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The MYSTERIES.

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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28

The crossing of the Jordan by the
Israe!iles, was accomplished III the
most complete order, because they
had been trained under Moses to
perfect military discipline, which
vase ontinued under Joshua. 1t was
an occasion when almost any large
body of men would have been
thrown into confusion unless thor
ough discipline can be pre-suppos-
ed. II this was The first great pill
grimage to the Jordan, it certainly
was not the last one. Thousands
of devout pilgrims from different
parts of tile world visit this river
every year. They bathe in it, and
carry water from it 10 their distant
homes. Greater numbers come
from Russia than any other one
country; but every conntry in Eu-
rope is represented, as well as
North and South America and
Australia. | have seen the road
IRON Bethany TO the banks of the
Jordan literally crowded with pill
grims on their way to this sacred
stream. In groups OF ten, twenty,
or fifty, as the case might be, they
were scattered throughout the en-
lire distance like the remanants OF
a routed army. They numbered
probably two thousand or MORE
Once, on arriving at Jericho, | saw
the bushes covered with garments
like The washing OF military en-
campment, and soon ascerlalned
that they belonged to crowd oi
pilgrims that had just returned
/ from bathing in the Jordan. The
clothing in which they bathe is
preserved with great care, and i'll
these garments in which they de-
sire and expect TO be buried. The
current of the river is very strong,
and by ropes and other means pre-
cautions are taken against accidents
while the pilgrims are bathing. 1t
not infrequeni y happens, however,
that persons lose their lives; but
it IS usually those who have conf
dence in themselves as being good
swimmers. Such persons pay lii
tie heed to cautions. They run
risks and in a moment are carried
beyond The reach of help. These
facts serve TO illustrate the Difficult
culties the Israelites would have
found in crossing the river had they
not been maraculously aided.
Three years ago the Governor of
Palestine had narrow bridge built
over the Jordan. 1t was called
, the American bridge" and at the
opening, to which was invited.
the valley presented strange and
, lively scene-tents, horSemen, a
multitude of people, and the sound
, of lrumpets, MS if some new Josh
ua with another invading army,
had arrived in the "boIders OF
Jericho"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28

The London Standard, in discuss
ing whether it pays to Try to live to
be 100 years old, gives some strik-
ing suggestions. 1t says: "The man
who really gets the best that can
be got out of life is the man who,
with fairly good constitution to
begin with, is ready to squander
il al any moment and on every Oc-
casion in a sufficient cause. lie
keeps no account Of profit and loss
with vital energy; he sees work TO
do aud he does il, he sees pleasure
to be enjoyed, and he enjoys 1t.
He is alive all his life save when
he sleeps and he wakes from each
fresh slumber looking the world
cheerfully and courageousiy in the
face, and ready and even eager to
be a combatent when there is a
good, honest fight, and runner
when there is a good, honorable
race afoot. He may not live to be
100, but he may we'll live to be 20,
IS, or even so. He may have a
career if not so conspicuous, yet
as active, as varied, and as restless
as that, say, of Mr.. Gladstone, and
vet not be really old when the time
registers him among the aged.
Better fifty years of Europe than a
cycle of Cathay; and better TWEEN
ty years of uncalculated activity
than the slow pulse and measured
step of The circumspect snail that
creeps slowly on 10 100. We are
denouncinp centenariaES. They
are like angels visits, few and far
between, and they are too rare not
TO be welcomed. Moreover, we
doubt not that they deserve their
length of years. But it would be a
misfortune il it was ever thought
that an object of life is TO live, live
nobly, live bravely. As Shake
peare says: Ripeness is ALL "
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
PATIEYCE WNH THE LYING
Sweet friend, when thou and l are son


Sweet friend, when thou and | are gone
Be, ond earth's weary labor,
When small shall be our need of grace
From comrade or from neighbor;
Passed all the strife, the toll, the care,
And done with all the signing,
What lender ruth shall we have gained
Alas, by simply dying
Then lips too chary of their praise
viii tell our merits over,
And eyes too swift our faults to sec
Shall no detect discover
Then hands that would not lift stone
Where stones were thick to cumber
Our steep hill path will scatter flowers
Above our pillowed slumbcr.
Sweet friend, perchance both thou ana
Ere love is pass torgiving
Should take the earnest lesson home;
Be patient with the living,
To days repressed rebuke may save
Our binding tears tomorrow;
Then patience, e'en when keenest edge
NAV whet nameleSs sorrow
Tls easy to be gentle when
Deaths silence shame our clamor;
And easy to discern, the best
Through mcmory's mystic glamor;
But wise it were for thee and me,
Ere love is past forgiving,
To take the tender lesson homo;
Be patient with the living.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
A Railway CatechlSIn.

Frank Leslios.
How many miles of railway III
the United Statesg One hundred
and fifty thousand six hundred
miles-about half the mileage OF
the world. How much have they
cost 2 Nine billion dollars. How
many people are employed by
them More than a million. How
long does a Steel rail last with av-
erage wear! About eighteen years.
What is the cost of a palace sleep
ing car? About $4,000, or $1,000
if vestibuled. What is the cost oi
a high class eight wheel passen-
ger locomotive? About $500.
What is the longest American raii-
way tunnel? Hoosae tunnel, on the
| Flrchburg railway, AZ miles. What
is The highest railroad in the United
81 ates9 Denver & Rio Grande,
Marshall Pass, 1882 feet. What is
the highest bridge in the United
States? RinZaa Viaduct, on the
Erie road, 305 feet high. What is
the longest railway bridge span III
the United States! Cantllever
span in the Pnughkeepsie bridge,
54S feet. What is the longest mile
age operated by a single system
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe sys-
tenn, about 5000 miles. What line
of railway extends lurthest East
and West? Canadian Pacific rail
way, running from Quebec to the
Paclfic ocean. What roaG carries
the largest number OF passengers
Manhattan Elevated Railroad New
York, $4,000 a day, or 19l, l,625,0 ,0OC
yearly. What is The fastest time
made by a train? Ninety two miles
in ninety three minutes, one mile
being made in forty.six seconds, or
the Philadelphia and Reading rail
road. What is he fastest lime made
between Jersey City and San Fran
cisco2 Three days, seven hours
thirtv-fve minutes and sixteen
seconds-special theatrical train
1886. What are the chances OF Ia
tai accident in railwal travel? One
killed in 100000; statistics show
more are killed by falling out o
windows than in railroad accidents
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28

II do so hope you can come down
to the next meeting OF the WO-
mans Scientific, Political and Lit
erary Club" said Mrs. Oriendorf,
as she toyed with her strawberries.
Those gathering are very, very IN
teresling. AT our last meeting we
discussed the Drift Period and at
the one next week we shall discuss
Two Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of the UnS:ed States"
"Oh, I'd like to 60 ever so much,
and | think | can promise you
will be there. Can Mr.. Bowser
come, tool
"WelI, hardly. Men take such
little interest in such things that
they are distractions.
And Mr.. BOwser sat there, turn
| ing red and pale by turns until his
chair grew so hot that he had TO
pretend a headache and get excu-
sed. | anticipated an awful trage'
DIV after my visitor took her depar--
tnre, but Mr.. Bowser contenled
himself WIFI saying
"Now that shallow. pated, long
nosed old nuisance has finally Ia
ken her leave let's go 10 bed"
| He regained his assurance after a
couple of days, however. | was
talking 10 our two-yearold baby
and talking as all mothers talk
when Mr.. Bowser flung down his
paper and exclaimed
"Mrs. Bowser, you make me tired
talking to that young 'un that
wav! No wonder so many children
grow ND to be sap-headed !"
"How shall | talk"
"Talk sense-the same as you
would TO an adult. He's old enough
to understand and | believe he viii
appreciate IT."
|Very we'll; rll try"
"Thank you. It's more than
expected you'd do,'
The trial came that night. We
had scarcely got to bed @hen baby
began to whine. He had got cole
and was teverish.
J "Now, Harry" I began, "snni
5 down and try to go TO sleep. II
nothing serious, and | object t.
being kept awake"
! He howled more Justify.
!, "Mv son." | continued, "this eH
: hibition of ingratitude aslonlshe
S me, and insist that you chang
9 your course of conduct at once, c
|. leave my house. Fillal respect,
i nothing
a "What IN thunder and blazeS al
e you talking about z" roared M
Bowser as he sat up in bed.
! "Im talking sense to baby"
u "Not by a jug-Gull you ANTI"
. "Then you try 1T. "
s "I'll try it by wringing his nee
II if he doesn't shut off steam He
n bowling out of spite"
z "Then warn him that you ma
/ be compelled TO infllct due chastist
II ment, but do it calmly and gram
u matically."
! 6! /! p
l. That's what MIR. Bowser said
e he jumped out OF bed and dlsal
u peared into the spare room, an
II that was the last | saw OF him I'll
: til morning."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28

B The widow who was mourning
the loss of her husband exclaimed !:
aThere is nothing left for me now
but to enter a convent, for all IS
vanity" "Let us hope moi" re.
monstrated friend. "You are still
beautiful, and A widow Of thirty
vers-n ''Tweniy-nine, il you please
sir" interrupted the unconsoled'"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
cHANCERY COURT-SECoND DIST.
syIvANrS EVANS. Chancellor.

In the county of Lauderdale on the first Monday
oe January and July, and continue twelve days.
In the county OF Newton. on the thlrd MONDAY
of January and July, and continue six days.
In the county of Haacock, ON the first Monday oil
.bruary and August, and continue SIX days
In the county of Harrison, on the second Monday
,fFebniary and August, and continue six days
In tbe county Of Jackson, ON the third Monday
of February and August, and continue six days.
u In the county OF Clarke on the first Monday OF
March and September and continue six days.
In the county Of Jasper, en- the second Monday
of March and September, and continue SIX days.
In the cogngvM Perry, on the thir Monday oi
M,rch and III ltember and continue six days
In IL e soh. N of Marion. First District, on the
third Monday Of May and November and continue
siy days In the Second District, on the second
Monday of May and November, and continue siN
days. 81, -,
Apri and October and cOntinueisix days
In the county of COvingtOn, ON the second Mon
day in April aud October, and continue six days
In the county of Greene on the third Monday oi
April and October. and continue six days.
In the county of Smith on the fourth Monday OF
Apr and October and continue six days
In the county of Wayne, ON the first Monday o.
May and November, and continue six DAYS
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
Usually Kept in First-Class Store
Furniture and Housekeeping
Goods of all Kinds a Speciality.

STOE 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.
Glits, homity, Chops, Cracked Corn and
Feed of all kinds sold at lowest market
prices, and delivered free OF charge WITHIN
city limits Cuying feed in large qnantl,
ties enables me to get the beneht o,
wholesale prices, and can therefore sen
3 cheap as the cheapest.
CUSTOM SHOE DEPARTMENT where
person can gee the best Shoes Tor thg
least money. Nopaper soles, paste. board
counters or wooden heels are used in my
Shoe Factory-none but genuine oak
tanned leather, and | defy competition as
to prices and quality.
Also, have always on hand hrst-clas'
handmade Shingles for sale at reasonable
prices.
Thanking customers for past patronag'
invite n continuance OF same.
Respectfully, A BLuMEh'
Goods Delivered Free of Charge.
October =, 1aSS. 3l-ly
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
r. d. BECHT,
SCRANTON, MISS,
Barber Hai!!!resses.

Having bnilt a new, comfortable anu
c0mmodous barber shop, am prepared
tn serve cus,ou ers in the best manner
possible and at city prices None but
First-Class Artists
are employed in my establishment, and
customers can RELY upon being promptly
and artistically served. Shaving, hair
dressing, shampooiag, dyeing, etc" don :
in the best style. Customers VIII always
find my Tonsoral Parlors neat and clean,
and polite attention insured: r
f. ID. BECHT.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
A Perfect Woman NObIy Planned.
Union and Advertiser.

Union and Advertiser.
A perfectly formed woman will
stand at the average height OF 3
feet 3 inches to 5 feet Z inches. She
will weigh from 125 to 140 pounds.
A plumb line dropped from a
point marked by the tip OF her
nose will fall at a point one inch III
front of her great toe. Her shoul-
ders and her hips will strike a
straight line drawn up and down.
Her waist will taper gradually to a
size drawn from the outer third OF
the collar bone 10 the hips.
Her bust will measure from 2o
10 26 inches; her hips will meas
ure from 6 to 10 inches more than
this, and her waist will call for a
belt from % to % inches.
The upper arm OF the perfectly
formed woman will end at the waist
line, so that she can rest her elbow
on a table while standing erect
and her forearm shall extend to a
point permitting the fingers "a
mark point just below the middle
of the thigh. Her neck and thigh
should be of the same circumier
ence. TIE calf of her leg and up
per arm should measure the same
Her legs should be about as long
as a line drawn from her chin (
hnr finger tips, or about one-hal
her height. She should measure
from her waist TO her leet about
foot more than from her waist L
the crown of her head.
Her neck should be from IL t
IA inches around, her head erec
and on a line with the centra
plane of the body, and her foo
should be of a size and shape Il
conform with her hands.
The well-proportioned womal
wears a shoe one-haif the size 0
The glove that her hand calls fol-
Thus, if a woman wears six GLOW
she should wear three shoe.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
A War Mule.

We have heard of war horses,
but now comes the war mule. A
correspondent of the PicayHne, VIII
ting from Mississippi City, says that
Elan Blackwell, of that locality,
has the oldest aud the last army
mule. The story is that on the
night of the morn preceding the
capture of jefferson Davis, Mr..
Blackwell left Washington, Ca
where he had accompanied Mr..
Davis as one of his body guard
and started for home on the back
of the same mule that had carried
him during the war. He says that
the same old mule is on the farm
dong his plowing and carrying the
children; a little gray, slightly
baldheaded, but yet a good old
mule with prospects of many year,
of usefulness before it.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
MIR. AND MRS. BOWSER.
BY MRS. B.

| had a caller the other alter
noon when Mr.. Bowser came home
and after she was gone he asked;
"How long was Mrs. Blank heres"
"Ahont half an hour"
"And YOU talked about fashions
| suppose y
Eyes, mostly; what should we
talk about p
"Mrs. Bowser, did it ever occur
to Won that there was anything In
IIfe beyond millinery, and dress
goods and dressmakers| Y
"HowW
"How! Why select some SUBJECT
of sense-art, science, mineralogy,
the labor question. or sell-govern-
ment, and discuss 1T with calmnesS
and Justice, and learn something
worth remembering for halt.an
hour. You women folks might
lust as well have been born with q
pumpkin nyour shoulders in place
of a head"
| made no reply 10 thlsi Dut ue
termjned to catch Mr.. Bowser II
his own trap before The week was
out. Fortune favored me. 1t was
only two days before a nelgnboI
called over as he was at work IL
The back yard, and for two Ions
hours those men sat down on lad
der and discussed the question
whether back gate should opel
inwards or outwards, and the al
vantages offered by either situation
MIR. Bowser contended for the gaze
openlng outward, and the neighbol
for the opposite, and the discussion
resulted in Mr.. Bowser's getllns
red clear back OF The ears and jump
ing up TO exclaim:
'1Well, let's drop the subject rgh'
here. There can be cranks on al
lev gates as we'll as on politics anc
religion"
"And there can be lunatics out
side of the asylums," holly replied
the nelghbor.
"Don't call me a lunatic p
"And don't you call me a crank!
600 home and hang your gale u
the moon g'
"I'll hang 1t according to th.'
rules of common sense, and don
You forget it." :,
When Mr.. Bowser came IN Il
wash his hands, | observed:
"Mr. Bowser, did it ever occu
to YOU that there was anything u
! life beyond hanging back gate =
He replied with a "humph! /! o
disgust.
"Select some subject OF sense
MIR. Bowser-ari, science, mineral
! ogy-the labor question or sell
government, and discuss it will
calmness and judgment and lear
something worth remembering 10
half-an- hourl"
He looked around in desperate
helpless wav, and put on his ha
and went off without a word IN re
ply, Iwasn't going 10 let him o
ON that, however. When he cam
home that evening | had Mrs. VI
fendorf over TO supper, and as 500
as we were seated at the table
querned:
Doesn't it strike you that Gei
many's policy on the Samoan que
non Is one of conciliatlon rathe
: than aggression 2"
at certainly does" she replie'
abut there may be a hidden mt
tive behind this seeming subml
, sion. Trace the history Of the ma
back as far as you will, and b
policy has been either aggresslo
: or strategy"
(, Mr.. Bowser looked from one
$ The other Of us in asionishment.
81 notice, said | as | passed Il
I biscuits, athat The Spanish coloni
) polic, is working towards radio
$ change. Inci.ed by The action
other and stronger nations, 1t
about 10 extend its arms and e
fold new possessions
! The stare Mr.. Bowser favor
me with made my flesh creep.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
A Porter House steak.

An exchange gives the following
information about porter house
steak:
Very few people who sit down
to a good breakfast CT 'p0rier
house, steak coald tell, were they
asked, what part of bullock this
choice tidbit is cut from. The
"porter house" is that portion of
the beef either side of the spine,
beginning we're the RIBS end, and
extending along TO where the hip
bone begins. The tenderloin should
form a part OF the porter house.
This is narrow strip of sueculent
and tender flesh, extending along
and protecting the inner sides OF
the spinal column. Its high price
is due 10 its choice quality, and the
fact that even in the largest bull
locks there are not above len to
Twelve pounds of terderlOins. The
term "porter house" is of English
derivation, and it has no equivalent
in either the German or French
language, while tenderloin, on the
other hand, is known among The
Germans as ''lummel' and "fillet,"
by which latter name it is also
known among The French. The
term "porter house, probably
originated from the eating houses
ard inns of England, also known
as porter and ale houses. A Gus
tonarv order was "Give me por-
ter and steak" and in time the
name porter house" probably was
applied to the choicest pieces ol
steak as distinguished from the
more ordinary kinds.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
THE COURTS.
THE REGULAR TERMS.
rprIITT C0URT-SEcoND DIST.
SAMUEL II. TERRAL. Judge.
-. Aa....u.na.

,,N,FsH. NEVILLE, District Attorney.
:. .l,o county of Winston on the third Monday
IHtV'ary ~ tnu and July and continue SIX uays'
OF ~ county Of iauderdale ON the iouiIn hloh
IA an aS ~ January and July and continue elsh'eeh
days. - A-ov,,l,ee on the third MandaV
-eRoSrvayy ~ and August, and continue eishteeh
DAYS. evo,,ar an the aecond Monday
&c March and September, and continue u"eNe
days. .e f1orl,a ou +ln eourth Monday of
,,aneb and Ser tsA.her and continue twelve uaNs.
ma Ia the countSSi Wayne, on the second moho"y
: HnriI and October and continue SIX days
VI oI ftba rounty of Greene. on the third MONDAY Oh
~ r;i and October and continue six daYs
Pn tbe county of Perry, on the fourth MONDAY oi
nil and October and continue SIX days -,
AP f. the eonnty of Marion, First District on inc
ooconJ Monday Of June and third Monday OF e, De,
soUhsr sevUh aud continue six days. In the Second
natpict on the third Monday Of june and secohl
irandav of december and continue AK days
T No county of Hancock, on the second MONDAY
,f Nav and November. and continue Twelve DAYS.
In tbe county of Harrison on the fourth Mohuay
oC Nav and continue twelve days, and on tne
fourth Monday of November, and continue SIX
days. .,,,, - ,l,a sscopd Noudav
AFTER fourth Monday of May and continue SIX gay =
md an the first Monday after the fourth Monday
Of Soyember and continue twelve days