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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-22

The Rev. Sam jones, in y sermOn
delivered in Cincinnati a few eve
nings since, said : "The tongue
AN nDrnly member said 81.
james, full of deadly poison
There IS many 4 person who, ifyou
will go to their homes aud put your
ear TO their heart, you will hear
the blood dripping. You will aSk,
what did that 2 and they will tell
you, IAN inhuman tongue stabbed
me there God pity the man that
will take his tongue aud stab a hu.
man character. The tongue is the
cause OF all the trouble in our
homes. II is not what we do. 1t
is what we say. A man unkind to
bis wife! l have known q man to
be polite and kind to every man
that came into his store that day,
Just polite and then go home and
stab his Wife withmeaniless. Broth.
ers, haven't sou seen cases like
that ! Did you not see one just
while you wereb brushing your hair
this evening How many times a
good, painstaklng wife has arrang.
ed all day to make home pleasant
tor her husband, and when he
comes IN she greets him with = kiss
and before he has been at rome
ten minutes he takes that tongue
OF his and stabs her to the heart.
She goes upstairs aud sObs as IL
her heart would break. Now, bless
your soul, 1t ! am going to be kind
to any woman on earth it is my
wife, because l sort of like her. l
can't help it to save my soul. New.
er let a word slip from you that will
draw q drop OF blood from your
precious wife's heart. Many q man
has walked up and bent over
bis wife's lifeless frame, aud as he
dropped a tear upon h6 pallid face
his wife, has SAID Aaod forgive
ne for every unkiud word l
lave ever spoken to her, the best,
be kindest wife that ever lived!
That is my sort of religion
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-22

A man who applied for a mar.
rage license in Cincinnati the 9TH
or IL y had to return home so as to
obtain the name of his intended
wife, which had slipped his memo
~. He soon afterWards returned
and got the iicease with the for.
gotten name, which was Antonio
Bauholzer, properly set forth 10 IL
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-22

One Of the crudest retorts made
by any musical audience Is report.
from California. A vocalist was
warbliRg to her own great ~satisfsc-
uon: lob, would I we're q bird.N
A rough miner replied, nOhs would
| were . gun !"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-22
WHAT'S IN A NAME.
Betsy Jane Butterpole's Rehec-
ton on the Subject.

A good deal, after all, if wemust
believe what a correspondent has
to say on the subject. She writes
as follows:
ayes, there's a good deal in a
name. The best OF all names is
the n on which there is no stain,
but may not a DeMantague or 4 st.
Clair be as good and noble q man
or woman as Sprisgins or "a SprattG
"My maideni name was Butter.
pole. 1t actually was. I'd just as
leave it had been Beanpole, every
bit. And, as though that name
wasn't frighttul enough, my father
and mother named me Betsy jane
Betsy Jane Butterpole! Think of
it
"My parents were good, but old.
fashioned people. They always
called me by my full name, aud
would not hear such IL thing as
'Bettie' or 'Bessie;' my brothers,
the rougish boys, the last one of
them would drawl it out Betsy
J.a-a-a-ne in IA way that made my
hair stand on end. Sometimes
they kindly consented to abbre-
viate the name to Bets II conces.
sion that drove me screaming from
their sight.
GLOW l always dreaded the first
day at school ! We lived in the
country and had u new teacher
every term. I always felt sick
when he or she came round with
the roll book:
"What's your name ~
BETSY Jane Butterpole,' l would
Stammer ont, and there never VAS
a teacher proof against that name.
Some of them would laugh right
out.
"There was . boy named John.
ny Jones, who thought a good deal
Of me, in spite of my name. He
tried to make up a valentine verse
for me, but this is the best he
could do with the material on hand. !
Oh, NV girls name
Is Betsy Jane,
And also Buttcrpole,
love her with all my heart,
And likewise with my soul
81 nSed to win the first prizes at
but what good did they do
ne when the teacher had to get up
before everybody on last days and
announce the winner to be the DOS.
lessor OF such "a name as Betsy
lane Butterpole.' Many a time /
gone to bed crying after IA
her or mother had introduced me
o strangers as "Our daughter Bet
y jane | don't really think |
would have eve married il it hadn't
'een to rid myself of the Butter.
'ole part of my name. Aud my
husband has often told me since
hat he laughed for half an hour
Then he first heard the name of
Jane Butterpole.'
And even when we we're married
say the corners of his mouth
witch when he had to say : Il
al, Henry, take thee, Betsy Jane,
nd so forth.
"None OF my children are named
fter their mother. l, for one, am
t the opinion that the naming of
hildren is an important matter,
nd that they have a right to ex-
ect that parents will have some
Onsideration for their future feel
lgs.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-22

soft answev turneth away no
wrath iron a gIrl when she Is se.
rious on the popping question and
means basinesa.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-22

Women swallow battery as ba-
bies swallow buttons, without any
idea OF The trouble that may follow.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
Tho Ice nj PORT nnnn.it.

PoRT DEPOSIT, Nd, Jan. 1.-THE ice
that has been accommodating in the Susque-
hanna river, opposite this place, for day
or two, has a most formidable appearance
tonight. The river is gorged from the
b. q o. bridge, three miles south of Port
Deposit, to considerable distance north,
and reaches from shore to shore. Water
is backed up into the town, and all cellars
and easements of residences in the lower
portion are filled TO the depth of several
feet. A number of houses are entirely
surrounded, and the occupants have
moved up stairs. All the wharves are
covered with piles of ice, and water is
within few inches of the tracks of the
Columbia IL Port Deposit railroad. A
channel has been forced by the water
under the immense body of ice, but
should this channel freeze up tonight,
the result will be disastrous.
PORT DEPOSIT, MD, Jan. 12.-There il
no material change in the condition of the
Susquehanna river tonight. The gorge
continues to increase in proportions and
compActness, and now extends from
Frenchtown to Conowingo, distance OF
ten miles. The danger from ice is being
constantly augmented by the decrease Of
water in the river, many tributary streams
being frozen up, which will cause the ice
to settle to the bottom, and close up the
present passage through which the
volume of water forces itself. Serious
damage can result now only from some
sudden movement Of the ice, which may
be caused by rise In the river or a very
high tide. Eight inches of ice has formed
here on still water.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

SALISBURY, ND, Jan. o. Yesterdays
heavy rain was accompanied by north
east gale, which backed the waters of the
Wicomico river up into this town until
the entire business portion was flooded to
the depth of several inches. The iron
foundry of Thoroughbred & Marvel and
Humphreys flour mill were both com
PEELED to shut down because of the extin-
gushing of the fires, and several lumber
yards and storage warehouses can only be
reached by boats. Business is entirely
suspended. The river is several inches
higher than it has ever been, and many
schooners and one steamer are ashore.
The actual damage done cannot be esti-
mated, but will be heavy, as piers and
bridges are washed away and considerable
lumber is supposed to have been lost. The
water is slowly receding tonight, but the
weather has become very cold. Every
thing promises to freeze before morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

jeremiah Smith u Brother of Philadel-
phia, received telegram at IL o'clock on
Saturday morning from Captain Springer
of the three-masted schooner, Joel Cook,
saying that the vessel was ashore near
Scituate, on the coast of Massachusetts.
No further information was received by
the firm up to last night, except news
diaper announcements that the crew had
been rescued by life saving station
crew, and that the vessel was in danger
of going to pieces. The Joel Cook
was built at Camden, N. j., in the
year 1881. Its registered tonnage was
1913, and coal capacity about 700 tons.
The vessel wns valued at 1926, 900, and
was partly insured. Among its owners
were Charles Lawrence, jeremiah Smith,
Franklin Smith and Joel Cook of Phila-
delphia, Ex-Governor John w. Hall of
this State, and Morriss g. Matthias,
builders of the schooner. The vessel
left Philadelphia last Tuesday with coal,
bound for Boston. On the following day
the Vessel Owners and Captains Associa-
ton of Philadelphia, awarded to Captain
Springer silver medal for rescuing the
crew of the schooner Ann Il. Supple, on
October 4th, 1885,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
A milford vessel B.ost.

LONG BRANCH, N. J. Jan. 10,-At 11.30
Friday night the crew of life saving
station No. s saw "a light far out at sea
some distance north of the station. 1t
seemed to be too bright and too large for
the ordinary light of vessel, and as the
light drifted nearer the shore the men saw
with horror that it was vessel in flames.
When the morning dawn broke bat
tered hulk, without spar or mast above
the level of the deck, lay stranded on the
inner bar. The craft was two-masted
schooner, and her name was ascertained
to be the Mary G.. Farr of Philadelphia,
300 tons burden. Numerous pieces of
women's wearing apparel were among
the articles found, and down the beach,
where hundreds of men and boys spent
the afternoon scooping up the corn,
n pair of children's hose was discovered
A child's toy pail was also found on the
beach and from these signs it is surmised
that there must been woman and chill
dren-possibly the captains family-on
the doomed craft. THE Mary G. Furr,
Captain Corwell, was built at Milford,
Del, in 1868, and was of 3l4 tons burden.
Her owners are John Middleton, Philip
Justus and Captain Crawford of Phila-
delphia, and Joseph Atkinson, William
@. Prettyman and A. II. Justus and Mrs.
Malloy of Milford, Del. She was valued
at $4,000 and insured for $4,000. MIR.
Philip Justus said yesterday he was GER
tain Captain Corwell did not have his
family with him, and the clothing was
probably some left on board on some pre-
yioua trim
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
III Z rnAror roR % DYE,
A sleeping Eenuty Who Wakes 20
Find Hcr Arms and Lcas Para

A slsepinr Rcnuty who wakes 10
Find Her Arms and Lcss Para-
fyEcd.
CoIunfpus, NEB., Jan. 12.-The news
has lust reached here from farm
house several miles north that Minnie
Dishner, Nebraskn's sleeping beauty, re-
covered consciousness Saturday, january
Sd, the 10th day Of her hysterocataleptic
trance sleep. The roads have been inn
passable until the. present time and news
of her recovery could not be received be-
fore. The girl foil into the trance from
which she has now revived October 26th
last. During the long interval she has
lain to all appearances hfeless being,
with the exception of respiration and
pulsation.
When Miss Dishner awoke her mind
was apparently clear and uDimpaired, her
appetite and general feeling good, but her
arms and legs were paralyzed. She says
that she was conscious during the whole
time of her protracted trance, but though
she exerted her utmost power to evince
her consciousness, she could not move a
single muscle. She says she had no physi-
cal pain until the fortieth day of her
sleep, when an electric battery was APP
piled. Since then she has suffered 9
thousand agonies of body and at times
| il seemed as if her mind would give way
under the strain and she now complains
of terrible physical suferings in conse
quence of the shock to her system. The
doctor in attendance says, however, tina
she will recover in short time and vii
also regain full use of her limbs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
A schooner Ecst I'M the Gale.

A dispatch from Baltimore, dated Mon
day, says 1.-THE schooner Crissie Wright
of Philadelphia, which started from this
port for Savannah, December 3Oth, was
lost in the great gale on Sunday off Beau
fort, N. O., and, of her company, only
one man was saved. Three frozen bodies
were found on the beach by the life-sayine
crew, including that of James P. Clark,
who was also managing own, of the
vessel. The other corpses were not
identified. Besides Captain Clark, the
owners of the vessel were Jacob E. Ridg-
way and Bartlett & Shepherd of Phila-
delphia, and F. B. F. Miller of Whining
ton, Del. The captains share was in.
sured. She was valued at $25, 900, was
built at Bridgeton, N. j., in 1874 and was
loaded with $50 tons of guano,n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
LANCE FIRE IN pHInADELPH1A.
Aa Immense Conflagraiion In KEN
simgtOm-LOss, I,OOO,OaO.

Aa Immense COnflagrafion In KEN
sington-L.Oss, sI,OOO,00O.
The extensive mill buildings in Ken
sington, Philadelphia, known as Arrotts'
mills and Beatty's mills, occupying two
blocks, bounded by Emerald, Letterly,
Taylor and Coral streets, and separated
by Adams street, were destroyed by fire
Sunday morning, involving loss esti-
mated at 81, 100000.
The buildings were occupied by about
a dozen firms engaged in the manufacture
of hosiery, cotton and wooden yarns, up
holstery goods, jerseys, mill machinery,
&C., all of whom lose heavily on ma
chinery and stock. All the firms had
large stocks of manufactured goods on
hand, which had already been sold to
dealers to be delivered ON February LIST.
The fire broke out in Joseph Greer's
dye-room, and the flames spread so rap
idly after the first alarm was given that
two additional alarms were sent out,
bringing large number of engines and
trucks to the scene. The firemen were
delayed considerably by reason of the
snow and the frozen condition of some of
the fire plugs, and the extreme cold also
interfered with their work.
The estimates of individual losses
obtained are rs follows: The Arlott
Steam Power Mills Company, owners Of
the Arrott mill block, consisting of eight
buildings, 100000. Joseph Greer, man
ufacturer of ginghams, wool,u, cotton
goods, &C., $100, 900. Stead d Miller, up
holstery goods, $l2O, 900. Robert Beatty
cotton hosiery, yarn spinning, &c.
$125,0O0. Firth Il Foster Bros, dyer
and finishers, $4,000. William Beatty
owner of eight mill buildings and manu-
facturer of cotton yarns, ginghams, &c.
$45, 900. Joseph Hodgson, urholster,
goods, $4,000. Thomas Henry, Jr., 4
Co., cotton yarn and hosiery, $35, 900
The james Smith Manufacturing Com
pany, manufacturers of machinery TO
working wool, 1886, 900 to $40, 1000. Henri.
Grant, wooden yarns, $40, 900; insured
1t is variously stated that from 600 t,
1900 hands are thrown out of employ
ment by the fire.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
oURREN4 1IrhKArURE.

Sr. NICHOLAS enters the new year, as 1t is
to be hoped every one of its young readers
does, with noble arlor and vlgor only in
creased by age.
The number has "a fine colonial flavor, and
noticeably there is nothing to skip. The
boyhood OF Washington affords fine pic
ture of old Virginia. My Grandmother
Grandmothers Christmas Candle" goe
back to the days when men, and women
too, held their lives in their hands for fear
of the indians. Santa Claus on Snow
shoes" still farther illustrates the thrilling
perils and joyous escapes of old times.
w. d. Howells is witty, even to genius
equal to Warner OF Twain or Stockton in
" christmas Every Day"
"Big Hans and Little Hans" is good
story, decidedly characteristic of Boyesen's,
acute sympathy for out-of-the-way pets.
Among the Lawmakers" affords fine
engravings OF public buildings in Washing.
ton, and tells how to best utilize a little
soiourn there.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

Tho Strange Disappearance OF q
Painter-Wffe and Son In New
Work..
Sundays New York Herald.
In 1916 James Jackuon wrote letter to
his wife from Wilmington, Del, saying
Tomorrow / start for home, my own
dear, dear home. Kiss the children for
me.n Mrs. jackson was then at Railway,
N. J.. Previous TO this time she had
written to her husband asking whether
she should 60 to Elizabethtown, N. j.
She missed his letters-he was in the
habit of writing twice or thrice week
and going to Elizabethtown found
bundle OF letters from him. In the
bundle of letters was the one saying that
he would come home. He had heroic
sized picture of his wife sitting upon
rock with a veil thrown across her lap,
and large picture, about feet by 7, of
the Yestal Virgins. The pictures were
painted by Mr.. jackson himself.
Mr.. A. O. jackson, son of the missing
man, and known to the latter as Cor
reggie" has made frequent efforts to
obtain q clue to his fathers whereabouts,
but without success. An artist named
James Bacon wrote an article from Paris
upon artists, that appeared in the Home
| Journal, in which he spoke of james
jackson, an American, as professor and
teacher of the art. Young Mr.. jackson
wrote to the project of police in Paris in
quiring as to the James jackson men
toned, and received no answer. This
was in 1878.
The missing man would now be 81
years of age. He was tall and slender,
about six feet two inches in hight. He
had left home to go south and collect
money and paint portraits at the same
time. He rode about the country in his
own vehicle. He was contemporary Of
"Tom" Sully. Jackson's wife and SOL
are now residing and doing q drug bust
ness at the corner of Twenty-third stree
and First avenue. Their only hope Il
that the missing mans fate may be traced
through the two pictures that he had with
him. II is believed that the James Jack
son of Paris was the missing man, as h,
had frequently said he would go to Europ
if not successful in America, and that nj
i Gao ahn,,I1 lrnnxy - Isa tar m h,.,,Aa
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

90. ma Arnory Burned Down
h,oxs Covered nv Insurance.

90. B,s Armory Burned Down.
Loss Covered ny Insurance.
The large and handsome Armory Build
ing of Co. b, N. G. p, at Chester, Pa,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning.
Flames were first discovered in the build
ing about o'clock and within few
minutes the entire structure was wrapped
in flames and by o'clock the large build
ing was in complete ruins. All the furni-
ture and q greater part of the arms and
accoutrements of the company were
destroyed by the flames.
The armory was erected in 1881 at a
cost of about $4,000. It was a large,
brick building, handsomely appointed,
and beside its arrangement for drill
hall it was fitted up as a gymnasium, ard
q reception and reading rooms nicely and
comfortably furnished.
1t was in close proximity TO fire COM
pany's head quarters, but the wind being
80 high the flames got beyond control at
once. The loss is. covered by insurance,
and it is probable that q new structure
will be erected upon the site.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

The barge Sillman, belonging to the
Charles Warner Company, and loaded
with 200 tons of coal, sunk in the Della
ware near the mouth of the Christiana on
Friday evening. She and the barges
Coleta and Century were in tow of the
tug Meteor, and on the way to this port.
The Sillman got adrift, and there being a
very heavy gale, the other two barges ran
into her and crippled her SO badly that
she could not be kept ahoat. Before she
went down her crew was rescued by Cap
tain Sullivan of the Meteor. The barge
was valued at about 5000. The loss is
about I'll 200. There was no insurance.
As soon as practicable the sunken boat
will be raised.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

BALDWIN, WIS, Jan. 11.-During the
temporary absence from his house of
John Gunderson, an employee of the
Woodville Lumber Company Satur-
day night, his wife after putting
her youngest child in bed, left
two others, one about 8 and the
other four years of age and went to the
stable to milk the COW. In some way un-
known the children overturned the lamp,
exploding it,and the clothes of the young
est child were set on FIRE. 1t would have
been burned to death, had not the
elder one carried it out doors
and put out the flames in the
snow. The mother was very badly burned
trying to rescue the baby, and would
have persisted in the flames had not the
neighbors prevented her making the
second attempt. The house. with con-
tents, was entirely consumed. In the
debris the charred body of the boy was
found
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

The Delaware river steamer Mary Nor
gan, which ran between this city and
Philadelphia during the summer, was
sold by the sheriff of Delaware county
upon various writs at Chester Tuesday
to M. II. Beckley of that city, one of the
members of the company owning her.
The vessel brought So, 100 independent of
q mortgage of $37, 900 held against the
boat. The Morgan will winter at this
city there being better protection here
from the ice, etc. In the spring it is pro-
posed to continue her on the route to Phil
ndalnllin
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
OHIO.
Nine Democrats Unscated, TO He
heard i'm the Future.

heard an the Euturcs
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 12.-The COM
mittee on privileges and elections in the
house of representatives this morning re-
ported resolution to unseat the nine
Democratic members from Hamilton
county.
The resolution was amended so as to
provide that a hearing be accorded the
unseated members.
The resolution was adopted under the
previous question, and the seats were then
declared vacant, amid the greatest con.
fusion.
The nine Republican members came
forward and were sworn in by the speaker.
They were cheered by the Republicans
and jeered at by the Democrats.
The speaker ordered the unseated Dem
ocratic members to turn over the keys Of
their desks.
After the unseating of the Democrats
each house voted separately on a candi
date for United States Senator. In th'
senate Hon. A. G. Thurman received n
votes and Hon. John Sherman IL, Dem
ocratic majority of 8. In the house Mr.
Thurman received Al votes and Mr.. Sher
man 81, Republican majority of 20.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

Those who are trying to uphold the
position of the North american Regieo
in regard to the alleged Acknowledgement
of Delaware voters are kind enough to
admit the ''plausibility" and "logic" of
the arguments that have appeared against
them in these columns. 1t seems that
some of these gentlemen would like
to have it appear that judging from
Delaware's constitution she does not care
whether taxes are paid so much every
year or twice as much every other year.
Does any sane man suppose that such an
Interpretation as this could be seriously
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

A. e. Dolbear writes to the Scientific
american, setting forth that, leaving out
Philip Refs (who was unquestionably
the real inventor of the telephone) sit is
nowhere denied and everywhere believed
that Yates of Dublin, did make and use a
telephone which, for substance, was
identical with the caveat of Gray, and
which Bell himself used for his first sue
cess in speech transmission. Yates ex-
periments did not happen to be published
though there were, and still are, several
witnesses to their success, and the instru-
ments have been produced in London
court. Therefore, if it be allowed for
arguments sake that Rice did not trans
NIT speech, it cannot be allowed that
Yates did not; and hence, if Refs was not
the inventor of the first speaking tele-
phone, Yates was. This is simple history
and is not subject to legal bubbles.
Happily" continues Mr.. Dolbear, with
searching sarcasm, ''there are no legal
priorities in matters of history"