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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-08-08
wild Hill was in town Monday.

Wild Bill was in town Monday.
Mr., II. b. Everitt returned home
from Cuba, Ala, Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. lizard, of Meridian, is
visiting DR.. Brlgg's family.
Rev. G. N. A. Yoncc and wife
have returned from the Synod.
Miss Katie Parks, Of Mobile
Ala, is visiting the Misses Pol.
Mr.. A. &. Smith, Of State Line,
gave us a pleasant cal Wednesday.
Rev. D. O. Bycrs will preach m
The Methodist Church next Sunday at
1901 p. m. All cordially invited.
-Cqut. c. 7. Irving is rebuilding
his 7GSilencc and store near the old
site at New Venice, Lowry Island.
Miss Name Foster, after an alb
Snco of Two weeks in New Orleans
visiting friends, returned home Mon
day,
ecu. w. l.. McMillen, Surveyor
of the Port of New Orleans, spent
several days al the Pascagoula Hotel
last week.
Mrs. Chris Nelson and little daugh-
lCr Dora, have returned from Heal
ing Springs, Ala greatly improved
III health.
Mr.. Geo. E. higgins has been
confined TO his bed with fever for sew
cral days, but we are glad TO hear he
is convalesciug.
Mr.. VIM. w. Sumner and family.
Mr.. H. 0. Benedict and family, of
New Orleans, are the guests of Capt.
V. Brown, PascagOula.
Preaching by the Pastor in the
Lutheran Church mex; Sunday at IL
a. m, aud at ~Pascagoula at night.
All are invited to both services.
-Messrs. II. G. Havcns and A. w.
Ramsay, OF Bluff Greek, were at the
Courthouse Monday before the Board
OF Supervisors looking after land mat
ters.
Mr.. VIM. j. Parker, OF Orange
uFove, one of the thrifticst market
gardeners in this portion of the coun-
W was at The Courthouse Monday
looking after land matters.
The ice cream left over from
Monday nights excursion was eaten
neNl day by DIR. w. d. Drlgg's and
W. Denny's families and made
~em very sick, bat they soon rccov-
cred.
-rrot. c. E. Hamilton left rather
tremendously last week for Balti-
%a'e or some other city, 10 sec his
'eK sweetheart. We do not know
1He'her he expects to return TO Seran-
1lOr not.
@Iev. o. d. Bowen has returned
nOa Healing Springs. Ala to his
,ue al handsboro, looking improv-
=" neallh. lie VIII be on hand at
next regular appointment at this
r'ce and Moss Point.
-Ar' Harry A. Dorr lett Wednes-
w us old home in Maine. lie
vm 'eo'i to Boston first, where he
peuu a while, thence home. He
A'o be away about six weeks.
"A, W. ID. Bragg left yesterday
ga, Springs, Ala, to be alb
t|o weeks, perhaps longer.
nis absence DIR. Ell. Bragg. Of
e. springs viii visit scranton
va! aud attend 10 his patients.
Young friend, woOten Myatt
a. "'er ten DAYS illness, died at
mnuenee Of Mr.. II. NJ. Krobs.
,sa slaF night, July s1si. aged 90
an,l H0oi, as he was familiarly
aid acleFer, kindhesricd boy, .
tmr liked by every ono who
ksa.n n The DnmonAr-sTAn
buh,n TI~oaaolenee to The bereaved
Eoos Ae.srs, c. D. aud Arthur !
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-08-08
THEY SAY

-
That some hearts do break.
, That Scranton "lO grow
That jealousy lives on doubt.
That Scranton needs a-bank.
That doodle is a potent power.
That the old girl is sticking to him
That &. G. is The boss crab catcher
That too many cooks spoil the broth
That the banged girl catches a fel.
low.
That she made sweet eyes at him al
the depot.
That il is great virtue TO restrain
The tongue.
That Il gossiping woman is a curse
to any town.
That our girls don't like to see the
census man.
That Scranton has a Jim Dandy
set Of officers.
That peaches arc as carce as here
as hens teeth.
That the sweet potatoes of Bayou
Casotte are sour.
That the flag drili" vas splendid
for raw recruits.
That Scranton needs better side
walks and lamps.
That girls ont of their teens will go
seeking for mates,
That III some men every inch that
is not fool is rogue.
That Scranton people are dear low
cls Of fun and frollc.
That some churches are Neutral in
politics and religion.
That if his neck is stiff lie will get
there just the same
That talk is cheap, but it takes mo-
ncy TO run a newspaper,
That Il home without the DEMO
CEAT-STAR is no home at all.
That Silk Stocking Avcnuc is the
most fashionable part of Scranton.
That W. NJ. Canty is gong TO have
the finest residence on Krebs Avenue.
That friendship is constant in all
save in the Office and affairs of
love.
That Providence has not bestowed
IN man a gilt that is dcarer than chll-
lrcn.
That the arm-clutch is still in style
lcre among certain young gents and
aides.
That it is not polite for ladies 70
nonopolizc the doors in The depot
building.
That the latest fad in gents wear,
he wide belly band, has appeared
IN II streets.
That when he returns in the fall
rom his summer outing he will claim
for his wife.
That good men will differ from one
mother on many matters of vital in
is inevitable,
That the measles have no respect
or persons, it attacks the blacks as
veil as the whites.
That the preacher Withdrew from
he Chautauqua Circle because dane
lg was allowed.
That Prof. C. L. Hamilton is the
gliest MAJ in town. What's the
with Charley?
That antipyrinc is a deadly poison, 3;
nd should not be used by III physi- ,
ians in their practice. ,
That in politics and religion we ,
ave less charity Cor those who believe !
alf of our creed than for those who ,
cny the whole Of il. /
That every merchant and business I
IAN in Scranton should advertise in
nc DEMocRAT-STAR.
That no pure minded girl will let a
Dung man kiss hep unless they are i
lgaged, aud then it's risky. l
That a good wife is a guardian an Il
FL over her husbands life presiding, n
Dubling his pleasures and his cares 4
q
That there is a man not far from e
ere who is valorous 10 those that
lnnot fight and humble 10 The brave. 5
G will threaten an old woman and v
run. -,
That a certain young lady who -
des out Sunday evenings with a
.rtain young man thinks little of
,rself, and should not talk about 9TH
s. "a stitch in time nine"
The excursion TO Horn Island :,
.o,1,v ,;,,bt for fI,o hcunft Of the y
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A swindler's suit of Clothes.

An ingenious swindle was recently
worked successfully upon a Chestnut
street druggist and a Chestnut street tail
or. The criminal was a young man of In
telligent address, whose somewhat shabby
clothes were brushed clean and his boots
polished. Entering the pharmacy he in
formed the proprietor that the tailor,
whose name he gave, was suffering with
dyspepsia, and had requested that some
medicine be sent to him. The druggist
ordered a prescription, and, while it was
being compounded, entered into a chat
with the stranger, who paid for the bot
tie of medicine, and, before taking it
away, asked the druggist to have another
vial ready, and said that the tailor would
call for it in day or two. Then the
swindler went to the tailor and ordered
suit of clothes, the price of which was
$50. He wanted the garments made up
in hurry, and they were ready for him
two days afterward. He put them on IN
the store and left his back number suit to
be sent to a fictitious address. My
friend, = he said to the tailor (giving the
name Of the druggist), "has some money
Of mine, and if you will walk down there
with me will pay your BILL" The tail
or and the artful dodger reached the
pharmacy. II perceive that we are all
acquainted, (" the swindler said as they all
shook hands. ''Now," he continued,
speaking to the druggist, "give Mr..
what I left here for him and excuse me
for a moment" With that he slipped out
of side entrance, and the druggist hand
ed the tailor vial wrapped in the Gus
tomary white paper. "What do I want
with this9" asked the sartorial artist.
ssThat," responded the master Of he
pharmacopnia, ''is what your friend said
| you were to get here ''Not at all, !" the
tailor calculated. II understood that
| you had the cash for the clothes that he
got from me-" They stared at each other
in the face for thirty seconds, and made
a simultaneous break for the door through
which the mutual friend had disappeared.
But be was not in sight.
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the McClintock, farm, and believed,
with the improved appliances for
pumping, they could be made TO yield
oil in paying quantities, although
they had been abandoned for years. He
bought the farm from an oil company
that was glad to sell it, paying 81 600.
Several of the old wells were cleaned out,
torpedoed, and rugged up for the pump
ing. They all produced oil, as Mrs.
Waits thought they would. The best
results, however, have been obtained
from new wells that he drilled on the
farm. Nearly all of his new wells were
good producers, as Oil Creek wells go
now, though, of course they are small
affairs compared to the spouters that
poured out their wealth for Coal-On
Johnny. Johnny Waits is a very
different man from Johnny Steele. He is
extremely practical, and none of his
money is spent foolishly. From an
abandoned farm, thought to be next to
worthless, he has developed very profit
able property.-[Pittsburg Commercial
Gazette.
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It is significant of the simplicity of life
at the Berlin Court that the Emperor's
regular dinner hour is, like that of the
majority of his subjects, at 1.30 in the
day. Of course, when there are distin-
guished guests to be entertained, there
is state banquet at in the evening. In
his ordinary life, writes the Berlin cor
respondent of the London Standard,
''the Emperor is not given to luxury.
He rises very early, takes very light
first breakfast, and then goes out for
ride or walk, and sometimes for little
shooting, according to the season. Dur
ing the bad weather, such as we have
had for some days past, his Majesty takes
about an hours exercise ON foot in the
large quadrangle of the old Old Palace.
After exercise he takes u second break
fast, consisting, generally, Of an omelet,
ham and eggs, mutton chop, or u
chicken. AT the principal meal, at 1.30,
which the Emperor insists on calling
dinner, not luncheon, the first course con-
sists of bouillon or broth, with rice or
macaroni, or of Russian soup; then
boiled meat with vegetables, followed by
roast meat and pudding If there are
any guests at the ordinary dinner an
entree and ice are added. The Emperor's
supper consists of meat or fish, and pud-
ding. His favorite dishes are poutets-
SGatteS, with potatoes or baked fish,
especially perch, pike, sole or turbot. "
Squire Morrissey, of Georgetown, Penn,
has rendered decision after the style of
Solomon. John Painter, Of Welch Alley,
had three neighbors, Dougherty, McGinn,
and Pickett by name, arrested on a charge
of stealing seven of his pigeons. Seven
birds resembling his were found in their
possession, but Painter could not, swear
positively that they were his, while the
defendants vigorously deni~d ha ing
come by them in an illegal way. The
| Squire heard the evidence carefully,
and, after remarking that he would go
beyond the statutes, ordered the pigeons
produced in court To each bird he at
tached colored ribbon, and then, in the
presence Of witnesses, gave them free
dom. After circling about in the air for
several minutes they were seen to alight
on the coop Of james Kane, a ncighbor
of the defendants. James was called to
testify, and he declared he had sold the
birds to the defendants only few days
before. On the strength of this the
three men were discharged, and the costs
placed on the plaintiff.
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CHAPTER xxxII.

NOEL AND HIS FRIENDS.
As the cab containing Jasper and Roll
lingstone approached it's destination, the
latter began to exhibit q certain uneasi-
ness in his manner.
Il say, Bently," said he, at last, do
you know, I'm really getting q trife
nervous?"
-No! Don't do it. Why so2"
well, begin to feel that may not be
able to assist you SO much as you fancy
can"
Nonsense! All you have to do is to
introduce US to Noel Marlowe and his
party; and you must remember that you
have now an incentive. as we'll as I, in
unmasking Boncourt and his sister.
"Oh, I don't forget that! Am likely
to2 Curse him and curse herl Can /
forget how cold -bloodedly he has just
kicked me out of the pitiful livelihood he
afforded me, and all to gratify Adele's
spite against me? No, by heaven! and
there are outstanding accounts besides
that of which you can know nothing.
But the rub isn't there--it's in the dew
lish slender thread Of acquaintance that
have to depend on with young Marlowe.
You must remember that have never
met him but once-and then it was as q
sort of unbidden guest"
NJ Il and have an impression that IL
will answer. You scarcely think that
Madame Ronceyille can have preiudiced
him aoainst von2"
ashe ventura to sneak about me to him?
Lord moi Not whisperIr
.Tben we'll do. From what T have
baard Noel ia here in town with his
friends upon such a frolic as his good
sense and better taste seldom permit him
~ IND indn1oa in. Yonnc men are not ant to
ba so veTv narticular under these circum-
stances. az Won are aware. But here we
are. at last
Thev alighted. and were soon strolling
thronoh the spacious gardens. passages.
and brilliantly vaulted spaces, nearly all
Of which we're thronged with we'll dressed
neopIe.
The concert was being brought to a
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Clouds and Their Heights.

For practical purposes clouds are di-
yided into four classes -cumulns, stratus,
cirrus and nimbus. Meteorologists,
however, recognize many differences Of
form in each class. Abercrombie gives
ten principal varieties, with their mean
height in summer at Upsala, Sweden:
Cirrus (pure wispy cloudl $4,000 feet;
cirro-stratus (thin, high, wispy, or
striated sheet cloud Of all sorts), ~, 500
feet; cirro-cumulus (ieecy cloud at high
leyer, 20, 900 feet; strato-cirrus % SINH
lar cloud to the cirro-stratus, but at d
low leveD, $4,000 feet; strato-cumnlus
extended lumpy cloud, 5000 feet;
cumulus (pure rocky cloud 4,000 feet at
base; cumulo-nimbus (rocky rain cloud),
1000 feet at base. nimbus Glow rain
Icloud), $500 feet i. stratus (purc sheet
cloud, 1900 feet,
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royal spree, extending over period of
three years. The indebtedness at the
Girard House was for board, liquor,
cigars, &c. While at this hotel he occu-
pied a suite of rooms on the parlor floor,
and usually had from one to three kindred
sports with him, whose board and ex-
penses he paid for the sake of their COM
pany. The amount of his unpaid bill at
the Girard House, nearly $4,000, is an
Indication that he and his companions
lived tolerably high. How much money
he paid at the Girard House is not
known, but it is thought to have been as
much as he left unpaid.
A good deal of fiction has been told in
regard to his wild extravagances. 1t is
not true, for instance, that he took
offense at the management of Philadel-
phia hotel, bought the property, installed
new management of his own, and, then
firing of the hotel business, made some
body present of the whole outfit. 1t is
authenticated, however, that he bought a
carriage and team, and in a day or two
gave the rig to the driver. He squan-
dered large amount of money In taking
minstrel troupe around the country,
perhaps as much as 5000. He had q
boon companion that he always took with
him on his travels, and Johnny paid all
expenses. He was young man from
Erie. Both dressed exactly alike, even
to jewelry and necktics.
1t is curious fact that the old, played
out Steele farm has been revived and is
making another man rich. That man is
John w. Waits, Of Oil City, who bought
the old place few years ago for 81, 600.
He has since been offered $50, 900 for it.
Waits was street gamin about Rouse
vile when Johnny Steele was cutting his
wide swath here, and frequently held the
| young oil Princes team while the latter
went into saloon to get drink. Waits
grew up among the oil derricks around
housewife, and understands thoroughly
the business of managing oil wells. Ht
has made study Of the old we'll
along Oil Creek. He was very familial
with the wells on the old Steele, q
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also 10 inform Mr.. Bently- that Captain
RoElingstone was making his toilet, and
would be down presently.
who the deuce can Captain Rolling
stone bs7" said the spy to himself, after
ordering luncheon. Let me see; haven't
heard old Marlowe mention that name
10 Croak somehow, or somewhere2 Yes,
by Joysl and In connection with Bon
courts name, too. Ahal Microscopes and
ear-trumpets to the frontl Something's
In the wind, and Boncourt's at the bottom
Of it,"
Jasper had Just finished eating and
Wormer was Just beginning when Captain
Rollingstone made his appearance, q few
minutes later.
The last conner has already been briefly
introduced to the reader. He did not now
appear any more attractive or interesting
than on the occasion Of his becoming an
unreasonable guest at the garden-party
Incidental to the signing Of the marriage
settlements between Noel Marlowe and
Madame Ronceville, and, in some re-
spects, might be even said TO appear in o
less favorable light.
His eyes were slightly bloodshot; there
was q suggestive tremor of the upper lip
when he essayed to speak or smile; the
| inroads of habitual dissipation were
mere apparent in his once handsome face,
and certain disorder in his fashionable
but not new garments vaguely limited of
his possibly having gone to bed in them.
you doubtless have no recollection of
me, sir, said Jasper rising and bowing to
the captain, but few minutes in pri-
vate talk will serve to recall me to your
memory, fancy, and also to explain my
business. If YOU will be good enough to
accord them to me-"
Captain Rollingstone bowed in acquies-
ence. and then. after receiving O transit
| tory introduction to Captain Jiggles, =
was led away by Jasper to the refresh
ment bar. which occupied the further end
of the coffee-room; and there they were
observed to remain for q considerable
/. time in conversation which seemed steadi.
| ly to grow in earnestness, Jasper in the
| meantime smoking, and his companion
exhibiting a spasmodic inclination in the
| way of brandy and soda.
Wormer cast longing and profoundly
! inquisitive glances toward them, but,
having Just begun to eat, could not think
of any reasonable excuse for approach
ing them.
Even had it been otherwise, he would
have hesitated, for there was o genuine
ness of military bearings ghost OF faded
soldierliness, as it wers-in Captain Roll
ingstone's air and carriage, which made
him shrink from such criticism as his OWL
bogus pretensions might provoke, upon
forced acquaintance; and his shrewdness
moreover. counseled him to superIativt
prudence in his scheme of not again los
ing sight Of "his man" for more than
/
So, for the time being, he contentet
himself with the leisurely discussion oi
his luncheon, with narrowly watchine
the pair out of earshot, and with sucl
mental comments and coniectures al
those observations naturally called forth
| what can they be talking about, any
4 wayp" he thought to himself. Some
thing of profound interest, I'll be bound
for they momentarily grow more earnes
and confidential. They even draw ava.
Il
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CHATTER, XXI.
SPYING TO SMALL PURPOSE.

SPYING TO SMALL PURPOSE.
The conversation Of the two gentlemen
suddenly ceased as Wormer approached;
but it would probably have soon termin-
ated at all events, even without such in
terruption, and the spy could not but
observe, with secret vexation, that q
thoroughly good understanding seemed
to have already been arrived at between
them.
Il hope I don't intrude, as the little
fellow says in the play" he remarked,
in his new brusque way, and with as
much Of the military air as he could as
sumo. But, demnition, gentlemen, I'm
as dry as desert after my rations, and
it's q cosmopolitan rule of mine never to
drink alone in public. May / do the
agreeable in this instance2"
The gentlemen were obliged to him,
felt highly honored, and the like. but the
one was not imbibing at ell SO early in
the day, and the other was rather OF the
opinion that he had already taken as
much as was in strict accordance with
hygienic principles, more especially in
| view Of his not having breakfasted as
yet. However, upon being urged, Captain
| Rollingstone concluded that he could
| risk Just another brandy and soda, for
! the mere sake ofrescuing Captain Jiggles'
| lifelong cosmopolitanism from coming
| to grief, and Jasper was sufficiently alive
| to the spirit Of the occasion to order an
other cigar.
The latter then quietly smoked, while
observing the desultory hob-nobbing OF
| the different exponents Of military SER
| vice, real and pretentious, which lasted
| for some little time, the one exponent
| evidently bent on ingratiating himself In
! the others confidence by series Of Hue
4 tuating tactics, now demonstrative and
| now subtle, and the other apparently de-
| irving q lazy sort Of amusement in the
4 maneuvers developed, while experiencing
on his own part, growing sense of self
1 centered security, by reason of the forth
4 fying system, of bibulous character, con.
i scientiously adhered to from the first.
4 At last Captain Rollingstone reluct.
(, antly expressed his regret at having tt
. meet an urgent engagement elsewhere
and hinted that temporary accommoda-
/ ton to the extent Of o a. ''-pun bank mott
would 90 far toward the establishment o.
n future amity and goodwill. The tes
upon the sspy's fidelity to his assumed
character was strong one, but it mus
be said to his credit that he stood ii un
4 fiinchinely, and that the solicited LOAF
was forthcoming, with every appearance
of reckless good humor, and accom-
PANIED BY fictitious address that prett
!, effectually relegated any hope Of hquida
tion, that otherwise might have beei
vaguely entertained, to the regions OF re
i mote improbability.
Rollingstone then sauntered out OF tn
:. inn, after exchanging what might be con
!, sidered significant glance with th
pseudo Mr.. Bently, who then adiourne
to the newspaper files Of an adioinin
| / reading room, to while away, in th
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EROCI0US mustache and
mutton-chop side connec-
lions Of q delicate, glossy
blonde, o stiff standing
collar and expansive shirt
together with Q
shining hat in the latest
style and q neatly fitting
blue-cloth costume of a
military cut, went to make
up Mr.. Wormer's last
effort in the way Of dis
guise, when, on the fol-
lowing Thu RS d ay, he
brusquely made his way to
the railway station for the
purpose of taking the
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