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A BEAUTIFUL KLEPToMANIAC.
The Trouble She Has Caused Her
Family.

The Trouble She Has Caused Her
Family.
Shoppers who frequently visit the large
Sixth-avenue stores of New York often see
a stately woman, with an intellectual face,
lowering over the counters as il unable to
tear herself away If they look sharply
they may see the attendants casting uneasy
and suspicious glances in her direction.
That woman is a remarkable unit in the
sum Of our population. Her intellectual
face does not belle her. She can put mean
ing and intelligence into the rugged tumble
Of poetry from 'Childe Harold" to Pros
pice," and give you an amazingly original
Interpretation Of the mysteries of IbSen,
and at the same time purloin more goods
under the very noses of the salespeople
than any other woman in the city. AS Il
result Of this ability one of our proudest
families sustained an awful shock a
few years ago by letters from various mer-
chants begging them TO watch and guard
this stately lady to prevent further losses
to shop-keepers, and to save themselves and
her public exposure. This was very kind
In the merchants, when the easier way would
have been to send for policeman, but mer-
chants have sensitive feeling for rich and
high-minded families, you know, and II
obliged to unearth their skeletons make
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form of stiff paste made of glutinous rice,
colored deeply with vermilion. though some
times blue or black ink pastes are used.
Many beautiful devices for carrying the
stamping ink in the pocket or for its con-
tents on the desk are seen.
The carrying of merchandise, Goals,
building material and the like is done
largely in Japan by porters, who use
shoulder-pole of strong elastic wood.
with the load hung equally divided
from the ends. Heavy loads are assisted
by shorter stick held over the free
shoulder one end of which at an angle
passes under the load carrying pole and sup
porting it behind the bearer, the other end
held by the free hand. This little ingenious
device most evenly divides the load over both
shoulders. The spring in the pole caused by
every step Of the bearer is RESPONDED to by
him, and thus such bearers will be seen
walking quickly under heavy loads with a
spring step in keeping with the bending Of
the pole.
All the peripatetic street merchants. toy
sellers, vendors Of cooked food, cakes, etc,
carry their wares in this way in baskets or
cabinets of forms peculiar to each class.
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THE "sICK MAN" AT HOME.
How the Sultan of Turkey Manages His
Immense Household.

How the Sultan of Turkey Manages His
Immense Household.
1t is estimated that over 5000 persons are
fed daily at his Dolms Bagtche palace when
the Sultan is there. One who claims to be
well informed gives a graphic picture of
the Sultan's housekeeping in the Leisure
Hour. He admits that it is clear that there
is good executive ability in the manage
ment of this enormous household for there
Is scarcely ever 4 jar or hitch, even under
the impulse of the most untimely demands.
Every different department is under the
control OF person who Is directly respOn-
sible for that, and he has corps of servants
and slaves under his orders, who obey him
only. and he is subject to the treasurer of
the household. Women have no voice what
ever in the management OF anything in any
department. Their sole occupation is to
wait upon their respective mistreSSeS or to
serve the Sultan in some specific capacity,
and the labor about the palace is so subdi
vided that no one works very hard except
the Lord High Chamberlain and treasurer
of the household.
The treasurer of the household has the
burden of the housekeeping on his burly
shoulders, and has an organized force of
buyers who are each charged with the pur
chase of certain supplies for their individual
departments, each paying his helpers, sery-
ants and slaves. One man is charged with
the duty of supplying all the fish, and as to
furnish fish for at least 5000 persons Is no
light undertaking in a place where there
are no great markets such as there are in
other large cities, he has to have about
twenty men to scour the various small mar
kets and buy of the fishermen, and each of
these men has two others to carry the fish
they buy.
About ten tons of fish week are re-
quired. There are nearly $4,000 pounds Of
bread eaten daily, for the Turks are large
bread-eaterS, aud this is all baked in the
enormous ovens situated at some distance
from the palace. The food for the Sultan
is cooked by one man and his aids, and no
others touch it. 1t is cooked in silver We s.
sells, and when done each kettle is sealed
by slip of paper and stamp. and this is
broken in the presence Of the Sultan by the
High Chamberlain, who takes one spoonful
of each separate kettle before the Sultan
tastes it. This is to guard against poison.
The food Is almost always served up to The
Sultan in the same vessels in which 1t Is
cooked, and these are often OF gold, but
when Of baser metal the kettle is set into a
rich golden bell-shaped holder, the handle
of which is held by a slave while the Sui
tan eats. The Sultan never uses plate.
He takes all his food direct from the little
kettles, and never uses table, and rarely a
knife or fork-a spoon, his bread, pam
cake. or fingers are found far handler
GInha- nam0erat
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people would take me to the people Of the
next tribe; here would make friends again
and try my way further and get new por-
ters. One language or dialect would carry
me through three or four tribes, then | had
to stop and learn another dialect. There
are no beasts of burden; man, or woman,
rather, is the only beast of burden Paths
lead from one village to another, c0nse-
quently from one tribe to another. Some
times some Of these are little used, on ae-
count OF war and enmity between villages
or tribes; then they can hardly be seen
aud are almost at times quite lost in the
jungle, so the utmost caution and all
the skill OF my men was necessary in
order that we should not lose our way. In
addition to these, there are paths leading
to plantations-which come to a sudden
termination-and hunting tracks. Woe to
the man who loses his wayi Many of the
villages are small, and they are often far
apart, so that no party of several hundred
men could traverse the country without
bringing famine, and finding themselves
famished for want of procuring sufficient
food hence they would have to take the
food by force, and their advance would be
heralded by the war-cries ana hostilities Of
the natives as they made their appearance,
and one bloody conflict after another would
be sure to happen.
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BY HIS CIGAR.
Telling Mans Character by tie Wa
He Holda the Weed.

Telling a Mans Character by tie Way
He Holds the Weed.
An observer, who has devoted great
deal of time in watching those who smoke
cigars, gives the World the following as the
result of his observations:
An eYen-tempered, quiet man never goes
to an extreme in choosing his cigar. A
nervous man wants something strong and
furious; mild man something that smokes
and nothing more. There is great deal in
the waD men handle their cigar. II man
smokes his cigar only enough to keep it
lighted, and relsbes taking it from his
mouth to cast look at the blue curl of
smoke in the air, set him down as an easy
going man. He has keen perceptions and
delicate sensibilities. He will not create
trouble, but is apt to see it gu. when it is
once begun. Beware of the man who never
releases the grip Of the cigar, and is in
different whether il burns or not. He is
cool, calculating and exacting. He is
seldom energetic physically, but lives
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The Portlester engtes.

there in 1855, and the two efigies were
made to mark her grave. though he himself
was TO die long after, and far away. In
their rich and quaint dress, on a slab whose
long Latin inscription (ROlandus Fitz-
eustace Portlester ct Margarita ejus luxor,
1850 is yet deeipherable, they lie now
in the securer shelter Of the porch;
their neighbors are the little gem of Nor
man door, the first which has shed the Chris
tiaD hope on twenty generations. the low,
dark t0wer-entrance. and the figure, more
venerable than their own, of a naIneless
prelate, hat-featured with time. East of the
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porch is the curious and roofess frag-
ments Of a chantry authorized by
letters patent from Henry VI, in 1890,
ard nOminaly dedicated to the praise
Of God and the honor of st. Anne. St.
Anne, however, had to share her honors with
NO fewer than five others. One of the
lately cleared brings an odd thing into
sight in the shape CT wall painting,
bright yet with its reds and yellows,
which afford some speculation to arch
biologists. The surface, exceedingly
iaky and brittle. and the constant
attention of skies VIGOROUSLY fearful,
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of his own town. The Anglo-NOrmans,
from the year III on, were not SO
busy but that they edited Ireland
the times of Henri de Londres, the vfgor-
GUS Archbishop of Dublin, who built the
castle aud snuffed out Brigid'S everlasting
fires at Kildare, there is mention in the
records of this church. 1t was certainly put
up at the close of the twelfth century. The
aisle parallel to the choir and of equal
length came into being, or into full renova-
ton, 800 years later, at the cost OF Lord
POriIester. His beloved wife was buried
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Prisoner, what is your profession?'
"Y our Honor, am journeyman turner"
Z" We'll, sir, the Court is sorry to have to
declare that you have turned badly. and
will have to commit YOU"
do you know" said young Totor to his
Juvenile friend CASTOR, that have read
that the Emperor of Russia had a throne
which is worth more than $4,000 francs?"
"That's nothing" remarked CASTOR,
turning up his nose; "my fathers seat in
the Chamber Of Deputies cost him 100, 600
francs"
'sWelI, then, as / understand you. YOU
give your daughter, who is to become my
wife, the sum OF 100000 francs"
Eyes, that is the amount"
"But that is a very small AMOUNT
True, admit; but you must remember
she will have all we possess when my wife
and | are dead"
Yes, yes" remarked the would-be BRIDE
groom. About what time will all this
happen?"
A certain individual, whose breath is not
to be compared with the oder of Jasmine,
ran into the office of an editor saying: ii
am 10 terrible hurry, so much so that l
am almost losing my breath"
my dear fellow" remarked the editor,
grasping him by the hand, .'you are to be
congratulated If you lose it.
Nine. x, woman who was an inyeterate
talKer, died recently, and following is the
manner in which her sOn-in-law announced
her demise: My mother-in-law ceased 10
talk this morning at ;15 o'clock"
Madam" asked a travelling tinsmitb
anything to be repaired or renewed to-
day2"
"0h, nothing; absolutely nothing" re-
piled the woman sharply.
TITS quite possible, them" said the smith.
moving away, that you have not looked In
looking-glass lately"
All market in a country town lady
called Tor dozen eggs, but not liking the
Your eggs are not fresh"
why, madam" said the store keeper.
How can you say that? These eggs we're
laid this morning, but must admit that the
hens that laid them are little ancient"
My dear friend" said one OF the Jolly
boys OF the town to one of his Intimates, II
want you to render me service; l want
you to be a witness for me-"
What Are you going to fight?"
NO, put am going get married. After
that no knowing what may happen"
Master Toto had been severely whipped
for having violated some home rule. The
following day he called at the office of an
attorney, a friend Of the family. and stated
that he had cause Of complaint.
What is il. my little friend2" asked the
lawyer kindly.
Il want to get divorce from father and
mother on the ground OF cruelty"
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easily off those who perform the labor.
The man that smokes bit, rests bit and
fumbles the cigar more or less is easily af-
fected by circumstances. If the cigar goes
out frequently The man has a whoie-souled
disposition, is an easy-going fellow, with
lively brain and a glib tongue, and gen.
orally fine fund of anecdotes. To hold
half of the cigar in the mouth and smoke
are generally of little force, and their char
acters are not of the highest strata. A
nervous man, who fumbles his cigar great
deal, is sort of popinjay among men.
Holding the cigar constantly between the
teeth, chewing 1t occasionally. and not
caring If it is lighted at all, are character
istics Of men who have the tenacity OF bull
dogs. They never forget anything or let go
their holds. The fop stands his cigar on
ena ana an experienced smoker points. it
stra,lght ahead or almost at right angles
VIII his course. Such has been my obser-
sAtlon with regard to smokers.
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o ecce tale domo
f,iaudffur 0mniS hon

Three years later the division wall was
thrown across the interior, from north to
south; soon after many rich old monuments
were by apprecative artisans; in 1920
the aisle-arches and minor spaces
were muzzled and gagged effectually, and
the original chancel and choir unroofed !;
within the lustrum the steerle received
some tampering. and in 1913 the. final
catastrophe befell the unfortunate build
ing, when 0rasses were removed, eff
gies hacked off the walls, and the
last uncovprings let the rubbish down
on the frail carvings of wood and plaster,
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FRENCH WIT.
Translated From Recent French Ne

Translated From Recent French News
papers for the Sunday Call.
iEN1lN agent of police addressing friend
WINK. who was writing a letter asked,
Tae why do you commence your letter
A$@ Most Honorable Director when
writing to such a scoundrel; one who, IL he
had his Just dues, would be in the Peniten-
tiary?"
"Why, how should l commence my let
"simply, Ny Dear Comrade."
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cent entrances, and the impossibility
of commanding wide view OF
the place from any point whatever,
combine to hide, from everybody but
the born mouser, the existence of spacious
and very beautiful gothic fragment, older
than Magma Charta. Its name comes from
the good gentleman Ouen or Audoenus, Arch
bishop of Rouen, who died in the seventh
century, and whose body lies in the famous
cathedral, dear to RuSkin and to all men
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-17
A Beautiful Gothic Fragment
That Is Older Than the
Magma Charter.
AToWER OF THE nth CENTURY.
The Church of ST. Andoen-Pretty
Bits of Antiquarianism Within
Its CrumbIing WaII-Many Rich
Old Monuments Missing-Vari-
Gus Catastrophes of the Unfor-
tunate Building.

RA.HE city of Dublin, rich in old courts
EH22S and historic halls, many leaning to-
ty55S ward disuse and decay. has now,
writes Louise lmogene Quincy to the Bos-
ton Herald, since the enthusiastic repairing
of the two great ca:hedrals, but one genuine
ruin.
In the midst of a neighborhood which is
full of wild sights stands st. AudOen's,
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pa II lVu Ol4 "a iiFfSAJ
and billy alley, south of
the Liffey, at the juno
ton Of several roads.
The present tower of
the seventeenth CEN
fury, where still hangs
a bell dated 1923. and
in the hollows of whose
ancient peaceful stone
stairs pigeons cOntinu-
ally make their nests,
has been kept. exteri-
orly, in repair; the bat
tlemented walls, the de-
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FANCY WORK.
A Cushion for a Sofa and a
Toilet i'm Satin and Lace.

The cushion is covered with dark olive
plush and terra-cotta colored satin. The
plush is EN- 1roidered in arrasene, with
a straight design on one side. The
other side is arranged to represent
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Lincoln (Me) has blind man who Is a
cts !er cro9uet player. He plays by infor-
nation as to direction and by measuring
tne distance by walking to the object ball.
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worked over in buttonhole stitches; the
with feather and knot stitches. When all
the buttonhole is worked the Superfluous
linen must be cut away with pair of sharp
scissors. The threads of the linen in the
center of the square may be drawn and
worked over, or the linen may be left plain.
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turned-back corner, also embroidered with
a design in arrasene. The plush is edged
with silk cord, Topped at the turned-oyer
corner The satin is dotted with embroid-
cred rosebuds.
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Simply, MY Dear Comrade.'"

Prisoner, what is your profession?"
"Your Honor, / am journeyman turner"
Well sir, the Court is sorry, to have to
declare that you have turned badly, and
will have to commit you"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1890-06-27
ICE BOX FOR SALE.
A large ice box for sale cheap.
Apply to
ID DEMoCRAT-STAR Office.
MARINE.

OFFICE OF THE DEMoCEAT-STAR, I
PAsCAGoULA, June q, 1890.
Report for two weeks ending June Goth:
ENTERED.
Ital bk StalauO Repette, PastarinO, GIL
tons from Cape Town to master, 18th
inst.
Brit bk Asiana Gray, Molcvideo, 1,185
tons, 18th inst.
Brit ship Avon, Brady, 1880 tons from
Rio JaneiIo, 18th inst.
Swd blk Alf hld, BernstOn l.. Rochelle,
404 tons from France, 18th inst.
CLEARED.
Nor blk Bishop Brum, Lund ,!for Santanda,
Spain, by Donald Bros. g. Co., with
3',S, ,549 feet lumber valued at S4,66l,
10th inst.
Am sch Lena r. Storer, Gass, for Vera
Cruz, Mex, hy w Denny Il Co., with
226,2s7 feet lumber valued at $2.4S9,
10th lust.
Am sch IIildegnrd, Green, for Caibarien,
Cuba, with IO7 ,53l feet lumber valued
at 81 ,20a.
Am sch Flora Woodhouse. Traverse, with
10000 feet lumber valued ut $3.50, 18th
inst.
Rus hk Mctusinc, Larson, for HAVE, by
Donald Bros. II Co, with 2S2, ,S47 feet
lumber valued at $1,000, 23r inst.
Brit bk Lold Lytton, for Liverpool by
Donald Bros x Co., with lSl, 466 feet
lumber valued at S2,450, 23rd.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1890-06-27

The heavy fall of rain the past
few days has improved the health OF
our town.
Scranton needs an aricsian well
for the public. Good drinking water
is vciy scarce article in this town.
There is no scarcity of whlskey, wine
and beer, but we want more water TO
weaken our liquors, which will
not lessen the price or profit, but
will lenghen the lives Of those who
"imbibc."
On Friday at IL IN. a fl &c broke
out in DR.. G. G.. Evcritt's house, on
Telephone ST., occupied hy the Wilson
family. The fire originated from
a defective fluc in tho Kitchen. The
Ire bell sounded the alarm and the
gallant iircmen were promptly on
hand, but the fire was extinguished
before their arrival. Damage to the
house about $l0, perhaps.
DIR. IL. Z. Stewart, Dentist, will
hereafter divide the time of each
month as follows:
WILL BEIN
Pass Christian from the lst to 7th,.
Scranton Z" 7th to 10Th,
Moss Point 10th 10 LIST.
Patients coming from a distance will
please make engagements through the
mail 10 avoid DELAY. Special atlen-
Ton given 10 crown aud bridge work,
and correction OF irregularities.
Howard T. STEWART, D. ID. s..
Moss Point, Miss.
Scranton G. L. S. Z. Programme
JHly lst:
Roll Call Name some plant, tell
where il originated and its peculiari-
ties.
Music-Piano and Harp.
Recitation-Miss Rourke.
Music-Miss Peterson.
Reading-Rev. C. N. A. YOncc.
Music--Violin.
Paper-Piants. Mr.. Chidscy.
Music-COmbs.
Reciiaiion--Mr Thompson.
Medley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Yonee,
Misses RosenlhaI aipl Ruurke.
Table Talk-Trces.
Criiic-Mr. Walker.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1890-06-27
LAND NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT Jackson, Miss,
June l3, 1880.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Jndge, or in his absence
Clerk Of the Circuit COurt of Jackson
county, at Scranton; Miss, on July 10,
1890, viz: Alfred l.. Coleman, Homestead
No. u ,702, for the southeast I southeast t
section y, aud northeast I northeast t
section 80, and north northwest section
"a, township 4, south range west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of said land, viz:
James Denmark, W. ID. Crawford, n.
NJ. MOntieth aud NJ. Hamilton, all Of
Americas p. o., jackson county, Miss.
X. c. KERR, Register.
June 10, 1890. I6-6t
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1890-06-27
These are meIon-colic days.

These are melOli-cOliG days.
-Sranton real estate has an up
ward tendency.
business in all branches of trade
is rather dull in Scranton.
DIR. d. p. IIusScl', of Ocean
Springs, was in town Tuesday.
Miss Bette Blake was in New
Orleans this week visiting friends.
The Mayor and Board Of Alder
men arc, not dwelling together in
unity,
-Crcole Town is Improving. Sumo
nice, comfortable houses are being
erected
Prof. c. N. a. Y0Hcc is teaching
school in his dwelling house on Pas
cagOula street.
Our Clerk of the Courts, Walter
NJ Denny, was all smiles Saturday.
She arrived Friday night.
Master Walter NJ. Denny has re-
turned from Spring Hill College, Ala,
the session having closed.
Read your home paper first be-
hm sending or for Northern love-
story papers. The DEMoCRAT-STAR
is only - year.
--Rcv. &. N. a. Yoncn will preach
his srrlnon on Tnvisiblc Things" in
the Lutheran Church Sunday morn
Ing at IL O'clock.
Good frying chickens are so
scarce here that our hotel men and
others have to get them from New
Orleans and Mobile.
The north end of Pascagoula
street has been worked by Town
Marshal Vancleave. Now If he will
shell il, no one will complain.
Masters Mike Feorc, Pedro and
Edmond Jane returned home We'd
ncsday evening from school at Bay 81.
Louis, the session having closed.
Rev. u. o. Byers win preach in
the Methodist Church Sunday at IL
O'clock, a. M, and at night at s O'Clock,
All are cordially invited TO attend.
Editors get taiTy sometimes in
large doses, but last Tuesday we re-
oehed some nice, sweet jelly from
lady. Who wouldn't he an editor?
Miss Dod;e Black, of Mobile, is
teaching dancing in the Fircmen's Oh;
llall, on Canty street. She has quite
"aumber Of young ladies' and some
gents as Pupils
-hsssrs. e. II. Wood aud d. f.
ricketl went out fox hunting Tues
oay In Frederic's pasture and bagged
and Killed seven foxes, aud it was
p''a gOod day for fox hunting either.
Mr., Irving r. Delmas was around
saturday morning selling water mel
O"h notwithstanding baby boy
,'d Mr'ed at his house Friday night.
"ao says Scranton is not increasing
population.
MT Archie u. Hart, of the Raw
q Louis Progress, gave US a pop call
iues'ay morning. lie was on some
u'u'1 business with Clerk Denny.
~ represents the Progress as being
healthy condition financially.
-onc night last week a party pass.
ny, ns ''ohg Pascagoula street in ve-
-e were singing, "IIang JEFF Davis
-, oour Apple Tree" That was an
"A. 70 lhe friends and admirers of
.u' oead Chieflain of the Confeder-
and we hope lhe parties viii
again. '-i"s 'na' song
,l.,. NJ Oeorge ]. Santa Cruz, our
- station agent, leaves for 81.
To.s " a few days 10 spend two
- 'as'ieaIiug. George certainly
rest. We wish him a good
~ rv .na return In robust health.
n. ..l.. =. rarham win be In charge Of
,b,.. -''on during Mr.. Santa Crua's