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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

An eminent physician staies
that he has frequently traced the
cause Of Indigestion, especially
when several members of a family
seem to be affected, 10 a dyspepl c
cook. She is constantly handling
the food, kneading The bread, trim
ming the meat and washing the
vegetables. Her bodily magnetism
is thus impaired TO the various eat
ables, and transmitted through
them into different stomachs. If
it be unhealthy TO be rubbed by an
icritable, dyspeptlc person, or 10
sleep with such an one, how much
more should we avoid eating the
food prepared by one who has I'M
Clearly habits. or is in any way dis
eased! While The real danger of
contamination from this source
may be very slight, it will do no
harm for mIsiresSes TO have an eye
TO the health, as we'll as the capac'
ity, of h servant who is 10 have
charge OF The family cooking.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

Try AND Try AGAIN.-It is la
mentable 10 notice the numerous
Failures amung business men of the
period. Indifference TO success
seems TO be The rule and not the
exception; have not got The ability,
don't know how, could not do il, is
dut another way Of acknowledging
that there is neither pluck nor am
biliOn in many whom we meet.
Lurking in some hidden corner of
every intelligent being is a bidder,
treasure which nothing but indus
try will uncover. Hinety-nme per
cent. Of ambition TO try, and one
per cent. of talent, is all that is
necessary 10 success in whateeYf
we undertake.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08
What Is HHmuS 2

The ed tor of The Southern Plant
er says Ia conversation with farm
Frs he is often asked this question:
Replying he stale, that WebslerI
one Of The photographers, thus de
fines it: "A pulveruIenl brown
substance formed by The action of
the air on solid animal or vegetable
matter; IT is a valuable constitr
eni of sOils.n Ia other words, il is
amin or vegetable matter m The
process OF decay and so lar decay.
ed as TO pnlyeriZe and mix with
Tie soil. II may be further said
that il is the stomach of the suil,
which digesiS the minera. substan.
ces and fits them for the roots OF
plants. lis work may be likened
To- the animal stomach which re.
C ives food, digeSls and appropri.
aieS what is necessary for The
growth of the body, and passes The
rrSidium off. 1t is therefore evi.
dent hat without humns no land
can be fertile. DecompOsed vege-
table matter supplies soil with by
Tar their greater bulk of it.. Farm
erS, he adds, look alter tins humus,
and Seethai your land is kept sup
plea with it, and you will be al
ways rewarded with good crons.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08
MAemorraf-S s
A Political Change.


New York World.
The admission 81 the stat.
North and Soulh Dakota 10
inglon aud Montana viii mo'
~ change The present polilir,1
ualion. Julging hy The Terr,,'
vote last year. tins quarter If
g1n States will probably be r.,
lican IN their first elections. IH
should be The case the scan,
publican malnriiy in lhe
House ol Representative, viii
ceive The addition of tour =,
The United States Senate nov =
Jams thirty-nine Republicans /
lhirly-Sevpn Democrats. Tho
carries Of Rlddleberger might Al !,
moment make the Senate
BY The time The FIny.nr,tCono,,
meets in regular session Tho n
rublIcans will have fnrty.ser
Senators and The Democrats thir'
seven.
harrison's electoral vote was >
and Cleveland's 16S. The chan
of New Ynrk's vote would h,
given Cleveland 204 and Harris
100. In 1892 the new States j
doubtless have al least seven i
representatives.. which with the eir
Senator's will add fifteen ia /
total electoral vote. If the Rem,
leans should carry all these SIal
except New York. they would
2l2 electoral votes, on the basis
the present aprortiOnment, andI
vote at New York would not 81
the Democratic candidate.
This should moi discourage De
ocratS. II should only spur m,
on 10 more energetic efforts To i
Iect The people from dishonest !.
Oppressive taxation Tor The adv.
iage Of favored interests and
enrichment OF monopolies and c
poralions.
II is mol probable thai the n,
Presidential election will he fou.
on the old lines. There are 81,
of political revolution in The w
and The South. and in The end,
the Democratic party is true Ia
sell, the great body of the peol
ESPECIALLY in the yonng ami Wig
Gus West, Will be found with
party which most closely adhp
TO the principles on which the ]
public was founded, AID fr
which there has been too grea
readiness to drift within The
twenty years.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08
Ne Plus Ultra.
Aberdeen Examiner.

Aberdeen Examiner.
Capt. p. X. Mayors. of The Pas.
CAGOULA DEMOCRAT-STAR, is arrang.
ing for a season of perfect bliss.
Just listen IN him
Mrs. r. G. Reeder, from Crawford. IL
visiting her sister, Mrs. p. X Mayors, on
Pascagoula street. We now have two
sisters-iu-law at our house, still we are
not happy. Our motber-in-law with the
ehittlings has not arrived yet. When sbt
comes then we will be 50 happy.
All happy, happy day,
When the chittlings come, P. K
When the backbone and the jowl,
And the sausage, bless its soul,
Aud the spare ribs and the sOuse,
Shall illuminate the house,
There will nothing lack to please
Save, perhaps, the hogshead cheese.
All! welcome as flowers in May
Will be cracking bread that day,
Nor must the feet be missed
Nor the pig tails with their twist,
Nor the pork-pie that to slnmber
Bring bob -goblins without number;
Nor the phases stew, fry, roast
Of hog-killiag-t.me the boast.
All! happy, happy day
When the chittlings come, P. X.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

Who Will say now Fhat busLles
are moi a great institution? Mrs.
Taylor, Of Ell Paso, Texas, fell
down the ELEVATOR shaft of the
Clarendon Hotel IN Memphis, a
distance OF thirty feet, last We'd
nesday night, aud escaped with
only a sprained wrist. She landed
OF her hustle, which saved her.
Hurrah for the hustle! the bigger
the better.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

A Pittsburg inventor proposes
10 construct A railroad and cars
that will run at The rate Of $50
or 400 miles per hour. Visionary
as this may seem it would be no
greater improvement IN speed IN
railrOading than there has been at
tanned in telegraphy within the
past fifty years. At first the speed
Of TRANSMISSION by telegraph was
only four or FIVE words per minute,
and in 1919 The average rate of
transmission for newspapers was
seventeen words now by Inc use of
the WheatstOne instrument, foar
hundred and sixty three words can
be sent oYerthe wires in minutes
time.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08
Things a Baby Can Do.
Chicago Mail.

Chicago Mail.
A baby can beat any alarm clock
ever invented for waking a family
up IN the morning.
Give it a chance and it can smash
more dishes than the most indus.
lrious servant giT in the country.
1t can fall down oftener and with
less provocatiOn than the most ex-
pert tumbler IN the circus ring.
1t can make more genuine fuss
over a simple brass pm than its
mother would over a broken tack.
1t can choke itself black in the
face with greater ease than the
most accomplished wretch that was
ever executed.
1t can keep a family in a con-
slant turmoil from morning till
night and night till morning with
out once varying its tune.
1t can be relied upon to sleep
PEACEFUL all day when its father is
away at business and cry persist
emily at night when he is particu
laTly sleepy.
1t may be the naughliest, dirtiest,
ugiiest, most freiful baby in all
the world, but you a eve make
its mother believe it aud you had
better not try.
Ii can be a charming and model
infant when no one is around, but
when visitors ara present il can
exhibit more bad temper than both
of its parents together.
II can brighten up a house bet
Ter than all the furniture ever
made, make sweeter music than
TIE finest orchestra ever organized,
ILL., a larger place in the parents
breasts than they knew they had,
and when it goes away il can cause
a greater vacancy andleave a great
er blank than all the rest OF the
world put together.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08
TRAVELLING ~ COMFORT.

The old man had Just arrived a
liz sons hoGse from The country.
well. father snid the boy, s..
hope you came through in the sleep
ing car, a. told you to, aud had +,
good nights sleep"
The old man smiled a sickly sar
castle smile. oh, yes" he SAID
II had a good sleep, tirst-rale sleep
Went 10 bed early
did you wake up during the
night r.
Only twicet only went to SLEEP
twicet."
Say, iatherr' said The young
man, you've got two great bump,
on the top Of yOur forehead. What
have you been doingF
"Them's the two times | woke
up; passed another train both
times, an when | heeri the big
engine whizzin' by an The bell
ringin, | thought Twas a fire an
JUMPED up slam asin the c%eiIin'.
It's lucky | a awake one time,
though"
why. how so In
'fIhe high an mighty importer
that laughed when | asst to 90 To
my room early IN the evenin was
sneakin' off with my boots"
why, he was only gninglo shine
them Tor you"
"Oh, 20 wa" said the old man.
81 never ask him 10 shine 'em.
Anyway, | took 'rm to bed with
me after that an never slep'anGth
eI slep' another wink. Say, Hen
ry, you amt got an old pair of sus-
pOnders, have We p
Il guess | can find a pair for you,
yes."
Busted mine irwin 10 put my
ponialoons on layIh' down. Drne
II lhongh. Got all dressed layin'
llat-boots, pantaloOns, coat, col
lar, neck.ie-null business"
why didn't you get out Of the
berth to put on your collar and
coal 2"
"Wimmin IN The ear. Got a han
dy place where | kin wash up.
HenryI There was a well u wa
ter IN the a an | pumped some,
but The train was goin' so fast |
couldn't stand up 10 the sink. Say,
Henry what times dinner ready 2
Pm so hungry | bin eailn' my
whiskers."
Didn't you gel breakfast in The
dlnlng-car as | told you to g.
"Oh, yes" said the Oldham. so
yes, but | didn't want to 90 il too
expensive, so | told The Teller Ia
Just take a cup of coffee and some
buckwheat pancakes
"Pretly light breakfast, that's
so, said Henry.
Yes" said The old man, Slight
breakfast, two pancakes"
"Well, come down stairs an we'll
fix up something 10 eat right away.
You mustn't wall for dinner"
Charged me a dollar" contin-
ned The old man. "Fpller sci next
to me ealin' grapes an oranges an
oysters, an stewed chicken an
billed eggs, an | dom know what
all. When he got back in the bed.
room calc'lated thai breakfast he
Ell cost Sl3 An then he told me
breakfast was a dollar ANYWAY,
w'ether you ct much or little.
You'd Oughter wrote me about that.
Henry"
swell, father, a man can ride
pretty comfortable now a-davs az
ter he gets used to It," said Henry
as he started to load HE old gentle.
man 10 the bath room for Il wash.
"Oyes, Dyes, a man can ride all
right now" replied the old man.
and The smile lasted until he start
ed to wash his face from the faucet
over the bath tub.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

An old darkey near this place
had occasion recently to offer up
prayer at church, in which, after
asking for a variety Of blessings TO
be bestowed on his aged moIher-in-
law. wound up by asking that ode
good Lord extermrnate her. y Win
stOH Signdl.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08
5000, 900 SINGER SEWING MACHINES
HAVE BEEN SOLD.

Every successful machine ever built
ontaius one of these three principles,
Whichever yon prefer, you tan nov oh
tain the machine Of your choice. Call
aud examine, or send for price-list and
catalogue. Needles for al sewing ma
chimes and parts for the SINGER.
PREMIUM OFFER!!-Every purchaser
OF Standard Patterns amounting TO 80 cts,
or more, viii be presented with a copy OF
The Standard Fashion Catalogue Irregular
price ~ %cents), the most beautifully Illus
trtcd Fashion Book extant.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.,
N.. &c rizphis g., ". iss sasL g.,
RcLILE, ALA. INV ezLIANs, Ia.
Oct. ;, l555. 32-ly
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

The history OF The Marshal Neil
roses is said 10 be this: After his
heroism in Italy The then Gen. Neil,
while returning 10 France, was eiy-
en- a basket OF roses by a peasant.
In it was a bud with a root attach.
ed 10 the STEM. Mel kept The
shoot aud gave Il to a noted fOri-
cullurisi, who obtained from il four
Of the lOyelIest lemOn-tinied roses
the world had ever seen. Mel car
red them to the Empress Eugene,
who remarked with vivacity: Il
will chFisien this rose for yOu-the
Marshal Mel" and from that day
Gen. Mel was a marshal Of France.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

DR.. NJ. W. Phillips died al Oxford
last week, Of heart disease.
Miss Ida Strickland, Of Pamela
county, has raised a couple Of hogs
which weighed SIS pounds when Kill
cd, aud from which 200 pounds of
lard was produced.
The Alliance of Pamela county has
adopted resolutions endorsing the
candidacy Of lion u. IL Taylor for
Governor, AMI commencing lin to all
Alliance men asits choice for that po-
sition.
Judge Hancock, ex-postmasier at
Meridian, j. confident Of re-appOint-
mcnt 70 that Office on the expiration Of
Col shannOn's term.
There were but eighteen persons IN
Montgomery county who were deiin-
qacnt on their on their State and
C0unty taxes for lSSS.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

Speaking OF women suffrage,
The Memphis AUdlanche well says:
ut is enough that tile South has to
contend with the negro problem as
il is. without doubling the vote Of
the race
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

The Iowa Legislature has passed
a bill requiring all mich cows to
be MIXED at least once i'm a hours.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Owing 10 favorable weather all fears that
the crops in Russia would prove failure
have been dispclled.
England has declined 20 guarantee the
evacuation Of Egypt, which was demanded
by France as a condition OF her acceptance
OF th. Egyptian conversion scheme. The
scheme has therefore been abandoned.
France also demanded the annulment OF
the Anglo-Turltish convention of 1887.
In the bankruptcy proceedings at London
against Viscount Vaudeville eldest son OF
the Duke OF Manchester, the court has
granted him permission TO defer the pay.
ment Of his debts until one year after his
fathers death, when they will have TO be
paid In full but without interest.
Advices from the Lower Congo report
the death OF Mr. Swinburne, Mr.. Staniey,s
assistant in his previous expedition, bui
more recently assistant manager Of the
Congo Commercial Company. He died Of
the fever May 81. He was great favorite
of Stanley's.
The Belgian government will subscribe
S2,000O00 toward the construction Of the
Congo railroad. The bill stipulates that
ninety-two per cent. OF the material needed
shall be ordered In Belgium.
Carlotta Patti, the we'll known singer aud
sister Of Adelina Patti, died in Paris on the
2sth ult. gI Gratf !.
The Neverslnk, tho thirty foot boat which
sailed from Boston, Mass, about the middle
OF May, has arrived at Havre, France. Cap.
tain Lawlor and his two companions are
well.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03
A Grateful Clergyman

Rev. Thos. Richey, formerly presiding
elder of the Northern N. Y. Confer
ence, givds this opinion of a popular
remedy: III have found Van Werts
Balsam to be a wonderfuleflectiv med
icine for the lungs. have recommend
ed 1t to several Of my friends who arc
suffering from consumption and almost
miraculous benefits have followed its
use. am of the opinion that IL taken
III time it would affect certain cure OF
this dread disease. / would urge all
who are suffering with tung and throat
troubles to try It. Trial size free. E.
W. Adams the Leading Druggist.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News
WASHINGTON.

The President on the 26th appointed Will
lam Walter Phelps as Minlsterto Germany.
Mr. Phelps at once qualified for the position,
but will not proceed TO his new post for
some time.
The Attorney General denies the truth of
the published report that he has requested
the resignation of number Of special at
torneys for the United States who practice
before the Court of Claims.
The Life Saving Service Is taking steps
for the establishment of two new life saw
ing stations on the great lakes, provided for
by the last Congress-one at Marquette,
Mich, on Lake Superior, and the other at
Kewaunee, Wis, on Lake Michigan.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has sent to the Attorney General formal
complaint against the United States Marshal
and commissioners in Alabama. Itisalleged
that these officers trump up cases against
innocent persons to secure fees and other
perquisites and they have secured transpor-
tation for friends from point to point in the
State at the expense Of the Government on
the pretense that they are needed as wit
nesses.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au
thOihou Iuc w dSuluBUOn NHIlOndl Dirk OF
Seattle, Washington Territory, TO begin
business, with O capital of 100000. Ed.
ward 0. Graves, late chief OF the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, will be presi.
dent Of the new bank.
The United States steamer Adams, at
Honolulu, has been ordered TO Samoa to take
the place Of the Alert and Nlpsic, now on
their way TO San Francisco.
Among the Presidential appointments an.
nounced on the 2Sth ult. was that Of Fred
erick Douglass, OF the District Of Columbia,
10 be Minister Resident and Consul General
OF the United States TO Hayti; and Daniel
M. Ransdell, Of Indiana, to be Marshal for
District OF Columbia, vice A. A. Wilson,
resigned.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has ap-
pointed Captain William Meredith, Of nli-
nois, Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing.
In the Criminal Court of the District OF
Columbia on the 2Sth ult twenty-f four OF
the old star route cases against ex-senator
Stephen W. Dorsey, Thomas c. Brady and
others were nolled, the Government having
failed TO secure conviction in the main
case.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has au-
thorized the Fourth National Bank Of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, TO begin business with q
capital Of sl5O,0OO.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03
William Laird.

William Laird, we'll known drug
gist Of Springfield, Oregon, writes as
follows: "My stock OF VanWert's
Cough Balsam ordered from you a short
time ago is almost exhausted and am
pleased to note the fact that II has CIV
en- universal satisfaction. Ihave never
had single bottle returned. The
medicine is boon TO mankind" Trial
size free. 4 w. Adams the Leading
Drn0Rist
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03

SAVED THE VALUE OF A FARM-Sellers
Cough Syrup has attained reputation al
most equal TO Sellers Pills, and more could
hardly be said Of any other medicine. The
syrup should be kept In every family
where there are children, and grown up
people find II mcst valuable medicine
for coughs, colds, hoarseness, and throat
and lung diseases. The pills are such q
standard remedy in some parts Of thecoun.
try that family never thinks Of doing
without them. Said an old gentleman In
Eastern Maryland, "Why | haveraised my
family on Sellers Pills, and j consider
them almost as essential toa family as
bread. In the last thirty years they have
saved me enough, in doctor bills, TO pay
for a farm.-Cincinnat Times-Star.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03
Proposed Amendment I. NE Con-
stIsgV.. s Ohio.
AxATIoN.
AMENDMENT NO. 1.


SEcTos1: Be 1t resolved by the General As
sembly Of the State Of Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors OF this State
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In
N9qyember iSS9, to amend Section Of Article
All OF the Constitution OF the State Of Ohio, so
that IL shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
SEc.2. The General Assembly shall provide
for the raising OF revenue for the support of
the STATE and local governments; but taxes
ahallh uniform on the same class OF subjects.
Burying grounds, public school houses, houses
used exclusively for public worship, institu-
used exclusively for any public purpose, and
personal property to an amount not exceeding
In value two hundred dollars for each individ-
ual, may, by general laws, be exempted from
taxationi and the value Of all property so ex-
empted shall, from time to time, be eascertained
and published, as may be directed by law.
sECTloN2 AT such election those electors
desiring 10 vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words Taxation
amendment may have placed upon their bal
lots the words Taxation Amendment-No."
SEcToNs 3. This amendment shall take effect
on the fr't day OF SLBERgF SEfLqBaEaRg 1S'G t. IA,psoN,
Speaker of the House Of RePressentatives.
TIIE0. Il. DAVIS,
President pro TEN ofthe Senate.
Adopted April 9, 1889.
UNITED STArEsoF AMERICA, ONO, !
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY or STATE.
l. Daniel ]. Ryan, Secretary OF State OF the
State OF Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore
going Is q true copy of Joint resolution
adopted by the General Assembly OF the State
OF Ohio. on the 9th day Of April. A. ID. 1889
taken from the original rolls filed In this office'
In testimony whereof. have hereunto sub
scribed my name, and afflxed my offi.
tsEALl cial seal, at Columbus, the 18th day Of
April, A. D. 1889.
DANIEL ]. RYAN,
Secretary OF State.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03

Why embitterlife by dragging around
with lame back, diseased kidneys ,dropsi
calswellings, female weakness, nervous
debility heart rtdisease andrheumaticcom.
plants, when Or. Fenner's Kidney and
Backache Cure will so quickly cure9 Rev,
A. j Merchant, Presiding Elder writes
"It gave me almost instant and entirely
permanentrelief." Superiorto all known
medicinesin these diseases. For sale by
druggists.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03
Interested People.

Advertising a patent medicins the Pc
culiar way In which Kemp's Balsam, for
Coughs and Colds does, 1t Is indeed wono
derful. He authorizes druggists te
give those who call for II, a sample bottl-
free, that they may try II before purchas
ing. The large bottles are 80 cents and
one dollar. We certainly would advise o
trial II may save you from consumption,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03
100 Ladies Wanted.

And 100 men to call on any dru ggist
for afree trial pac kage of Lane's Fam
lily Medicine, the great root and herb
remedy, discovered by DR.. Silas Lane
while In the Rocky Mountains. For
diseases of the blood, liver and kidneys
II is positive cure. For constipation
and clearing up the complexion 1t does
wonders. Children like it. Everyone
praises it. Large size package, so cts.
At all druggists.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03
Forced to Leave Home.

Over 80 people were forcedto leave
their homes yesterday to call for free
trial package Of Lanes Family Medi
cine. If your blood is bad, your liver
aud kidneys out Of order, II you are
constIpated and have headache and an
unsightly complexion, don't fail to
call on any druggist to-day for free
sample Of this grand remedy The
ladies praise 1t. Everyone likes 1t.
Large size package 60 cents.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-03
AG sat Surprige

Is in store fci all who use Kemp's Bal
sam for the throat and lungs, the great
guaranteed remedy Would you believe
that ii is sold on Its merits and that any
druggist is authorized by the proprietor Of
this wonderful remedy TO give you sam
pie bottle free! II never fails TO cure acute
OF chronic coughs. All druggists sell
Kemp's Balsam. Large bottles so cents
and 81