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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

The Democratic party of Louisiana
is the peoples party Of the State. A
very large majority of the people are
identified with and vote with that
party, and no other party for years
to come can do any good for the peo-
pie of this State. These are the solid
facts as they now exist
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

A Dakota candidate for the Mag
istracy, whose chances looked blue,
conceived the happy idea Of announc-
ing that If elected he would charge
only 81 for marrying any couple and
would wait until there was q christen-
ing for his pay. The other man
didu't get . vote.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

Senator Walthall has introduced q
bill authorizing the Mississippi and
Louisiana Railroad Company to con-
struct a bridge, on the Mississippi
river at or near Natchez.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

The Senate has passed a bill grant
ing to the Kansas and Arkansas Rail
road Company the right of way
through the Indian Territory.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

The Russian Ministry has approx
ed q project to lay pipe inefor the
conveyance of oil from the petroleum
fields onthe Caspian Sea to the Black
Sea ports.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

The imports into Mexico through
the Ell Paso, Texas, Customhouse in
March amounted to 1914, 900, nine
tenths being American products.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

Year by year the conflict between
espitai and labor grows stronger and
stronger; year by year the fact grows
palmer that some means are necessa-
~ to regulate and render more ami
cable the reia*ions between the two.
This, abose everything else, is the
great question which our law making
powers win be forced to meet.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

Preparations are being made in
Columbus, Miss, to welcome Sam
Jones, who will commence series
Of meeting there on the 18th inst.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

II used to be claimed by the Re
publicans that the payment OF the
public debt depended upon their
honesty and superior financial man
agement. Fourteen million dollars
paid last month demonstrates pretty
clearly the humbug of such a claim.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

Knoxville, Tennessee, is in the Gen.
ter of the zinc mining region, and
has two. large zinc manufactures
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

The Belgian Government has for
hidden the use of dynamite in mines
and coillieries by workmen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

W NJ IA ASo66S AVucCs
j. F. Ford, from S. A. Boggs'
house to old Plainville.
r. 81. Curry, from old Plainville
to Union Church.
S. j. Boggs, Jr., from Free bridge,
on Bodceau, to Walkers Chapel
road, near j. R. Matlock's place.
j. r. Matlock, from Red Land to
Walkers Chapel.
c. M. Marlock, from Walkers
Chapel to j. M. Delaine's house.
A. r. Smith. from Delaine's house
to Rocky Mount.
David Bell, from Rowell's ferry
to old Concord Church.
e. e. Cason, from Stroud's bridge
to Walkers Chapel.
Gus Boyd, from Stroud place to
old Graham place.
E. F. Kirtley, from j. B. Mading's
house to ward line between 3 and 4.
The Police Juror of this Ward,
w. B. Boggs, reports:
That a bridge is badly needed
across the creek on the road between
the Edens place and j. B. Mading's,
and requests that the Police Jury
appoint a committee of three to
draft specifications for said bridge,
and report to the body at their next
meeting. There is a large amount
of travel over this road, and it is
very important that the bridge he
built before another winter.
w. B. BoGGs, P.J. Ward A..
WARD 5.
j. f. Gladney, from union Church
TO ROCKY Mount.
B. Mckinney, from Rocky Mount
to old Philips place.
ALI other oyerseers continued from
last year.
/ WARD 6.
Q. d. Sandidge, from Fox Skin tc
Fillmore.
| A. H. Burns, from wire road to
Burns place.
| J. w. Prince, from 4 mile board
to Fillmore.
I L. G. Biggs, from Bellevue te
Durdin's ferry.
| T.. F. Head, from Onley's place te
Abercrombie's.
| ALL others continued.
| Col. s. j. Ward then presented
| q petition from a number of citizens
| of ward asking assistance in build
ing bridges.
| When the following act was sub
mitted and passed:
i Be it enacted by the Police Jur,
| of the Parish of Bossier in legal as
sembly convened, That the sum o
FIVE hundred and fifty dollars il
hereby set apart out of the bridg,
fund of the Perish of Bossier fo
the year 1886, for the purpose 0
purchasing material for the erection
of bridges across Red Chute an.
, Flat River, on the road leading frou
what is known as the Brown cross
ing, on Red Chute, to point at o
near Ash Point, on Red River.
And be it further enacted, Tha
, Elan s. Dortch, Elias Skannal ant
s. J. Ward, are hereby appointe'
] commissioners to superintend tn
construction of said bridge, to selec
the points where they shall be built
to receive the work when finishes
according to specifications and con
tract, and report to the Presiden
: of the Police Jury, who is hereb,
authorized to approve the accoun
, for the amount above appropriated
upon the favorable report of sal
commissioners.
When the following petition, sigr
ed by John A. Bowlcs, and 40 othe
citizens, was presented, the petitio
, granted and the Police Juror q
Ward 5 was authorized to let th
: same to the lowest bidder:
To the Honorable Police Jury 3
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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

Police Jury met irregular session.
Present-E. 8. Dortch, President;
Thos. Lyles, W. B. Roggs, j. A.
Sewall, W. NJ. Abney aud D. E.
Griffin, members. The minutes OF
last meeting were read and approx
cd.
When, on motion, E. S. Dortch
was reelected President, j. II. Key
ser Clerk and w. "a. Scanland
Printer.
Mr.. F. 81. Tompkins then asked
for an appropriation to assist in the
publication of bis book on North
Louisiana, when, on motion, $10O
was appropriated for that purpose,
to be paid on the completion of the
work.
The following overseers OF roads
were then appointed:
WARD 1.
S. M. Furniss, from Atkins Land.
ing to parish line.
John Graham, from Atkins Land
ing to Red Chdte.
Presley Jeans, FROM Mulberry
bayou 70 Atkins Landing.
Thos. G. Pickett, from Mulberry
bayou to Red Chute.
o. B. Childers, from st. Charles
bayou to F. B. Lattier's.
T. B. LATTER, from Scopeni's lane
to Watkins lane.
Daniel E. Nicholson, from Mack's
bayou to st. Charles bayou.
| WARD 2.
David Wallace, from Cypress
bayou to Black bayou.
G. e. Byrd, from Bellevue road to
Stockwell place.
j. Thomas, from Benton to
Cypress.
T. j. Martin, from Benton to Og
denis store, by Buffers Landing.
R. L. Stinson, from W. G. Vance's
yard gate to Benton.
s. W. Vance, from north end OF
Cash Point to w. G. Vance's gate.
George Gilmer, from Zeigler's
store to north end of Cash Poin,
lane.
Mr.. Watts, at Hamilton place,
from Carmouche's gate to Zeiglers
store.
| j. W. Jeter, from south of Hol
lingsworth's to Carmouche's gate:
| Chas. Smith, from billiards. south
line to Railroad bridge.
| DR.. 81. T. billiard, from south line
of his place to south line of Hol
lingsworth's.
| w. 81. johnson, from north end 0
Bots dare to Red River.
| Samuel Arnold, from G. w. Arm
ODDS to Bots dare lane.
Joseph Hamilton, from Kingston
gate to G. w. Krnold's store.
i Jos. Rabb, from Black bayou t,
Kingston.
i WARD 8.
4 j. T. Gardner, from Collinsburl
branch to five mile post on Shreve
port road.
d. Z. Ripley, from five mile pos
to Gum Springs.
/ WIN. Taylor, from Collinsbur
! branch to Sandidge branch.
+ Eber Rabb, from Sandidge branc
; to Bryan's mill.
John e. Bryan, from Bryan's Mi
to Arkansas line.
John Glassell, from Carolina Blu
to Mrs. McCullough's gate.
j. F. Doles, from Mrs. MeCu1
lough's gate to Alden bridge.
]. 7. Burden, from Sandidg
branch to New Hope Church.
N. W. Sentell, from Gilmer to NJ
e. Bush's hill.
j. j. Covington, from Bush's hi
to Rocky Mount road.
i o. F. Boyd, from Cooper place t
Ward line between 8 and 4.
J. g. Childers, from Collinsbur
: to Cypress bayou.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

The cotton crop Of the Mississippi
river bottom was last year the largest
ever made since 1860
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

Pauper immigrants are being sent
back to Europe by the authorities Of
Erie county, New York.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-15

rant 90 30, witness certificates 81
rs and 81; WI. Spurlin, constable,
"a Is and 80 70; Henry Lee, wit
ness certificates, Sc % and 81 %;
commissioners OF election-John J.
Swindle, j. B. Crawford, w. B.
Boggs, T. q. Barnett, w. N. Doles,
j. P. Keith, d. A. Davidson, w. j.
Hughes, e. T. Harris and J. McC.
Hughes, 90 each; L. B. Kelly, coro
ner's jury, 80; w. j. Mobley, two
accounts. $40 and $21 80; Mrs. M.
Smith, account for boarding jurors,
1920; P. j. Trezavant, clerks cost,
800; A. R. Thompson, account, $50
so; witness certifcates-J. E. Adger
$12 so, j. NJ. Arnold $12, Jerry
Robbins o. 30, W. Davis o., Dick
Thompson S5 %, III. McConn S5 81,
J. w. Hadnett S6 25; s. w. Vance
s6 70, Fannie Lumpkin $12 rs,
Efie Hooks and Louisa Hooks Sl5
Is each, Henry Walker ST., Henry
Lemons %, Henry Carter sc, Cary
Williams $12, Jim Johnson $40 %,
Lucy jackson, Henry jackson and
Becky Wells S19 80 each, Nora
Jones $14 80, Lena Savannah SO.
25, Ben Walls 81 %, Betty johnson
80 25, T. billiard s5, VIM. Jeter S11
so, John Jeter $3.50, Spencer Samp-
son and Harry Wright Sill 30 each,
JEFF Moore 50, p. Allen IS 80.
The following officers quarter sal
airy to March 81, 1886, were allow
ed: B. A. Kelly s75, ]. H. Keyser
$40, w. Fl. Scanland $62 so, j. A.
| w. Lowry s25.
/ j. A. W, Lowry was then allowed
commissions on Bill Reeds bond for
feited, $50; commissions on Louis
Brown Sl5, Jim johnson $10-$61;
commissions on Dennis Boyd $50,
Andrew North, Aleck Jones, Levi
Parrish, Eph Savannah, Boston
Jackson and Fillman Scott $15
each-$115; costs in the case of Bos-
sier Parish vs.. G. L. White $23 80
and $50 40.
| DR.. Ell. G. Coty, medicine and at
tention to Bossier prisoners, $50 30.
| Leon NJ. Carter, for medicines for
prisoners, SIT 80.
| When on motion, the body adj
Ijourned to 9 o'clock A. M. April IL,
1886.
| Approved.
| e. s. DoRTCH,
/ President Police Jury.
| j. "a. KEYsER, Clerk.
/ APRIL ID, 1886.
| Police Jury met pursuant to adj
ljournment. All the members pres
emit. The minutes of the 18th we're
read and approved.
The following claims were then
approved: DIR. 81. Allison, witness
scrip, $13 80; John Lake, Sheriff,
accounts for maintaining prisoners,
July s93 80, October $153 20, Nov.
$154 10, December, 1885, 1888 70,
fees, $36 10; R. E. Wyche, Sheriff,
three quarters salary in 1885, and
sundry services, s3O4-$429 90; one
quarter salary to March 81, 1886, as
per contract, $1125 90.
W. 81. Bledsoe, j. p, reports
amounts received from stray sales,
$62 IS; allowed him costs in crimi
nal cases, 81 20; allowed JEFF Roys
don, W.T.. Nuckolls, j. e. Skaggs
| w. e. Cornell, g. A. WATSON and
Chas. Mitchell, as coroner's jurors
two dollars each; James 8. Herring,
account for lumber, $40 81; J. P.
Ivy, witness scrip, 50 %.
When, on motion. five hundred
! dollars was appropriated out Of the
bridge fund Of 1886, and $500 out o.
1S87--less any surplus on hand
from 1SS6-for the purpose of build
ing a bridge across Red Chute or
:. the Atkins landing road, and ]. D
-
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u. "A. w. AOWTy was dIiOWcu iOi
conviction of Milton Allen, $40.
Witness scrip allowed: Robert
Clark, Bette Johnson, Tom billiard,
Mick Barnett, Bob Blake, Ed. Bar
nett and Silas Williams, 1915 each;
Joe Williams, Dye Williams, Jim
Robinson, Bob ChappeH, Emma
White and Luke White, sir dollars
each; Carter Parbam 81 20, Laura
Hunter $3 IL.
B. A. Kelly, Parish Treasurer,
then submitted the following report:
July 6, l8s5--To balance re-
ccipts, Ordinary 1884, ! 81 %
JAM II, l886.-To amt from
Collector on Ord. 1885, 1870 IS
Total on 1884, $24Ol "A
Jan 10, l8S6-To amt from
Collector on Ordinary
April IL, 's6.-To amt from
Collector on Ord, 1885, S5s IS
Aug. IL, 1885 TO amt. from
Barnes, stray sales, 4 SIS
Jan. 70, I886-To amt from
VIII. Bledsoe, stray sales. Is 20
Total on Ord. Fund, '85, 6iS7 %
Road and Bridge Fund.
Jan. -, 1ss6-To amt from
Collector, Il. and b., 1885, $i059 IS
April IL, '86.-To amt. from
Collector, R. and B., 1885, SIS 42-$s6o4 g.
Total receipts, sIi4ss 90
Disbursements.
By amt. on Ordinary, 1884, $2s7a 80
g :. 1885, 64S7 SIS
" on Road & b., 1885, 1852 80
Total disbursements, $ll492 26
Balance on hand, 81 20
Which was found correct and ac-
cepted as settlement to date.
When the following resolution
was submitted and failed to pass:
Resolved, That the SUN of twenty
five dollars be appropriated for Mrs.
Sherrod Bundy, and that John A.
Bowles beautborized to spend same
for necessary support for her.
An account in favor of VIM. Clay
for repairs on levee, for $l13 Is was
approved.
The following report was then
submitted, which was ordered
spread upon the minutes:
To Honorable Police Jury Of Bos-
sir Parish, La: The undersigned,
who are a minority OF the commit
tee appointed by your Honorable
body to report upon certain matters
connected with the keeping of the
prisoners in legal custody of the
Sheriff of your parish respectfully
report that several efforts have been
made to obtain a quorum of said
committee, in vain, and hence we
can make no report on behalf Of
said committee as such.
We, the undersigned, neverthe-
less, consider it to be not improper
to make a statement Of facts for
your consideration, coupled with
some suggestions which have occur.
red to US.
We take it for granted that all
willadmit that Bossier parish should
have some building for the safe Gus
tody of its prisoners. The Webster
Jail is Is miles and Caddo Jail ovei
20 miles distant from the parish
seat of your parish, and during ses
sions of Court the custody of prise
ners is both hazardous and expen
sive, for the reasons that no place
for their temporary safe confinement,
can be had in Bellevue, and this
necessirates the hiring Of guards
and other expenses of an extraordi
nary character, which, in q few
terms Of Court would, if saved, con
tribute larely to the erection Of :
Jail.
| We further report that the ware
house of 3. r. Moore s. Son, situat
ed near the old Jail lot can be pur
chased for less than one hundred
dollars, and that it could be remov
ed to the Jail lot and fitted up 70
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be comparatively small, and iba
chief expense for the safe custodv
of prisoners will be the purchasa of
iron cages, and that the cost Of two
Tor double) cages would be about
We further suggest that in our
opinion these cages could be usea
in any Jail the parish might 10 tina
future erect at Bellevue or any other
point in the parish, and hence that
the erection of cheap building and
purchase of iron cages now win
prove a measure of economy to the
parish instead of a wasteful OUTLAY.
The main question, however, ia
that of the ways and means to erect
a Jail now without additional tara.
ton, and upon this head we submit
the following facts, to- wit:
0 ou''eu
sas ''e ''cAs'
s 1'a'''
~ 'hS
p''nss
through which it is located.
pa'isu
= ~ 'ao
700 's"s'
Original Roll, 1883. ssiss
Road Bed, 1885, ross
saya7s
Railroad lands, 1884, $sss g
Road Bed, 1884, sos 5o-ss,os5 rs
Railroad Red 1885 sl7g
Ealroad lands. 1885, 3l5 se.Oss 90
Total, az 400 q,
W. ..;a,, .,,a4 &c 49, 1865, -
supporter itseii "Ithout the collec.
ton of above taxes against the ",
& p Railroad that he tb;s col
'0" az "'y ''"o 'n o'o A'Sa' ~
ture, b0ssier parish VIII De able TO
provide a suitable building for safe
o,sto5r of ;ts rr;so,.r. aca w;.,
ous 'Dp osing any auuit'ohai TAX
upon its citizens.
Respectfully submitted.
pD w..
=
4. M. HANKS.
j. A. SNYDER.
Ra,,avua To Arr;l II 1906
oso .aoa'eo app'o'.
Jos Thomas s A., 90 Calvin Mara s 40 So WIN
Wilson 81 81, E. G. Gibbs SIS. Henry Cham.
bers - 81, Aieek Horton y s7s' Tom Ryder
n -. -. 81 !. -. - &c NJ
Harris sla So, Mile Wilson a s7,. B.M
Doyle % so, Nose Meyer Sc, Lem Haas q,
Chloe Adams $io ". Saliie Harris 70 o2lf
Peter Malone A. Ja,h ButIer 4l7 30. ,yxwss
uooonah sis' sam Green Si9, Sye beaie "
62t, George Walker 81, Sol Stewart 81, Henry
w;eo;ns Al A,sra5 W;I,;am. As SvYvss,e,
SIS ~ -. $3.50
Williams % %, Bob Tisdom -, John Gilmef
As rs. Laura Johnson Al. William Hudson AZ.
fleming bangmar % 8a, George Gage w
Frank Stewart a., Fleming Berryman $40 10,
nv &c No, ,., 49, g..
w M huusoh 20 0<3s JOHN Uliiner $ifs cytfvs
ter James $f7 so, Jim johnson ST. 50, Ned
| Uawt;n. * o. put,ar Cacnho,, AZ o. y.thsn
$50 ~ -
.on Is * pcRroam d,a ., ;nrs -.
rant. January Term. 1856. 40 TO-
- :.
-" "oou' 'no oo1' a"lo''"e"
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BELLEVUE, La,
THURSDAY, ::::::::::::"::::ApRI1 Is, 1886.

There are a dozen marble quarries
within ten miles of Knoxville, Tenn.
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UM 2DS5lRk 2auM1.
w. n. SCANLAND, Editor.
BELLEVUE, La,
THURSDAY, :::::::::::::=:ApRI1 10, 1886.
There are dozen marble quarries
within ten miles of Knoxville, Tenn.
Pauper immigrants are being sent
back to Europe by the authorities Of
Erie county, New York.
The cotton crop of the Mississippi
river bottom was last year the largest
ever made since 1860.
The Belgian Government has for
hidden the use of dynamite in mines
and coillieries by workmen.
Knoxville, Tennessee, is in the cen
ter of the zinc mining region, and
has two. large zinc manufactures.
A party Of drunken rowdies raided
several houses at Akron, Ohio, last
week, and in one violently assaulted a
widow lady aged 65 years.
The Senate has passed a bill grant
ing to the Kansas and Arkansas Rail
road Company the right of way
through the Indian Territory.
Preparations are being made in
Columbus, Miss, to welcome Sam
Jones, who will commence a series
Of meeting there on the 18th inst.
The imports into Mexico through
the Ell Paso, Texas, Customhouse in
March amounted to 1914, 900, nine
tenths being American products.
The Russian Ministry has approx
ed project to lay pipe linefor the
conveyance of oil from the petroleum
fields onthe Caspian Sea to the Black
Sea ports.
Senator Walthall has introduced 9
bill authorizing the Mississippi and
Louisiana Railroad Company to con
struct bridge, on the Mississippi
river at or near Natchez.
It used to be claimed by the Re
publicans that the payment OF thu
public debt depended upon theil
honesty and superior financial man
agement. Fourteen million dollars
paid last month demonstrates pretty
clearly the humbug of such claim
A Dakota candidate for the Mag
istracy, whose chances looked blue
conceived the happy idea Of announc
ing that If elected he would charg
only 81 for marrying any couple ant
would wait until there was a christen
ing for his pay. The other mai
didut get . vote.
The Democratic party of Louisian
is the peoples party Of the State.
very large majority of the people ar
identified with and vote with tina
party, and no other party for year
to come can do any good for the pee
pie of this State. These are the soil
facts as they now exist
It is not with any intent to affor
the public extra knowledge of th
documents relating to removals ths
the Republican Senators have entel
ed upon their war upon the Pres
dent, but simply TO prevent change
from being made, and to keep spie
and informers in Office.
Year by year the conflict betwee
espital and labor grows stronger an
stronger; year by year the fact grow
palmer that some means are necesss
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Balance, xorop
The Delinquent roll for this year hss not
been made.
w. n. Scanland was allowed two
accounts, for publishing registration
and election notices, for S23.
The Police jurors were allowed
their per diem for three days ana
milesge: D. Il. Griffin, SIT; W. 3,
Boggs, SIS; j. A. SewaIl, Sill w
e. s. Dortch, SIT; Thos. Lyles, $lo
60, and duplicate Of Jan, Is, 1889,
$40 go; w. M. Abney, $13 40.
J. A. Thomas, for waiting % 70
lice Jury, was allowed So 30.
When, on motion, r. 3. Wycne'
Tax Collector, was requested 70 W.T.
nish the bedy at it's next meeting
full list of all persons subject %
license tax in the parish.
When, on motion, the body ~
j0urned to Monday, July B, 1850.
e. 8. DoRTCH, President
j. Fl. KEYsER, Clerk.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-07-02
NEVER GIpE UP.


Never give up!-it is wiser and better.
Always to hope, than once to despair;
Fling off the load of doubts cankeriu,
letters,
Aud break tho dark spell of tyrannica
care.
Never give up, or the burden may sinl
yOu,-
Providence kindly has mingled the cup
n IN all trials and troubles bethlnk you,
The watchword of life must be-"Never
give upp
Never give up there are chances and
changes,
Helping the hopeful, a hundred to ono.
And through the chaos, High Wisdom ar
ranges
Ever success, If you'll only hold on,
Never give up for the wisest is boldest,
Knowing that Providence miugles the
cup,
And OF all maxims, the best, as the oldest,
Is the stern watchword of 'Never give
upp
Never give mp; though the grape-shot
may rattle,
Orthe full Thunderstorm over you burst;
stand like a rock, aud the storm or the
battle
Little shall harm you, though doing
their worst
Never give up if adversely presses,
Providence wisely has mingled the cup;
the best counsel in all your distressss
Is the brave watchwOid OF ''Never give
unm
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-07-02

During the terrific thunder storm
that came over the city last week
a little eight year.Old boy living il
tue northern part of town wa,
awakened, and called his mother,
who was sitting in the drawing,
room down stairs. She sat will
him a little while, and told him he
need have no fear, because God
took care OF little boys aud would
not let the lightning hurt them.
"But God is way up in heaven"
SAID tue child.
eyes," replied the mother, nbut
de is here, too; He is STAYING right
In the room with you. He can
protect you, but / a not. As
lcug as God is here you need not
be afraid.'
The child was quieted, and the
mother left him and went back to
the drawing-room. Pretty soon
Ihere came u ~deafeniug clap of
thunder, when the boy, crawling
)ut OF bed, came to the head of the
'falrs and called again.
"What do you want, George n
lsked his mother.
"You come up here and stay
sith God awhile, aud let me 90
IoWn STAIRS" was the reply.