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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19
Ghe lemorrat- STIR
1t WIN Be A Clean sweep.

There are very few who appreci.
ate tue rapidIty with which official
changes are daily made. Mr.
cleveland has not been in Office n
year, but he has made over 20. 600
changes, and it is believed the fnll
years work will aggregate 10000.
1t will be large enough at any rate
to Indicate a clean sweep before the
presidents term of Office expires.
About thirteen hundred men
bave been appointed 10 important
Offices; and these men have caused
within the law fully five Thousand
changes. Assistant Postmaster.
General Stevenson has decapitated
$4,000 fourth class p~ostmaSters, aud
he is WORKING with steadiuess and
increasing dispatch. Postmasters
and internal revenve collectors and
a host OF other officials are making
minor appointments in all eases
where they have the right OF re.
moval and appointment; and alto
gether it is certain fully one quar-
ter of the entire civil service will
he in democratic hands by the
fourth day of next month.
1t is computed that decapitatiOn
has gone on at the average rate of
twelve per hOUr-the official work
ing day being eight hours. One
head has dropped in the official
basket every five minutes during
the year nearly ended. If this
pace is namtained, the great work
will be fully accomplished inside
OF the limit. The official ax will
doubtless move frcer as the heads.
men become familiar with the work
hand, and practically one more
year will revOlnti0nize our civil
service, and give the people a good
opportunity to make up their
minds us to the value of the change.
Cleveland is ~ very busy
nan, and We may depend upon it
hat he is making changes as rap
dly as he can without detriment to
he public service. He is holding
asst to the civil service reform act,
md is working the AK vigorously
of it.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19
A MATTER or BUSINESS.

Is ii anybody's bush ess, When a young
man goes to call,
If he enters ut the kitchen or the parlor OF
the hallR
Is it anybody's business. but the girl h
goes to see,
What that young mans name and station
may happen for to bel
Is it auybody's business if he stays till it
is latef
Or anybody's business if she follows to
the gatef
1.-The kisses her at parting and she does
not seem to grieye,
Is it anybody's business save the mans
who takes his leave
If he comes to take her walking on a
pleasant afternoon,
Is it aHybody's business that they do not
come back soon
If by chance they come together upon
the public street.
Is it auybodys business if she bushes
when they meet.
If he goes to see her Sundays and often
stays to tea,
Is it ~anybody's business what his bust
ness there may beP
Is it anybody's business what sort of beau
she's got
Or anybody's business if she loves him or
does not I
Is It anybOdy's business l would really
like to know,
If its not Pm sure they're many who try
to make ii so.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19
Florida Orange Groves.

Gainesville, Fla, Feb. 12.-The
annual meeting of the State Press
Association was held here yeSter-
day. Represen' atives were present
from all parts of Florida, and the
following resolutions we're nnani-
mOusly adopted:
The Florida Press Association,
assembled in regular annual meet.
ing, having had their attention
drawn to numerous published ex.
aggeratiOns aud Misrepresentation
of the extent of damage done in
Florida by the recent unprecedent-
ed cold weather, aud knowing that
thousands OF persons are looking
forward to settlement in this State,
are disturbed by these unfounded
statements, aud deem it proper 10
make a true and candid statement
of the facts as they exist without
coloring aud without Partially.
Ii is therefore
"ResOlred, That we, members Of
the Florida Press Association,
coming from all parts of the State,
and therefore fully coZnizant OF tue
real condition of the orange groves,
as now shown at the end OF thirty
days from the time of the freeze,
9 ate the fol o wing as true facts in
reference thereto:
al. That in consequence of the
exceeding low temperature the
larger part Of the fruit remaining
on tue trees was frozen. 2. That
bearing trees and trees which were
in a healthy condition received no
injury, although losing their leaves,
and are already budding with pro
mise OF a tair crop for the present..
3. That while trees in the more
northern counties are not as adj
vanced 10 budding out, il is believ.
ed that in no portion OF the orange
growing region of Florida have
trees received aDy material damage.
That il has been demonstrated that
orange trees can sustain q much
lower degree Of cold than has been
heretofore supposed, giving renew
ed assurance OF the safety and
durability Of the orange growing
~interests.7
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19
Sam Jones on Society.

In the course OF a sermon "Fol
Mothers" recently delivered in
Cincinnati, Rev. Sam Jones said:
There are women in this city that
the society OF this town bow and
scrape to in their presence, aud
they imagine themselves ~Queenly
beings, but the women that bow
in loving faith before God is the
honOred Il among good women.
Society |! society! A leech of the
heart, aud when society shall fix
itself upon yOnr lifeblOod it will
draw the last drop of blood ont of
your heart, and you'll be a blood.
less, heartleSS wOman-and that's
the worst thing Gods eyes ever
looked upon, woman without Il
heart! IOu know that's what So
ciety does for d woman. A woman
that enters society and goes the
glddy rounds lorgets her children
and God aud everything. a d she
comes in contact with the most
heartleSS creatures God ever saw,
and by.and by she is transformed
into d heartlrss wretch like those
around her. | never went into SO.
ciety myself. They wouldn't let
me in maybe because | was too
poor, or else | would tell on 'cm. |
only know OF 1t as society women
whO'ye reformed have tod me, AMI,
to tell the truth, | never did see
many reformed society women.
TheJ'r as scarce as hens teeth,
as the Old saying is. God pity Il
woman that has forgotten God, nd
all she thinks about is, Glow will
sinner and "What spot must |
next tn make it shine 7" aud
will ! wear nextF or "rNe
been eclipScd ut Mrs. S0-and SOS
house and here's another about to
me-" or at they Jump up
ind crack their heels together three
and must jump up and crack
nine four times. | must try to
,eat this mean old thing" DldH't
Ou ever try to beat IA ntishbor on
inc houses aud entertainments
The Lord pity a woman that will
acrifce everything The Lord holes
lear for the sake OF trying to out.
hine some one else. Good women
rs to shine loithiR themselves!
FOOL women try to OutShiuc others!
your own conclusion, sister,
5 to which class YOU belong to!
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

Detroit Free Press: A crow was
bitterly complaining that the CON-
ing winter bad deprived him of the
opportunity of scratching for corn
was overheard by the rat, who said:
"But you must remember that it is
only after the farmer gets his corn
in the crib that ] have any show at
ALL" "Winter Is my enemy" put
in the bare, ''beeause it leaves my
track in the snow to be followed"
"And only for that" added the
dog, "rm afraid / should not taste
a hare oBce year, Moral-Dame
Nature realized that she couldn't
satisfy everybody aud she didn't
try to.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

A SAD REVELATION.-And speak
ing of churches brings to mind a
novel idea-that is novel to the
Tattler-why doesn't some one
make a collection of fy.leaf inScrip,
tons Epitaph collectors are about
as plenty as the companion mono
maniacs of coin and stamp predic-
tons. We often see collections of
curious tombstone INSCRIPTIONS, but
never a word do we hear of compi-
latiOns of hymn book sentimtntS.
The next time you sit in a strange
pew examine all the hymn and pray
or books aud Bibles within your
reach, and it you fail to find some.
thing usually regarded as foreign
TO such books, you have lighted
npOn a different kind of a pew from
the many in which it has been the
Tattlel's privilege to sit.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

According to Father Ryan, the
poet priest, q great many people ~
this world have mistaken their cali
Jugs. He says: "In the intellectu-
al orders minoriiies always have
ruled aud always will rule. One
hundred men do most Of the think
ing for an age, six men The singing
ten men the theology. Aud 50 10
al branches Of theaght.'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

"You say this man disturbed the
meeting when you were right in
the middle of your sermon, par
sou "
"He did, your Honor. he aud
those with him were so unruly that
| found it impossible to proceed
with the services"
"Hum! serious offense-very."
"It was exceedingly wicked be-
havior."
w you acquainted with hint"
81 married him two years ago.
"Ah-h-hl l see. An old grudge."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

SHADOW AND SUBsTANCE.-"I
think / have found out Why so
many girls wear coats and listers
just like tho men, remarked .
clothes observer.
"Why is it I" asked a FREUD.
because there are so many
more women than meu that the
girls are compelled to take the
shadow for the substance."-N. 4
journal.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

If time be Of all things most pre-
eious, wasting tine must be the
greatest prOdigality.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

Nature has sometimes made a
fool, but a eoxeomb is always of
SANS own making.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

Our mistOrtunes are nearly al.
ways traceabie 10 some fault OF our
own commission.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19

We have some cases Of the pride
Of learning, but = multitude Of the
pride Of ignorance.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19
When a Vile Should be Beaten.
lime, Grevillo in Boston Advertiser.

Nine, Greville in Boston Advertiser.
For the first two or three days
after the wedding in Russia things
20 on very we'll that is, while the
families art exchanging their Wis.
It's. After that the husband beats
mis- wife, and if he does not beat
her she thinks it is because her hus-
band does not love her. Beating
is the mark of a proper jealousy.
Among the wealthier Russians tho
mothers on Trinity Day dress their
marriageable daughters very hand
Somely and take them to a city
garden, something like Boston
Common. The silk dresses of the
girls are unlike anything you ever
saw here. They are Pink, yellow
or sky blue, with large flowers of
contrasting cDlors. The girls are
rs stifl as sugar loavcs in them.
The mothers aud daughters seat
themselves on benches in the gar
dens, and all the young men who
want wives
PARADE BEFORE THEM.
rhe girls never luok at the men.
They sit until 8 o'clock with, ut
saving a word. Then they gOhOn Q
and wait. In two ur three days, OF
perhaps a week, an old woman APP.
pears. She asks for the mother
aud begins to talk to her about CIV.
erylhing in the world except the
manageable daughter. She is
the matchmaker. 1t would be
improper tor the young man
or MS family to appear in the mat
ter. AT length she says: -'YOu
have a turtle dove and | have also
a turtle dove.7 After a little par.
~ ing she comes TO the point.
'FWhy should not my pigeon marry
yourpig6On7' The mother demurs,
aud says her daughter is too young.
'Wby did you take her to market
1t is soon arranged after
this. The matchmaker sets forth
.he present aud prospective advan-
Oh tue udlCh' Auo StIl Is
summoned and Informed that in
5wo or three weeks she will marry
he young man. She must not
ook very much pleased if she likes
he match, and she must look
somewhat as if she does not like il.
She cannot refuse. The young
nan comes TO a family tea party,
,erhaps to two. Then his friends
eturu the civility. They see moth.
ng of each beyond this.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-23
Blaming the Rock Island.

A gentleman who has just returned
from trip into Iowa, over the Rock
Island, speaks of the numerous com
plants made by those who are shipping
hogs to the Omaha market. This time it
is the Rock Island that has taken upon
ltsGs the task of lighting Omaha. The
road" he says, "is evidently alarmed at
the number of hogs that are coming to
the Omaha market and is afraid of losing
the long haul TO Chicago" A few days
ago shipper tclegraphcd from Brayto
Ia, to Atlantic. asking If he could ship
hogs on that days train to Omaha. The
answer which he received was. mo,
you can ship TO Chicago" Later in the
day he received another dispatch: "Yes,
you can ship to OMAHA The delay
from this action of the agent was suli.
cieht to cause him to miss getting his
stock off on the first train, and he had to
take later train after delay of six or
eight hours in Avoca. Then he did not
reach the Omaha market until late.
There was similar occurrence at Shelby,
Ia, only short time ago, and com
plants are heard every day of unneces-
sary delays and hindrances placed in the
way of the shipper who wants to come to
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-23
BANIEY-NORTON.
A Glove Contest Arranged-othcr
Sportinp Mates


Paddy Norton, the champion middle
weight pugilist of Dakota, arrived in the
city from Deadwood yesterday, ana last
evening made arrangements for scIen-
tiio glove contest with Jack Hanley.
The following are the terms of the agree.
ment:
We the undersigned agree to box or spar
with gloves, six rounds, scientific points to
count, Marquis of Queensberry rules to
govern; the winner to take IS per cent and
the loser 25 per cent of the gate receipts; the
contest to take place at the exposition
annex on Monday, Dec 6, 1856.
(Signed) n.n InAGK hAANLE6, ANnEax
Col T. 4. Forbes. Witness.
H. Nj. Rothery.
The affair will be managed by Ed
Rothery and ii. nj. Rothery, who have
secured the exposition annex for the eX-
hibition. In addition to the main feature
of the entertainment there will be a slack
wire performance and exhibition of
heavy dumb bell lifting by Prof, George
Kendall and club swinging feature by
Prof. Day.
NOTES.
The managers of the variety thcater at
Council Bluffs have an unknown whom
they are anxious to match against Ed
Miller. They will probably be accom-
modated
The current number of the Police News
has the picture of THE leading sporting
man of Oman" with an attached sketch
of Ed Rothery. The joke comes in in
the fact that the photograph Is of Herb
Kothery. The brothers are now trying
to decide which has the best of the mis-
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-23
A BIG GAS FIND.
The Discovery Made on a Farm in
Gufherie County Iowa

The Discovery Made on a Farm in
Gutherie County, Iowa.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov, 22.-ISpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. Over n week ago ii. G.
Booth, of Herndon, Guthrie county, while
bOaring for water at depth of $40 feet,
struck strong flow of gas which has con.
tinued to flow out of the two-inch pipe so
strong that man cannot stop it by pressing
on the end with all his strength. Last Wed.
nesday DR.. Jones, of Panora, came up and
collected several jars full and ignited it and
1t burned splendidly. Saturday he brought
up number of burners and a gas
pipe and then conducted II into the house
where in the presence OF n large crowd, he
ignited 1t and tested its heating and lighting
properties. He then conducted it through
the tube of gasoline stove and it boiled one
and half gallons OF water in two minutes,
and baked biscuit in the oven in ten min
utes. Mr.. Booth has been using 1T
for all of his cooking. heating aud
lighting in the kitchen ever SINCE
IT is perfectly odorless and does not make
any soot There is enough gas escaping to
heat number of furnaces, aud, therefore,
there Is good opening for any mandatory
that wishes location where fuel can be had
at little cost. +. NJ. Gardner has also struck
gas in his well one-half mile south of here,
When both Struck it it blew
five feet, but since that It is perfectly
dry and free from sand and other foreign
matter. 1t is n pure carbon hydrogen gas, and
the first well Of gas ever found and utilized
the town, and light and heat the stores and
houses with il.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-23
Il. & NJ. IMPROVEMENTS.
n New Route to the Stock Yards
Est ablished.

n New Route to the Stock Yards
Established.
The b. & NJ railroad company
yesterday completed the survey for
their new track to the stock yads
The line, as surveyed, leaves the
Ashland cutoff at the big cut west of the
stock yards and runs east, between Fow-
Ter Bros and Llpton's packing houses,
striking the stock yards track at the
upper end of the loading chutes. 1t will
be necessary to cut through the hill west
of the stock yards to depth, at one
point. of nearly sixty feet. The b.
u M. already has an entrance
branches off from the Ashland cutoff at
at Il point little west of Summit, but
there is only room for one track and
they are compelled to share the stock
yards track with the Belt line and the
Union Pacific. The increasing business
of the yards makes it very inconvenicnt
for all the roads to use one track. In
addition to that fact there is
another reason for why the b. d Nj.
wants another track, the old stock yards
track is lald on sharp curve and at the
same time very heavy grade. so that it
is impossible to back Il heavy train up to
the yards. The B. q Nj. recognizes the
Importance of the stock yards business,
and also that the land and the right of
way can be secured more readily now
than at some later day when the yards
are built up more. The stock yards COM
pany will be compelled in the end to
make some change which will give all
the roads more room, as one track will
not long be sufficient for market that is
growing so rapidly.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-23
1T is WONDERFUL

how eaily rheumatism begins, and how
insidiously il grows in the system, until
one is startled to find himself its victim in
either the acute or chronic form. He then
learns the fearful teuacity of its grip and
the utter powerlessncsS of the ordinary
remedies to give relief
Probably 10 no disease have physicians
given more study, and none has more com
pletely bafiled their efforts to provide spe
ciic; and until Athlophoros was discovered
there was no medicine which would surely
cure rheumatism, neuralgia, and nervous
or sick headache. Thousands of testimo-
mails like the following prove beyond qucs-
ton that Athlophoros is the only reliable
remedy, and that it will do all that is claim.
ed for il.
Englewood, Kansas.
Athlophoros has done me more good
than all other medicine put together, for |
was great sufferer from rheumatism and
neuralgia, and can say today, | am free
from both complaints
Mrs. MARY STONE.
w, S. Hopkins. i79 G. Avenue, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, says: "My wife and daugh.
ter were both stricken with inhammatory
rheumatism at the same time. The lower
limbs were much swollen, the pain seemed
much beyond endurance, sleep was out OF
the question They suffered so much that
TO move or even touch the sheet on the bed
would cause the tnost violent pain. They
were confined to the bed four weeks. Dur
ing that time and previous bought many
kinds of medicine, then employed ply
sician, but nothing gave elief until heard
of Athlophoros. | bought bottle at
once, and am glad 10 say in a very short
time the swelling was reduced, the pain
gone and they were entirely we'll.
Every druggist should keep Athlopho-
ros and Athlophoros Pills, but whore
they cannot be bought of the druggist
the Athlophoros Co., 122 Wall St, New
York, wilt send either, carriage paid, on
receipt of regular price, which is 81 per
bottle for Athlophoros and soc for the
Pills.
For liver and kidney diseases. dyspepsia, in,
digestion, weakness, nervous debility, diseases,
of woman, constipation, headache, impure,
blood, etc. Athlophoros pills are unequalled.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-23
A EiuhIinSCO0k.

The cook in McHrgh's Tenth street
restaurant, indulgcd in little sport last
evening. which will probably land him in
Jail if captured. Becoming enraged at
the proprietor, he proceeded to make
things lively in the restaurant by firing
various articles at MclIughs head But
few of the missiles took effect, however,
although the contents of several eggs
added picturesqueness to McHugh's ap-
Before the police could be summoned the
belligerent compounder of edibles made
his escape and could not be found last
night. The officers, however, expect to
capture him this morning, and it they do
MclIugh will appear against him.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-23
PLATING The POOR FARM.
Plan For the Division Of the Fifty

County Surveyor Smith has been en-
gagged in the work of making plat of
the fifty acres of the poor farm that the
county commissioners were authorized to
sell at the last election to create n fund to
be used IN the erection of q county and
city hospital. Ii was the first pur pose of
the commissioners to sell the fifty acres
in lump to the highest bidder for cash,
This plan has been abandoned for several
reasons, the chief one being that more
money will be realized by the sale of the
ground in blocks and lots. Better prices
can be obtained, too, If the property is
sold at easier terms and ii is probable
that the commissioners will sell the lots
for onc.third cash and the balance
in one and two years. Sur.
veyor Smith is having trouble in
making plat of the part set aside for
sale The ground will be bounded on the
north by West Omaha with its unusually
wide streets and alleys, and will neces-
state making the lots 50xl50 feet in
dimensions. This will make but frac-
tion over three lots to the acre and makes
a broken tier of lots on the west side of
the plat The surveyors second plat
contcmplates making of the lots 30x 150
feet with the principal streets running
east and west. This provides for four
lots to the acre and is considered the
more desirable and Will probably be
adopted by the commissioners.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-23
lnterrupted Wife-Beating

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Fovr men received
dangerous though not fatal wounds during a
shooting affray on Desplains street to-day.
Dominick Walsh, bartender and an ex-
convict, had been beating his wife in their
apartments over the saloon. Her screams
caused the crowd below to think she was
being murdered. One man rushed upstairs
and grappled with Walsh. The two strug-
gled out into the street, and there simutan-
e0usly pulled revolyers and began firing,
Walsh received two bullets, one full in the
shoulder, and another grazing the abdomen.
Three bystanders were shot in the legs. The
stranger who interrupted Nalshs wife beat
ing escaped unhurt and has not been cap
tured
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-23
w. G. O. Ex-students, Reunion,

final business meeting to arrange
for the first reunion of the Wyman
Commercial College Ex-Students' as
sociation on Thanksgiving afternoon and
evening, was held at the Office of r. M
Patterson, Rooms 1 and 3, Omaha Ma.
tional bank building. The following
programme was decided upon: In the
afternoon there will be musical and
literary entertainment held at the college
auditorium, 1114 Farnam street, consist
ing of the following:
Piano solo by Prof. f. r. French
Opening address by b. j. Scannell, presi-
dent.
Baritone solo, "Jack's Yarn,' by G, T.
Zimmerman.
Seer, "A Glance at the Future" by f. E.
Zimmerman.
,n CoEnst int Duet selected by Aessrs. Eldridge
Essay, Character" by Miss Nellie Rapp.
Tenor solo, selected. by d. d. Mcdonald,
accompanied by Prof. Butler.
Poem by j. Ii. Conrad.
Selection by Miss Ella Mcbride, elocu-
zionist.
Grafton by Edward Rannie, Jr.
Violin solo by Herbert NJ. Rogers,
Congratulatory remarks by teachers.
Piano duet by Profs. j. f. Butler and E. A.
Todd.
In the evening there will be party at
eighteen numbers. Grand march will
take place at 8 o'clock sharp. Much
effort has been expended to make the re-
union a grand success, and the prospects
are flattering, letters having been re.
ceivcd from over one hundred and
seyentyfiue ex-students who expect to
attend.