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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08

A reporter of the Chicago Trib.
ane says: called on a doctor TO
ask him what he thought of the
talk about typhoid fever. He is
one OF those doctors who can af
ford TO be brusque, and your
brusque man is apt TO be honest.
lie heard my question, and still
looking over his book, never lifting
his eyes, he replied: There are
worse things than typhoid fever
ttalking the streets of Chicago, and
men are Running after them in
stead of avoiding them. mean
the long dresses which fashion has
ordered women to wear.
"A long dress on The street picks
up The refuse Of The walks, and the
woman who wears one carries
enough germ.llre to her home 10
sicken The whole family. l would
like 10 see these people who are
always on the alert for epidemics
take care of themselves and use
a little common sense. II my
daughter wore one Of those long
dresses, which she does not to my
knowledge, | would make her
take il off in The house and have It
cleaned before it was brought into
her own ROOM
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08
The Aberdeen Examiner warns

The Aberdeen Examiner warns
its readers against buying fruit
trees from Northern or Western
nurseries, 1t says: 1--WE are firm.
" convinced that Northern trees
bloom too early in this region and
are therefore far less reliable than
Southern Stock. TO be sure they
may become acclimaled, but ere
that condition is reached several
promising crops of blooms will
succumb TO Spring frosts." This is
timely advice. There are several
of as fine nurseries in this State as
can be found in the North or West
Trees from them are already ac
climated and better suited Jor ou1
climate. E
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08
A TEXAS ROMANCE.

Fort Worth Gazette.
The details of he most singular
trades ever conSummaled IN Tins
part of the country have just come
to light. The fling for record OF a
deed to tract If land in the West
ern part Of he county. The deed
IS from Chris Christensen TO Nils
Jensen, and conveys 50 acres OF
farm land to tie latter, but the
remarkable part of The deed is The
consideration given for the land.
| reads as follows:
"For and in consideration Of one
woman. to.wit: The wife of Nils
Jensen" The queer document
caused an Investigation to be made
and lhe following romantic story
was learned by the newspaper
man, who went to The farm OF
Chi teasen
Nine years ago Christensen left
Sweden for Ibis country to make
his fortune, and when he started
he left in the old country young
woman who was to become his
wife as soon as he was able to send
fer her.
This girl Nina Peterson, was
the daughter of poor drunken
shoemaker, who led his iamily a
dogs life and was continually on
the verge of starvation.
After Christensen left, Nina eX-
pecled to hear from him constant
| lv, but no letter ever reached her,
and as she had no idea as TO what
part OF the United States he went,
she could not write to him. Among
the young men OF the town was
Jensen, who also looked with low
ing eyes upon Nina, but she would
have nothing to do with him, iol
her heart was true TO Chris. Al
year after year went by with nc
word from her absent lover, the
maid came to The conclusion thai
he was recreant, and the idea was
fOslered as much as possible by
Jensen, who was at last success
full IN getting Mina's consent Il
marry him.
: The drunken father also insisted
that The wedding should come of
> and more TO get rid OF an unhappy
/ home than through love Of Jensen
Nina consented, and they wel'
married. After two years of hare
times in the old country Jensen de
termined 10 try his fortune il
America, and with his wife an'
one child he started for the new
world.
After wandering about some
time they landed in Nebraska witt
no money. Jensen obtained worl
from the farms in different part
of the State, but was unable t.
get ahead. financially.
The man and wife dritled owe
] the State, doing work at sucl
/ places as they could get employ
/ ment, until at last they reached
| this city, and about u month az
| they heard that man and woman
were wanted to work on farm i
the Western part OF the STATE
Jensen applied for he place, an
/ as chance would have it, the ma
and woman were employed on tn
farm OF Christ ensen. but the pei
pie were so changed that no RET
ocnilion was had.
Something familiar In Tho woman
appearances led ChrlSlensel
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08

SOCIAL LIES. This evil makes
much of society insincere. You
know not what to believe. When
people ask you to come, you do
not know whether to come or not.
When they send their regards. you
do not know whether it i, an eX-
pression OF their heart or ali eXter-
nal civility. We have learned to
take almost everything at discount.
Word is sent mot at home" when
they are just too lazy to dress
themselves. They say, "the fur
mace has just gone out" when in
in truth they have had no fire all
winter, They apologize Tor the
unusual baroness of their table,
when they never live any better.
They decry their most luxurious
entertainments to win shower
of approval. They apologize for
their appearance, as though II
were unusual, when always at
home they look Just so. They
would make you believe that some
nice sketch on the wall was The
work of a mast aserpainier. "lt was
an heirloom and once hung on lhe
walls Of a castle, and a duke gave
it to their grandfather" When the
fact Is, thai painting was made by
a man "down- east" and baked so
as to make it look old, and with
others, for ten dollars dozen.
People who will lie about nothing
else. On a small income we must
make the world believe that we
are aflluent, and our life becomes
Il cheat, counterfeit and a sham.
7almoge.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08

INoERsoLL's WAY.-The Editor
of the National Baptist felt like he
was taking a cold bath one morn,
ing, when he found the following
characteristic note in his mail:
Dear Sir-l wish you would
stop sending me your paper l
have no use for it. | am a practi-
cal Baptist myself. ltake bat h
every morning. My form of bap
ilsm is superior to yours, because
use soap.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08

The beautiful souls of the world
have an art OF sanity alchemy by
which bitterness is converted into
kindness, the gall OF human exper-
ience into genlleness, ingratllude
into benefits, insults into pardons.
And the transformation ought to
become so easy and habitual that
the looker.on may think it spon'
taneous, and nobody give us credit
for il t.-AMierS Journal.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08

Job Printing at this Office
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08
This IS rather heavy punishment

This Is rather heavy punishment
for a le,,y offence, but neverlhe'
less it may be true. II reads
"Charlotte, N. g., December Is.
Afford Downs, cold, Will be hanged
here Friday for burglary. Downs,
last October, broke into a wealthy
citizens residence and stole svr.
inge. He made no attempt to in.
jure any one. He was captured
shortly after The burglary and was
committed into o nelghborIne
yard"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08
THE COURTS.
THE REG ULAR TERMS.
CIRCUIT COURT-SECoND DIST.
SAMUEL H. TERRAL, Judge.

JAMES II. NEv lille, District Attorney
Tn the county Of I.auderdale, on the second Mon
day Of January and july and continue twentyiouf
IN the county of Noxubce, on the second Monday
Of February and August. and continue eighteen
In the county Of Kempes - tte first Monday Of
March and September. and continue twelve days. ).
In the county Of Clarke, on the thild Monday oi
March and September, and continue twelve days.
In the county Of Wayne, on the second Monday
Of April and October and continue R sis d.ys. :.
In the county Of Greene, on the third Monday OF
April and October, and continue six days
In the county of Marion, First District, on the
third Monday Of June and December and continue
six days. In the Second District. on the fourth
Monday of June and December, and continue Six
days. a.u,a
In the county of Hancock, on the 'irst Monday
NJ Nav and November. and continue twelve days.
In the county of Harrison, on the third Monday
Of NAV and November. and continue twelve days
In the county of jackson, on the first Monday OF
June and continue six days, and December and
continue twelve days. Co.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-08
Yours truly,

"lhe doctor says that some one
must have subscribed to the paper
for Colenel Ingersoll without his
knowledge, otherwise he cannot
accoun, for its being sent to a man
who seems TO think the skin the
best part of Mn. 1t spite of the
fact that the tone OF the note is
rather premelory, the Col. doubt
less has a neighborly feeling to-
wards the doctor, on the theory
that Cleanliness is next 10 Godli
ness"
The morning call., 1892-11-12
Fortieth District.

Edmond 6odchaux. Democrat. ...............
Louis A Phillips, Republican .................
Edwin A bert Street, Peoples Party. ..........
r. L. Thomas. Citizens Non Partisan. .......
The morning call., 1892-11-12
BLESSING GRAIN FIELDS.
A Religious Ceremony That Is Observed
Yearly In the Tyrol.
Roston Transcrfpt

A Religious Ceremony That Is Observed
Yearly In the Tyrol.
Boston Transcript.
A most interesting festival occurred
August Is, says letter from the Tyrol-
the Maria Hmmelfahrt ascension Of the
Virgin) when the sacred rite of blessing the
grain fields takes place, and the entire vii
lage turns out, men. women and children
marching in procession from the church
through the town. winding up through the
wheat fields and back to the church; chant
ing and murmuring prayers as they 60.
and at certain intervals on the road
or In the fields. the whole pro-
cession dropping reverently upon their
knees. The pfarrer. or priest. carries the
host under G. lden-hued canopy, preceded
and followed by long train OF little girls
dressed in pure white frOcks-Seemingy
preserved for this annual occasion or per-
haps worn first at their con firmatlon decked
with colored sashes and white wreaths. the
boys, like the men, wore sotn ething green in
their hats and looked their best and neatest.
The women, with their quaint, fiat, round
hats, wearing long and ample silk aprons,
ell apparently new, each of different shade
OF color. and so varied as to surprise one
that there existed so many distinct dyes.
Those aprons alone make me hunger for
my palette. that / might try to vie with
them in their general brilliant effect.
The principal scenic features OF this pro-
cession were the huge church banners, each
with an oll-painting of some religious SUBJ
ject in the center, more or less crudely exc
cuted, and the many highly colored and
gilded statues, borrowed from the church
and chapels about the town; statues of the
Holy Virgin in all periods of her life-in all
her joys and sorrows from childhood,
through her maternity to that greatest
sorrow of all, and finally her ascension
into heaven. Then statue of st. Moth
burga, with sickle aud a sheaf
OF wheat, who, according to the legend.
by her extreme piety and virtue
attracted the particular interest of
the Virgin, who, meeting her one day at
her work in the field took her with her up
to heaven. Since her disappearance she is
adored as the patron saint of the harvest.
Groups of ST. George and the dragon, of the
angel Michael contesting with Satan. of ST.
Joseph decked with white lilies, bearing in
his arms the infant Jesus-all these statues
and groups. adorned with fruits and flowers,
were borne upon the shoulders of the men.
Arriving in the fields they pause and kneel
to offer prayers of Thanksgiving fer the
abundant harvest, and to snpplicate the
Virgin. and her prOtege, st. N0thburga, for
future blessings on their laDors
The morning call., 1892-11-12
CUPID And COLLATERAL.
Emelio Savio Drained by His
Fiancee.
He Falls in Love With Fourteen.Year.O'd
Girl, With Dire Financial
Results.

Cupid, the sly little god has wrought
great havoc with Emelio Savio's savings
during the past three years.
At the beginning OF that period he had
the misfortune to be smitten with the at
fractions of Dolly Watson, then maiden
of but ii years.
ing her serious attentions, and his SUIT was
favored by the young girls mother. After
a short period of courtship the pair became
engaged with the understanding that they
were to be married when the girl attained
her majority.
1t was after they had plighted their troth
that the drain on Sayo's finances began.
Sayio keeps a small frnit-store at the cor
ner of Eighth and Mission streets, where
his affianced often went to visit him.
On nearly every occasion she would ask
for some money. Either her mother needed
II to pay rent or a physicians bill had TO be
met and a host OF other excuses were given
which required money 10 alleviate distress
and worry in the Watson household.
Savio was so Influenced by love that he
never failed 10 advance the sums required
In the three years time he had over $500
charged against his affianced.
At this he did not murmur, but when the
Wstsons began TO receive him coldly and
eyed him askance he made demand on the
girls mother for his m oney.
Scorn was the only reply he received. So
Savio retained Caminetti, Cayagnaro Nc
Gee 70 recover the sums he had advanced
by due process Of law.
On Novem ber an action was filed aga inst
Mrs L. A. Watson, who lives at GA Eddy
street, for the recovery of $3.50.
The case was tried yesterday before JUS
tice e. A. Low.
The morning call., 1892-11-12
The Strongest Ron..

The interesting fact appears in recently
published report made TO the French Gov
ernment that hemp or aloes ropes are
almost exclusively used for all depths of
shaft in Belgian mines. According to the
statement made the manufacturers warrant
the ropes to serve from one aud q half to
two and a half years, and in case of
their failing in shorter period one
twelfth to one twenty-fourth of their
cost Is deducted for every month
short of their stipulated duration. 1t Is
further stated that steel wire ropes, when
used for mining purposes, should he of
crucIbe STEEL having o breaking strength
of seventy to seventy-six tons per square
inch; that large pulleys are more necessary
for wire than for hemp ropes, the smallest
diameter permissible being 1900 to 400 times
are best made with hemp core, being more
f.xible.
The morning call., 1892-11-12
INTERSTATE COURSING.
Drawing of the Dogs That VIII Run 9
Merced Next Week.

Drawing of the Dogs That VIII Run at
Merced Next Week.
The nomin atoms and drawing for the
interstate coursiDg meeting which will
take place on Tuesday. the 18th inst, took
place last evening. and resulted as follows:
j. H. Watson's Royal Crest VS.. w.
Creamer's Look Out, Ed. Kellier's Shannon
Boy VS.. James Shannon's Duke OF Miipitas,
I. McInerney's Ban Girl VS.. ID. ID. Roache's
John Mitchell, T. McInerney's Black Boy
VS.. John Hough's Dexter. T. j. Cronin's
Depend On Me VS.. George Dougherty's
Peter Jackson. DIR. Proetor's Blue
Stone VS.. j. j. Rademaker's AL
Farrow, I. MclDerney's White Joe
VS.. Thomas Halls Joe McAulIffe,
L. Melnerney's Ban Boy VS.. 4. J.. Null
casters Roy, r. Boyd's Merced Chief vs.
j. j. Rademaker's Young Jessie, Worming-
ney's Dazzle. i. Ford's Pennyroyal vs.
p. G. Fitzpatrick's William OBrien, Worm
ington and Seafs Presto VS.. McInerney's
Tom Fitz, ID. ID. Reaches Dan c VS.. j.
McMahoD's Care, James Shannon's Native
Son vs.. ID. ID. Reaches Dolly Warden,
L. }. Hanrahan's Black Stone VS.. p. O'Con-
nor's Matte, p. w. Sheehan's MoIlie S VS..
z. Egan's Wildfiower, NJ. Curtis Sky
rocket vs.. ID. ID. Reaches Mountain Hair. p.
OConnelPs Swede vs. j, H. Watson's Dry
Times, ID. Doust's David ID VS.. Worming-
ton and SeaPs White Cloud, M. Curtis
Shortstop VS.. Thomas Ford's Sir John, t.
Shea's Cork Rebel We. j. McMahon's Gle.
1. McInerney's Johnny Rix VS.. W. Cra-
mers Judge Morrow. The prizes are S400,
500 and Sloo The Judge will be Mr.. Fahey
The morning call., 1892-11-12
MADE WITH A SHORT PENCIL.

Two Cinnamon presented themselves for regis
tration yesterday al the Office OF Collector Quinn
Articles Of incorporation were filed by the Fogel
Fishing Company yesterday the capital stock
being plactd at $4,000. The directors are
George Fogel, Albert Rowe, ID. 4. Hayes, 8. r.
Weeks and John j. Starger.
Tie California Bnilding and Loan Society re-
Incorporated yesterday, with a capital OF 81 0Ou-
900, and the following directors: &. A. Neal
A. NJ. Hin, A. q. Sanchez. q. K. Plummer C.
ShaitucK, j. Il. Youngberg q. Z. McConneIl.
w. nj. Cunningham and S. Is. Paige.
The Health and Police Committee Yesterday
awarded the contract for the removal OF dirt and
ashes from public buildings to John OConpel
al 8 DO MONTH Action was postponed In The
matter OF Tie complaint OF John OFarrell
against the Poundkeeper. whom be charges with
having illegally impounded two cows.
Miss Sarah Mason died yesterday morning at
726 Mission street from pneumonia. For week
she had been attended by DIR. Dillon. Because her
relatives we're too poor 10 pay funeral expenses
the body was sent TO tile Morgue and will be
buried by the city undertake. Deceased was
aged "a years. and native Of California.
AD unknown woman, about 90 years of age
attempted to commit suicide yesterday by iump.
Ing from the end OF Wasblneton.sIfeet wharf
She was rescued from the water by some boat
men aud taken TO the Receiving Hospital, where
II found that she was Ia an Intoxicated condi-
tion. She was placed In bed In order to sleep of
the effects OF bad liquor she had taken. She was
In such a state as 10 be unable to tell her own
The morning call., 1892-11-12

bluff. We reached the farther end
of it when our attention was attracted Dy
with rattlesnakes. The light attracted
them, and they came creeping out OF their
dens in the rocks by the dozen. Our torches
gave only fitful, uncertain light. and we
had TO run the gantlet for 100 feet. we
M ade dash, the snakes coiling on all sides
of us and under our very feet. and striking
madly at our bare limbs. L think half-a-
dozen leaps took us out Of there. We
dressed, collected dry brush and built
terrific bonfire as far back in the cave as we
dared go. Then we secured good hickory
clubs and waited In a few minutes the
snakes began to break for daylight. we
killed dozen of them, and then they began
TO come so fast that we concluded the job
was unhealthy and threw it up"
The morning call., 1892-11-12
DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE.
The Pond Club Devote an Evening to Re-
joicipg.

The Pond Club Devote an Evening to Re-
Joicing.
The Pond Democratic Club celebrsted the
national and local victory at their head
quarters, Kaufman's Hall, Fifth and Mis-
sion streets, last evening.
Invitations were issued TO all the leading
Democrats Of the city, who attended in
large numbers.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
streamers, flags and banners and life-sized
portraits of Cleyeland and Stevenson.
President John j. Meehau in his usual
happy style welcomed the invited euests
and congratulated the assent blage on the
intelligent verdict rendered by an over
whelming majority in favor OF Democratic
principles.
Vice President DIR. w. ID. Mccarthy re-.
ported all arrangements complete for the
great Democratic demonstration tonight
Fred kaufman and DR.. Mccarthy were an
pointed marslIals for the club Captain M.
J. WriD. whose smiling features are An in
dication OF happiness and prosperity. in
vited all present to the dining-room where
an informal spread was in waiting. Form
alitles were entirely dispen sed with for the
time being. While some made an attempt
at oratory others were taylng to sing.
Secretary DOneavy modestly gave an
outline of the clubs workings for the mast
nine years.
On dispensing cheers were freely given
for the President-eect.
The morning call., 1892-11-12
COULD SHE A TALE UNF OLD
Her Five Kittens Might BE Chasing Their
Caudal Extremities Around To-Day.
New York gnn

A BOnd-street publisher thas cat that
seems 10 have an abnormal development OF
instinct for uniformity. She may be dis
tingushed from other cats In the neig Dor
hood by her stump tail. Until about six
months ago she had the usual allowance of
tail. but while leisurely crossing the street
she miscalculated the speed at which
truck was coming toward her and left
the larger half of her tail under wheel
of the vehicle. A few weeks ago this
cat had litter Of kittens, one of which
was black, whils all the rest were the
color of the mother. The publisher missed
the black one the second time he uncovered
the litter. No one had taken Ii, and he was
compelled 10 conclude that the mother had
made away with it. That did not surprise
him, as lie had heard of other mother cats
Killing certain of their offspring, presumably
because they did not resemble the rest of
the family. But he was dumfounded to
see what he had not noticed at first-that
all the kittens had stump tails-and he
wondered at this strange manifestation of
maternal influence. he lifted up the mother
cat TO get better view OF The kittens aud
found the ends OF the five little tails that
she had evidently bitten off.
The publisher would like to know why
Ia6by bit off the tails of her progeny. One
OF his fanciful friends suggested that she
may have absorbed some of her peculiar
wisdom by sleeping on volume of Esop,
OF which there are large number In the
publishlng-house. Ii she Is, as her owner
says, cat with a large bump of self
esteem, she naturally would not like any Of
her Kittens TO grow up and point the paw
OF ridicule at her because her tail wasn't as
long as theirs. She therefore set a fashion
Of her own in tails. Another friend of the
publisher said that he believed that il
Tabby could talk she would defend her con-
duet on the ground that there was a period
In the life OF every cat when It's tail would
have to be cut off by a truck wheel, and she
decided that she wouldn't give the trucks a
chance at her sons and daughters The
publisher thinks it Is rather rough on the
Kittens, as they can never realize one of the
chief delights of misunderstanding the
elusive and whiting tips of their tails He
wonders il Tabbv's female kittens, when
they become mothers. will bite all their
little ones tails oil, AMI spsculates as to how
many generations it will take for Tabby's
descendants to be born with stump tails.
The morning call., 1892-11-12
Heart Throbs OF fIaraeI

Miss Ray Frank, talented young lady
OF Oakland, who has but recently finished
special course of philosophy at the State
University, will deliver lecture on Heart
Throbs Of Israeli In B'nai Birth Hail next
Monday evening, November IA. Miss Frank
has devoted the greater portion of her study
to Jewish literature, and enjoys the distinc
tion OF being the only woman who has aver
spoken from the pulpit Of the synagogue.
The interior press bestow the highest on.
comiums upon the young lady and describe
her literary. style as being most decidedly
clear and forcible. Her MANY friends he
speak for her crowded house upon the oc-
casion OF her first lecture in this city, and IL
ardent wishes will be gratifed'