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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
The Mind-Cure.

All, well. Sickness is iu a great
many cases only halIucination.
Everybody knows that aud has
suffered.
"Do you believe in the mind.
cure ~ | asked DR.. Swan.
Well, the mind-cure is adopted
very often by the medical profess
sion, and it is "a very valuable aid
to doctors sometimes. | had a pa
tient once, a lady of nervous tenn
permanent, who had for long time
suffered from restlessness, nervous
ness, sleeplessness and many other
lesSnesses. There was nothing really
the matter with her; her trouble
was in the Imagination. l could
not cure her at all. At last one
evening | said to her: Nov, l never
like TO give morphine or any form
of opium. 1t is excessively dam
gerOus, and only as a last resource
do l administer it. have decided
to administer it to you. l am a
little nervous about the result, and
you must be very careful in using
it, And l went to the faucet aud
drew a glass of water, and com.
pounded with great care and Sc
robustness a slightly colored mixture
of which l had brought the mate
rials. 'Here, if you don't get to
sleep in half an hour, take another
teaspOonful if that does not work,
wait an hour and try another, but
don't take any more for two hours,
because this is cumulative, and
there's enough in this to kill the
family. Please be very careful :
and / left her. Next day l called.
"'Oh, DOCTOR she said, Il am
much better. The first teaspoOnful
did no good, so l took another, and
that worked like a charm. | slept
beautifully and got up feeling in-
tiuitely better
"I am glad,' | said. you've had
enough. I'll throw the rest away,
tor it is excessively dangerous It
was alter a couple of years of good
health 1 confessed 10 her that all
IN the world she had taken was a
teaspOontul of brown sugar aud WA
ter. She was so mad she almost
fell sick again.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

GULF LODGE KNIGHTS OF HONOR No.
24s4-Meets on first and fourth Saturday
nights of each month. Ira w. BroOme,
D.; L. McInnis, v. D.; w. M. Ward, A. /;
]. X. Mcleod, r.. p, II Freeland, f. X. ;
d. X. McInnis, g.; VIM, Welch, c.; Al
bert Frentz, c.; G. j Anderson, s.. r..
w. Morrill,, J. W. Morris, VIM Watkins,
Trustees.
PAscAGouLA LODGE A +. AND A. NJ.
No. 2O2 meets third Saturday night IN
each month. w. Watkins, w. NJ;
1t. G.. Dempf, S. W; ]. w. Stewart, j.
W.: J. X. Mcleod. S. d. j. ii. Rolls, j..
D.; Geo. Huggins, Jr., Secretary /; A. Blu
mer. Treasurer.
RI. HOWE r. A. CHAPTER No. 49,
Meets second Saturday night in each
month. T. A. CoulsOn, H. p; J. w.
Morris. King.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
General
Merchandise

Usually kept in tiIst-cass store.
Furniture and Housekeeping Goods CT all
Kinds Speciality.
STOVES are sold lower than New Or
leans or Mobile prices as buy them for
spot cash direct from the manufacturers.
STEAM GRIST MILL-Fresh Meal ,Grits,
Hominy, Chops, Cracked Corn and Feed
of all kinds sold at lowest market prices,
and delivered free of charge within city
limits. Buying feed in large quantities
enables me to get the benefit of wholesale
prices, and eau therefore sell rs cheap as
she cheapest.
CUSTOM SHOE DEPARTMENT where
a person can get the best Shoes for the
least money No paper soles, paste-board
counters or wooden heeels are used IN
myShoe Factory-nOne bus genuine oak
tanned leather, and l defy competition as
to prices and qualify.
Also, ha always on hand hrst-class
handmade Shingles for sale at reasonable
prices.
Thanking customers tor past patronage
Invite acOntinuance of same.
Respectfully, A. BLUMER.
Goods Delirered Free of Charge.
October 2. 1886. 3l-ly
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
THE COURT T S.
REGULAR TERMS.

Circuit Court District.
SAMUEL II. TERRAL, Judge.
JAS. ii. NEVILLE. District Attorney
Clarke county first Monday in February and
August continuing twelve days
Kemper county first Monday ip March and
September continuing twelve days.
LaudeIdale county first Monday in July and
January continuing twenty-four judicial days if
business requires.
WayIH county first Monday in April and Octo-
Der, continuing six days.
Greene county, second Monday in April and Oc-
tOber, continuing six days.
Perry county, fourth Monday Of April and
October, and continue six days.
Marion county first Monday Of May and No
vemher and continue six days.
Hancock county, second Monday of May and
November, and continue six days.
Harrison county fourth Menday of May and
November, and continue six days.
jackson county, first Monday of june and De-
cember, and continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
Chancery Court Seventh Dist.
SYIyANIJS EVANS. Chancellor.

jackson county, first Monday of March and Sep
tember continuing six days.
Harrison county, second Monday in March and
September continuing six days.
Hancock county. third Monday in March and
September, continuing six days.
Greene county, second Monday IN April and Oc-
tOher. 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.
Lauderdale county, third Monday of May and
November, continuing twelve days.
Kcmpcr county, second Monday in May and No
vember, continuing six days.
Monthly lyrules of Chancery Court ON first Mon
day in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
PostoHice and Mails.

Posrofice open from am. to s pm.
every day.
On Sundays open from 9 to loan. and
from 1 to ? pm.
Letters for register will be received
during the week from Am. till $50 p m.
No letters registered ON Sundays, nor after
hours on week days.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE or MAILS
From SoraaiOn---Auives at e:35 am. and
Ills pm Departs at Bib am. and
3;45 pm.
Loakerille RoHto---Arriyes on Wednes-
days aud Saturdays at pm. Departs
on Mondays and Thursdays at s an
A. BLUMER. p. NJ
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
Fire Company.
Moss Point Directory.
Churches.

MErHoDIsT-Rev. r. J. Jones, pastor.
Preaching every Sunday. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday evening.
BAPTIST Elder o. ID. Bowen, paster.
Preaching first and thiId Sabbaths in each
at IL AIN,
PREsBYTERIAN-Rev, d. o. Byers, pas
tor. Preaching every second and fourth
Sabbath at 1920 am. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at pm.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
POsLOflice Hours.

The following the pOstoilice hours Of the
Scranton postutice:
Open from o'clock am. to PIN. From 3OclOck
pm. to pm.
Sunday-Onice open half an hour before and after
departure of mail trains,
Mrs. MARY G. LAIRD, p. NJ.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

FOR RATTLE SNAKE BrTEs.-An
experienced wOOdsman of Wooster,
Ohio. say s that the only absolutely
reliable cure for aTattlesnako's bite
is turpeRtine. He says that bot
tie of turpentine held over tho DIT
ten spot, with the uncorked mouth
down, will dru out the poisons
which can be seen as it enters me
tnr,,epfine. resembling a blush
ean,e. He bad tried this cure oiten
- doas. and alaays Niib perfect.
sacccss
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
Official Directory Jackson County.

Clerk of the CouIts--Wa Walter NJ. Denny.
Shcrift-John Il. Clark.
Trcasurer-J. X. Mcleod.
SurveyOT--E. W. Morrill,.
Asscssor-E. Il. Ramsay.
Co. S,ipt Pub. Ed-Dr. II l.. Howe.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

Judge J. w. Starr holds regular terms
of cOurt at the courthouse in Scranton
the first and fourth Wednesdays in each
month At Orange Grove LIST and 4th
Tuesdays in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
Justice Courts.

c.. P. Bowman holds regular terms of
Justice court at thccourt-housG in Scran-
ton on the first and third Saturdays in
each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
Eoard of Health, jackson Co.

S. S. Henry, president, DIR. w. a. Cox,
Charles Bosrer, J. w. Stewart and w. S.
Dodson, 81. DR.. W. ID. Bragg, port ply
sici9n and health officer.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

Rev. G. F. Thompson, Methodist will
preach at Ocean Springs, ist and Jd sun
day in each moRth at II am. Biloxi, ID
Sabbath at II am. aud pm. handsboro
fth Sabbath ct II An, and pm.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
Scranton Directory

METHODIST Rev. J. w. Tinnin will
preach each mouth at the following times
and places Zion, LIST Sabbath ut IL am.
Scranton, 2d Sabbath at II am. aud Z pm.
Paschgoula, 2d Sabbath at 3 pm. Orange
Grove. Sd Sabbath at IL am. Big Poiut,
4th Sabbath at IL ain.
BAPTIsT-Elder o. ID. Bowen, pastor.
Preaching first aud third Sabbaths in each
month at 3 pm. Sabbath school every
Sunday'at 3 PM, Mrs. p. X. Mayors, SUI
perintendent.
!. o. o. F.-ScrantOn Lodge No. 45
meets every Tuesday at 1880 p. m. w. +.
A. Parker, N. G., j. T.. Sutton, Secretary,
H. G.. Dempf, Treasurer. Visiting brethren
always welcome.
Fire Company.
SCRANTON FIRE COMPANY No. Is. r.
Thompson, president, Geo. Frentz, fore
man. Regular meeting first Monday
night in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
PROFESSIONAL.
III B. EVERITT-
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW


Win practice in all the courts of the Seventh
Judicial district. and the Federal and Supreme
courts Of the State.
June 2j 1896. lily
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-09-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Jockey business is becoming
about as lucrative an employment in
the United States as il is in Great
Britain. "Lucky" Baldwip has en-
gagcd Murphy for next year at SlO,-
900 salary.
England buys Sl?,2j2,sS out Of
the 800, sos. .s2i worth OF the bacon wc
export; of hams. $2,ij3,9SO worth out
of the -, 23l, ,j09, nearly half of the
-, ,iG2, ,j3S of pork and about one.third
of our surplus Lard.
Queen Victoria is going to com.
mcmoratc her jubilee year by chang
ing the impressions on the coins and
postage stamps issued by the Govern
mcnt. She thinks that they make her
look too young, and wants TO have
something more in accordance with her
venerable years.
"A rather odd incident occurred ono
day during u recent temperance camp
meeting mt Spring Grove, n. Y. A
hawks nest had been broken up by
some boys, and when the old hawk dis
covered this she swoopcd down into
the crowd. seized straw hat from u
mans head and bore it away beyond
recovery.
In moncy-countlng contest at
Jennings Business College in Nash
vile, the best time in counting 5000
was made by w. b. Ward. of Jcllcr-
son, Tex. Time, III seconds. Tho
package contained thirty-cight bills
made up of 800 in lvcs, 800 in tens.
800 in twcntics, 800 in iiftics aud
a 800 bill.
"A hail-storm in Benton County
Ind, drove hen from her nest in tho
grass, and smashed the eggs. The hen
went back as soon as the storm was
over anu began trying to hatch tho
hailstoncs that filled tho nest. She
didn't find ont her mistake until her
feet wcrc very cold and her feathers
very wct.-hdianapolis Journal
Mrs. Mutzlcr, of Pcrham. feeling
i'll the other morning, :old her children
to make tho kitchen fire. After little
time, not hearing them, she went to
the kitchen. The children were not
there, and with an unreasoning fear that
something awful had happened to them
she ran out into the yard screaming
and fell dead The children had gone
to milk the GOWN ]. Sun.
The very latest London craze in
note-paper Is of coarse brown quail
ity, such rs might be used for doing up
heavy bundles. The edges are rough,
while at the top of the first page Is IN
illustration OF an old shoe. and SUR
rounding it these words: "Harl times!
Never desert an old fricnd!' while un-
der the same motto Oh the envelope is
q picture of an old battered hat. The
thing just now is to assume aPoyerty
" you have 1t not
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-09-23
OLD TIN CANS.
How They Are Heated. Passed Through
Rollers and Converted Into Mcrchnn'

How They Are Heated. Passed Through
Rollers and Converted Into Mcrchan'
disc.
A New York concern utilizcs all the
old tin and cans it can find thus: "Thcy
pu, the waste material in IN oven or
CRATE heated by n furnace, and beat ii
with rollers until all the cNtraneous
material is removed. II is allowed to
cool after that, and the scraps arr
sorted out according TO the uses To
which they are TO be put. The metal
sheet remnants are passed under arub-
bcr.coated, roller and ilattcncd out
Then they are piled in packs and slid
between chilled iron rcllcrs to reduce
their thickness. After that they are
anncalcd. shot through the rollers
again. and then trimmed and finished
off and packed ready for shipment any
where. The sheets can be japanncd,
or timed, or galvanized, or treated in
any way that the material made from
the original orc is treated"
Out of the iron they make buttons,
I've cans, umbrella tips, shoe-lacc ends,
show cards, telephones, electric lights
and letter boxes. The English or Ger
man iron for this use can not be had
for less than $3.50 for box OF 1l2
pounds. They make it for - n box
and sell 1t for 81. OF the tin they
make butter dishes, tops Of paint and
milk cans, and similar small ware. ii
costs $40 box to import the tin,
which is Just double what we can make
for il. The tin can also be made up
for fcrrotypes at selling price of sl5
n box of 1l2 pounds. The kind that
comes from England costs from s35 to
$50 a box, and before this, photog-
raphers had to 90 to England for it be.
cause there was not anybody here that
would make il. We were not able to
compete with England and Germany,
and the original ore, because 1t cost us
more than double to manufacture than
1t did OH the other side OF the water.
There Is a bonanza in 1t, and the proof
is the profit, after paying the expense
of manufacture, is 1921, 900 on $4,000
boxes of the iron when made from the
waste material. and sold at an average
Of S5 . box.-M \ Indepen4enL
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-09-23
FULL OF FUN.

"A swarm OF Dakota grasshoppcrs
stopped twenty minutes for rcfresh-
mcnts and ate up iifty.acrc field near
Fargo.
"A tramp who was mcnding his
clothes remarked to n passcr-by that
ho was obliged to spend great deal
of his time in looking after his rents
Merchant Trarcier
When q young lady runs Off and
marricI ~ coachman great fuss is
made about it; but every day some
bride marrics . groom, and nothing IS
thought OF IL Boston Herald. q.
"A barrister observed to q learned
brother in court tbnt hs, thought his
wy,,,.cis .rcr< very ,s,pnfessionsi.
'.You ,lfc risht Y rpiiei hisfriend; "a
lawyer can not be TOO barcfaccd. IN
u 7eiegram
-"Itsa dridful tonne that have
sewing buttons on me own clothes. IL
/ was only & married man I'd ask mo
wolfe never to allow our son to grow
up an auld batchelor like his faythcr." !"
-7erdS Sytings.
There are little, sweet, pretty and
green oascs all the way through tho
desert of life. but fat man who
breaks n suspcndcr on hot day when
running to catch u train doesn't think
of this.-BOSton Courier.
A correspondent sends us an arti-
Gle entitled GLOW to Manage n Wife,"
The manuscript has n vcxcd and dis
| iointcd look, as though the writer had
broken off several times to dodge q
Observation-Disclosures Free Press
An Illinois man who was visiting
in the West tclcgraphcd home to his
wife that he had sent her fine calf and
told her TO have their son look after it
on its arrival. Soon after tho message
was delivered the boy appeared at tho
telegraph Office with a long rope in his
hand and asked the operator to deliver
the calf to him. -BOSton Globe.
-" Shayc'' qucricd the barber.
"Yes;" and the customer drops into
chair. The operation is performed
without chloroform. How much?'
Fifteen cents" "But l thought
this was q tcn-ccnt shop?" 1T is,
for plain shave, but ! happened to
cut n cash in your chin, and used alum
on it. Five cents extra for alum. "
" Y. LedgGr.
Mrs. S,orcaway Gnspec.ing tho
prcscrvcs)-"Why, Bridget, l told YOU
10 label all the crooks" Bridget mon-
pluscd)--"Fwhat do yo name, missusP
Shurc oi put labil in iviry crock"
Mrs. Storcaway docking agaihO-"l
can't see any, Bridget" Bridget Crc'
covering hcrsclD D-"To be sure yc can {.
ma'am! Oi put thin insoidc, an whin'
ivir ycz wun,s inny. all ycz hcv TO do
is to take the paicc of paper MI the top
an read the labil. "-Hdrpcr's Ba:ar.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-09-23

Bobby's lip trcmblcd moro and moro
while Tcssa's cyos grew big and black
with sympathy.
"And know q little GIRL" said
grandma, apparently determined to
teach thorough lesson while she was
about It. "who does not always mind
when she Is spoken to. and every time
she does IL she drops stitch"
1t was Tcssa's turn to grow red.
"Onc OF the most dreadful ways to
drop n stitch is to tell o lie or steal
something. Ore little ,ie told, one lit
tle stitch droppcd--it is so easy for tho
stitch to run all the way down. as
one little lie follows nothcr. Do
you know, Bobby, how many, many
cases VIC hear Of young ,aon IN hcR11e,
and other places OF truf, taking thou
sands of dollarsp Well. they don.t
take II all at once. They taxa a litsle
first. and then the stitch runs down
clear to the bottom, because they have
not the courage to take 1t up and be-
gin over again. Now, I'm not going
to preach any more, but let me tell
you one thing: II you do drop u stitch,
confess ii all TO mamma. and she will
show You the best way to take II up
and make your life whole again"
al know what she'd say" answered
Bobby. .u. .'.
"What, dcar?"
"Shc'd say: Tell your Father in
Heaven all about it, Bobby dear. then
mamma will do all she can to help you
to do right My mammals trump,
she is."
Grandma smiled Mt the boyish way
Of putting his appreciation of his
mothers goodness, but she knew it
was honest, SO she closed her little
sermon with a kiss, and went upstairs
for her afternoon nap, feeling that she
had dropped not stitch. but seed In
the hearts Of her little hearers; and she
inwardly prayed that 1t might flourish
and bear fruit in after ycars.-1irs.
Emma c. Hcwiii, in s. S. Times.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-09-23
DIVIDING HIS BUSINESS.
Valuable Points for Parties Desirous OF
Having Prime Excuses Framed.

Having Prime Excuses Framed.
Patron-Is my picture ready yet?
Picture Dcalcr-No. You see the
framcr was taken suddenly sick yestcr-
day and that delayed Us.
Patron-Cm! Let me see, the first
time called you had been i'll for II
couple of days'
Dcaler-.Ycs.
Patron--Thc second time there was
strike?
Dcalcr--Ycs.
Patron The third time your EN-.
ployos had been on picnicF
Dcalcr-I believe so.
Patron-Thc fourth time the boss
carpenter was on vacation?
Dcalcr-That was il.
Patron-And now the framcr is sick?
Dealcr-Yes,
Patron-Wcll, l guess you can give
me the picture, and I'll have it framed
elsewhere. see il isn't in your line.
Dcalcr-Not in my line! l trust
have not lost your business3
Patron-Oh, no; not all of it. When
want IN excuse framed I'll bring il
here; but l guess I'd better take tho
pictures somewhere else. You haven't
time to attend to both branches of your
business. Chicago Rambler.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-09-23
gAcKISF TACT.
How Many Otheryl-e Godd People Make
Themselves UHsopular and Disilked.

| o.. ..tf ...' is
How Many Otheryi.e Gobd People Make
| themselves Unsopuiar ana Disilked.
The proyerb, tSomc peoples fingers
arc hllthumbs, " describes those who
lack that dclicaiamoral touch which Is
called taot. 'Thelw0rd comes from
l,lLntin word meaning to touch. and de-
notes tho power Il quickly porcciving
and readily doin, what is required by
circumstances Ais prompted by the
desire 10 be kind kindly way. IL
makes people comfortable by humoring
them, so tha, tlsy feel AT their ease
and arc inclined g pot. their best side
uppcrmost.
The most Irritating thorn in social
life arc the "JcS t,.;nt<.v who blurt
ont offensive sszsaS.s rith tie 4apol- !
sciiic clause: szsfv always Say
what think -ttss! Ono deceit about
me-" .ltt fs
Solomon. sent Go sluggard TO tho
ant TO learn industry. We would send
the "Blun,s" TO a wcll-brcd cat to
learn the unobtresivc tact which be-
havcs itself in cdmpany. a cat who
wishes to take her ease willdo itso quiet
ly and gracefully that not q guest
in the wcll-iillcd parlor will be dis
turbcd.
A recent writer In giving several IL
lustra,ions of the lack Of tact. tells OF n
lady. who, being D guest. enforced her
refusal to take broilcd ham by the re-
mark: 81 don't think pork is fit food
for any human stomach"
Another lady, being ut n dinner.
party, where the conversation turned
upon the authorship of Shakcspcarc's
PLAYS. said. with q brusqucncss which
compelled silence: 81 think the advo-
Gates of the theory that some other
person than Shakespeare wrote the
plays attributed to him. simply be,ray
their ignorance and shallowness. )" As
two of the bcst-cducatcd persons pres
ent believed that some one else than
Shakespeare wrote the plays, the lady
blunt assertion reused their antagon-
ism, and the comfort of the guests was
disturbed.
".Arc you the wife of oiR Mr.. C--P"
asked lady, on hcins introduced to
another lady, who had married n man
much older than herself. The blunt
question embarrassed both the wife and
the company. Yet the lady guilty Of
this social blundcr was tho principal OF
u high school.
What Mrs. b. has just said is not
true" remarked Mrs. A.. at q literary
society. as q lady made statement,
The members were indignant at the
blunt assertion, and listened with aver
sion ~ Mrs. a. proceeded TO show that
Mrs. B. was mistaken owing 10 mirin-
formation. Yet Mrs. ~. who is n
woman of culture. complains that she
has few friends, and can not be made
10 see that her lack of tact and her
blunt way of putting things separate
her from those whose feelings she
wounds.
A Young lady who is anxious to gain
social success must acquire the art oi
touching people gently. A good sales
man is compelled b. his business to
acquire tact. Tie pridcs himself or
his ability to handle carefully the moSi
pcrycr,c of buyers.
The best rule for acquiring tact is;
Whatsoever yc would that men
should do unto you. even so do yc also
unto them. YoHihs Companion.