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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
Strong and Growing.

The Memphis Avalanche, al
though it has no interest in the.
politics of this State, is a newspa-
per that always keeps itself we'll in
formed on current events. Speak
ing OF Gov. Lowry and the chances
for his denomination, the Az.
aLaRche editOrIally says:
That there is large and growing
opposition to his denomination
grows ont of various causes. The
loug neglected river counties tech
that they have substantial grounds
for a new deal, aud, with excer-
tiOn of Washington, stand almost,
united in opposition. The unbro.
ken tradition of one four years
term stands as bar to a SECOND
term, which many, who are not
otherwise hostile, feel it would be.
unsafe TO break down in any case.
Tue change was made in order to-
embody the old rule of two years
term " vhich once prevailed in Ten
nessee into law. To break this new
rule Of two terms embodied in one
would be TO set each executive here
after to do precisely what the Law
expected to prevent-tO work in
his four years term for another Of
four years,
Whatever may be the result
there can be no doubt that the Op-
position Is far more Formidable than
It appeared to be some weeks ago,
more so than It has ever been al
lowed by Gov. LlOwry's friends to
be, more dangerous than they yet
suspect is to be. Ii is certain.
judging from the growth aud mani,
testation Of opposition that it will
not diminish as time runs.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03

A Washington correspondent
says: 81 have talked With a mum
Der of Republican Senators about
next winters work. Not one of
them believes in making any serI-
GUS opposition TO the Presidents
appointments. The Republican
Senators all believes in the for
tuue OF war, and are more disposed
to-day to support Mr.. Cleveland by
confirming his nominations than
many of the Democratic Senators.
| will venture this prediction, that
there will be more opposition, from
time to time, to special appoint
ments from the Democratic side
than tue Republican,
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Societies.

GULF LODGE KNIGHTS OF HONOR No
2454-Meets on first and fourth Saturday
nights of each month. w. ID. Bragg, d.;
Ira W. Broome, V. D.; Z. T. HendOn, A,
D.; J. X. Mcleod, r. L. w. Morrill,, f.
R.; G. j. Anderson, G.. Jos. Scheffler, O.;
+. b. Smith, s. Medical ExamIners-Drs.
w. ID. Bragg and j. X. Mcleod
PAscAGoULA LODGE A. +. AND A. NJ.
No. POP meets third Saturday night IN
each month. 7. A. COulsOn, W NJ;
w. Watkins. S. W.; j. L. DaDtzler. J. W;
A. Blumer, Treas. G. n. Wood, sec'y
]. X. Mcleod. s. D.; H. G. Dempf, J. D.;
G. L. Howe, S. aud I,
r. L. HOWE r. A. CHAPTER No. 49,
Meets second Saturday night In each
month. T. A. COulsOn, H. PS ]. W,
Morris, King.
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BE a WoMAN.
Oft I've heard a gentle mother,
As the twilight hours began,

Oft I've heard gentle mother,
As the twilight hours began,
Pleading with son on duty,
Urging him to he man.
But unto her biue-eycd daughter,
Though with love words quite as roady
"Strive, my dear, to be a lady"
"What's ladyf Is it something
Made of hoops and silks and airs,
Used to decorate the parlor,
Like the fancy rings and chairsf
Is it one that wastes on novels
Every feeling that is human
If tits this to be lady,
FTis not this to bel woman.
Mother, then, unto your daughter
Speak of something higher far
Than to be mere fashions lady
"womau is the brightest star"
If you in your strong affection
Urge your son to be true man,
Urge your daughter no less strongly
To arise and be woman.
Yes. woman! Brightest model
OF that high and perfect bounty
Where the mind aud soul and body
Bend to work ont life's great duty.
Be a woman, naught is higher
On the gilded crest of time;
On the catalogue of virtue
There's no brighter, boiler name.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
PostnfRce and Malls.

PostOfice open from an. to s pm.
every day.
On Sundays open from to lOa.m. and
from 10 2 pm.
Letters for register will be received
during the week from { an. till 3;3O p. m.
No letters registered on Sundays nor after
hOurs on week days.
ARRIvAL AID DEPARTURE OF NAILS
Prom Soronf0u---Anivos at SIS an and
lis pm Depsrts at 9:ia an. and
S:45 pm.
LsatesriHe Roufc--Auives on Wednes-
days aud Saturdays At pm Departs
on Mondays and Thursdays At an,
rs E. CASTAhERA, p. N.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03

L. Q. @. LAMAR, JR.-Mv. L. Q.
O. Lamar, Jr., the only son OF Sec
retary Lamar, was in Selma yes
terday, at the Commercial Hotel.
The scribe found him to be a refin-
ed, cultivated aud Inassuming gen.
tlemau, with no desire to lead a
political life whatever, but says be
has a sou who will follow the foot
prints Of the Secretary of the Inte-
Nor, He related many little inter
esting things about bis father, and
seemed perfectly devoted to him.
He is in the mercantile business,
preterring il greatly TO political
life. Heis a cousin Of the Lamars
Of this city and county,
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STATE DIRECTORY.

GovernOr--RObert Lowry
Lieutenant -Governor--G. ID. Stands.
Trcnsnrer-W. l.. Hemingway.
Secretary of State-H. e. Myers
Auditors. Gwin.
Attorney General-T. c. Catchings.
Sup't of Education-.I. A. Smith.
Librarian-Mrs. NJ. MOTancy.
Sup't Pcnitcntiary-T. J. McQuiston.
Sup't Insane Asylum DIR. 7. c. Mitchell
Supt Deaf aud Dumb Iustitute-R.
Doybins.
Supt Blind Institute-Dr. w. S. Lang
ley.
Revenue Agent-Wirt Adams.
Land Commissioner-H. ID. Cameron.
SUPREME COURT.
Chief Jastice-J. A, p. Campbell.
Associate Justices-James II. Arnold,
Tim L. Cooper.
Clerk-Oliver Clifton.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
John NJ. Stone, president; w. b. An
gustus. w. A. Melville, membersi c. c.
Campbell, clerk.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03

A REAL POLITICAL DoG.-A
good old Kentucky Democrat, who
has been waiting twenty-five years
for a pos;-oflioe, owns a fine dog,
which is his constant companion.
The other day the dog had been
having a run in the sunshine, and
was resting on tho porch, with his
tongue out.
"That's a boss dog" said a trav-
cling man, who had been selling
the old man a bill of gods.'
"You're right, he is" said the
old man proudly.
"What makes him stick bis
tongue ont that way %
"Politics.'
"POlitics Z Howl"
"Why, sir, that dog knows Cleve-
land is elected, and be knows |
want a post Office, and hes got his
tongue out ready tO begin licking
the stamps."-M Merchant Tfdreler.
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1
messed during the war.
The General aud soldiers said to
WitherspOOn when he arrived in
their lines: .We do not see how
you stood up after the fire, for we
took you for an officer from your
uniform, and as you were in an
open place we took deliberate aim
at you."
The Chaplain answered that his
life was in the hands of God, as he
was engaged III to save the wound
ed and ambulance corps. They
said:
awe are sorry to have fred up
OH the wounded, but saw no hospi-
tai fiag,n as was the case. The
Federals cried out, "Treat this
Chaplain well, for be has shown
kindness TO u.s." which was done,
especially by Gen. Graut.
Mr.. Witherspo0n says he thought
he was killed; tor it seemed that
the whole Federal army fired at
him dt one time. His first thought
was that he certainly was in etern'
ity, but he was conscious that he
stood that he beheld the surround.
ings of Shiloh's battle ground.
His next thought was that he was
certainly so badly wounded chat
he had lost his consciousness; or
did bo not know whether he was
hit; so he looked for blood aud
could see noue: When one OF the
ambulance corps, who was be-
hind tree that was barked by
bullets, ran up to him, thiuking he
was wounded, Mr.. Witherspoon
asked him where he was wounded,
and when he discovered he was
able to make quick time at the enc
my's cal! to surrender, he knew he
was neither killed or wounded, and
that he had saved his helpless
friends from further wounds, and
perhaps death, aud he believes
that the Almighty God had. by his
Providence, directly saved his life.
Mr.. WitherspOon usually wore a
black broad cloth coat, but was in
u hard rain and put on an officers
suit two nights before the battle,
and never had a chance to take it
off. Captain Rembert loaned him
a suit to keep hIm dry.
The surgeon of FORESTS Caval
ry was not fred upon because,
from his "rig," they took him for
one OF their own soldiers. Mr.
WitheI spoon told him: "Take all
YOU can, for FORESTS S cavalry needs
and deserves them all. DR.. Nor
row made a narrow escape by stop
ping to care for the wounded. Tho
coats aud blankets were captured
from the enrmy'S first camp taken
Gen. Beauregard was much inter.
ested in Mr.. WitherspOOn, but
could not send any Que through the
lines, from prudential considera-
tiOns at that time; but sent the
Federal Chaplain 10 Jackson, Miss.
aud from that point released him
as a nOn-combatant.
Capt. Zech Sherley made an ap.
peal to President Lincoln for the
release of Mr.. WitherspOon, but in
vain, for four months, as the Chap
lain told Gen. Buell. that he was
with his regiment when his first
two guns were taken, aud he never
tloubtpd the iuStice of the Gener.
ais decision in holding him as a
prisoner of war.
Capt Zach Sherley aud Z. A.
Wilder generously aided the Chap
lain and his men when on their
way to prison, aud Rev. DIR. ThUn-
as A. Hoyt, then of this city, OBJ
tained assistance of clothing and
money from the people OF Louis
vile for these ana many other poor
Confederate prisoners.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
The Age OF the World.

In America some very remarka.
ble discoveries have taken place,
which, if not conclusive, as to the
age Of man being more than 6,OOO
years; are, at all events, deserving
of the most unbiased consideration.
There is one in particular, describ-
ed in Mott and Gleddou's ''Types of
Mankind" OF the skeleton of d
man found in the delta of the Mis-
sissippi, where, according to the
conclusion arrived at in the work;
it must have been reposing for
period of about fifty-seven tbOui
sand years. This suppOsltion IS
arrived at as follows:
"In excavating on the plain upon
which the city of New Orleans is
built, successive growths of ey-
press trees are met with. Ten dis.
tinct cypress forests have been
traced by Messrs. Dickson &
Brown, at different levels below the
surface. They are arranged verti-
cally above each other, and on the
surface over them all stand stately
oaks that have fiorished for centu.
ries. Between the growth OF each
OF these ten cl press forests, the
plain must have been submerged,
the soil on which the next forest
vas to grow being deposited during
the submersion. DIR. Bennett Dow
Ter makes q calculation as to tlIe
period which must have elapsed
since the last submersion OF the
site of the city. lie divides the
history of this period into three
eras 1st. The era of colossal
grasses, trembling prailies, etc., as
seen in the lagoonS, lakes aud sea
COAST I'd. sThe era of the cypress
basins! Sd. The era of the pres.
eut live oak plat FORM Existing
trees, he maintains, show that the
development occurred iu this order.
1t is, then, supposed that the e'e-
vatiOn has taken place at about five
inches in IA century, that being the
most rapid rate a. which the ao.
cunulation of detritus, in the delta
OF the river Nile 10 Egypt, has ever
been computed to have taken place.
This will give 500 years for the
era of aquatic plants, before the
aUDeaFauce of the cVDrpSa forest
Estimating the cypress tress at ten
feet in diameter, DIR. Dowler con-
cludes that their age would be
about 800 years. Though many
generations of such trees may
have grown aud perished in each
cypress period, he has assumed
only two consecutive growLhs, Civ.
ing ii, 400 years. The following
table is arrived at.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
THE COURTS.
REGULAR TERMS.
Circuit Court Seventh District.

OITCulL OOUTL- 20 VOIIbII DI~'1I I0o'
SAMUEL II. TERRAL, Judge.
JAS II. NEVILLE. District Attorney.
Clarke county, first Monday in February and
August continuing twelve days.
Kenper county, first Monday in February and
August continuing twelve days.
I.auderlale county, first Monday in July and
January, continuing twenty-fOur judicial days il
business requires.
Wayne county, first MondaHin April and octo-
Der, continuing six days.
Greene county second Monday in April and Oc-
tObeT, continuing six days.
Perry county, seventh Monday after fourth M0n-
day in April and October.
Marion county, Sixth Monday after fourth Mon
day in April and October.
Hancock county, third Monday after fourth
Monday in April and October continuing twelve
DAYS.
Harrison county, first Monday after fourth
Monday in April and October, continuing twelve
days.
Jackson county, third Monday of April and 0cto-
ber, continuing twelve days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
Moss Point Directory.
ChurcheS.

MErnoDIsT-Rev r. j. Jones, pastor.
Preaching every Sunday. Prayer mcet-
ing every Thursday evening.
BAPTIST Elder o. ID. Bowen, pastsr.
Preaching every fourth Sabbath at II am,
PIussBYTERIAN- REV, d. o. Byers, pas
tor. Preaching every second and fourth
Sabbath ut 1890 am.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
ChancePy Court Seventh Dist.
SYLVANUS EVANS Chancellor.

Jackson county first Monday OF March ana sep
tember continuing six days.
Harrison county, second Monday in March and
September continuing six days
Hancock county third Monday in March ana
September continuing six days.
Greene county, second Monday n April and Oc-
tober continuing six days
Marion county, fourth Monday in March and
September continuing six days.
Perry county first 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 six
DAYS.
Clarke county, first Monday in May and NOvem-
ber continuing six days
Landeitlale county, third Monday Of May nnd
November continuing twelve days.
Kemper county, second Monday in May and No
vembcr continuing six days.
Monthly rules Of Chanccry Court on first Mon
day in each month";
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03

A young Texas lady of a violent
temper, just about to be married,
was found weeping by a friend.
"Why do you weep Fanny !
Your future husband is one of the
most kind hearted men in the
world" asked the friend.
81 know it, but / can't help feel
ing sorry for the poor devil. /
have such a tender heart that it
makes me cry to know how III
boss him around. The poor man
has no idea what he is going to
suffer at my hands, and once more
the eyes OF the kind-hearted wO-
man we're hlled with brine.--Sy7-
iHQs.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
Scranton Directory

BAPnsT-Elder o. d. Bowen, pastor
Preaching every. fourth Sabbathiat ! pm.
Sabbath school every Sunday at am,
j. Nelson, superintendent.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03

Judge Jas. 1. Friar holds regular terms
Of court Mt the courthouse in Scranton the
first and fourth Mondays in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
POstOmce Hours.

The following nre the postoilee hours Of the
Scranton postOffce:
Open frdm o'clock ain. to pm. From 3o'clOck
pm. to pm.
Sunday-Oflce open half an hour before and after
departure of mail trains.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
Fire Company.

SCRANTON FIRE COMPANY No. Is. X.
Thompson, president, jas. Smith, fore
man. Regular meeting first Monday
night in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
j. NJ. BARNES.
CONTRACTOR AND RUILDER
Mass Point and Scranton. Miss.

Estimates furnished on all kinds Of
house work, also counters and shelving
for stOrehouses. Orders at Scranton will
be left with GIrard & Iaurendinc, and
orders at Moss Point TO be left with J. W.
Stewart. The same will receive prompt
attention. A portion OF your patronage
respectfully solicited.
Jan. Is. 1894. Civ
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DIR. DOwler then goes on to reck-
on ten other such elevations, which
he suppOses may have taken place,
each of equal duration. yielding
los, 400 years. The skeltOn of a
man, together with burnt wood,
was discovered at the excavations
tor the gas works, at the depth OF
eighteen feet, aud beneath the roots
of cypress tree belonging to the
fourth forest level. The type OF
the Uranium was that of the origin
al American race. Reckoning, theu,
the present era at II, 400 years, and
allowing for three other eras of
equal duration, that skeleton must
have been deposited $1,000 years
ago, while a luxuriant flora must
have adorned the country 100000
years earlier. Pre-. Adamite Nan.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
Justice Courts.

Judge J. w. Starr holds regular terms
Of court at the courthouse in Scranton
the first and third Wednesdays in each
month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
Roard oil Henlth. JacksOn 90.

S. S. Henry, president, DIR. W. a. Cox
DR.. NJ. Moore, J. w. Stewart aud w. s
Dodson, sr. DIR. W. ID. Bragg, port phy
sician and health officer.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03

James Parton asks: "Will the
coming man drink vine p He
probably viii, if there is any left.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03
Official Directory Jackson County.

Clerk Of the Courts-Walter NJ. Denny.
SherifF-JOhn Il. Clark.
Trcasurer-S. X Thompson.
SuryeyOr-E w. Morrill,.
AssessOr-A. A. Vaughan.
Co. Supt. Pub. Ed-Dr. II. L.. Howe.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03

JLEAN HTIANEt
HAIR DRESS,
SHAMPOO, ETC,
by the hands of good Barber and in the
most artistic manner. New Shop, New
Razors, and Good Work. Give MS call.
TONY, the Barber,
August %, 1884. 26-ly
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-03

IF you need bill-heads, letter
beads, cards, circulars, or auy-
thing in the job printing iae send
your orders to this Office.
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TONY'S SHOP
ToNSoRIAL PARLoRS

Have been opened on Delmas avenue,
Scranton, Mss, near Blalack's Stables,
where all can have
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-25
Depicting the Church.

How the saloon depletes the church
is most strikingly shown by the follow
ing statistics gathered by Rev. II. w.
Bennett, formerly of Dubuque, Ia, and
now of Bloomington. He says of
Bloomington: There are about 1900
young men in this city. Of total
membership of the Christian churches
OF 3,5l1, only 1856, or about one-tenth
are young men, and the average at
tendance upon public worship is placed
at 400. OF Sj4 arrests made by our
police in 1884, more than coo were
young men. Think of that! More
young men arrested in year than at
tend churches. OF Ill people confined
in the jail in one year, 81 were young
men. OF ,309 calls made at 40 saloons
from seven to eight p. m. Saturday,
1927 were young men. Only front
doors are watched. Notice how the
proportion of arrests compare with the
visits to the saloons. Here are the open
gates to that hell which blackens moral
character, blinds moral pre- options,
weakens will power, and will engulf
with earthly shame and eternal perdi-
ton every young man who passes
through them to remain. If Christian
ministers are not wiilfully blind, they
will engage in this holy war upon the
liquor traffic as the surest means OF
winning souls. Union SigaGJ
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-25
RICH MEN AND COLLEGES.


Johns Hopkins gave So, 148,O 900 to the
university which he founded. His gifts
for benevolent purposes amounted to
$4,000, 900. Judge Packer gave SO, 900, =
900 to Lehigh University. Cornelius
Vanderbilt gave S1,000,00O to the Van
derbilt University. Stephen Girard
gave IS, 600 900 to Girard College. John
c. Green and his residuary legatees gave
$1,000, 900 to Princeton College. Ezra
Cornell gave Sl,00J,0 coo to Cornell Uni
versity. Isaac Rich bequeathed the
greater part of his estate, which was APP
praised at $l,7O0,000, to Boston Uni
versity. On account of the great fire
and shrinkage in value, and other UNI
fortunate circumstances, the University
will realize less than $700,OOO from
this magnificent bequest Amasa Stone
gave $500, 900 to Adelbert College by di-
rect gift and by bequest. w. w. COrco-
ran gave $4,000 to Columbian Univer-
sity in money and land. Benjamin Bus
sy gave real estate worth $500, 900 to
Harvard University. Samuel Williston,
William j. Walker, and Samuel A.
Hitchcock gave between 100000 and
Whitmer Phoenix gave the bulk of his
property, amounting to about $40, 600,
to Columbia College. j. B. Trevor gave
$4,000 to Rochester Theological Sem
mary. Matthew Vassar gave $800.000
to Vassar College Gardner Colby gave
$4,000 to Colby University and $780,
900 to Newton Theological Seminary.
j. B. Colgate gave $500, 900 to Madison
University. GeorgeI l. Seney gave $3.50
900 to Wesleyan University. The Gro
yer family gave S300,000 to Grocer Theo-
logical Seminary. Itwould be easy to add
to this list. There are hundreds of men
and women whose splendid gifts entitle
them to be held in everlasting remem-
brance. Such gifts are SO common now
that they are expected. If q rich man
should live and die without doing some
thing for the cause of education, he
would at once become the subject of adj
verse criticism. -PennSylUaniG College
Monthly.