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Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
A Lava Stream In Hawaii.

An advancing lava flow makes con
siderable ado rs II goes on-espccially II
It's line Of advance is through n jungle
or forest. The noise accompanying its
movements under these circumstances
resembles the roar Of the battlefield.
The ears Of the person who visits the
scene are greeted by the cracking Of
blazing foliage. the Kissing Of hot air
and steam. the falling OF trees and the
bursting of bombs, all commingled in
one tumult Traversing q lava stream
while 1t Is yet running may be com.
pared 10 trayersing q river In winter by
walking on tho ice. A pair Of thick
shoes and stockings are needed to pro.
tect the feet from the heat, rs on the Ice
To protect them from the cold. Vent
holes, too. will be ever and anon en-
countered in the solid crust covering the
liquid stream. down which the spectator
can look and behold the fiery river
below; and iirc.falls, which are usually
without any covering Of solid lava over
Them. Just rs waterfalls in winter. be the
weather ever so cold. are without any
covering of ice.-Orerldnd.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
Il xvssy pody Druaks

Among the many stories Lincoln used b.
relate was tho following: lTrudging along
q lonely road ono morning on my way To
the county seat, Judge - overlook me
with his wagon and invited mo to seat
We had not gono far before the wagon
began 10 wobble. laid !: "Judge, think
your coachman has taken drop too much"
Putting his head out OF the window, the
Judge shouted; "Why, you Internal scoun.
del, you are drlini"
Turning round with great gravity, the
coachman said, "Bs dadi but that's the
iirs' rightful session your Honors giv'n n
twel' mont"
IN people knew tho facts they would 10
surprised 10 learn how many people reel In
tina streets who never "drink adrop.n They
are the victims OF sleeplessness, OF drowsy
DAYS, Of apoplectic tendencies, whose blood
Is set on fro by uric acid. Some day they
will reel no more-they will drop dead, just
because they haven't The moral courage 70
defy useless professional attendance, and by
use OF the wonderful Warmers safe cure
netitralize the uric ncfd In tho system and
thus get rid Of the "drunkenness In the
Dlood."-7hs American Rardi Iioms
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
4 woNbERFUL GROWTH.

Some Carefaiiy- Compiled staushes o.
General Interest Relative To the ~pa
Increase Ia Population ana Wesuh %
the More Northern Portions OF 'hs
Great Northwest. ..... 80.
The late reports from the Executive
officials Of the great States and Terri
tories Of the Northwest show sur.
prising growth in population and
wealth. This important region COM
prises tho rich agricultural and grazing
States and Territories Of Minnesota,
Dakota, Montana, Idaho. Washington
and Oregon.
MINNESOTA.
The returns from tho Minnesota cen.
sus taken in May, 1885, show popu'
latiou In the State of l,ll7.79S. In
1880 il was 1SO,773. The assessed valu.
alton Of property in Minnesota Is siOi.-
ops, 5s7; IN 1850 il was S26S, O56,6i3; in
crease, Sli2,973,Oii. 800,
The cities Of 81. Paul AMI Minneapo.
lis, the largest and most Important
business metropolis of the State. and in
fact of the entire Northwest, show an
UNPRECEDENTED growth. They are sit
uaied so ncareach other that their cor.
pora,e limits now join. and form
Urea, commercial center. They arc
about equal in size, and their combined
population by the census Of May, 1883,
was 2iO, Jg7; in 1880 IL was $4,000, III.
crease, 1852. J37. The capacity OF tho
Touring mills is $4,000 barrels OF Hour
a day. Wheat received last year. w.
ass, 222 bushels; elevator capacity.
5000. 900 bushels; cut Of lumber, 800.
,li.379 feet; new buildings erected,
i,yis; real estate sales, S29, 1856, $50.
Duluth and Superior, ut the head OK
Lake Superior, separated only by tho
Bay Of st. Louis, form an important
commercial metropolis. Their popula.
ton is upwards Of 10000, and next to
Chicago they are the greatest shipping
points for wheat in the West,haNing an
elevator capacity Of S,OOO,OOO bushels
DAKOTA.
Dakota shows u remarkable growth
in population, and by the development
of only II small portion Of it, great agri.
cultural resources shows n large III.
crease in the number Of farms, products
of the soil and live stock. The returns OF
the Territorial census taken In June.
1885. and the report Of Governor Pierce
10 the Secretary of the Interior for 1888,
compared with the census Of 1880, show
,b., ,,rn,vih nf tlp TprritOry.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
FACTS EpR FARMERS.

lit Is now stated that some Of tho
Jersey cows with lsste records were
given six miles 81 walking exercise
daily in order to keep them In good
health and topromote digestion.-7roy
Times.
Whatever will appeal most strong
ly to the people rs an induccment to
occupy and cultivate small areas is con-
aacite Of The beat interests Of the State
and 81 all the cities and towns in it,
Sacramento (Cdi.) Union.
An American correspondent Of the
London Agricultural Gazette says that
placed side by side In the hangers OF
horses and cattle he has often had
sweet cornstalks eaten clean before the
best Of hay would be touched.
Give soft feed to poultry in the
morning and the whole grains at night,
excepting II little wheat or whole grains
Of corn placed In the scratching
place" In the forenoon, to furnish en-
ployment during the day.-M d.
Farmer.
The coops should now be white.
washed during spare hours and put
away in some safe place for another
year, and for those which are hastily
made with planned boards, coat Of
paint would do them much good.-7o-
ledo Blade.
-" Dying with tho ycllows." You
hear it wherever peaches are grown.
and see it in every paper which pub.
fishes fruit reports. 1t Is an ever ready
excuse and handy reason. But what IL
Up Nothing bu, genuine, unadul,crated
starvation. The seat of the disease Is
in the soil, not In the trees, and should
be- treated neutrality-suspicious. and
Farm.
Variety cOnduces to health. An
animal is no more fitted for subsisting
on n single article Of food than man.
When kept upon one Kind only It soon
begins to reject it, eating only when
compelled by hunger. Digestion Ia
best effected when all the demands for
food are complied with. The greater
the variety the more rapid the progress
of the animal. -Rurdi Home.
If you are going TO buy sheep TO
fatten. select the very best that can be-
found. You do not want old sheep.
and you do not want lambs. II tho
sheep are long wool, or Southdown
grades, select those that are yearlings,
or two-year-olds; IL Mcrino grades,
then ycar-old wethcrs are best. Bay
more than you want, IL need be, and
select out the best to keep over winter.
and sell the poor ones now for what
you can get. Careful selection is the
main point. - Boston Transcript
"A writer in the Rural New Yorker
says that by selecting the pods Of lima
beans which contained four seeds, and
planting these, he found next year that
the number containing four beans had
greatly increased, most Of them previ-
ously containing but one or two The
process was repeated, and the result
the second year was that a majority of
the pods then contained four beana,
and q few had five beans. In the third
year scarcely pod contained less than
three, the majority four, and a large
number five.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
i "REMINISCENCES.
4 rrus iils,osy Of the Once Famous 'Rss-
ert Heller"

ert HeUer'
"Robert Heller" the noted magician,
was really William Henry Palmer. q Ms
tive Of Canterbury. In England. At the
age Of ten years he was a musical pro-
dizzy, and at sixteen he appeared In con-
cert, and had composed several brilliant
Studies for the piano-forte. His musical
career was hindcred by his boyish fancy
for the illusions of magic, OF first a mere
recreation, afterward an infatuation.
While still q student he left the Royal
Academy. in company with another
Young and noicd artist, and Mt tho Thea
Ter ROYAL. Rochester, hc gave his first
magical entertainment. The result was
not brilliant. The friendly confederate
sat in front box. with greatly wayed
muslachc, cyc.glass and other disguise,
but owing to anxiety he lost his presence
Of mind al critical periods, TO the discom.
future Of the wizard and the disgust OF
the audience. from whose missiles the
two young advcnturcrs escaped through
a window ut the rear Of the stage.
In 1852 "Robcrt Heller" came 10 the
United States, and soon afterwarl he
hriltcd 10 Washington. There he became
a professor Of music, was orgi,nist u, DIR.
Halls church, became lion IN the Dip
ioniaiic society presided over by Lord
and Lady Napier, and married. Miss
Annie Kicckhofcr, a daughter Of one Of
the firm of Riggs & Co, bankers. But
his infa,uation for Bohemian life was
not overcome. His marriages was not q
happy one. aud ho persuaded an old
English gentleman named Philips, tho
father Of a Washington bookseller, to
furnish the funds for new nccronian-
GERS outfit. Soon afterward he OBJ
tanned the services Of his siep.sister, Miss
Ada Palmer, as u confederate. and with
her he travelled around the world. Re-
turning to the Atlantic coast. he died ut
the Continental Hotel. philadelphia,
Noycmbcr "a, lS7s.-Ben. Periey Poore.
jn Boslon BUiget.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
Indigo. Carmine.

To obtain indigo-carminc use only .
very good quality Of indigo. preferably
Bengal. which should be washed in d
hot diluted solution Of sulphuric acid.
Then one part indigo and five parts
sulphuric acid, 66 deg. b.. are mixed
together in a lcaden vessel the indigo
being first very finely powdered and
dried. The vessel should be kept cool
and the indigo should be added to the
acid little at time. the mixture being
well mixed. A heating Of the mixture
should be avoided. as II would cause
free sulphurous acid. which would i'm:
pair the good qualities OF the finished
product. DRY Goods Bulletin.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
"SPOOPENpYKE."
Ills Experience as Publisher OF North
Dakota journal.

Dakota journal.
Stanley Iluntlcy. better known rs
'Spoopcnlyke," had about eight dol
lars in cash when he took the Bismarck
Dakota) 7riJme of the hands of its
owner, and put his own name over the
editorial column as the 7'riJnne's pro-
pric,or. At the end Of the frs
week OF his regime the printers came
for their accustomed pay. and he
tried TO give them the accustomed
"stand.oll." They refused to wait,
though. and the result was that Hunt.
lev had to 90 on, into the streets OF Bis.
marck and lasso partner. lie found q
man who had enough money To pay OH
the printers, and he gave him half In
tcrcst in the concern. but that was all the
money the partner had. In n few days
the paper for next weeks issue ar
rived by express c. o. d., and the T'rib.
unc publishers were duly notified OF the
fact. They hadn't the wherewithal to
meet the bill. so they put up u job.
Iluntlcy went dow TO the express Office.
engaged the agent in charge in pleasant
conversation and skcd him out TO have
cigar. The agent accepted. and while
he was taking his cigar at n noighbor.
ing bar. Huntlcy's partner went to
the house and carried of the package
of papers. Al the end of that week
the printer, male their usual insatiate
demand for pay, and as Huntley didn't
have il himself and didn't know where
il could be had. he left the Tribune to
his partner, who has since made 1t pay.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
THE PRESENTS WANTED.
ALetter tn santa Claus EnumerNting til
Desired Christmas Gifts.

ALetter tn Santa Claus EnumerNtins the
Desired Christmas Gifts.
The Rochester IN. " Pos,-Erpress
says the following letter, incloscd In u
neat envelope and addressed to '.Mr.
Santa Claus, Rochester. N. Y.," had
been received at the post-oilico In .bat
city;
l. Santa Claus will you phase
priny Ada largest sire piano "A
:. Harry likes pretty seSpsf
have little baby brot'sct
4 papa and Mamma Wishes
too he remembered go,
Santa ClHus WIN you
please brns my baby brother
q rsbcr rattle box
Santa Claus win you sse rtal7
bring iiarrya 80
nice set 81 A u q block
santa Claus will you bring Ada -
q Musice book fs7
santa Claus will you phase
bring Ada story book ~
Santa Claus bring papaa
pair OF gioves .en
Santa Claus will you bring Mamma
Sill drcss
Santa Claus viii you p.eass
bring kate dress ready meade
! santa Claus Wall you bring the baker it
now handkerchief
dear Santa Claus would
like those presents n you can
possible give them to me. = 80
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
a CHRISTMAS PARTNERSHIP.

Thoy were counting their presents In
Grandmas room.
where the dear old lady sat knitting away.
Exchanging with Grandpa nod and smile
Over TIE children at their play.
Counting their grtS till Arthur asked.
As pc climbed at last 60 his Grapdpas
knee
-say. Grandpa, say. when yoa were boy
ND WA have Santa Claus. same as veT'
when was boy" said Grandpa then.
Tho iol.icst Christmas that ever knew
Was tho time when went into partner
ship
J. ard some Of my comrades too
VIA Kind old Santa himself, and hclrcd
To make that Christmas merry day
For lonely woman who widowed aud sad.
Lived with her child not far away.
"A short haltmns from my own snug home
Lived widow Lane and her little DOss,
And gricfS and losses aud sickness, too,
Had filed their hearts with sore distress
Nobody knew them. Strangers they
In the village. Nor sought they word OF
aid.
But bOy.ltke passing the house each day.,
We fell In love with the bonny maid.
"whose hair was golden. whose eyes were
blue.
Aud Who smiled a, US a. ". lOl,,red near.
And whose home, wo knew. could catch no
CLEAN
Prom the light OF tho Christma..time so
dear.
So We made plan with boyish zeal
That won from our elders glad consent.
And on Christmas Eve, when the stars were
bright
We started out with brave intent
To net "a Santa Claus partners So
We carried her wood and piled IL high,
We tlled a basket with goodies and toys,
Then homeward stole meath the midnight
sky.
Leaving the tokens OF peace goodwill
To gladden. the two, who would wake next
day
Toa Merry Christmas 80 unforeseen
And share in the season for US so gay"
"oh, what became OF the little g,rlY'
Tho children cried, sand where .. she
uOwp
And what did she DO when she grew blgY'
"Shc wore white blossoms above her
brow"
Grandpa answered. ''as pure as snow.
And went into partnership ,cith me
For tho sake OF that Christmas long sgo,
And the best OF partners she's proved to
be-"
"Dut Whdt doJou do together. say.
And hoV are you partners, Grlndpapa
dsargH
Then Grandpa laughed and Grandmsmma
smiled.
Aud drew the little questloners near.
" What do We do togcthert All well,
We spoil vog liitI> fOtSs erery dan.
For grandmss aud grandpas In partnership
plan
To spoil al childrcn-so people say"
Mary ID Brine. in Hirpcr's Young Pop,e.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
n,owins t,p He'll Gate

has been a laborious and costly work, hut
the end justiiies the effort. Obstruction ln
any important channel means disaster. OBJ
strI,ctions in the organs OF the human body
Lring inevitable disease. They must be
cleared away, orphysicsl wreck will follow:
Keen the liver in order, and the pure blood
courses through the body. conveying
health. strength and life, let 1t become dis
ordered and the channels are clogged with
Impurities, which result In disease and
death. No other medicine equals DR. Piercss
"Golden Medical Discovery for acting
upon the liver and purifying che blood.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
- ssi II, oCI acres.
Ao'oi'.''s'' 80" ''''-V''"-~'''' WV
IN, ~ thn ,I,;of faofors cnntr;hnfip

One of the chief factors contributing
more largely than any other to the
rapid settlement in this region was
the building of the Northern Pacific
Railroad through these important
States and Territories. Its construc.
ton was made possible by the liberal
grant Of lands made for that purpose
by the general Government. The limo
was opened for through traffic about
two years ago, and considering the
progress already made in develop
ing the. rich agricultural, grazing.
timber, mineral and other native re-
sources of the broad belt OF country
which il travcrscs, tits safe to predict
that at no distant day this region of
the West will count its Inhabitants by
millions, and the amount Of wealth It's
people will realize can scarcely b esti.
mated
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
The fate Of This unfortunate young

NV I'iIV vi IIIIN WHIUEEH1NlC NUUTIp
man Mackinl, who was blessed with
ability that he might have made honor
able to himself and useful to the COM
munity. but which he allowed to be
turned into channels ut variance with
decency and the public welfare, ought to
be a lesson to persons similarly gifted
and similarly corrupt. II he had never
touched crooked politics, IL he had de-
voted himself to business. for which he
had both taste and capacity, he would
not to-day be degraded by wearing u
convict uniform, nor would his afflicted
wife have her youth widowed by his
errors and misfortune. - Chicgao Citizen.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
--Tne local pnpers at Rsnlln,. WV.

The local papers at Rawlins. Wy.
J., describes q sensation that occurred
there very coolly. II says: last Fri.
day another homicide happened. That
makes seven so far this week. Four.
Ace Lyons and Dcvil.Lake Charlie en-.
gagged in little game Of draw. Charlie
dealt and Four-Acc stood pat and bet
fifty dollars. Charlie stood, and raised
fifty dollars. FORAGE called. Charlie
had four accsand q king and Four-Ace
had four kings and an ace. Each nc.
cused the other Of working miracles,
and they instantly agreed to settle II by
another game Of draw. They drew
revolvers. Both died."
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
I'm Al, midtown residence thers.ls 4

In ali uptown residence thers.is =
parrot about the size Of = canary,
named Jack. He waddles all over his
owners desk, biting anything that
comes in his way. Once he pulled a
parlor match out of the box and com.
menccd chewing it. It went of In his
mouth, and he jumped something less
than fifty feet. Now he gives the
matchbox wide berth while foraging.
Another time he put his foot in tho ink,
and now. II shown M ink.stand. he i'm.
nedlately raises his foot and looks si
The bottom Of Il IN y. Sun.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
BARB.WlRE FENCES.
How They Are Made In the Great rralric
Counties OF the Northwest.

How They Are Made In the Great rralric
Counties OF the Northwest.
In driving over much of two large
counties for nearly three weeks good
opportunity for observation Of the va
rious modes of fencing pastures in this
vast open prairie country was afforded
Horsc-pasture fences are made with
two wires, and only one in some in
stance, as horses shun the barbs more.
and are therefore more easily fenced
in than any other farm stock. Cattle
arc fenced in generally with three
wire fence. instead Of two wires. as was
formerly the practice. In the case of
horses the posts are placed from TWEEN
ty.iye TO forty feet apart; for cattle,
from sixteen and half to thir,y-thrce.
For cattle, particularly rs they are adj
dicted to rubbing against any accessi-
bic object, four barb-wirc Is far the
best. The objection to only two barbs
In place il that COW or steer may
lean against parts OF tue WIN io"r vi
five feet in continuous length. on which
all the barbs point upward and down
ward, none of them extending out hor-
izontally--as they should once every
foot ut least This strains and loosens
both the wire and the posts. All that
Is required in size and strength OF post
is stiffness enough to hold the wire In
line when strong wind Is blowing.
For this purpose narrow post only
two or three inches across presents less
surface for the wind to press against
than one that Is larger. In fact, broad
faced posts, four to eight inches wide,
snapped oH short At the ground In ue
late fierce hurricanes. After seeing
many small pastures fenced with wire
fastened ON small live posts 1t seems
clear to me that these are quite strong
enough to suspend two, three or four
wircs.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
Ynnnr Men. Read Thll.

TnEvoLrIc BELT Co., OF Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELEcrRo- Vol.
TAIc BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 30 days, 10 men iyoung or old J
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yigor, and manhood guaranteed. No risk In.
Cured, as 30 days. trial Is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
.rhe prop.r study OF Mankind Il Man. 4"

says the illustrious Pope. IL no had In.
clnded woman in the list, he would have
hcon nearer the truth, il not 30 poetical.
DIR. X. V. Pierce has made them both lie
sandy, especially woman, and the peculiar
ARRANGEMENTS TO which her delicate system
is liable. Many women In the land who
are acquainted with DR.. Pierce only through
his "Favorite Prescription, " bless him with
all their hearts, for hehas brought them th'
panacea for all those chronic ailments Pc
c,iliar 10 their sex; such ns leucoiihnh'
lion, ainternal fever bloating, tendency
10 internal cancer, and other ailments.
Price reduced 10 one dollar. by druggists.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

Charles Mackay, in his Founders
Of the American Republic" says that
President Lincoln often told an ancc.
dote about an oilice-seekcr who called
on him and asked for the embassy to
London, and gradually moderated his
demands to an old pair Of boots.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

WE guarantee the speedy. painless ana
permanent cure without knife, caustic or
salve, Of the largest pile tumors. Pamphlet
aud references sent for two letter stamps,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association.
Csy3 Main Street, Buffalo, y. y.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
Three Quotations.

When man is hanging, cut him down,
then 80 through his pockcts.-'Tsra' Post.
When man is coughing give him lied
Star Cough baltimore INers.
When you want to conquer pain, use St.
Jacobs Oil -Ihlad.iphid Nsex.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

"A titled pair journeyed all the way
from Europe to New York to sec II pa
had rolented. He had not, and so they
took q C,,naricr back again.-& u
GrapAis.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

"wu.r great blessing do we enjoy that
thu beathens know nothing about" In.
ouired sunday school teacher. "SoaPW
was tho answer that came out IKE the
crack Of pistol from the small boy at the
foot of the class. -Chiedgo Ledgtr 81
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

HUSBAND trying to readl-whats that
baby Yelling about nowi Wife-Poor little
thinei Sho sees tho moon through the
~indov and is crying for IT, Husband
Wall for heavens sake let her have II,
ANYTHING TO stop that noise.-N. II SIM
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

GuEsr-I say, landlord, your food ID
Impossible, sir.-N y Tdyrdm.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

WHAT season Of the year Is most In need
Of handkerchief Winter, when 1t blows
II snows.-ChIeago Tribune. rri
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

BucREr-snop dealers In Syracuse, N. Y,
have failed because they, were without tho
pale OF credlt-Bn1aio Erprtss. t
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

"wnAr is iaughterin asks a philosopher:
II Is the sound you hear when your nat
blows bloomington Eyc.