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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09

Lafagan's Logic---Laziness

Chicago Ledger.
Laziness is libel on nature.
1t is productive in life, and dies
hard.
The devil is the only counsel in its
defense.
1t is content with the efforts of its
ancestors.
1t is the only successful persecution
I know of.
1t is preferable to RIGHTEOUSNESS,
but that's about all.
A lazy person is an accident and
ought to be born again.
Laziness don't seem to get up to
the dignity of sin.
When inherited it is as hard to rise
above as to climb creased pole.
A lazy man is generally worth
what his hide will bring and no more.
don't believe that heaven blesses
lazy man once in thousand years.
1t is hale and hearty for its age,
and does not appear to be going out
of fashion.
1t trusts to luck for an existence,
and luck drums up trade for the poor
house.
Next to hot whisky it has done
more to degrade humanity than any
other one thing.
1t is a curse to humanity, and never
had but one successful rival-the To-
Gusts of Egypt.
When l content myself with a lazy
person / am generally suffering for
something to fondle.
The more l study the subject the
more curious / am to know what the
lazy people are born for anyhow.
A lazy man may hunt for a job,
but you'll always notice that he
misses it just "by the skin of his
teeth"
There is, however, one good thing
about laziness, for like "rough on
rats" it don'tgenerally hurt anybody
but rats.
After all perhaps it is necessary
that one-half the world should be
lazy that the other half may have q
chance to get its graft in.
Laziness is about as full of day:
work as beans are full of wind, but il
is about as hard to get days work
out of it as to eat pork and beans and
avoid the nightmare that follows.
The devil was the first to.get cor
ner on laziness. He took it on tria
for three weeks and liked it so wei
that he patented it. Laziness in PEG
pie is only an infringement upon thi
patent.
: l would favor killing off all laz!
people, only am afraid that man
ingenuity would invent somethin,
worse in its stead. 1t is a wonder t
me they haven't tried to improve OF
laziness before this.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09
Driving at Night.

Scientific American.
How to illuminate the road in front
of the horses in driving at night is an
important matter.
The usual side lamps on carriages,
or the attaching of a lantern to the
dash board, fail to reflect the light
where it is most wanted, and the sus-
pending af a lantern to the front axle
is Objectionable for many reasons,
but it is the best plan for shedding
the light where it is most needed that
we have seen tried.
But a Philadelphia physician sug-
gests the attaching of the lantern to
the breast collar of the harness, which
he says he has tried with perfect sat
isfaction ; and he has evidently had
some experience with the ordinary
methods of lighting, for he says the
various forms of dash lights are pretty
much the same, in that they put the
light just where it is not wanted, illu-
minating the horses tails and hips,
and the buggy thills with quite an I'M
necessary brilliancy, which intensifies
the blackness of the shadow cast by
them just where one wishes to see
most clearly.
"My light is a common tubular
lantern, with reflector, and a spring
for attachment to the dash. In place
Of putting it on to The the dash, Islip
the spring over the middle of the
breast collar, directly in front of the
horse. Every part of the road in
front of me was plainly seen, so I
could drive with as much confidence
as in broad daylight. The conditions
necessary for success are level-head-
ed horse, with fair breadth of chest,
and shoulder strap attached to the
check hook, to prevent the lantern
sagging down between the horses
legs when for any reason the traces
slack. 1t would be well to have a
short strap sewed to the inside of the
breast collarto slip the spring through
so as to prevent any lateral motion
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09
Sam Jones Wit.

From Southern Bivouac for January.
His wit is his first great power with
the masses. How much his Georgia
training and birth has to do with this
it is difficult to say; it admits only of
suggestion. What Georgia's precise
relation to generation of wit is may
be an open question; this much is true
so far as published wit in the South
is concerned, we are sure that Geor-
gia has more than all the other States
combined. We know of no North
ern State, or half dozen States, which
compare with her. May the reason
not be that Georgia is one of the four
States in the South which are old
enough to begin to give a distinct
type to their people? The rest Of
them are too young as yet to develop
any particularly distinguishing traits.
Why should wit be one of the traits
of Georgian You will remember
that the climate of Georgia is mild,
that the soil is sufficiently generous
to take from the mere effort at exist
ence any bitterness of struggle. This
gives leisure, comparative leisure, to
II classes, for the poorer classes reach
their wants with little more self-exer-
ton than do the men of wealth.
Then the rich alluvial plains are al
most everywhere, in North Georgia,
divided up by sand ridges, and the
State full of rich and poor soil in i'm
mediate proximity. The rich planters
Of the lowlands are thus brought in
immediate contact with the poorer
classes of the sand ridges.
In South Carolina and Virginia the
gap between the classes is wide; in
Georgia it has largely closed over.
We have thus in daily contact the
sharp contrasts of life with leisure to
develop the natural result, high de,
gree of wit. Witness the number OF
writerSfrom Georgia who have earned
reputation in American literature
as wits; for example, Major Jones
Courtship, Georgia Scenes, Bill Arp
and later, Uncle Remus, Old 81, and
perhaps best of all, Dukesborougt
Tales. To these add, on the stump
such men as Judge Underwood, anC
the elder Colquitt who, on one occa
sion, ran an opponent for Congress of
the field by the effects of a single an
ecdote on the audience.
What has more bearing yet upor
the point of reverence, as combined
with wit, is Jones' familiarity will
that remarkable class of men, tn,
Old-side Baptist preachers. Mel
who, reared in the mountains, haC
drunk in the fullest inspiration of ma
ture, robust in manhood, restrainet
by no conventionalisms of life o
thought, with side toward God a
reverent and sober as the robed noun
tains among which they dwelt, insep
arabic from freedom of feeling ant
illustration untamed and grotesqu
as the torrents which roam, roar, an,
leap along their beds. Their audi
ences were half the time in horror
and much of the other half in roa
of laughter. Yet these men were a
heart true and reverent.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09
The Loss of Our Game.

NJ. C. Weld in Agriculturist.
In country where every man and
boy may carry gun and keep dog
if he wishes to, and where people
generally little heed who shoots, or
what is shot, whether the laws are
obeyed or not, what wonder is it that
wild birds and beasts disappear, and
that our markets are almost bare of
game, in seasons when it should be
cheap and plenty? Game ofall kinds
is plentier and cheaper, all over Eng
land, France and Germany, than it is
here. The time may possibly come,
when the right to carry fowling
piece will be obtained by paying
high liscense fee, when the privilege
of shooting over certain districts will
be sold for term of years to the high
est bidder, or disposed of at An annual
rental. Should that time come, game
will be abundant again. Many town
ships or school districts, if they had
the right and will to enforce it, might
in this way secure an income suffi-
cient to pay all school expenses, and
very likely partof the highway tax.
AS it is, farmers might do a great
deal if they would toward REFRESHING
this irresponsible, general shooting,
which is going on every autumn. 1t
will be necessary for them to first be-
come familiar with the game laws,
and then aid in enforcing them by
every means in their power. Neigh
bors' boys are the worst. Nobody
wants to do anything to get the ill
will of his neighbor, SO the boys are
not hindered. They blaze away at
robbins and quail, yellow hammers
and rabbits, in or out of season, until
they think they have perfect right
to do it.sIn the woods of Maine, in the
Adirondacks, and in similar regions
one would think the woodsmen, and
those who live by hunting and fish.
ing, and act as guides to the hundreds
Of sportsmen who visit these places
would take some pains, law or nc
law, to preserve their principal attrac
ton. But no, they will shoot deer
Unfortunately, in or out of season
and what is worse, they will shoot 6
doe as quickly as buck.
There are thousands of acres of lane
in almost every township, certainly
in every rural county, where thu
ground is so rough as to be unfit fol
any agricultural purpose, and where
even sheep cannot range, on accoun
of the exposure to the attacks of tn,
fly. These are just adapted to deer
and if they could be protected for 1
few years, would multiply rapidly
AT the same time, wild turkeys, par
tridges, and lesser game birds woulC
increase.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09

Some say Consumption can't be
cured" Ayers Cherry Pectoral, as
proved by forty years experience,
will cure this disease when not al
ready advanced beyond the reach Of
medical aid. Even then msures re-
freshing sleep.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09

That town whose surplus capital is
largely used in discounting notes will
die of the dry rot. That one which is
blessed with public spirited capitalists
who so invest their money as to keep
it full of employed workers, will, by
IN unvarying law Of nature, thrive
and Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09

Simplicity of character is the natu-
raj result of profound thoughts.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09

1t is said that SassafraS bark scat
tered through dried fruit, will keep
out worms. Easily tried.
Rye may yet be sown for early
spring COW feed.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-17

There is no use of other
clOthiers denying the fact, for the
public know it too well that +. New
blik, AZ Dauphin ST., Mobile, sell
the best tailor made clothing in
this country, and ut sIch prices
that will aStOnish every one, aud
to prove this statement, We public
~ invite every person in this vicin-
ity, who are interested in clothing
to call aud make a personal inspec.
ton of their prices and quality OF
their garments. An elegant line
of mems suits from 50 to SlS,
worth S12 and s2I. Fine dress
suits from $l5 to s25, worth SIS to
$50. Boys knee pants 75 cents,
81, $3.50, worth more money. Big
boys suits from 50 to $40, worth
$3.50 to S12. Little boys over.
coats from S3.5O-to $3.50, worth s.
to $40. An elegant line Of gents
furnishing goods lat extreme low
prices. They have nothing TO de-
ceive, but do an open and honest
business. Call aud see Newbrik,
before purchasing elsewhere.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-17
THE STAR LIVERY STABLES

The. Star Livery Stables OF Mr.,
B. +. Pickett, is n of the land
marks of Scranton, and ii is a
noticeable fact they are now being
fitted up, cleaned, whitewashed and
otherwise put in order as though
no financial depression had ever
been felt in III community.
Though all the financial viciSsi-
tudes of the past seventeen years
the Star Livery Stables have never
varied in prices except in cOntormi-
ty with surrounding circumstances,
and these PRICES have always been
uniform without respect to persons.
Good horses, nice comfortable bug
gipS, neat aud clean Offices, warmed
by stove in winter, prompt atten.
ton night and day, characterize the
Star Livery Stables, Mr.. Pickett
has now, in connection with his
stables - nice glass enclosed hearSe,
as nice AS can be had in any country
town, which he has fitted up SO that
our people may enjoy the luxury OF
u decent burial With these reflec-
tionS it must be seen that this instl-
tuition Il a public benefit, and de
the support OF the citizens.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-17
Doors. Sash, Blinds, HOHldiHgs, Bal
Irsters, DoOr6 WindOW Frames,
Brackets, Etc.
REGuLAR SIZES IN STOCK.

REGULAR SIZES IN STOCK.
Dealers in Builders' Hardware, Glass.
Putty aud Pure Nxed Paints.
JARVIS TURNER'S Sous & Co..
Cor. So. Anthony & WaterSis, Mobile. Ala.
april o.. l876 ply
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-17
LETTER FROv PLUM BLUFF.
Plum BLUFF, Miss, Dec. 9, 1896.

Plum BLUFF, Miss, Dec. o, 1896.
Correspondent D~enJcrnt-star
Mr.. Editor Cold, cold, cold.
Could you have Seen our snow
capped hills yesterday You wOnld
not think this could be- the Sunny
South, of which so much has GoeD
written. Ii commenced IN snow
soon after breakfast, ~ Snnday
morning, aud tor II time 1t seemed
that everything in Il short time
would have been wrapped in It's
wimdin. sheet. Later on II cold
blizzard from the north caused II
sudden freeze and tor II time we
expected a terrible freeze, but as
change after change came in 1t was
not quito so bad as expected. To.
day we have a clear beautiful day
with the wind from tue north cold
enough.
Good many of II citizens are
away this week attending court.
There was quite IL pleasant mite
meeting at the residence OF Mr.
James Helveston'S last Wednesday
night for the purpose OF raising
funds for the Pastor OF this work.
About $685. was received, which
was paid over TO the Pastor, he
aud his wife being present. Your
correspondent noticed the Misses
Steede and Miss Mary Ward, OF
Americus, Mr. VIM. e. Steede and
Mr.. John Ely, all by their presence,
added greatly 10 the pleasure OF
tho occasion.
Hon. Jesse Parker from Indian
Greek was on hand and acled
rs master of ceremonies. Mr.
Parker is Of Il genial nature aud
without him the mite meeting
would like much. The Messrs.
Byrds and sisters came mp as did
Mr.. q. Drill, OF Drill & Co. Mr.
Grill is IA great fayorlte OF the
young people, and IS a very liberal
giVer to any good cause.
Our Sunday School at Pheasant
Hill is in II houriSbing way and it
the weather is good about CHRIST
mas times we hope to make the
children have Il good time.
The steamer Fulton was a visitor
to the Bluff one day last week.
The Captain promises us Il trip
quite often If tue river remains III
a condition to run it.
Yours truly, CAL.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-17
1--WE STILL LIVE

aud have just received a large and
assorted stock Of job papers, cards,
envelopes, aud in fact every thing
needed in a .6rSt-ciass country JoO
Office. Merchants and business
men will do well to send in their
orders at once and have their tail
printing executed before the busy
season opens. Our prices are rea'
sOuable for cash.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-17


open court.
Alfred Devils, same.
w. II. Snyder VS.. H.. Shannon.
Motion tor new trial withdrawn.
The State VS.. s. r. Thompson.
Motion 10 quash Indictment over
ruled.
The State IS. S. w. Finch. Mo
ton to set aside verdict and grant
a new trial Overruled.
Emile Frederic vs.. X L. Blalaek,
A. Glass, claimant Motion 10 set
aside verdict aud grant = new trial
overruled.
The State vs.. a. Liggins, assault
and battery. Sentenced passed
dne 81.
The State vs.. Buck Nelson, as
sAnlt aud battery with intent
10 Kill. Sentenced passed-s2j
fine aud 30 days IN jail
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-17
LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss . }
Noxember 70. las6. !

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss f,
November l2, lso6. J
Notice is hereby give that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice Of hts
intention 70 make final proof In support
Of his claim, aud that said proof viii De
made before the Judge OF IN his absence
the Clerk Of Circuit Court Of Jaekson
county, At scranton. Mss, on December
81. isS6, vic: john ID. 6Ibsou, Homestead
No 1876 for fbc southwest quarter sec
ton n township p south range . west
He names the following witnesses %
nrnre his co~nfiuncus rcsidrnce upon aud
~eulfivatinn Of sid lard, viz Alfrrd T.
Punch. William II. Fineh, Joseph G. kos-
.rr and william =. Walter. ai OF AmeH-
ems P.O.. Jacksou couuty. Mis-.
JAS ID. STEWART Register.
November D., ISL N%t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-17
Local Notices 10 Gents a Line for Each Insertion.

-Ohristmas Saturday 25th inst
Circuit Court adjourned Satur
day.
E. D. Laurendinc has Il large
assortment OF fireworks.
The coming weddings are al
the talk.
Select CHI isl mas goods at A
Goelzer's.
Christians is nea at hand and
the turkeys are rOOstiug high.
Heavy white frost Thursday
morning.
The Baptist Sunday School
has been suspended for IL while. 4.
--Send ia your Christmas adver.
,iSements early next week.
For toys that will make glad
the %chillreu'S hearts go TO e. ID.
Laurendine's,
Advertise your Christmas
goods in the DEMooRAT.STAR neat
issue.
1t is said Moss Point is to have
another retail wIiiskcy saloon early
next year.
DIR. L. "A. Thurber, dental sur
geon will pay Scranton Il profe'-
Sioual visit, on Monday next.
MIR. w. ii. Mcintosh, of Mo
bile, WAS attending Chancery Court
here this week.
Tile dime sociable at Mr.. q. Ii.
Alleys Friday night for the benefit
of the Christmas tree vas al enjoy
able affair.
If YOU want cItron, %ieliIcs,
mincG meat or in fact anything for
the Christmas holidays can be
found at Il. ID. Laurrhdine's.
MIR. Ii. q. Vaughan, Of Birm-
iusham, Ala, was attending Chan.
Gerry Court this week.
Choice Malaga grapes, chow
chow pickles, pigs feet, aud all
choice family groceries for Christ
mas at A. Cookers.
-Chancery Court convened Mon-
day, Chancellor Sylvanus Evans,
presiding. There was no litigated
cases tried at this term.
Hon. l.. Il. Brown, Internal
Revenue Collector for this district
was here this week on business con
nected with his Office.
The Board of Supervisors
bought $50 worth of farming uten-
sils, cart and harness and hay from
Mr.. Il. p. Blalack.
The Board of Supervisors have
appointed Mr.. w. J. CAVITY superIn-
tendent of the poor house and farm
until tue 6rst Monday IN January.
DIR. HaDckel, wife aud son, ell
route for Florida, are stopping at
Mrs. j. T. Maybury's for a few
days. The Doctor has an orange
grove at Ocala, Florida.
The pauper list has been sus-
pended by the Board OF Supervis-
Ors Of this county. Hereafter the
paupers will have to report for
%ratiOns at Edna Farm, the poor
house.
As We 60 to press this Thurs
day. evening We are requested to
state that there will be a musical
concert tonight at Noy's Hall, by
Professor Stewards company. We
return thanks for complimentary
tickets.
The Edna Farm has been pur-
chased by the Board of Supervisors
for the poor OF this county. 1t the
farm is managed judicially enough
can be raised on it to support all
the paupers that the cohuty win
have to take care Of. A good over
seer is uOw 10 order.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-31
Death III Gen. Logan.

General John A. Logan, U. S. Senator
from illinois, died suddenly at his resi-
dent in Washington on Sunday afternoon
about three o'clock. He had been i'll for
two weeks with rheumatism, but fatal
termination Of the disease was not ex
pected until late on Saturday evening.
He was surrounded by his family and
friends, and his end was painless. Gen.
Logan was aged sixty years, having been
born in 1926 in Jackson county, III. He
served in the Mexican war and also in the
late war and rose to be Major General:
Gen. Logan has been in active politics for
abou, twenty five years. In 1858 he was
elected to Congress as democrat, and
was reelected in 1860. At the close of
the war he re entered the lower House as
a republican. He was one of the mana
gers ofimpeachment of President johnson.
In 1871 he was elected to the United States
Senate. As the first commander chief
of the Grand Army Of the Republic, he OBJ
tanned an influence which facilitated his
nomination to the vice-presidency at the
republican convention at Chicago in 1884
His defeat in the election of that year did
.ot seriously impair his prestige, as at the
expiration of his first term, he was re-
elected to the Senate
The legislature which meets in Illinois
during the first week in January will elect
his successor in the United States Senate.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-31
Tie knights of Labor.

On all sides there are evidences Of dis
among the Knights of Labor:
Mr.. Powderly has come in of late for
good deal OF unfrlendly criticism. Nearly
all the labor organs have within the past
week or two said many harsh things about
the Master Workman and these hostile
criticisms have been directed against his
financial policy as we'll as various other
features OF his administration of the affairs
of the order.
The Knights are divided into two great
factions; the one; the Home Club" repre-
senting the more ultra socialistic or revoi
lutionary elements; and the other the
more conservative and law abiding senti-
ment of the order. Between the conflict
ing demands of these two powerful fac
tions and the demands OF the machinists
for national trades charter, the head of
the order finds himself in rather uncom
Portable position.
Twenty-one assemblies throughout the
country have notified the general execu-
tive board that unless the trades charter is
granted they will leave the order, and
many of them have given notice that un-
less the demand is acceded to they will
withdraw. The machinists claim as 8
right under the constitution of the order
that they shall be allowed to direct the
business pertaining to their own interest.
Three members of the general committee
are in favor of granting these demands.
but Mr.. Powderly, with a majority of the
board, is opposed to the scheme, and it is
not likely that any word will be received
by the dissatisfied assemblies 70 some
days. Some of the machinlsts' assemblies
have decided to wait until the first of the
new year, and if the national charter is
not granted by that time they will follow
the lead of the Philadelphia assemblies,
and over $4,000 knights will sever their
relations with the order. Altogether it
looks like the great organization of the
laboring element will not much longer
maintain its unity.