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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-06-18
7 EWIS H. CHAMPLIN- -
A1TORNEY-AT-LAW,
Pass Christian, Miss.

Will attend to business in all the Courts of
Harrison Hancock jackson and adjoining GOun
ties win also attend t. examination of titles and
the payment of taxes. Special attention given to
collection of claims in all towns along the Missis
slppi Seacoast.
Office at residence, ON Davis avenue, near Mexi
can Gulf Hotel,
Nav I. 1856 10Iy
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
WHOLE No. 913.
a Chinese Game-Sons.

.".Loy Vow, bright, red-cheeked
little Chinese girl, blinded her eyes.
and the rest OF the players fell into line
with their hands held open in cup-shape
behind them. while Wong Hay circled
around the line lightly touching the
open hands as she passed, and grooming
in peculiar Chinese sing-song lone the
following little game-sOn". much As
American children sing. Tread. tread
the green grass" or Green gravel,
green gravel, how green the graS.
grows:
Come maidens all, and stand in line,
Put back your tiOwer-like hands 10 mine,
The pledge now flies, il flies away
10 the eastern land-the land OF day.
'Iis the lantern feast! Ninth moon com
mandSi
Now maidens, lift your fiower-Iike hands
10 10y Vow, whom they now called
''Hide-Your-Eyes," Wong Hay now
sang:
'-Come, thunder r-shower. with all your power.
And open this four-hngered flowcr.
Meantime. as she sang. she had drop
ped into one of the hands the little
pledge thimble or some little keep
sake selected for the occasion. much as
American children use a button in "A
similar game. At the words. ''Afaidens.
lift Your fower-like hands, as it is
literally translated, all the hands were
raised high above their heads. but close
~ shut, SO that none could tell who held
the little pledge.
At the words addressed to Hide
Your-Eyes," Loy Vow came out from
the shed, and, using long stick as if it
We're wand, pointed to the one whom
she suspected of having the little
pledge.
She was not successful. however, for
the hands opened and nothing was
found there. So she had TO try ii all
over: while Wong Hay walked about
again, and sang the little oriental
melody.
The second time she looked very close
ly into the faces of her Chinese plavfel-
lows, and she saw so funny a look on
Qui Fah's that she Immediately pointed
her out. Qui Fah's hands were opened
amid much laughter and mcrriment
and there was the sDught-for keepsake,
Then they changed places, and Qui Fab
became ''Hide-Yom-Eyes. ."-jSt. Aic.bo-
las
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Mazzini's Political Views.

". J. Linton. the writer and engrav-
er, contributes to the January Century.
under the title of ''Some European Re
publicans," anecdotes OF his former
friends, together with their portraits en-
graved by himself. From a sketch OF
Mazzini we quote the following: ''Ths
world scarcely knows him except as the
man whose thought directed the sword
of Garibaldi, who, alternately thwarted
and helped by the Piedmontese Cavour,
did raise his Italy to nationhood. But
he was more than this: he was acknowl-
edged head of European Republican,
ism; and. authorized and deputed by
him to be the exponent of his principles
in this country, it is a duty to lose no
occasion for saying what those princf-
Piles were Some interest, too, my read.
ers may take in learning what 1 have
meant BY European Republicanism- I
give no history of it but very briefly,
neither to weary nor to obtrude. I
would state what distinguishes the
school of which he was the founder. So
early as 1885, in his Fol ct Avenir,' ha
broke away from the traditions of the
first French Revolution, denied the ne
cessity of looking ALWAYS to France for
and distinctly declared the insufficiencV
of the theory of rights. Not right, but
duty, he asserted to be the basis of hui
man action; not the desire of happiness
(even of the greatest numberO, but
sacrifice the beginning of all real pro-
gress- So he took his stand at once as
not merely the political but as 4 relig-
iOus reforIner. In the universally of
duty he found the need OF freedom for
every people, toward growth into na-
tionhOod: that nationhood no longer
mapped out To suit the convenience of q
few roval families; but constituted ac-
cording TO natural fitness and attrac-
tion. for the sake of closer fellowship
and greater power in the worlds work.
This may sufficiently indicate the start
m@-point. both religions and philoso-
phical. of all his thought and action
His political beliefs were. To use his own
words. but the consequences more or
less direct. more or less apparent, of This
supreme faith. With him the individ-
ual right was 10 be free and Ftted for the
public duty. Like Milton, he held that
the commonwealth ought TO be but az
one mighty growth and stature of an
honest man. aS biz and compact in Vir-
Tue rs in body. Like Lamennais also.
above all things religions. he insisted on
the brotherhood nf nations. on the duty
Of nations toward humanity. WhOso-
ever separates families from families,
and nations from nations, divides what
God would have united /
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JuIia's Boxing Gloves.

Two tall young ladies, with bright
compilations, went up Eighth street the
other day at as much of swinging gait
as their tight dresses would permit. and
went into glove store.
Pm so glad of one thing, Julia, ="
said one to the other, land that is that
undressed kid gloves are quite the thing
now. | was awfully tired of those still,
shiny kid ones. They cramped your
hand, and weren't one bit warm. Then
one doesn't have TO bother with so
many buttons. Two are plenty. and
there are seldom more than three
The dimples began to grow deeper in
the rosy cheeks of the other girl as she
gave hysterical giggle.
Il agree with You, Minnie, she re-
piled, ''but | like the undressed Kid for
better reasons than these. You see. our
Teddy has just begun to go TO gymna-
sinm. and he's perfectly wild about box
ing. There's no one in the house for
him to practice on but me and he's con-
stantly telling me to put up my hands.
Heretofore I've had to handle him with
out gloves, but l can make tirst-rate
fist in soft ones like these. Just look at
| that!'
| Then Julia giggled, Minnie giggled,
and the shop lady giSGled.-Paaaae'-
eata Press. :~Af2svJ=E-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
Human Muscles.

''Did it ever occur to you," said a
well-known local pianist, who spends
considerable time in thought, ''that
human muscles have memory OF their
own, and that they perform their func-
tions without special orders from the
mind at tifnes?''
"Well, yes" replied the writer, rs he
sat down at the piano and unconscious
" began exercising his muscles on the
KEYS. Il don't suppose a Hungarian
special orders how to manipulate a
spade when he cuts out lump OF terra
firma."
That's very primitive illustration, y
resumed the other, at the same time
closing the piano. locking it, and put
ting the KEY in his pocket, land if You
had trained your mind to pick out ex-
amples supporting arguments in dis
cusSion YOU wonld have dropped upon a
much better one. For L assume that
you are capable of understanding that
when You follow your calling YOU would
make a dismal failure if you had to in
terrnpt the working of your mind each
moment To tell your fingers how to make
Il letter. You must be aware of the fact
that all You have TO do in writing an
article is to allow your thoughts full
scope, and yonr fingers will pul down
the words, spelling and all correct.
without instructions from the brain
when the human muscles perform
their functions Independently of the
mind" he continued after Il pause.
scientists call the action instinct.
Whether that is proper or not. L can't
say, but it gives us reason 10 believe
that man has more than one advantage
above animals. Philosophers hold that
the only advantage is the reasoning
power. but here We see 4 faculty of So
quiring instinct, which no animal pos
SeSseS.
But even writing is not an illuStra-
ton of the highest order in application
to this subject Not only myself, bat
every musician, can tell you that in me-
moriZing pieces the fingers do it all. 1t
would be a very difficult feat to remem-
ber all the notes in piece OF music. and
some musical people rely so certainly
on their fingers for the mechanical part
of their playing that when they happen
to think of the music in the midst OF 4
performance they become nervous and,
the chances are, break down. will &C
still further than that. learned diff
ficult piece of music eight years ago,
lost the music, and did not see piece
for two wears. then resumed playing,
but had forgotten all about the piece,
when one evening. while was amusing
myself at the piano in the dark. my fin
gers happened to strike the chord OF
that piece. Then they started in, and
while was thinking of the scenes sur
rounding the spot where l had learned
that piece they played it, expression and
all. | can now pull down the curtains
of this room, blindfold my eyes, carry
on a conversation with you on any sub,
ject, and guarantee that my fingers will
play that piece with all the expression
implied in its tones. This seems a re,
markable fact, but there are few good
musicians who will not agree to do the
same. - Pittsbarg Telegraph.
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Samples OF Irish Fun.

Wit has not died ont in Ireland
Judge keogh. who. by the way, was
hated of all men in fIeland, was one,
day adiudicating in ease the point OF
which had reference 10 Il document tharl
the defense endeayored to show had
been signed when the prosecutor was
drunk. Under crOsS-axamination the
following dialogue took place in court:
The defending barrister: Now, sir,
will yOu tell his lordship what you had
to drink on that occasion before YOU
signed the document
''lndeed. vuur honor" said the wit
ness. Il don think gentleman need
say what he had 10 drink for dinner
Il think You are bound to answer
the question: said Judge KeOgh, sol
emnly.
Did You take sherry, sir9" demands
ed the barrister,
We'll. yes. 1 had a couple OF glasses
of sherry
And did You take elaret and eham-
pagne?"
'.No; don't drink either" was the
answer
Now. sir. after dinner did YOU have
some whiskg?''
Certainly, 1 had some whisky?'
Now, on your oath, did you hsva
three glasses OF whisky"
Il must appeal to your lordship. Am
L bound to answer the question:"
Yes answered Keogh. with
laugh. 4 think you are.
Very well, - replied the witness. II
had three glasses OF whisky"
Now. sir, will you say it was not
five?'
Again appeal to Your Iordship.'n
said the witness. and. meeting with no
answer. said:
well. YES. it was five"
''Nill YOU swear it was not ten9''
A mute glance OF appeal toward tha
bench, and then came the answer: I
will not swear
Upon yOur oath, was it not fifteen?''
We'll. YES: il was fifteen"
Now. then. sir. | ask you was it not
twenty !
No. sir, it was not twenty9"
oh. oh. D." said the barrister Here
is Il gentleman who drinks two glass6s
Of sherry 1T dinner and admits having
had fifteen tumblerS OF whisky. and vet
is able to remember that he did not take
twenty. Now. sir. how do You recOllect
it was not twenty?"
ny. then. l IL tell you. and. turn
ing to the Judge. the witness said: You
will remember. your honor. we were at
dinner together and afterward, coming
down stairs. | said la YOU. 4 have had
eighteen tumblerS nf whisky and You,
said. Then have beaten Won, for I've
had twenty :;
There were roars of laughter in court.
in which keogh joined. for he had an,
ticipated the denOHeaGRf
When the Prince of Wales visited Ire
land land Lacquer shouted out in the
hearing of his royal highness: Down
with him
whist" exclaimed his companion
'.Ye disrcmember Mr.. Parnell towld us
10 preserve an indignant brutality"
What Mr. Parnell did savwas s.digni-
fled neutrality" There is another story
related OF an lrishman giving vent to his
feelings by calling for Three cheers for
ould Ireland.
'FThree cheers for h-ll." growled oft
q non-symparhizer.
''Oh, every man for the country he
loves best" was the ready rerort--
London Letter IN the PiitadeLphia
Press.
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Cooped Up in a Comm.

In village not far from Boston an
attempt was recently made to reform by
fright genial old chap who was 50
strongly ..in love with his cups" 'as to
be habitually full. Friends had labored
with the errin% brother in vain, aud in
despair he was left for any one to re-
form him who could and in any way
they chose. A number of young larks
in the town decided 10 try the expert
ment OF fright.
One warm summer afternoon the old
fellow got as full as tick, when the
committee ON reform procured a coffin
from an undertaken and placed the
soggy topper inside, with the lid turned
back to give him air, and conveyed him to-
the churchvard cemetery, where, con-
cealed behind the shrubbery, they await
ed his awakening.
After two hours sleep the old fellow
awoke, and wiggling his head from side
to side, and struggling to raise his hands.
the seriousness of his position seemed tn
dawn upon him. He finally raised his
head, looked down the length of his
coffin, surveyed the tombstones and
monuments on either side, and finding
none other similarly situated. he said.
I'm (hic) either the (hic) first man, or
else (hic) I'm left. Boston Globe.
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The Model Roarder.

He is quite a gentleman. A smile
permanently settles on his clean face
He wipes his boots on the mat before he
goes upstairs. He pays high rent, and
has but few friends. lie leaves his
drawers open. He has q cellar of coal
Mt time He takes Il newspaper. and
is not in hurry for it in the morning.
He is never out later than ten. lie
shaveS with cold water. He never adds
up a bill He is fond of children. He
likes 10 buy them sweetmeats. and 10
take child occasionally To the theatre.
He never dimes at home except on Sun
days. and that rarely. The landlady
orders his dinner; ii is generally It very
large joint, with plenty Of vegetables. II
very large pie, and 4 very large piece of
cheese. He never inquiries for the joint.
or the pie, or anything the next day. lie
lends his books cheerfully. He is in
doubt about the exact number of his
shirts. He rarely rings the bell. He
pays for extras without murmur.
Rather likes music. Does not object To
a piano and flute playing different
tunes at the same time. He is never in
arrears with his board; if il is not paid
the very day it becomes due, the reason
is because he has paid it the day before.
The model boarder is sheepish. rich,
and contented. CdSScNs J0UYHdl. E<slz
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Advice to Young Girls.

= lady of intelligence and Observa-
tiOI has remarked: Il wish | could ilr-
press upon the minds of the girls thai
the chief end of woman is not to marry
young III girls could only be brought
10 believe that their chances for happy
marriage We're better after twetV-
five than before there would he
much less misery in The worId
than there now is. To be sure they
might mol have 80 many opportunities
To marry ~ before. but as they do not
need to marry but one ut time it Is
necessary that one should be satisfactory
As girl grows older, if she thinks at
all, she certainly becomes more capa BILE
of Judging what would make her happy
than when Younger. How MANY girls
of 20 would think of marrying the man
they would gladly have married at I6?
AT SO u woman who is somewhat indie
pendent, and not over-anNiouS to marry,
is much harder 10 please and more care
full in her choice than one at 90. There
is good reason for this. Her mind is
improved with her years and she now
looks beyond mere appearances in
Judging men. She is apt 10 ask if this
man who is SO very polite in company
is really kind-hearted. DO his polite
actions spring from a happy, genial
nature, or is his attractive demeanor
put on for the occasion and laid of at
home as he lays off his coat? A very
young girl takes it for granted that men
are always as she sees them in society
polite, friendly, and on their good-be-
havior. Ii she marries early the man
who happens to please her fancy, she
learns to her sorrow that in nine cases
ont of ten 4 man in society and man
at home are widely different beings. Five
Years ut that period of life produce u
great change in opinions and feelings.
We frequently come to detest at % what
we admired at 16. We advance from
the tafy-candy and peanut age to the
era of gum-drOps and marrons glaces,
and even in later years lose our yearn-
ings. -!ScottiSh-Anlerican Journal
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Thc MOther-in-LaYy.
Dhere vas many qvccr dings in dis land of

Dhere vas many Qvccr dingS in dis land of der
neffer could qvitc understand;
Der beopieS dhey all seem SO deterrent to me
As dhOse in mine own faderand.
Dhey gets blcnty droubles. und indo mishaps
Mitoudt der least bit OFF Il cause;
IND, would you pellet il? dhose mean Yangee
chaps,
Dhey fights nit dheir moder-in-aws!
Shust dink off a White man so wicked as doti
Why not gifc der oldt lady Show2
Who YES it gets CUP ven der night id vas hot,
Nit mine baby, l shuSt like TO know?
nd dhen III der winter when katrine vas sick.
Cnd der mornings vas shnowy und raw.
Who made righdt away oup dot fire so qvick?
Why, dot vas mine moder-in-law.
I'll vas Won off dhose voman's righdts vellers
been,
Dhere vas noding dots mean abOudt me;
Why, sbust let her run id. YOU see
Cnd When dot shly Yswcob vas cutting some
bricks
IA block OF der Oldt chip he vas. yawp
Eef she goes for dot chap like some dousand
Dots ali righdt2 She's mine moder-in-law.
Week otldt und week in, id vas always der same
Dot woman vas boss on der house:
Budt, dhen, netfer mindt' vOs glad dot she
came.
She vas kind to mine young Yawcab Strauss,
Und When dhere vas water to gel from der
spring,
Und lrevOod 10 shpit CUP und saw.
She vas Welcome 10 do IL. Dhere's not anyding
Dots too good for mine moder-n-law.
Charles Follen Adams, ia Boston Globe.
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In ArticulO NIOrtis.

One of the most eminent physicians
in the country, whose practice has been
largely in hospitals and among the
wounded, was asked lately. Have you
ever grown familiar with death?'
NO" was the answer. Il saw q
man die to-day, and the mystery and
horror was as great TO me as in the first
death / saw in my boyhood."
His questioner asked, Ibid you ever,
in all the thousands of men and women
you have seen die, see one afraid to
gos'
He reflected awhile, and then an
swered,-
Never but one. Nature. as Novalis
says, usually carries the soul quietly
from one world to the other. There is
very rarely any shrinking from what
lies beyond. But there is. almost al
ways,an agonized looking back at some
work left undone. In almost every
case when have told a patient that
his end was near. he has said, eff
could only something which he
had neglected 10 do while in health.
Dickens in one of his shorter papers,
tells the story of man shipwrecked on
i distant coast, who never can return,
but sits alone on the shore. looking
back over the waste of wafer. remem-
bering the love he might have given.
the kind words and actions with which
he might have made the lives of those
left behind happier. now that it is for
ever too late. land we all. says the
great novelist. "shall go upon that trav-
eller's voyage at last"
Hood. in one of his strongest poems.
makes woman look back on the hui
man ache and smart which she might
have healed, and the words which she
had left unspOken, from that unknown
shore.
The Egyptians had skeleton at their
feasts perpetually 10 remind them of
death; the Eastern tyrant could not
send sway the slave who stood beside
his throne in his hour of triumph, to
bid him remember he was mortal. Even
down to the modern times il is con-
sidered by many pious men and women
right and fitting to keep hourly before
their ewes the thought of death. The
Chinese and other Oriental nations put
the idea, and even the name. of death
out of sight. 1t is considered illbred;n
He has saluted the world,' they say,
with expert evasion.
After all, it is not dying which con-
Germs us. 1t is life, to day, this hour and
minute. These are ours. Death is in
Gods hand.
'.Thou think'st of DEATH" says the
German. Think rather of life, which
is so much more imminent and aw-
full
1t will avail YOU little to dwell each
morning on the coffin and the worm.
Consider rather the hfe-work and the
service of God waiting for you on that
day, and take it up heartily and zeal
ously; that, if you are called away, you
may not look back and say, If could
only return TO do it!'' when there is no
return YOuth'S Companion.
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William Ewart Gladstone is three
years older than NJ Grevy and one year
older than the pope, and he is stronger
and far more active than either. Bis
marck is six years younger than the
Englishman, who is eleven years
younger than the kaiser. and carries ten
less years than Won Moltke. Tough old
men, all of them,
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A Massachusetts, man has invented a
machine which he says will tie square
knot, hitherto regarded by inventors as
beyond the power Of machinery. -s.s<
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There are firms in New York and
Philadelphia who hire cut clean cufa
and collars,
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I. H, PHELPS
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
IA LAW, Office over BELDING Il Arm
sTR0N6's, Main ST.. Ravenna. Ohio.
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P. B. CONANT.

a TTORNEY AT LAW, Ravenna, O.
~ Office in Blackstone Block, North Chest.
nut Street. Ravenna. Ohio.
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O. P. SPERRA,
Attorney at Law. Ohice in Wheeler:
Building. Main ST., RaVenna. ooO
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A, w. BEMAN,
W. 3. THOMAS.

ROCKWELL s. NORRIS.
Attorneys at Law and NotaryPublic. Deuel.
Block, Kent, Ohio
Dec. 10. 1858, IL. >
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G. ID. INGELL,
A TTORNEY AT LAW and Notary
N Public Office in over Mrs. Smiths Milli-
cry Store Mantua Station, Ohio. 542-u.
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Business Cards.
T II NTCHOTS.

q
Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Office
in Phenix Block over Second National Bank
Ravenna, Ohio.
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i. WAGGONER. M. D.

j. w WAUUONEIC, M ID
Physician and Surgeon. Office East end OF
Phenix Block, Residence, corner OF Main
and Prospect Streets, Ravenna, Ohio.
ONCE hours: to a. m, to and to pm.
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C. l.. RELDEN

DHYsICIAN AND sURGEON.-Ofdee at
Il Residence. King Street, first door south Oh
Main.