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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-09-30
SCRANTON. MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1892.
1 UIyTEI WOOING.

Guess reckoncd that I'd never
Pop that question t. Miraudy,
First tried 10 was ono SIMMER,
Scttin' ON her dads vcrandy.
Then one August. too, thonsht Pd
Ask her. in the clover mcdler;
Had sct speech but somehow shc
Looked too cold to take the header.
Next time wuz the slidin' party l.f
Ont ut Crawfori's; and Mrandy
Said she'd slide If l could find u
Extra sized toboggaR handy.
That jest set me tingli0' 0'soI
Asked her II she'd 60 a;joggin'
With my arms around hcr, Slidim'
Right along on life's toboggan.
Then Mirnndy smiled her sly way,
With the color all q buddin'
III her cheeks; and said M how the
Question took her kind o. sudden
Like, and iett her without b,sGth =
Say a word; but guessed the fiyin'
Down the hill, with winter blowiu'
In your face, wuz rather tryin.'
But she whispered il I'd steer her,
Jest as straight and jest as clever.
Down life groove as t',at toboggan,
She would slide with me forever.
II I'd always guard her, keepin'
Round my arms for safe protection
Watchin' fer the bumps an strivin'
Always in the righ, direction
So we climbed tn hill, while all tn
Stars that winkcd above and hovere,
Slipped behind tn clouds M told tn
Other stars what they'd discovered
And with Mirandy's eyes T. light ne
Down tn hill, I've found the joggin'
Jest uz PLEASANT an NJ easy
As that night on that toboggan.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-09-30
THE COURTS.
THE REGULAR TERMS.
CIRCUIT COURT SECOND DIST.
SAMUEL II. TERRAL, Judge.
n NEVILLE. District Attorney.

LANES ii. NEN iLbH Dios''"s
=, ,,s county II Iauderdale, on the first Mon.
In ,"T Tsn,ary and July and continue thirty days
d' ii ,hs county II Noxabse, on the second Monday
# y Frbrus,y rb and August and continue eighteen
a.fs the county Of Kemp,r on the first Monday Of
Msr,h r and september. and continue twelve days:
the county Of Clarke on the thl,a MSsas o.
IN The county Of Wayne, on the hrrt Monday
,f Apri and October, and continue SIX dHys. -,
In The county qft;rsene, on the srcona Aoho"S VI
.nr and ctobv .epslr.'ntinue ak days;
"Pru ,Ss count x earl River, on tho third Non
day Of April and &C., ssnf'nrs r;. " MonS,x %aIs
in ,n .i, and tictober. and continue twelve days.
In % ,hc county Of Harrison. on tho second Monday
OMay and November and continue twelve SasSs asys
.,Wau and November. and continue twelve days.
IN the county Of Marion. First District, on the
,aira Monday 81 June and Decsmeer and continue a,,
Monday Of June and December, and continue Ax
days
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-09-30
NANTUCKET BASEBALL.

TOT HIIeen years, HeTo NJ ClaS'
cOnset, Nantucket Island, Mass,
there have been ball matches be.
tween the 'Sconset and the Nan.
tucket mines. Generally The Soon.
sets have been the winners. Their
players are college students who
spend their summers here. The
games are witnessed with much
interest by the summer visitors.
But baseball The old whaling cap.
tain and sailors here never could
understand. "Plaie," aud "base,n
and "oulfel,l," and "inlield," and
"shorlstop." and "run," and the
many words familiar to those who
have lookel upon the diamond
field, to them were little better
than so much South sea Jargon,
OF which they did know somelh hing.
The other evening, in the 'Scon.
set clubhouse, some OF The old cap.
lains were discussing the subject.
Captain Peleg Bunker entered.
He had been visiting some rela.
tives in New York and Brooklyn,
and with them had seen several
games of ball played. Catching
on to the discussion, he said:
IL know somethin' about this
ball game now"
"How is that 2" asked Captain
Jabez Swain. putting his right
hand 10 his ear in acoustic style.
"Well, said Captain Peleg, "per-
haps had better explain it from
The beginning. You see there are
nine craft IN each Of The two fleets
opposed to one another, and each
craft on one side tries in turn to
sail The course. The crafts in the
other fleet try 10 cut 'lhwart hawse
and heave him off his course. II
is nine again one all The time"
"What is the course ?" asked
Captain Eben Hussey. q
"Oh, l forgot that" said Captain
Peleg. First the course is laid
out from the pint of depart ture,
goin' eight p'ints 10 starboard, six
ialhoms where a bouy Is placed.
They then hauled up from The
buoy eight p'ints to port, the same
dis ance, and then a second buoy
is anchored then eight p'inls IA
port ag'in for six falhoms, and
there a third buoy is put down
from which it is exactly eight
p'inls 10 port, 10 The pint OF de
partnre, which is The landing eacl
one makes when he gets back from
The cruise"
SHOW we're learning somethin','
said Captain Ichabod Coffin. I"
could always understand q sensi
bic description, even If there va,
no chart handy. But what is tn,
meanin' Of The ieller striking will
a small capstan bar At q shot whel
il is fired at him |"
"You're off soundin's, said Cap
tain Peleg. "rhat isn't n capstaI
b,r; its n bali club and 1t isn't
shot that's thrown but it ia durne,
near II, for i, is mighty hard am
heavy and ii it hits q man in th
diaphragm after takin' his duff, !
! wouldn't make his digestion an.
better. That's the ball. Abou
half way between the landin' ant
, the second buoy man who stand
throws The ball toward the ma
. who is on the landin'wilh the clu
: in his hands. He tries to hit III
!, ball as it comes to him and 10 hi
\ it hard. # he does hit il an
doesn't knock it outside the sailii
4 course, between The landi1 an
!. The frs, buoy or between The thir
: buoy and the landin', he puts hi
. helm hard ap0rt, hoist all sails an
. shape his course Ior The first buo,
o II one OF The craft in the Othe
. fleet gets The ball before it land
on tho ground and the striker hs
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-09-30

Any bicyclist travelling into
France will have 10 pay the regu.
lar duty y0t fifteen or twenty dol.
lars on bic machine, according 10
Weight.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-09-30

The correspondence has not
been creditable 10 Mr.. Poston and
his large family connection, while
on the other hand 1t has establish.
ed Mr.. Cleveland firmly npon The
pedestal of the true and tender.
hearted gentleman that he 10.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

Recently at Shelbyville, Tenn.
an infuriated mob lynched a mar
named Bates, who, as il was after
wards discovered, had not com,
mitted the crime charged against
him.
The awful fate of this innocent
man, together with other develop
ments of the spirit of mob rule, has
called forth from Col. a. S. Collyer,
a we'll known editor and politician
of Nashville the following indig-
nant protest:
Nothing, since ! have been a
reading man, has so impressed me
with the decay of manhood among
the people of Tennessee as their das-
tardly submission to the mob reign.
We have reached the low level, +,
the awful criminal depravity OF
substituting the mob Tor the court
and jury, of giving up jail keys to
tho mob whenever they are de-
manded.
We do il in the cities and in the
country towns; we do il in mid
day; we do it after full, not to say
formal, notice, aud 50 generally is
IL acauiesced in that the murdercrs
have discarded the formula OF
masks.
They 20 into the towns where ey-
erybody knows them, sometimes
under the gaze Of the governor, in
the presence of the courts, in the
presence Of the sheriff and his dep
nties, in the presence Of the on.ire
police force, take out The prisoner,
take his life, often with fiendish
glee, and often with acts of cruelty
and barbarism which impress the
reader with a degeneracy rapidly
approaching savage life.
That the state is disgraced but
family expresses the humiliation
which has settled upon tho once
proud people of Tennessee.
The state, in its majesty, through
its organized life, for which the peo-
pie pay liberty, makes bnt one rec
ord, but one note, and that a crimi-
nal ialsehood, rWas hung by per-
sons 10 tho jury unknown.
The murder at Shelbyville is
only a vcriiication ol what every in
telligent man knew would come,
because with mob rumor is ae
good rs proof.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13
ToOIoy's Confession.


The day before he was Iynched,
Smith Tooley, the Warren county
criminal, wrote tho following con-
fession:
The first [rcbbery1 is the horse
that was delivred to me BY Mr.. -,
(white) and Mr.. -, (white), Who
told me TO carrie him to Port gibson
to Mr.. marx and sell him for just
What could get.
the next is l got Wagon to hall
q Bail of cotton witch TObe Rush
stold from Mr.. millsapp, colord.
the next Mr. Piser (Piazza's storel
on grove ST. some meet and some
dry goods and one Parisol Who the
same Parties the two white men
referred to above1 took and had me
TO carrie some things Way for
them.
Alien store the next helpt a man
By the name of Peat sanderst
meat flour and shoes and some
Clothin.
the next is Mr.. Christ0n myself
and --, (white), and the sept
son of Peat Sanders taken some
money.
the next was MIR. Smith i receive
coat and Pants and over coat from
Fair-chiles Who told me that he
had some more things two Guns
more yet TO sell, the other Boy
Don't know him.
this is all of the Jobs that Was
in in my life. Just What j rote is
the truth anything as outside OF
this is rong. SMITH TOOLY.
Our townsman, Mr.. Henry Marx,
thus explains the foregoing allusion
to himself: Last summer Tooley
offered him q horse at a price so
low rs TO excite Mr.. Marks suspi-
cions. While parlcying with the
negro Mr.. Marx sent word TO officer
Rea. The officer appeared, arrest
ed and jailed TOoley, who thoreup-
on attempted to explain how the
animal came into his possession.
Telegraphic inquiries failed to
throw any light on the matter, and
after several days detention Too
ley was released, the horse remain
ing in Mr.. Marks hands. Two
months later MIR. Marx saw an adj
vortisement describing a missing
horse that belonged to Mr.. McNa-
mara, of Vicksburg, and at once
recognized it as the animal he had
gotten from Tooley. He commu-
nicatcd with Mr.. Mcnamara, and in
a few days the horse was restored
10 the owner.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

w. II. Herman Of Ohio is now cn-
ploycd on the Summit, Miss, Scnti-
mel. Some years ago he was famous
Us tho editor Of the Southern States
published at 0kolona. Mr.. Herman
is poet Of wide reputation. Sir
Edwin Arnold has said that "he y
easily the superior in ALTERATION and
yorsihcation, Of all the American
poets"
Edgar Fawcett the well-known
writer says: Kcrnan's poems show
great power, and moro than that,
they show a genius which is irresisti-
bic. lie ia born and true poet.
lie has an exquisite lyric sense. Peo-
pie are often good enough to send mo
their books Of verse; sut not for years
have enjoyed anything Of this sort
rs have enjoyed the vivid brilliant
and striking work Of Mr.. Herman.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

Our people are filed with deep sym
pathy for our friend Jake Wagner in
the loss Of his lovely wife, who passed
away on the 9TH inst, a victim to con-
Sumption at the early age Of twenty
four having been married only two
years and four months to the husband
who idolized her and surrounded her
with every luxury. The deceased was
a Miss Della Engbarth, was brought up
here and noted for her extreme beauty,
modesty, amiability and piety, having
died in the triumph of the Catholic
faith with her sisters, brothers aud
friends around her.
Oliver Edwards and his nephew, J.
n Edwards from Bedford's Ld'g., La
have been visiting at ]. A. Edwards
Since his return. J. 7 Edwards has
been quite i'll. His brother DR.. Chas
z. was sent for: he returned this week
leaving his patient sitting up.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

II. L. Winters and family arrived
home Monday week. Mss Hannah ac-
companied them and looks as fresh as
a June rose. They met in Louisville
Mrs. Emma BrOughton and Miss
Maudie formerly Of this place. Their
old friends will be glad to know that
they are now in perfect health. Mrs.
B. was thought to be an incurable in
valid when they left here.
Miss Ethel Martin went back to Lee
on Tuesday last, leayinga lonely spot
in several hearts.
Miss Pinkie Calhoun is with her
sister again, Mrs. w. Y. Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. r. Bean were IN
town Sunday loOkingsuprenely happy.
w. B. Thompson went to Fayette
on Tuesday to register before time was
out.
Erastus Emanuel is home for vaca-
ton. lie has been attending DIR.
GraftOn's excellent school at Union
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Beck and little
Elise are out at DIR. B.'s recruiting.
Miss Irene Limerick has returned
from her visit to Vicksburg looking
extremely well.
Miss Garrett's private school contin-
ues through this month.
Mrs. Thompson entertained a few
friends on the 23rd., in honor Of her
mothers-Mrs. McGill's-birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. e. Herring. Mrs. Jno.
Williams and daughter we're Of the par
ty.
The river is fast leaving US.
The oil and saw mill will resume bus
iness in a day or two; their plant being
oyerhowed for some time past. High
water, however, has been the means Of
a largo number Of logs beng hoated in,
enough to run for months 10 come.
Most Of the stores are observing the
early closing hours and giving the hard
worked clerks a rest after 6 p. m.
Lizzie Bush a worthy cOlorcd woman
is lying very low.
A large congfegation attend Rev. Mr..
jenkins interesting services again on
Sunday. The choir sung in the morn
ing for voluntary, that sweet old air,
"Swanee River" with sacred words
Mr.. jenkins is stopping at Mr.. Sneed's
his family being in Hazlehurst.
Hiram Mackie who had been work
ing for 2. X. Hammett during the
oyernowed condition Of his own land,
was taken quite i'll and hadto 60 home.
lie is now better and engaged with Mr..
B. s. Barrett.
The exercises Of the Young Peoples
Missionary Society at Bean school
house were well attended last Sunday
afternoon. Among the recitatOns one
from Miss Matte hilroy was partic-
ularly we'll rendered.
Misses Parsons and Welch Of Match
ez, who visited the Misses Hammett a
short time ago, contemplate returning
at an early date and giving an enter
tainment in town consisting Of readings,
recitations, and music, aided by some Of
the local talent.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

r,3s excellent arrangement will meet long
.ls 80 ~ n secures no change Of cars OF any
ass lt. IN either direction. between Memphis and
Y, sia'I Int. ~ and provides an unsurpassed time
snd service. This train also reaches Chicago at
H,u ae.i, ,our the next evening, and in addition
nv ~ ~. ovnress leaving Memphis at 900 a. m,
Mn. CONNECTS directly at fulton With lllinois
1cn,ral Railroad for Cairo, Chicago and all
,,,,nts IN or via that line, II being the only
,nornlng train from Memphis for Cairo and
Passengers for Cairo, 81. Louis. Chicago and
points beyond will find Il to their convenience
N trains depart from and arrive atthe new,
,l,,ant and capacious Union Depot, centrally
located. al Front and Poplar Streets Memph-
.lohn Echols, 81 vice-Pres, z. w. How,
Traffic Manager, J. J.. Frazier, suporlntond-
M, " II. Prouty, q. T. a.; Louisville. Ky
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

The Arkansas republicans have de-
clined to fuse with the Third Party
ties, and for the frst time in ten
years have nominated a full state
ticket. This action leaves the way
open for democratic victory.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

April and July had the greatest
number of wet days, August and Sep
tcmbcr the fewost. August had the
largest amount of fair weather, April
the smallest. OF tho four seasons,
spring had the greatest number Of wet
days, autumn the fewcst.
There were 81 days when the tenn
peraturc sank to the freezing point or
below, viz: In October 8 in Noycm-
bcr g.; in December o in January
%; in February s.; in March 10.
The first frost-a very light one
was on October 8, the latest on March
q. The first ice was on October 20
tho latest OF March 20.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

The Kansas republicans have nom
mated for state auditor one B. X,
Bruce, a. nephew Of the negro ex-
senator Bruce, Of Mississippi.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

During the session just closed the
University Of Virginia had an attend
ance Of SIC students, the largest
number since 1860. This great
school stands In the very front rank
of American universities.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

Lucien G. Johnston, a son Of Rich
ard NJ. Johnston, the author Of many
admirable southern dialect stories,
has entered the Catholic priestho, d
at Rome, where he has been study
ing theology for several years.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

Robert Burns Hutchinson, one Of
the two remaining male descendants
Of the poet Burns, lies at the point
Of death in a Chicago hospital. IIc
is suffering from injuries received
from footpads who assaulted him ut
midnight few weeks ago. Mr..
Hutchinson was born in England ia
1855, his mother being u grand
daughter Of the poet.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

Judge Cooper, Of the supreme
court, has sued the Alabama and
Vicksburg road for sl.3O. lie bought
a ticket for that amount and finding
tho train was late, demanded the re-
turn Of his money, which was refas-
ed. -BrOokhayen Citizen.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13
wIsTEn MONTHS ll8Jl.92 ]
DAYS ENTIRELY WITHOUT suHsn

Summer-June o; July 9; August
Fall-Sopt. Oct. 2 (; Nov. 2
Winter-Dec. 3; Jauy Q Feby 0
Spring 4 April z May 0
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

AfIi an explorer Henry M. STAN
Icy has been defeated ia his CANVASS
for a seat in parliament, and has re-
tired TO Wales in disgust. The Lon
don Chronicle opposed him bitterly,
publishing extracts from his books
showing how mercilessly he had
slaughtered the Africans.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

A Kansas man who is running
against Jerry Simpson for congress,
speaks of the latter US "sOckless
ditch-diggcr.' MIR. Simpson rctorts
by calling his opponent "my neigh
Dor, a gentleman, scholar, aud a
mighty good fellow As the Picay-
une remarks, Jerry shows up best in
that passage ut arms.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

The town Of Sioux Falls. South
Dakota, proposes to open saloons
and operate them by city officials.
The profits will go into the city trcaS-
ury, theoretically, at least. The
scheme is iiuding many supporters,
ana viii probably DO carried out.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

Supplying Her Need.-Mr. Dresden
Ware i want to get set Of crockery.
Clcrk-Yes sir. For the table? Mr..
Ware-No.Fol the new seryant-girl. =
Puck.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29
Fishing in the Northwest.


Whoever passes along the main retail
street of Seattle and happens to notice the
counters in the principal fish store will
be astonished. In the chromatic dis
play of the captive creatures of the
sea is the text for another chapter
on future wealth for Washington. They
have the salmon, though that catch is
credited to Oregon and Alaska. There are
in the northern waters cod banks thou.
sands of miles in extent; halibut,
Goldfish. rock-cod, sole, sea bass, smelts,
shrimp, herrings and oysters are
all abundant. Apparently the fisheries
outweigh those of the East as the timber
belt excels that which once enclosed
the Great Lakes. Candor compels me
to say that the Pacific fish, with one
exception, are inferior to the same kinds
of fish in the East, yet they are not
wanting in fine qualities. The halibut of
Washington and the North is, believe,
the finest sea fish for the table
that is known in America. The tiny
muddy oysters, the size of q dime
or quarter, are the meanest product
of that sea, but they and ready sale and
are admired. Since that is so, hope
for all the rest should be rampant.
Their crabs, on the contrary, are
not mere samples; they are wholesale
products, regular marine monsters; and
all the better for that, since they make
good food. The fishing that must in a
few years fieck the waters of the Pacific
with sails is scarcely begun. There is only
a million invested in it, and only q mill
ion year is produced by it,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29
Good Platform, Good Ticket
Colfax Gazette.


The Republican ticket il made up OF able q
conscientious men. This is true also OF ~
county ticket Not a smirch can be found up0s
the private or public life OF a single nomine
Some of them are bold leaders, but leadsfmq
requires ingredients such as win popular eor
fidence and esteem. IL does not imply disQ1'
ifieation for public position, rather denotine =
possession OF the very qualities needed u
discharge of great responsibilities. so no res
ing man will find fault with the ticket On Il
score of unftuess in its nominees. Inc
form of the party enoodies the same broda =
progressive principles that have made tnn
ton the richest, most powerful and most
porous On earth. Every Republican, ever
lever In justice and equality, every -
governed by calm judgment and not By 49,
Ignorance, can only pass approval on the ~
ment. With such men IN the lead snd
measures at issue, no reasonable argume1s
be advanced why they should go down y
feat to give way to lot OF rantipg dsmao
who stand for no principle and whose q
ing to whims and heresies render them o5.s !.
grapple with the subjects that csnns :.
avoided. These considerations make ~ :
more imperative that every Republican
his post Let US not deliver the state o."
demagogism.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

Z Julian Ralph In Harpers Magazine.
The Evergreen state is huge block OF
land. 1t is as large as New England
and Delaware, as Pennsylvania and
West Virginia. 1t contains 69,9G
square miles. It is $50 miles wide
between the Pacific coast and the Idaho
border. and to journey over it from British
Columbia southwark is to travel 245 miles.
1t is the most populous of the new states
and its inhabitants outnumber those
of Oregon. In 1890. according to the
last census, it contained 349, 800
souls, but its people now assert
that they number $50 900. They have suf-
fered some losses in certain cities, or the
increase would be from 1900 to 10000
greater. The state shows to poor ad-
upon the Northern Pacific railroad,
because the route taken by that great
and well-equipped line lies across an ex-
tensive desert of sagebrush, and then
crosses a vast reach of usually brown
bunchgrass before it plunges into the
maZes of the Cascade mountains and
rushes out from them upon the
perennially green Pacific slope into the
Puget sound country. But the necessi-
disregard for such choice of territory as
would be made by an agriculturist or
scenery-hunting tourist, and, in this
case, even the land granted to the railway
along its route, is in great part very valu-
able, though its richer parts are
not always close beside the rails.
Washington is in every material
way grand addition to the sisterhood
of states. With the easy and rich fancy
of the West, her people say that if you
build Chinese wall around Washington,
the state will yield ali that her inhabitants
need without contributions from the outer
world