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Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24
HIGHLY CIVILIZED.
A Thoughtful Darky Who Il Bound to
Have white Mans Funeral

A Thoughtful Darky Who II Bound to
Have White Mans Funeral
"Samson, why don't you buy your
children some clothcsp" q white man
ssked of an old negro.
"Kaint erford 1t, sah."
Don't gamble, do yOup"
"Naw. sah."
Get drunkp"
"Noch."
"Thcn what becomes of your mon.
cyp"
"Gins do mos o. 1t ter de s'ciety,
sah."
what forp"
s'ATcr pay iunul spenccs. Whom ono
o. dc members dies We gins HIM or big
turn out sah."
"Ycu arc foolish to stint your fami.
ly in order to help pay for big funer-
ais"
"Foolish, wy yer doan know what
yer's taikin' bout. Knowed ole Brocky
Dan. didn' yerP'
"Yes."
"Wall. he want no count, but he
died las week an we GIN him er fine
funul. Had twcnty-f' hacks"
"And do you deprive yourself and
family in order to be buried in this
wayP"
"Co'se. I does. Reckon amt got
no scnscP may lib like er niger.
but wants ter be buried like'er white
man. i doan want ter be buried in no
ole box. / wants er fine coffin wild
silver on 1t. Doan talk ter me, fur
rse er ciberlized pusson. n."-Arkansaw
Trai,eLcr
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24
The Sleeping Frogs.

Among the many creatures that
sleep in the winter are the frogs. with
their two very long hind legs. short
fore legs, and with big black eyes Cd
each side of their very big mouths.
When the cold days come, and the
water begins to freeze in the pond
the frogs know that it is time to 20 to
bed for all winter. Down they 20.
and their families with them, to the
bottom; then they begin to dig with
their long hind feet into the soft mud.
They work themselves down into theft
beds backward, until at last they are
covered under the mud. all except the
tips Of their noses. There they 60 to
sleep. After awhile they have an Ice
spread over them and they can sleep
safely all winter. They do not get
hungry all this time.
After awhile spring comes, and tho
sun grows bright and warm. Jack
Frost carries away their covering. and
old Father Frog begins to push his
nose up out of the mud until his cars
arc uncovered. Then he nudges Moth.
or Frog. "Wako up!' he says. Don't
you hear every body busy up thereP'
And oh! how sleepy she is, poor thing!
But he had tried the water and found
1t warm, and they must not rest any
longer
BY this time the young frogs are
awake, and with sudden push they
20 like streak through the water.
Pretty soon. all around the edges OF the
pond you can hear the 'Peep. peep"
that tells us spring has come.-Ars. o.
Hall, in Our Lille Ones.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24
SENTIMENTAL CHARITY.
Tlabby Imltations Of Real Charity Whisl
Need Strict InvestigAtion.

FlAbby limitations OF heai Charity Whlon
Need strict InvestigAtion.
Now, the hard, bottom fact is, that
fuss and vanity enter very largely into
many OF these schemes of so-called
charity. They reek with sentimental
ity; and therefore 1t is no wonder that
those who work them content them
selves with reports at once jejuno and
nauseating-jejuno in facts, nausest-
Ing in phraseology. The best possible
way to check these habby limitations Of
real charity would be to summon them
somewhat peremptorily to give such
facts as might furnish material for Q
really soisntiao study Of their opera-
tions. They could not in decency re-
fuse the demand, II made by certain
number Of their respectable supporters;
and yet We are convinced that, to com.
ply with the demand in any thing like
an honest and thorough fashion, would
be to show that their work was, In part
ut least hollow and even hurtful. We
believe that vast amount Of harm u
being done. not only by thoughtlcss
private charity. but by ill-organized.
ill-directed and over-ambihous corpo-
rate charity. However, lot scientific
thinkers. men who have taken to heart
all that is implied in the great truth
that two and two make four. settle
right down to work on the reports OF
some Of these prctentious concerns;
and, where they find information lack
ing that ought to be given, quietly
ask for it. The world would be mono
the worse for the puncturing OF a few
Of the bubbles blown by vanity and
floated by sentimentality; and the way
to puncturc them is to bring the "sci-
enti6c method" to bear on their very
unscientifc operations.-Popular SCI
snce Monthly.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24
AN EVIL CUSTOM.

A style OF Cruelty which Girls May Do
eide Against and Render Improbable.
wish I could persuade you. deaf
girls. never to wear a bird on your hat,
nor even bright wing to set of your
rosy cheeks. II you realized how the
cruelty of fashion which trims ladies'
bonncts with song-birds is robbing the
groves and woods OF their music; II you
thought of the fact that in many locali-
ties a price is set on the little feathered
beauties, that they are trapped by the
thousands and sometimes actually
skinned alive. that their plumage may
look the richer for your adornment,
you could not wear bird at such .
price.
Once had lovely fan Of swans.
down, with robin red.breast mount
ed on the center. The robin, stuffed in q
very life-like manner. and with his lit
tie mouth open, seemed just ready to
sing, and, the fan having been gift,
kept It as q parlor ornament with
some pride. One day tender-hearted
baby girl, three years old. was looking
at my fan. when suddenly the little
lips quivcred and the brown eyes filled
with tears. wondered moment at
the grieving look, and was very much
touched when the little one said: "Poor
birdie! The last song came froo here"
pointing with her tiny finger at the
open bill.
When we think what glad. buoyant
life birds life is, and remember the
sweetness the birds bring to our homes,
the melody they make in the morning,
the sweet haunting vespers which dream
away and faint in silence in tho sum-
mer dusk, we can not feel happy In re-
necting that for q caprice Of fashion
the song.birds are murdered by whole
sale.
Do not forget that you as an individ-
ual. Kate, Allie, Grace, Mabel. Emile,
can do something to make this barbar-
Gus style thing Of the past Refuse
to adorn yourself with a dead bird.
The power of the unit Is never more
visibly shown than in quiet persist
cnce in doing right and making
wrong unpopular. II girls decide
against it this style of cruelty will
cease to bc profitable. -Inteiigeneer.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24
GOING 1T BLIND.
A Justice Who Keeps Stock Of Decii
ions Constantly ON Hand.

A Justice Who Keeps u Stock of Decis-
Ions Constantly On Hand.
"You want to sue that man, do youP"
said Dakota justice of the peace.
"Wcll. before we serve any papers on
him want to know if you have got q
case"
"You bet have. judge. sold him
hoss over two year ago and he's never
paid cent
"EIc promised TO pay, did hep"
YES"
II s'pose you've dunncd him'"
"Of course"
"Well, l guess your case is all right
find justice can I be too careful bout
these things"
al s'pose So"
"Yes. you'd DO surprised to SEQ how
many start in without any case. Why,
when / first begun in this ere business
l had to decide pretty near half the
cases in favor of the defendant. l saw
how things were goin' and ever since ]
have just questioned each man righ,
down like did You and found how
matters stood before started.
haven't had case go tor the defend
ant for over a year"
That's good"
"Oh, it's the only way ! can do and
have any system bout my business.
Now you see IN your case, I'll just en-
ter 1t up now in your favor and then
when the day of trial comes all I'll
have to do will be to make him pay the
amount or send an officer out and grab
onto the hoss with surpeny. In these
court matters thcr's nothing like find
ing out just how the thing stands and
then going ahead with the firm knowl-
edge that your right. You needn't
mind bout coming in tho day OF your
trial IN tend to every thing
Esteliinc Cd. IT, Bell.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24
THE ZoDIACAL LIGHT.
The Gcneraliy-Accepted Theory OF TIL
Meteoric Phenomenon.

The Generaliy-Accepted Theory OF This
Meteoric Phenomenon.
The zodiacal light Is the name given
to faint column Of light which may
be sosn rising from the western hori-
,on in clear mornings in the winter
and spring and from the eastern hori-
xon just before day-break in the sim-
mer and autumn. This light really ex-
tends out on each side of the sun, and
lies nearly in the plane Of the ecliptic
or earth's orbit. As the course of the
ecliptic is, to dwellers in northern lati-
tudes. very near the horizon during the
summer and autumn. in those seasons
the light is extinguished In the even-
ings by the thickness Of atmosphere
through which it must pass. Near the
equator. where the ecliptic always
rises high above the horizon, the light
can be seen about equally well all the
year round. 1t generally is seen to
extend not moro than ninety degrees
from the horxou, but " Q clear at.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24
MY HEAVEN.

Not In some far-of cline IL lies
Re,ond some distant centru sun;
Nv heaven u In my pSby's ewes
That draw ire toward that other one
None like them lind lauywhcrv
Unless they bc his mothers therell
The poets of the Book divine
Have woven tancies woudrous sweet
OF Jasper walls. and CT, stallue
New scsv, and such radiant street
OF purcst gold. and thrones. and songs,
And countless, vhitC-robcd, happy throDgs
hut these src very far away.
And haby's eyes arr close a hand;
Their shining makes perfC, day;
gaze IN them and understand
How warriors bold ANA savanisyl
Might COW before a liaby's ey
scmy;'mr> can no. let hir, siefp =
The closed cycs ,cu - the iay;
And oh. such i8 a 'ui watch keep
10 catch the first inspiring ray
:FrUm depths, Us pure aS Paradise
That lie within my Baby's eyes.
The Holy one of Galilcc
Took lttlc children tO His breast.
And sand. "Of such NV Heaven shall be-"
Aud so find n wholesome rcst
In all these tender. human ties
That center In Rnby's eyes.
-GeOrye L. Lsras, m v, Y. Independent.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24
He Has His Fears.

Mr.. Bowles-Well, how is your son
getting alongp
Mr.. Towles, shaking his head dubi-
ously-I dunno. dunno. He don't
seem to come up to my expectations.
Mr.. B.-Hm! I'm sorry to hear
that He hasn't got into bad company.
has hep
Mr. T.-N-no, not exactly, but I'm
afraid he's going to turn out to be u
sport
Mr.. B.-What makes you think SOP
Mr.. T.-Well, ho wants to % TO coy
Isge, .-Grarhic News.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24

The glaciers of the North Pacific
coast are small but magnificent. The
Muir Is three miles, with aperpendicu-
lar face Of four hundred feet, stretch
ing like frozen waterfall or gigantic
dam entirely across tho head of the
glacier bay. Its breast Is as blue as
turquoise. At distance It looks like
fillet rent from the azure sky and
laid across the brow of the cliff When
the full blaze of the southwestern sun
lights up its opalesoence it CLEANS like
the gates Of the celestial city.-Chicogo
Tribune.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24

1t 10 said that the Greek word for
"hash" contains one hundred and six
ty-nine letters. When 1t comes to in
gradients American hash will distance
its Greek competitor with about one
hundred and sixty.nine to spare,-Nor
rtstoWn Herald
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24

1t is proposed to cut . canal
through Canonicut Island. opposite
Newport, so that q steamer can run
straight across from Newport to
Narragansett Pier, and there con-
meet with tho Shore-I.ine Railway,
thus shortening the time to New York
by at least an hour.-N Y. Sun.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24

Law violators are punished hesvily
in Mexico. The mayor Of vsra Crus
fined several OF the milk-selling estab.
lishments there four hundted dollar,
for selling adultratsd milk
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-24
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
DON'T PUT OFF.

Some little folks are apt to say.
when asked their task To touchs
I'll put II OH, at least, to-day;
II can not matter much"
Time is always on the wing;
You can not stop Its Hight:
Then do AT once your little tasks;
You'll happier DO at night
But little duties still put OF
viii end in "Nover dOne;"
And "By and BY is time enough"
Has ruined many ono.
Wei Spring.
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Cavalry Exercises.

The closing performances at the
West Point Academy, which have
been visited by a good many officials
of the war department, have been very
interesting. A letter gives some de-
tails OF the cavalry drill which ale in
terestine: The two uprights We're fixed
at distance OF about fifty feet from
each other, with pad as q cap fixed
upon each, with a handle attached to
it, At a word the cavalrymen
dashed off. Now one came
along ut full gallop, leaned over
as he reached the upright till his hand
was below the level ofthe stirrups, and
in full career picked up one pad after
another and tossed it behind him. 1t
was q feat requiring GOODNESS and ad-
dress, but nearly all executed 1t salts
factorily. Next q pad was placed up
on an upright the heighth OF a man,
and at the same distance as before,
another was placed on lower stand.
Between them was placed horizontal
ly beam resting on two uprights-a
good stiff jump for a horse i'll such a
limited space and one requiring a rider
to have his brain clear. The word was
given. A horseman came gallopine
on. AS he reached the tall.
er stand, he drew his revol
yer. 1t flashed, and then the pad
struck by the bullet, tumbled off
while the horse dashed on and was q
moment after lifted over the bar in 6
flying Jump. Round still the horse
men went, his comrades following on.
by one. And now, rs he approached
the stand at which the pad was re
placed, he has his saber out. He
slashes at it, hits it fairly and almost
before it reaches the ground, heis Over
the bar His saber cut an arc through
the air as he leans over his horse
shoulders and tosses up with a grea
slash a bunch OF tan bark, and then
Just recovering in his saddle, he bring
down the blade with swoop upol
the pad OF the second upright ant
tosses it off. In the next exercise th
uprights and pads are still there, bu
in place OF the Jumps high pole will
a transverse bar, from which hangs jus
within reach Of the horseman' saberal
iron ring, only a few inches in diane
ter. And through all this, too, tn
horses 90 round at tie top of thei
speed, the feat repeated again ant
again. n few failing. but nearly all sue
cessful. Next, the saddles are removed
and the men ride bareback at will
There is no circus performance like thi
spectacle. The place is full OF bound
ing steeds; some with riders leanin
over their shoulders till their hand
sweep the ground; some lying at fu
length upon their backs; some iacin
to the rear, but guiding them with rel
and spur; some jumpingon and offlik
circus riders. while the animal is goin
at the top OF his speed, and som
vaultinc clean over them and keepin
up fho pace. 1t is thrilling specta
clio.
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down to us from former generation.
Heaven has bomteously heightened
out your lives that you might behold
this Joyous day"
On another occasion, so the story
goes when Secretary OF State, but at
home on a brief visit he happened to
be out fishing for mackerel in his smack
off Marshfield. The fish We're abund-
ant, and there We're quite number OF
loca! fishermen on the ground. While
the sport was at its hight, however,
Mr.. Webster discovered in the otfing,
rapidly approaching what he hesupposed
to be IL strange sail. He questioned
Seth Peterson in regard to the matter,
and was convinced that his suspicious
and fears were correct, whereupon he
impatiently demanded in what direc-
| ton, with the present wind, thesmack
could sail the fastest. Thereby was:
"With her eye toward Provincetown!"
when Mr.. Webster exclaimed; Its a
hard case, skipper, but press forward
with all speed, for the master of yon
der vessel is evidently an office seek er.
The truth was therelived man in the
neighboring town OF Scltuate who had
for montns past been bothering hln
for an appointment as a lighthouse
keeper, so that the fears OF the secreta
rv were well grounded.-Ben: Perley
Poore, in the Boston Budget.
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Helping Others.

"Many years ago." said the old
clergyman, 81 was at a commencement
of one of the many small colleges in
the interior OF the country, which train
the sons of our tradesmen and farm
ers into men, and train them well.
Among the young men who were grad
uatcd was one who had taken the
highest honors, thevaledlctory, prizes,
and the presidency ofhis class. Buth
received only a feeble round OF applause
when he rose.
"'What is wrong?' | asked one OF the
Faculty.
"'C-is is selfish fellow. All for
himself. He will succeed in life, but
his success Will benefit nobody but
c.
"Presently another lad stepped for
ward to speak. His place was not a
high one, but from his fellow-students
and the townspeople came a thunder
OF applause, which was no sooner
over than it began again and again
while the grave professors looked or
smiling.
"'What does this mean?' l asked.
oh, that IS Nan--
/" "A Jolly, popular fellow, fond o
fun, everybody's chum" ventured.
NO, not that But Van is the only
man ever knew whose idea OF col
lege is that it is a place for mutua
help. He is not exceptionally bright
but he has hard common sense, grea
warmth OF heart, and untailng tact
You would not credit me if shoult
tell you of the men he has helped dur
ing his course, the dull fellows whom
he has coached, the idle ones that h.
has dragged to work, the dissipate'
that he has kept out of temptation
oh, Van, for some reason, is like no
body elsen
II kept watch on Van after he LEI
college for many years. He never be
came wealthy fashionable, or power
ful man, but he was the most helptu
human being | ever knew. Not be
cause he was kinder or more sympa
thetic than many Others. The differ
ence was his motive in living.
"We all talk OF the battle OF life
1t is n struggle, in which we go dow
armed and equipped to contend wit
our fellows. No matter how irlendl
the competition, it is competition.
we go up, others must give place to L
and 90 down.
VANS idea OF the world was tha
which he had of college. 1t was
place in which we should help eac
other This moving idea gave an II
ter lack OF self-consciousness to hin
No man, without great talent, eve
possessed such wide and deep intll
ence. He died last summer-went il
to some other life to help his fellows.
Is the popular idea oflife right? Wa
) not Vans n better idea?-Iouth
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Winning the Sultan's Prize.

Ages ago it pleased one OF the Sui
tans to issue a proclamationt through
out the Empire, promising to present
golden ball to whomever among all
his subjects should prove himsel. the
biggest liar, giving 1t to be understood
beforehand that no merely improba-
bic story" would stand the ghost of q
chance OF winning, 81 nee he himscl
was to be the Judge, and nothing short
Of a story that was simply impossible
would secure the prize. The procla
nation naturally made quite stir
among the greater preyarlcators ofthe
realm, ana hundreds OF stories came
pouring in from competitors every
where, but they were one and all ad-
Judged by the astute monarch as con-
tanning incidents that might under eN-
traordinary circumstances have been
true. The coveted golden ball still re-
mained unawarded, when one day
there appeared before the gate OF the
Sultans palace, requesting an audi
ence, an old man with travel-worn APP
pearance, ana bearing on his StOOplng
shoulders an immense earthen-ware
jar. The Sultan received the aged
pilgrim kindly, and asked him what
he could do for him. 40 Sultan, may
you live forever" exclaimed the old
man, for your Imperial Highness is
loved and celebrated throughout all
the Empire for your many virtues,
but most OF all for your love OF jus
tice." "Inshallah," replied the mon
arch reverently. May it please your
Imperial Majesty continued the old
man, calling the monarch's attention
to the jar. ''your Highness' most ex-
cellent father-may his bones rest i'll
peace'-borrowed from my father this
Jar full OF gold coins, the conditions
being that your Majesty was to pay
The same amount back to me- cab
surd, imposslble" exclaimed the as
tonished Sultan, eyeing the huge yes
sci in question. ''lf the story bs
true,' gravely continued the pilgrim
pay your fathers debt; if it is asyol
say impossible, | have fairly won tn,
Golden ball" And the Sultan imme
ii ately awarded him the prize.
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Dancing.

The king of Hanover passed and
SAID, Doctor don't you dance?''
"Yes, sire" said; and I took my
wife, who was standing by unexpected
y disengaged, as she was much in re.
quest for her good dancing, and had
at times opened the balls with one
of two OF the kings stepsons). We
aad q delightful waltz, much to the
surprise of many-not only that q
pastor should dance at all, but that
he should be able to dance as fast or
aster than any of them. But the
act was had been three years on the
Continent as a young unmarried man,
working, after had left Cabmridge,
ior the diplomatic service, in which l
had been promised an attacheship,
ard had danced ut various courts
and in many palaces OF the great with
The best and swiftest of natives par
ticularly at Dresden, where they were
noted for their prowess on the eight
fantastic toe" But another case,
that astonished the natives still more,
VAS that of q noted gallant officer in
Highland uniform, not only with
brawny bare legs, but tattooed all
over with lizards, snakes, tortoises,
etc, most beautifully and artlstically
drawn and colored by the natives o.
Burmah, where he had long beer
quartered A little German baroness
too old and ugly, one might have
thought to have scruples or preiudices
of delcacy i'll such case burst forth
/ in horror. "Oh! gracious what is
that? At a court ball! in ladies socie
ty? Thick, hairy, naked legs! but that
is too much! wonderful, not to say
vulgar! And that Queen Victoria al
Iows?" ?"-Reminiscences OF d Court
Chaplain.
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The Flying Dutcllman.

The two sons OF the Prince Of Wales
have written an account OF their voy-
age around the world.
In their three years rowing the
princes had in the main fair winds and
lowing seas. They encountered few
storms and no pirates. But one night
rs they sailed over the Southern Seas
near Sydney they fell in with the Fly
jng Dutchman. July II, lSSl.-At
A. NJ. the Flying Dutchman crossed
our bows. A strange red light Us OF a
phantom ship, all aglow, in the midst
Of which lights the masts, spars and
sails OF the brig two hundred yards
distant stood out in strong relief. As
she came up the lookout man on the
torecast!e reported her as close on the
port bow, where also the officers OF the
watch from the bridge clearly saw her,
us did also the quarterback midship-
man. who was sent forward at once
10 the forecastle. But on arriving
there no vestige or any sign whatever
Of any material ship was to be seen,
elther near or right away to the hori-
son. The night being clear and the sea
| ralm, thirteen persons altogether saw
her. but whether it was Van Diemen,
o: the Flying Dutt thman, or who else,
mnst remain unknown. The Tourma-
Inc and Cleopatra, who were sailing
on our starboard bow, flashed to ask
whether we had seen the strange red
light at n quarter to IL "A. NJ.
The ordinary seaman who had this
morning reported the Flying Dutch
n E L.. {