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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
TJwN OF

The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen mel
in regunf session on the 9th inst. The
Mayor aud four aldermen present,
Minutes VI the last meeting read aud
approved.
Bill Of q MatiIioH for S2.25 allowed 60
DO credited to his account.
Finance committees reported acts OF
town tax-collectOr and treasurer, correct
In answer to an order Of last meeting
the wharf committee submitted the fol-
lowing contract with P. Blanchard
To the Honorable Boafd Of Mayor and
Aldermen We the undersigned commit
tee appointed to investigate tile petition
of p. Blanchard do hereby report that the
said p, blanchard is hereby empowered
to build an addition to his wharf now i'm
der Construction and to built in font Of
his ~shipyard property at the foot Of live
Oak street extending IS feet south from
his wharf across snid Live Oak street.
the said VIII itf To be hot less than IL feet
wide and to have q depth of o lese than
8 feet of water at its front. The wharf
is to be built of good and substantial MIA.
Cerial aud no wharfage stall be charged
nor any vessel prohibited from discharg-
lug or loading and said wharf shall be
kept in good repair at the expense OF the
said z. Blanchard. This contract to hold
good for the term of three years or until
the town of Scranton may find it necessary
to enlarge or remove the same for the
benefit of said town.
Respectfully submitted,
M. C. Altman, G. +. Higgins, A. Goelzer.
The above AGREEMENT was approved.
The cbntrict for Smelling certain streets
of this town was awarded to G. IL. Hud-
son. he being the lowest bidder.
The resignation Of G. Mathieu as town
marshal, tax-assessor aud tax-cdlleGtor-
presented and accepted, and it is therefore
ordered that tile election of town treas
urer be postponed until Thursday, August
10, 1886, when II marshal will also be voted
for.
Complaint having teen made to the
board that sick mariners or sailors have
been removed froifi Quarantine station at
Round Island to Mobile through this place
the secretary was ordered to communicate
with the physician in charge at said sta
tion that the health regulations of Scran-
ton forbade the transportation of any
person sick with any foyer through it's
limits, The action of the board is based
upon chapter 7Ss section IL, Revised Code
of 1890.
Whereupon the the board adjourned
to meet in special session on 23d inst.
S. Il, THOMPSON, Mayor.
A, GoELZER, Secretary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
ROORDINC!

Mrs. ii. n. BECK takes this rleihod Of
informing her friends aud the pnhllc gen
orally that she has opened her Boarding
House, On Rayn0ir street, Biloxi, Miss.
Terms moderate.
MRS. NJ n. BECK.
Biloxi. june IL, 1876. iSsm
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
Mobile & Ohio R. R.
FOR ALL POINTS
NORTH, EAST and WEST
IL, 1886.

Leave Union Depot Foot OF Gov
eminent, St, Mobile, Ala,
i:s5 p. M )Daily for all Stations
AID Making close Connee-
1880 p. M. Ntions as follows:
AT MERIDIAN, With the Alabama, Great
Southern Tor. Birmingham. C%battanoo-
ga, Cincinnati, etc, also near connec-
tions forJacksor, Miss, and V~ickshurg.
AT COR1N1H, with Memphis x CHARLES
ton Railroad for Decatir; Chattanooga
and Memphis,
AT COLUMBUS, KY, for st. touis, hak-
ing close connection ut Union Depot
for Chiacgo, Kansas City aud all points
Citronolle Accommodation Lenves
from Beanregard Street Depot at 4 y. IN.
ever week day. arrive at Mobile 9 n m:
South bound trains arrive ut 600 am.
and Los pm.
For Information as to Pullman car SER
vice, rates, connections, ETC., call ut Cen
trail Office under Battle House, Mobile.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
Any Style Of Printing
REGs7Rl70IINOTICE
THE STATE or MISSISSIPPI,
Jackson C0unty.

new Registration Of the voters of the
"A County aforesaid, having been ordered
by the Board of Supervisors thereof, at
their special term In July, 1856, /. in
obedience to said order, as Registrar Of
said county, will visit each Polling Pre-
cinct therein; for ORe day and Register
all the Qualified Eleet5fs that may there
present themselves fer registration, st the
places aud On the days named; as follows !;
Scranton PteeinUt, ferten aays, beginning
Septethber s, 1851. f
Orange Grove, Friday, September 18th.
Moss Poiut; Saturday, September 18th.
Robinsone, Monday. September Goth.
Lavouia, Tuesday, September 2ist.
H~elvesti0nis. Wednesday, Sept. 22d.
Wards Thursday, September sd.
Jones. ftidas. September oath.
Reeves. Tuesday. September 2Sth.
WiIkinsda's, Wednesday, sept 29th.
Bias Greek. Thursday, sept. mth.
dacobsnnk Friday, October ist.
0oean Springs, Saturday, October ID.
West Pascaeould, Monday. October An.
Gulf Coast, Tuesday, October 5th.
". ii. DENNY.
CLERK and Registrar OF Jackson Co. Miss
scranton, Mss Aug. s ls56. 8-9t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20

The LWmber Worker is the latest
and handsomest addition to lumber
journalism. 1t is published in Gin
cInnati, with MIR. A. A. Brown rs
editor. The Journal is published
monthly, and contains a great va
riety of editorial matter and cor
respondence, all printed ia clear
type upon very 6ne paper. A fea.
ture of the makeup IS q cut to
precede each department. Mobile
is favored With a handsome stack
of lumbet, with the name OF the
city painted across the top. A
series of articles begins Ia the first.
number, headed LAUNDERING in
Dixie.r In fact the Lumber Worker
devotes considerable space to the
South, aud on this account the new
Journal should become very popa.
lar IN this section.=MOblle Register.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20

A saloon keeper In ana Arizona
town has OH exhibition tie heads OF
seventeen Apaclfes preserved IN
alchOL The exhibit affords a praci
tlcal exempliIicaii0n of The great
truth that IL is easier 10 SETTLE the
Apache difficulty by putting the
Inhiaus into alcohol than by pat.
ting alG0liol into the Indians.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
During the remainder of the sum,

During the remainder of the sum.
mer give the fowls = hight stimulent
by putting two or three drops of
tincture of iron, twice a week, in
their drinking water. A little
pinch Of common soda ia the water
Is also a good thing. Perhaps you
can not see the need OF this, but the
stock will appreciate it all the
sane.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
Administrators Notice.
THE STATE or MISSISSIPPI,
Greene County. 1

THE STATE or MIssIssIPPI, I
Greene County. !
In the matter of the estate of MIS-. Is.
Moore, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all parties i1-
terested in the above named estate, that
the final account of the undersigned adj
ministrator OF said estate. has been filed
in the office of the Clerk of the Chancery
Court of said county, and that applica-
ti0n to the ChaRcery Court of said county,
viii be made, to have said final account
allowed and the administrator discharged
at its mex October term, 1886. Therefore.
this is to notify all parties concerned to
appear at said time and show cause, II any
they cam, why the final account Of said
administrators should not be allowed and
be discharged. NJ MOORE,
Administrator.
August Is. 1856. 24-4t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
Camp Meeting.

Tho New Prospect CatDpmeeting
is appointed to commence OF Fri
day, October %, aud close on the
Tuesday following. A restaurant
will be kept where those who desire
can obtain good meals at u terry
cheap rdts. No traffic will be al.
lowed on the grounds; religious
literature is an exception to this
rule. All ministers who wish to
come by rail, will please inform me
BY postal aud you will receive in
formation from me when and where
you will mud cOnvsyances provided
for you.
THOMAS PRICE, p. c.,
Va~ncleavei Miss.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
NOn-Resident Notice.

The State of Mississippi.
To nlin Emanuel
You are commanded to appear before
the Chaneery Cont of the county OF
jackson, in said State, o. the
Fist Monday Of September, 1886,
to defend the suit in said Court Of Jess
Emanuel. wherein yon are defendant.
August ls. 1855. al-It
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20

nm DFrooRAr-srAR Is a koms.

THK DEMOCRAT-STAR is a hoHe-
trintsd paper. 1t does not use the
ssready-set natter or any Of the
patent hnmBugs Each week the
paper is hlled with a variety Of
choice reading matter, selected and
written expressly tor its columns.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
Local Notices 10 Gents a Line for Each Insertion.

"dry."
There are quite a number o
strangers in our town.
-"Oh, my, what hot weather.
This is an every day expression.
Don't forget 10 register. Mr.
Denny will be around before long
Rev. j. w. Tinhin will prcacl
at Big Point next Sunday at L
am.
Water melons are becoming
scarce as the season is coming to /;
close.
Miss Hattie Alley was elected
organist of the Methodist Sunday
School last Sunday.
DR.. Ii. Shannon, Oceaii
Springs, paid "a short VISIT to Scrau.
ton last Tuesday.
Orr %cntcrprising barber, Mr..
L. ID. Becht, has had his residence
newly repaintetl.
Mrs. q. =. Macmuras aild two
daughters from Mobile are s~tuliing
at Mrs. j. L. May buri'S.
Some have paid their corpora.
ton taxes, others atp resisting.
We will see what we will ste,
-Contentment these hot days is
brttcr than money, afd Just about
as scarce.
Moonlight pitniuS ~ The young
folks hprah0nls air Quite frequent
turin. these brantiiul moonlight
nights.
Mrs. j. w. Roberts has return
til from II trip 10 Alabama, where
She has been several weeks Visiting
relatives.
-Bagging the drummcrs for the
collection of their privilege tax
creates some amusement occasion
ally.
Sunday was d clustering hot
day. The mercury was at $50.
This is higher than It has been here
Tor many years.
Mrs, Rena Saunders, of Mobile,
gladdened the household at Mrs,
Mayburys by her presence last Mons
day and Tuesday.
The new school law Will go
into effect on the LIST Ut September
next. Persons interested had bet
ter post themselves,
The steamer Fulton passed
here Sunday bound for New Or.
leans loaded with spetits of lurpen.
tine and SIGH like.
The Rex Farm at PascaSDhla
has been sold TO Mr., john P.Dela.
ma, of New Orleans, for $500 cash.
That was a great bargain.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Cudabac, of Moss
Point, left Saturday for Lake
Charles, TO engage In business. His
family will remain at Moss Point.
Mr.. j. G.. Rogers, member OF
the Board of Supervisors CAVES Us
a call Monday. lie is here with
bis sick wife for medical attention.
"A large new stock Of mems
ladies' and childreu's shoes just
received from New Orleans, aud
Tor sale cheap at LeOne's Red Flag
Shoe Store.
Mr.. G.. II. Moore aud family
returned to Greenvllie, Miss, last
Tuesday, after spending a month
very pleasantly at Mrs. j. T. May
burys.
Wonder it any schuohets were
chartered to take the iambOtee boys
to the convention Wednesday.
They didn't 90 In very large squads
on the train from here.
MIR. R. q. HpHry, editor Of TIE
State Ledger and Public Printer
has been spending a while at Bay
st. Louis for bis bealth. We hope
Dc may return 70 his home fully
restored 70 perfect health.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20


Last Wednesday at 1910 p. m.
little Eva, an interesting four year
old daughter OF Mr.. Fritz ID. Becht,
died OF diphtheria after all illness
of only Two or thfee days. Pte'
yions to her illness sue was a
sprightly and bright little girl and
popular with al who knew her, for
her Innocent pfattle around het
fathers place of business, where
she attracted general attention, was
always full of spicy wit. Our sym.
patbies are thoroughly enlisted for
the ageiieved family.
Miss Virginia G. Airey, of
Handsboro, who has been at Mont.
eagle, Tennessee some time, passed
here Satutdab evening en- route for
home looking much improved in
health.
Mrs S. NJ. Stilphen, Miss Sa-
die, and Master Henry spent a few
days of last week ut this place.
Their many friends enjoyed their
short stay and hope the time is not
far distant when they will come
again.
We are requested to state that
Rev. j. J. Lovett has called in his
appointment at this place for
preaching next Sunday, OH account
OF other engagements.
There is now enough money in
the town treasury to do considera-
able work on our streets aud the
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen, we
understand, propose to have it APP
piled for that purpose very soon.
A large portion of the al valorem
has not been collected.
The mite meeting at the resi-
of Rev. j. j. LOvett last
night was largely attended
aud financially profitable. 1t Was
a pleasant affair." too, as many
Of tie qutsts fingered for the SEQ
md watch, till the full moon "leaped
he sky"
There was a very rIeasant and
agreeable party at the residence OF
Japt. James Glass Wednesday
The hostess and her daugll
cr, Miss Ella, exerted themselves
II making the affair one OF pleasure,
md that they Succeeded admirably
very one present will testify.
Mead jenkins and Ephriam
Johnson, eOlored, Undertook to
haStise one of the wOmen of the
amiIy at Moss Point last Sunday,
nd came near killing lers They
fere arrested anil bound over to
pprlr ut Circuit court to answer
he charge ut assault ahd battery
nth intent to kill and miifders /
Drink Keystone Rye Whiskey,
pure, unadultrratrd whiskey, free
ON headaches. Only $1.5O per
Also Frceport Rye, -four I
ears old, the best 50 whHisktt in
ne United States. Sold only by
RAFT & Co, IS aud n D%auphin
rect, Mobile, Ala, sole agents. 4
The competition yesterday for /
nc Office of marshal of the town i
,oks like there is some life in the |
0dy corporate of Scrantun yet. !
he Office has not, so far] been a y,
cry lucrative one, but it is said G
Iat elite is shat you make it' and q
may be tbtt the Office of marshal {
!, in That respect, a similar instltu- '.
on. Disorder and a hungry mar !
bal are, in tue nature OF things,
compatible. They can't live in s
Ie $ me tU%t. .
The stables of d. i. Pickett, I
orth side of the railroad, are open '
NY and night and parties wishing !
ehicles OF any kind can be accom-
Iodatetl. Mr.. Pickett has some
ne tOurnouts and will please his 1
!"
Sec u
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20

o Al TINS OFFICE,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
N.aLEi

The Pascaguula House, formerly beet
pied by ". & Dodsop. Inqnire At Post
ohice, PascaeoRla. Miss.
W. s. DODSON, p. n.
March5 5, lo56. lat
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09
Where Mamma May BE Found.

Sicily is the chief source of mama; in
that country the trees are cultivated in
plantations, and when about years old
they begin to yield. Cuts an inch and a
half to two inches long are made in the
bark, cutting through to the wood. One
cut is made daily, beginning near the
bottom of the trunk, with each succeed
ing cut about an inch above the former
one. The thick, sirup-lilZe juice exudes
from the cuts and hardens on the bark
into white spongy flakes, which when
hard enough are removed and dried still
further before they are packed for com
merce. 1t consists mainly Of form of
sugar called mantle, and has mild, laxa-
tive properties.
There, are, in dry Oriental countries,
several other trees and shrubs also, which
yield mamma, usually when punctured by
insects; but little is known of these kinds
Of mamma outside Of the localities that
produce them Even some of those
plants, low in the order of vegetation
known as lichens, produce mamma. These
are Ike the plants often seen on old trees
and on rocks, which are incorrectly
called "mosses." Several Of these, which
grow very rapidly on the ground, are en-
crusted with sort of sugar or manna:-
American Agriculturist.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09


Thcre Is a prejudice against boarding.
houses In New York. AT all events IL Il
exceedingly questionable to live In one
and the people who are not sapplied by
caterers from choice. are, from awe Of
The form Of fashion. C0ntracts Is eerve
meals may be made with The bik restaua
rants AZ rates Ear below the regular fig
|ures ON the bill OF fare! But perhaps
the caterer Is most highly appreciated
by people who entertain. Instead of
bulldozing the regulation Irish cook into
preparing dinner for a number of
guests a note 70 the cateEar settles II all.
There is then no hurry, no delay no
wranglings with servants and the surety
Of a good dinner wen and promptly
served. lrls3s ssH - assaaG rf aHlN1 80
Half an hour before it Is time for the
guests TO arrive, a wagon Of the hearse
pattern, with chimney through the
roof, drives up. Nimble assistants carry
IN the wine from the refrigerator in one
END of the wagon, and the edibles from
the hot compartments In the other end.
Everything is here, from the flowers to
the salt. The regular servants retire
and the caterer takes possession of the
Kitchen, pantry and dining-room until
the guests have gone. Then the wagon
drives up again, and in twenty minutes
all traces of the dinner party, whether
TO six or 100 guests, have disappeared.
This plan of giving dinners grows more
and more popular every year.-New
York Letter.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09

The Jap is the most skilled of all ORR
entail jugglers. The wonderful tales re-
lated of the marvellous feats performed
by the conjurers of India are mere fairy
stories. The Indian juggler does not
compare in skill with the professional
magicians of America or Europe. Their
tricks are such clumsy affairs that they
can not be termed optical illusions. No
trained western performer would think
Of giving them as they do. Crude as
they are, however, they have furnished
most Of the ideas for the development of
the wonderful stage Illusions of the day.
The Indian juggler has neither skill nor
enterprise. He does not travel to other
lands, but remains at home and gives his
little performances in the streets and
squares. He knows nothing of the science
employed in latter-day legerdemain. He
loes not understand what electricity or
compressed air means. For, you must
know, electricity and compressed air are
the modern magician's most important
tools. Some of our best illusions are
performed by the means of delicate
,rushable glass used to confine the COM
pressed air. The stories of the marvels
the Indian performs have their origin in
the prolific oriental imagination. -
Oncayoj News.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09

Proctor remarks that a common error
is the supposition that the earth moves
in an obviously elliptical path, whereas
it really appears to travel in a circle.
Taking the earth's orbit when its eccen-
tricity was very nearly at its greatest,
$4,000 years ago, the numbers 325 and
1924 represent the actual proportion be-
tween the greatest and shortest axes Of
the figure described by our planets mo-
ton around the sun; SO that, if a circle
is drawn with radius of IA inches, it
nowhere departs more than the hun
dredth part Of an inch from the ellipse
which would represent with perfect ac-
curacy the orbit of the earth $50, DOC
years ago, when it was SO much more
divergent from an exactly circular form
than now.-Boston Budget.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09
utilizlng VIVA n1osses Cor Food.

1t is said that a prosperous and grow
ing industry has been developed in util-
ing the wild moses of Sweden and
Russia as an article of food. The sup
ply is practically inexhaustible, as it
covers the vast region extending from
the Baltic to Behring's straits. The moss
is said to yield on an average as much
alcohol as good grain and three times as
much as potatoes. Attention was called
to the value of this moss by the extreme
richness of the milk Of the reindeer that
feeds on it exclusively.-New York
Mercantile Journal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09
Picture of Count Won Moltke.

baking of great people, l must not
look the genius of war-that verita-
Mars the Count Won Moltke, the
|sr of the "last argument" as Prince
Bismarck is master of the earlier
!. IT'S of international controversy. As
!, walking one day in Bellevue av-
I saw standing upon the curbstone
Ia little man, with an absent look,
ling a tall black cap with the red
} which all German officers wear,
with great military coat thrown
/ his shoulders, the sleeves dangling
S sides. ] suppose he was waiting
|iomebody. When he turned and
bd you in the face you might see
his eyes were by no means dull, al
l h he was over so. His clean
len, wrinkled face and thin white
|syere not handsome, but impressive,
kEh his herd was small and his eyes
Zoo near together. The genius of
this thin wrinkled symbol of force,
his curbstone and paced slowly
b the street, giving the military sa-
how and then to those whom he
Id on his way.-Cor. Boston Com
hal Bulletin.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09
An Old charm -Arainst yyitoboraft.

While Jefferson GriInley, q carpenter,
was engaged tearing down the cornice
Of house near Schwenksville, he found
a piece of pine wood six and one-half
inches long, Whitfield roughly into the
form of ascylinder. Six holes were bored
into the wood, three going entirely
through, but having different diameters.
In thelargest hole stuck pin, cut from
the same kind of wood. This instru-
ment, it is explained, was used to pre-
vent certain supposed wizards from
carrying on their mysterious arts. The
pin was placed in the different sized
holes to impose upon the wizard differ
ent degrees of torture, and when placed
in the largest hole it would infallibly
KILL 1t was found sticking in the hole
when the affair was discovered. A
wooden pin was also driven into the door
janb of the horse stable. Behind the
pin was a lot of horss hair and a piece of
paper covered with cabalistic marks.
This was designed to prevent spells be-
ing put upon the horses while blowing.
--Noiristown Herald.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09
Not So Great a Sea After All.

The recent French surveys have shown
that the magnitude of the Algerian sea
project has been greatly exaggerated.
No large part of northern Africa can be
flooded, the desert of Sahara proving to
have an average height Of LOO feet,
and the only area below the sea level be-
ing comprised in two "Chotts" COM
mencing about 100 miles due west of the
gulf of Gabes and covering only about
3,100 square miles-less than half the
area of Lake Ontario. The flooding of
the depressed region would give lake
averaging seventy-eight feet in depth.
The creation of new sea of such size
could hardly produce the great effects
upon the worlds climates and upon the
depth of the ocean which have been
foreseen in the speculations of some
scientific writers. Traveller.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09

Alum gives excellent results when 1t
has bten found desirable to clarity
muddy or turbid waters.