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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-03
rHANCERY COURT-SECoND DIST
sYLvANUs EVANS. Chancellor.

In the county of LauIerdalo. on the frat Monday
ef JaunaIy and July, and continue twelve DAYS.
Tn the county OF Newton. on the third Monday
pf January and July and continue six days.
In the county of I1a lcOck, on the first Monday OF
Ibruary and August, and continue ak days
In the county of Harrison, on the second Monday
!, iFebruary and August, and continue six days
/ In the county of jackson. On the third Monday
pf February and August, and continue SIX days
1 In the county OfClarke, on the first Monday Oi
March and September and continue ak daya
In the county Of Jasper, On the second MONDAY
~ March and September and continue ak days
In the county ~ ierry, on the thir Monday OF
March and Septeni "a. and continue six days.
| In the county of Marion. First District on the
third Mondag Of May aud November and continue
M days III the Second District, on the second
Monday Of May aud November, and continue six
days ,., a
I'm the county of Jones' on the first Monday OF
April and October and cOntinueisx days.
In the county of Covinston, ON the second NOR
day In April aud October, and continue six days,
In the county of Greene, on the third Monday oi
A prIl and October and continue six days
In the county of Smith, on the fourth Monday OF
A pril and October, and continue six days'
In the county Of Wayne, ON the first Monday OIL
Mar and November and continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-03
O. A. JOHNSON,
BLACKSMITH
NCRANTON. MISS.

This is to inform my friends and old
customers that have returned to scran-
ton and may be found ut my old stand on
Delmas Avenne.
Blacksmthing and repairing in all its
branches executed in workman-like
manner My long experience as worker
in wood and iron insures good work at
reasonable prices. Carriages, BnggIes,
wagons and crrts repaired.
Scranton. October l9. 1883. d4-ly
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-03
e w. Morrill,,
Insurance Agent, Civil Engineer
and Surveyor,
Biloxi, Miss.

Represents the best Fire aud Marine
Insurance Companies, with aggregate
capital of over Sixty Millions, all OF
which have complied with the laws of the
State of Mississippi. thus giving perfect
guarantee to the insured.
CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING
also attended to, and maps of Towns aud
Tracts of Land handsomely and correctly
made.
Those desiring my attention in either
line of business will please address me at
Biloxi, Miss.
October 10, 1888. "3-ly
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-03
Mobile { OHIO R.R.
TINE SCHEDULE.
Effective on aud after Oct. ., 1sss.

Mann Boudoir aud Pullman Palace
Sleeping Care from New Orleans via Ae-
Iidian 10 st. Louis, and Pullman Cars from
Mobile to Artesia. Close connections at
Junction Points.
Through trains connects in Union De-
not. st Louis. No, with all trains for the
principal cities of the West. Northwest
North aud East.
For full information as to rates, routes
etc, call on address
J. r. FORSYTH Ticket Agt.s
Rattle House Ticket Office, Mobile, Ala
G. w. KING, Acting G. ?. A.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-03
THE COURTS.
THE REGULAR TERMS.
,IRCUIT COURT-SECoND DIST.
SAMUEL n. TERRAL. Judge.

H. AEhNhh a.
JAMESH. NEVILLE, District Att"rn0y.
In tho county of Winston, on the third Monday
II January and July. and continue Hix days.
fn tba county Of f.auderdalo, on the fourth Mon
Aay II January and July and continue eighteen
H. the county of Eoxuboe, on the third Monday
II February and August, and continue eighteen
tAyA - Az, .oA NfaDJa .
II March and September and continue twelve
lays. <o,.,. A.. eo,rt, Nnrdav of
AIarch and September and continue twelve hays.
4 In the county Of Wayne, on the second MONDAY
IA Anril and October. and continue six days.
In tbe county of Greene on the third Monday Oh
\ nrll and October, and continue six DAYS
4 In the county of Perry, on the fourth Mohuay OF
nril and October and continue ak days
1 In the county of Marion First District on the
sacnnd Monday of june aud third Monday OF Dc.
bsmI,sr and continue six days. In the Second
fHstrict on the third Monday Of june and second
kfonday Of december. and continue ak daya
4 In the county of Hancock, on the second Monuay
IN Nav and November, and continue twelve DAYS.
In the county of Harrison, on the fourth Mohday
III Nav and continue twelve days, and ON Tue
tourth Monday Of November, and continue SIX
nays. ,l i Nr,,da :,
ftsr fourth Monday OF Nav. and continue ak DAYS,
Hnd on the Hrst Monday after the fourth MONDAY
n November, and continue twelve days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-03
Usually kept in First-CIass Store
Furniture and Housekeeping
Goods of al! Kinds a Speciality.

STO% ES are sold lower than New Or
leans or Mobile prices, as buy them Tor
spot cash direct from The manufacturers
STEAM GRIST MILL.-Fresh Meal.
Grits, homity, Chops, Cracked Corn and
Feed of all kinds sold at lowest market
prices. and delivered free OF charge within
city limits. Cuyng feed in large quaint,
ties enables me to get the beneht OF
wholesale pnces and can therefore sell
as cheap as the cheapest.
CUSTOM SHOE DEPARTMENT where
a person can get the best Shoes for the
least money. No opapcr soles, paste-ooifd
coanters or wooden heels are used III my
Shoe Fact0ry-uone but genuine OAK
tanned leather, and defy competition as
to prices and quality.
Also, have always on hand ilrht-cIas'
handmade Shingles for sale ut reasonable
prices.
Thanking customers for past patronage
invite n continuance of same.
Respectfully, A. BLUMER.
GOODS DELIVERED FREE CT CHARGE.
October 2, l7SS. silly
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-03

Advices from Rio de JsneirO via
Plymouth say that the inhabitants
are leaving the city in thousands in
consequences Of the spread Of yel-a
low fever. Between 5000 and 4,OC0
deaths have already taken place,
and they are continuing al the rate
Of $50 a day. The authorities are
said to he utterly p0weslass.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-07
Merit Wins.

w, desire to say to our citizens, that for
ears we have been sellln G DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnca Salve and
Electric Bitters, and have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or that have
given such universal satisfaction. We do
not hesitate to guarantee them every time,
and we stand ready to refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have won their
great popularity purely on their merits.
Dreiss, Thompson & Co., Druggists. HIT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-07
THE COPPERS' CLUB.
The SiuRger Policeman and His
Story of Trip to the
North Pole.
From the PHILADELPHIA North American.

| story or Trip TO the
T.. North Pole.
From the Philadelphia North American.
Two O'Clock. The fat policeman
swung his arms violently and theI
slapped his chest thrice vigorously
In a few minutes the dude policeman
followed by the old policeman and tn,
| slugger policeman, came up. The ole
man raped on the lamp-post with his
mace, and the Cooper Club" came tx
order.
~ move the minutes of the last
meeting be not read, " said the dude
cop.
"Cold weather allus reminds me OF
my trip to the Arctic regians," said
the slugger cop.
"The nearest you've ever been to
the Arctic regions was an ice house."
said an old policeman derisively.
!, "Whereabout is the North Pole
now?" questioned the dude cop.
"Same place as ever" put in the old
man.
Say, will you fellows let me tell
this story?"
"Oh, yes, go ahead. We're police
men-we can stand anything"
"Well, we started for Baffin's Bay,
which is thirteen degrees below the
equatorial line, on the 1st of January.
We thought we'd start early, so as to
reach Northeast Land, Spitzbergen,
some time in the cleaning"
"Say, what do you think?" put in
the fat cop, "Pll never wear ear-mufs
again!"..
"Why not?"
"Went into saloon the other night.
A fellow asked me to take drink
and / didn't hear him."
"Rats that's an ancient gag. It's
bald and wears crutches."
I'VE got our ship ready and set
sail, went on the slugger cop. Owe
sailed and sailed, until we reached
the Arctic Ocean. Then we sailed
some mOre.n
"Why didn't you get out and
swim ?"
FINALLY we reached a place where
the sun hung low and polar bears
ate icicles. l caught walrus and
we had a change of diet. We an
chOred in 5000 fathoms of water and |
went ashore. Ice was everywhere. |
1t was so cold we had to wear gloves. |
We had drink and then started to |
find the pole. Our captain said it was |
somewhere north. We didn't doubt
It. Anyhow we pushed on and walk
I'D several verstsn-
"Whatm
"Versts-a Russian measure of |
ength. About $500 feet. At last we
net party. Then we stopped and
played a game of penny-ante. 1 drop
bed So"
"WelI, go on"
CANT l? We continued our jour
ley until we encountered man. We
Isked him where he was going, and
Re said his destination was Wash
ngton. He had searched for the
North Pole, and found it had gone out
If existence with the death of Adam.
30 we returned to the boat and came
pack to Philadelphia"
Eyes. Well, now tell us the story !
"What story?"
"Why, about the North Pole"
II did"
."Was that a story?"
"Of course it was.n
"WeIl, excuse u.s."
And the club adjourned.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-07
At the Car Window,

z. D. in Time.
1t has been observed before, but it
is always interesting to recall that
this is the way of women at the car
window when they go to see one of
their sex set forth on a railway jour
ney:
"You're sure you've got every
thing?"
eyes, guess So"
"You'll write to me as soon as you
get there"
Eyes, indeed"
"And to me?"
"And me?"
Eyes, yes.n
"Mind that you do"
"Oh, 1 will"
"Got your gossmer?"
"And the lunch bOX?"
"Oh-your bag of fruit; didn't you
leave it in the station?n
II do believe did"
"Got your ticket all right?"
Mind, now that you write atonce;
we'll want to hear
"Wish 1 was going"
"I wish so too"
"Ah, 1 wish you WERE"
"Give Mabel my love-"
"Tell Neal he owes me a letter."
kiss the baby for me-"
"And me.n
YOU'RE sure you've got every
thing?"
You're going to have a lovely day
for the trip"
ooh, the trains going to start-the
hellIs rim oinpI GOOd-hVe -,
"Good-byew
"Good-bye ~
"Be sure and good ~
"Tell Mabel goodbye ~
eyes, I-good-byew
"Write if-good-"
"ByeW
"She's gOnen
Grand fiuttering of handkerchiefs
and frantic waving of hands SO
long as the train is in sight.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

been opened-mines of silver and gold-and delv-
ing therein, the laborer of yesterday has become
the millionaire Of to-day.
Toceueville's words, "Ihe Valley OF the Nlissis-
sippi is, upon the whole, the most magnificent
dwelling place prepared by God for mans
matic differences SO great that everything neces-
sary to man can be produced, there is an
exchange of products without inspection or
dered by tax or tariff. VINO does not see in the
Valley of the Mississippi" says Guizot, the
character of America, that here lies the future
mountains and lofty plateaus seem destined
to play only secondary part
When the American basin is filed up the al
filiation Of mankind will be accomplished in q
great homogeneous nation, alike In race color,
language, habits, DESIRES and loyalty-an em-
pire of such strength and size as to require no
army or navy, whose soldiers are free and equal
| citizens, their weapons the pen; the OK and the
plow, their tactics labor and energy. Shall not,
the empire of Cortez be ours? Not by force or
fraud, but in obedience to the same laws that
| have extended our institutions from the Allan
| tic to the Pacific. New Mexico is ours-why not
Old Mexico? And why should an imaginary
\ line interpose between us and the north? Half
| OF the continent lies above us-a region OF I'M
\ bounded mineral and agricultural wealth. We
The Asiatic traveller, in following the sun west
| ward, finds life growing more intense. Setter
fifsy years Of Europe than cycle of Cathay "
Language Of an Impartial English writer, Joseph
Hatton, "Ten years of life in America is q half
century in Europe" And life is more potent in
the direction of the Pacific than on the Atlantic
coast. The West, in it's development, seems to
gather momentum like q falling body. Vast
countries have been settled before. but never az
now under the whip and spur of lightning and
steam. Quick and easy transportation now
once were difficult of access and practically I'M
inhnbitable. The star of empire. passed from
shines benignly upon the Pacific. There is no
| more Westi
| ST. PAUL. Mimi
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
What Is a Tree!

This question, although often asked,
is not easily answered. There are
shrubs so tall and vigorous that they may
we'll be considered trees, and there are
trees so low and of such feeble growth
that they hardly deserve the name of
trees. Really there is no hard and fast
line which separates tree from a
shrub, and any classification of plants
which attempts to separate trees from
shrubs must be purely artificial, and,
therefore, unsatisfactory. The best
definition of tree we have seen, and
one that goes a long way toward answer
ing this perplexing question, was pre-
sented by MI. B. d. Fernow to the
Botanical Club of the American Asso-
citation, at it's recent meeting at Column
bus: "Trees are the wooded plants, the
seeds of which has the Inherent capacity
of producing naturally, within their ma
tive limits, one main, erect axis, not di-
vided near the ground, the primary
axis continuing to grow for number OF
wears more vigorously than the lateral
axis. and the lower branches dying off
in time" is Mr.. Fernow's definition of
tree. and it is sound and philosophical
ono Garden and Forest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
A observation-disclosures Farm,

The big Grandin wheat farm in Da-
kota comprises about 100000 acres, of
which 5000 acres are under cultiva-
ton. 1900 being sown to wheat.
There are used on the farm As gang
plows, two plows in gang, each pillow,
cutting ID to Is inches. There are
As gang harrows. These are six feet
square, but are arranged together side
by side to work "a feet wide. One
long evener draws the four, with pair
of mules near each end. One man
drives both teams. The advantage of
this system is worthy of notice by other
farmers It reduces the number of
men usually required one-half. There
are A broadcast sewers, sowing 8
feet each, but two of these are attached
end to end, with span Of mules be-
fore each, and one man drives both
spans, another saving of half the man
force. There are IS binding har-
vesters employed. on the place. Modern
improvements have SO perfected these
that only one expert is required for
the whole, especially since the expe-
rienced workmen are kept from year to.
year, and they are able to attend to any
little repairs. The harvesters are each
drawn by three mules, and one and
one-half to two men are required to
shock the bundles from each machine.
are quite extensive affairs, compared
with those of former times or with the
fails or animals on the threshing floors
of our boyhood. Each one OF these
machines, driven by steam power,
threshes out from 1900 to 1000 bush
els day. They are set down in the
center of a hundred acres of shocks,
and when these are threshed the ma
chimes are moved to the center of
another hundred acres. The working
force on single thresher forms quite
little army. Thus, there is, first, the
general superintendent, eight bundle
teams to haul the shocks, with drivers
and eight other men, part in the field
and part at the machine, as pitchers
and leaders. At the machine two men
are required simply to cut the bands.
There are three feeders, two at work
and one alternate Then there are the
engineer, the fireman, the waterman,
the "straw tucker" who with two
mules and pole removes the straw
accommodating before the machine,
barn man to care for the animals, and
the cook and his assistant The wheat
is received into wooden tanks holding
100 bushels each, and four men with
four wagons drawn by four mules each,
one tank wagon at the machine and
three on the road, take the wheat to
the elevators This saves bags and
bagging. It will thus he seen that
there is force Of thirty men employed
to run single machine. --Ercha7ege.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
aged this belief among their subjects. Cowper
expresses the idea in his lines:
Mt {y,ui ,,ko od

aged this belief among their subjects. Cowper
expresses the idea in his lines:
mountains interposed
Make enemies of nations, who had else
Like kindred drens been mingled into one."
In North America however, the mountains
rise rise upon each coast, md from there the land
slopes into the greet 1esin of the Mississippi
ms vast basin in all within the temperate
zone-from the warm part where semi tropical
PIoducts mature to the high mountain slopes
Where grows the vegetation OF the colder north.
from Montana's mountains, whore the winds
bring vigor and physical regeneration from the
nils and forests, whore the sweet earth aud The
pare rock OF the highlands present many q fns-
cination OF form and color, where the mighty
artery OF the continent has it's source, down to
ITS distant mouth, where the Southern planter
pour into the Gulf, nature changes by grada-
ton 50 delicate and Uniform as to be scarcely
sensible to the traveller who goes less than the
whole distance.
The tabled productiveness OF the Orient, or
the divinely blessed Promised Land, pales be-
fore the realities OF this broad expanse. On
mountain and in vale, on hill and plain, there
nourishes i'll diversity every article that can be
used by man in his advancing civilization The
moral, physical, and social characteristics OF,
tho people OF this valley are distincrively
marked They are bold, active, energetic, ac;i
quisitive and progressive. The quantity and
variety Of food Of the people excels that found
IN any other country. The clothing worn is OF
the best-far better than that of any Oher
nation. No race has such home comforts The.
portals of the valley have been thrown wide
open; the highways to the Pacific, the Gulf,
the lakes, and the East cleared and the v orks'
OF future greatness entered upon. An uuliTaled
internal commerce hourishes. A railroad sis-
TEN Gro ses the continent from east to west,
and from north to south, intersected by innu-
lnerable traversing lines. The telegraph circles
IN AZ directions. Postal facilities reach evsry
point OF the land Education is the birthright
OF every child. FREQ religion is recognized. A
intellectual products of the world The infancy
OF a manufacturing system is seen. Mines have
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
Another Torturing Fiemd.

r. U. Leonori, in an interview in
the St. Louis Globe Democrat, says:
The publication of the item, "Jack the
Kisser," brings into prominent com.
parison character who for years has
greatly annoyed auctioneers. He is
of small stature, but sinewy and ath-
letic. Whenever I catch sight of him
in a crowd I have him chased out.
The fellow freluents auctions, and, il
there is throng, he seeks a remote
corner, away from observation, and,
deity clasping his arms about some
woman, exerts such powerful pressure
that she faints before he releases her.
Then he quietly drops her in the crowd
and seeks another victim.
As he always selects understood
women, and at time when excitement
is rife, none OF the bystanders observe
the affair until he is gone and the
woman is found in swoon. When
one of the FRUSTRATED women RECEIVERS,
all she can tell is that something
grasped her with vise-like embrace.
Owing to this prosecutors ability to
hide and disguise himself, it is exceed
ingly difficult to catch sight OF him.
In some instances, where warm wealth
er and a packed room facilitated his
work, have seen as high as dozen
women brought out for resuscitation.
At the Moore-Norton sale this individ-
ual nearly caused the death OF three
women.
A number of those who tainted at
the recent Knapp sale were the result
of this creatures efforts. As he never
apl ears to take any money, what his
OBJ: ect is is but conjecture, unless it
be O tiendish desire to torture women.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

to understand the radical principles of the Fed
eral Government over this most important part
know it in it's simple grandeur is not an extrava-
gance, but home-spun truth, all wool and a yard
wide. The most remarkable feature Of America
is the basin of the Mississippi River. Its di-
mansions and physical characteristics are not
yet fully understood and comprehended; a, Ex-
grees Of latitude Considered with the Mis-
souri, as its main branch, it is the longest
river i'll the world. 1890 miles It carries to the
gable rivers and from hundreds of unnavigable
streams. No valley Of the earth presents SO
uniform and harmonious a series of ever-sup-
plying tributaries The plain of this great river
and branches has stretch of arabic land equiv
alent in surface to the aggregate OF the valleys
Of all the other continents. The in,erlacing
OF rivers form by their double banks-s0,0J0
1niles-a shore equal in extent to the ocean
coasts OF all lands. The Mississippi River is
remarkable in several respects, in that it grows
narrower as it nears its mouth. and shows a
great difference in the rise and fall the rise be-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

DIVERS have discovered two vessels,
one of which was loaded with silver,
that went down to the bottom in the
Gulf of Finland more than century
ago. They were overgrown with sea-
weeds and tang, which has been cut
through, but the holds of the crafts have
not been explored, as the divers fear
that the decks are too rotten to hold
them. No traces of silver have been
found, but the remains of apples, cucum-
bers, buckets, cotfee-pots, and shoes
with pointed toes have been brought to
light, together with some well-corked
bottles, all of which burst as soon as the
air touched them.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

tween the mouth of the Ohio and Natchez be-
ing about fifty feet, at Now Orleans it is only
about fifteen, while just above the entrance to
the Gulf it is less than three feet. Another Pc
culiarity of the lower river is that of changing
it's course. 1t is asserted upon good authority
that the old Mississippi along which La Sale
hoated two hundred years ago is now solid
ground.
The continent of North America opens into an
expanded bowl to receive and tremendously fuse
tinents present bowl reversed, which scatters
everything from central apex into radiant dis
traction. Take Europe, for example. with the
tions, along which dwell people different in race,
Language, habits and interests, whose history is
one long drama OF bloodshed and tyrannical
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
East Vessels of War.

The speed attaided by the Vesuvius
has only been exceeded by the follow
ing small vessels: A twin screw tor
Redo boat, built for the italian govern
ment. by Yarrow & Co., with dis
nlacement OF only 14o feet; beam, II
feet: With which a trial speed of 25
knots was attained the developed
horsepower not being given.) The
Conrier French Torpedo boat, built
by Thornycroft, OF about 10y tons d as,
placement; length l47@ feet; BEAM II
feet; draught 5 feet; which IN n =, tr "a
trip developed 1,540 l. II: r, or ~
horse power to a ton Of displacement
attained a speed Of 26 knots per ho ~
And also small torpedo, boat Tor the
Dutch government, for which, which a speed
Of 81 knots per hour is claimed.