"my bull dog has wonderful artistic
taste. lie wouldn't attack tramp the
other day because the cloth Of the mans
trousers wouldn't harmonize we'll with
the color Of his jaws."-Boston Iost.
| 1T was his first attempt on roller
skates. and rs they brought him IN in
the toiet-room he remarked: 81 tell
YOU, boys. that was gorgeous. must
have knocked In the whole dome Of
heaven, the way those stars flew round.
I wonder II there's any left for the next
man."-W CRy Derrick.
-"Take my advice" said old Skin
flint to his clerk, whom he had discov.
cred stamping an envelope from his own
private receptacle; .'takc my advice.
| IL ever find you taking anything OF
mine your connections won't save You.
To jail you CO." "vcry we'll. sir"
said tho clerk; "pcrhaps ] had bet
ter not take your advice, thon. The
Judge. e
--"The top Of the morning to ye,
Mrs. O'Flahcrty." The same to yc.
Mrs. O'Raherty. An did ye SEQ tho
orphants marchin' yisterdayP" 81 did;
God bless livery mothers son OF 'em.
But I didn't see little Johnny O'Hern
| in the procession" "Ahd sure he's
not m orphant any moro. He's quit
the business and has gone to lcarnin' a
thradc, he has" "Arrah, God bless
hlm for his enterprise. - kentucky
Slate Journal. rtryi un.I .f
Why no wasn't there now: Koscius.
ko Murphy, who Is book.kecper in q
grocery house, met q friend who clerks
in cigar store on Austin avenue and
asked him for q cigar. .'Ain't got
any, sad his friend. "Ain't got
anyv' said Kosciusko. "Why. when
used to work in cigar store / always
had my pockets stuffed with cigars"
yes; probably that's the reason you
amt In o cigar store now" was tho
crushing roply.-Tsras Siftings.
-"Young Calvin" wants to know II
wo "believe that the angels have wings,
and why we think so?'T We think they
have, Calvin. We never saw their
wings, but we know that whenever
young man becomes perfectly convinced
that he has met an angel he spends
about all his spare timo holding her
tight with both arms. as though he
feared she would ny away tho minute
hs lot her. 60. And II they h.d no
wings there would be no cause for this
widespread. almost universal fear
Burlington Hapksys.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
VOLUME III.
4 LEARYEAR VICTIM.

Miss Jennie Il a winsome girl
The iairest las of many:
And I would te heart css churl
Did not love Miss jennie.
Hut when iuto my list ming ear
Her tide ot passion gushe-. ..
lscrcam AMI run away for fear
she'll SEQ my tclltalc bushes.
Niles susie T. 80 sweet and mild,
And loves M. oh, so dcar,y,
j cant I-lcct the little child-
Iwould drive her crazy. nearly;
but n she hangs upon the gate
Ana sings her hOpc'vss sorrow.
nlutmur. IL 4 gcttt W late
Pio.,sc come arOJn1 tomorrow"
And there is rosv. romping ncl.e--
And thcrV j. proud uphclia-
An pcnslvc. lutty.minlcd Nell,
Aud patti ng little bella;
'ud | am wOOel 10y Eloise.
AMI COutted. tno. by Jessie,
Whiic Maggie falls upon her knees
And ditto charming Bessie.
There's stlll anOthcr-homcly She
The gaunt, uncouth Elia-
NSrn iirst she came woOing mo.
Oh, how did dcspi~c hcrl
But as she iondly fingered near
There tell. Ike dripping honey,
This sweet assurance on my car
She hal a heap OF money!
90. -hough slEh for Jcnnic's curls
Aud Della so Imp lssi med.
And banker for the other girls
81 swcrtly, grandly fashioned
IL seems dcCtCci that should psrt
From all tacsc IN lrming witches,
And c.itte my manly heart
To gaunt Elixa's riches.
-kaycuc Fed, M Chicago Nclrs
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
About Molcs.

A'correspondcnt Of Chambers Joarnal
thus writes concerning the habits and
peculiarities Of this little animal;
I will just mention one instance, out
OF many, Of the trouble and annoyance
which he may cause. Most people
know that the laying OF box-edging re-
ouircs n deal OF labor and no little skill.
We'll. L have known the labor OF . day
destroyed In one night by q mole. In
this case the hard-worklng little fellow
had commenced at one end OF the edg-
ing and gone right to the other, suiii.
GENTLY near to displace tho whole. so
that Il had TO be laid over again.
1t Is. bowever, beyond dispute that
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
The Dpke Of Calyipo. who was cant.

The Duke Of Calyino, who was capt
urcd by brigands on the cven-
Ing Of the 4th Of November in the
neighborhood Of Trapani. Italy, has
been released by his captors on pay
inent OF a ransom OF 10000 francs by his
fnmily, who never expected to see him
alive again, ho being very obese. nd
vanced in age, and afflicted with o
nervous malady. He had passed thirty
five days with the brigands, and.
strange TO say. the treatment he had
received. though by no means pleasant,
has had the effect Of completely curing
him -
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31

"A religious society has been dis
covered In Brooklyn which has kept tho
dead body OF It's leader for fourteen days
in the expectation that life will 30 rc-
stored TO II. Que OF the members said:
"Brother Haynes Is still with us. He Is
only dead for punishment, and In o
few days will return TO life. You see,
he never wanted to die. and msde up
MI, mind that no would not. God, TO
punish him, caused his death; but Ho
will restore him to Life TO work moro
earnestly for His glory. - Brooklyn
Edoke. .r
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31

MOT long ago tho Atlantic cable
man sent over the report that Mary
Anderson, actress, was TO marry the
Duke Of Portland. Epglishmau. Last
night the following dispatch was rc-
ce:ved by tho Associated Press from
Portland, Ore., "Tho engagement OF
Mary Anderson TO Lieutenant Dukes, OF
this place. Is dcniod. No such person
Is known to exist CHICAGO Tribune
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31

An English practitioner gave .
lady o mixture OF acetio acid 10 dis
solve o pin she had swallowed, and
said II would do tho work In week.
hut tho medical authorities have sat
down upon tho case and find that such
mixtures arc non.opcrative. II was de-
cided, moreover. that metallic bodies
become quickly and considerably cor.
rodcd BY the action Of tho juices IN the
alimontary canal.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31

Devils Lake, In Northern Dakota
does not In any sense deserve Its name.
for Il Is q ine sheet Of water In the
midst Of beautiful scenery. and there
are no evil traditions concerning. II.
The fact Is that the Indians called Il
Spirit Lake, and the white man regard
Cd spirit - necessarily devil. Resi-
dents talk a. changing the name back
70 the original Observation-Disclosures
Herald,
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31

-In cooking food for animals do not
waste the juices. any moro than you
would waste the juices OF your own
soup or. stow. Add little coarse meal
or bran to-,the watery part, and the
strength viii 30 absorbed snd eaten.-
Boston TrSascrip..
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31

"A De Kalb County (Tennessee)
man cut trce until It was ready to fall,
and then throw himslf under it to COM
init suicida o. Roayunc,
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-02-22
Our. Resources.
nlents?

One cropy The following facts show
whether North Dakota is "a one crop
country" OF not. Wheat, of course, is
the staple, because it produces great
crops, is easily looked after, and is most
profitable with little labor; but potatoes
yield from l50 to 400 bushels to the acre:
are large, uniformly sound, and mealy.
Onions yield from 400 to 500 bushels to
the acre and are large and firm. Tur-
nips, peas, beets, parsnips, carrots,
squash, cabbage, cauIitlower, eggplant,
lettuce, radishes, melons, and, i'm fact,
all vegetables common to the northern
states are easily raised, yield heavily,
grow to great size, and are a certain
crop. Buckwheat, hops, flax. clover,
timothy, orchard grass, Hungarian, mill
let, and native grasses of nutritious
character-all yield bountiful and profit
able crops. For cattle and sheep raising
and dairying, the nutritious grasses on
immense grazing ranges, abundance of
water, ready markets and plentiful sup
ply OF hay, which can he had for tile cut
ting, furnish conditions altogether favor
Washburn Times.