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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-07-13
[CoPY.]

SHEFFIELD: Ala, Dec. Is, 1888.
My Dear Griffin haye yours of the
18th. shake with you on the result
which | anticipated. My two months
before the election were spent in De-
catur, doctoring, nursting and bury
ing. | an almost out of politics, yet
| have had my desk flied with letters
since. | hope you did not give up the
letters to Stockdale, but il you did it
is all right, only l would like to have
them. My last advices from Chalmers
were from Washington, but the safest
way would be to address him at Men,
phis, with request to forward "Chal-
mcrs & Cooper" come and see me.
Yours, JOHN T. HULL.
Why not make the General a Cabi-
net officer?
[CoPY.
SUMMIT, Miss, June s, 1887.
Hon. II. G. Griffin Dear Sir-I have
been quite unWell for two weeks and
have only done what necessity COM
pclled-l am not much better yet. In
your last letter you say that | twas
not posted correctly as to your politi-
cal course and standing in Natchez."
| have had an interview with General
Martin since | received that letter
and find that he cOrroborates you. n \
| notice also what you say in regard
to letters written by me to John II.
Hull. l have unhappily forgotten the
correspondence, and permit ME to say
| am again somewhat surprised to
learn the contents of one of them. |
I'M not surprised that you did not use
them, although several men in the
district who claim to be Simon pure
Democrats would have done so With
relish. For two reasons, | Go not
think you would be a party to any un-
fair advantage, and you are too saga
cious a politician. Your suggestion
that they ought to be in my posses
sion, | concur IN, and your offer to
get them is an act of friendship that |
appreciate. ! do so desire-and will
regard it as a favor to be remembered.
| do not remember, but if there is
more than one get all of them: when
will you be in N. o.; what position is
there in your line open to you? viii
you be in Natchez next summer 1t
looks now as though the evidence is
on your side and present indication
seems to suggest that Twill be glad of
it. Many thanks for your frank let
ter. l am very truly yours,
lSignedl Il. r. SToCKDALE.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-07-13

TO CINDIDiTES.-Om terms for an
nouncing candidates for Congress are Sl5
cash dorm. Ie money must accompany the
name.
FOR CONGRESS-Gh District.
We are authorized to announce
MAI. GEORGE NJ. GDVAN.
OF Pike county, as a candidate for Congress
from the Sixth District, subject to the action
OF the Democratic District Convention.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-07-13

Jackson County School
" Board.
The regular meeting Of :he Jackson
County Scool Board, will be held at the
Court house in Scranton, on
FRIDAY, JULY 10Th.
All porsous having business before the
Board are requested to be present.
II. l.. HOWE,
County Supt. Public Education,
July 13. 1894. 21.2t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-07-13
MAGNETIC NERvINE.

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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-07-13
Erroneous Assessments,
State Of Mississippi, jackson county /:

July 10. 1891. 21-s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
WA1tXlnH for Luck.

A short time ago lady going up the
slope on Charles street to the Wash
ington monument was very much inter-
ested in the performance Of black cat
which was hunting for a tender spar
row on which to make a breakfast.
The cat proved to be successful sport.
He bagged the game and ran across
the path between the lady and gen
tleman approaching from the opposite
direction. The gentleman was on his
way down town to business. When he
saw the cat he stopped short, as if he
had been shot, turned around three
times on his heel, said Darn that cat
and hurried away from the spot. The
lady, who very we'll understood all the
actions of the cat, was so surprised by
those of the gentleman that she became
fixed to the spot She could not make
out until black woman informed her
that it was mighty bad luck for a
black cat to cross ones path, especially
on the way to business in the morning
She also learned that the way to break
the spell of ill-lucl1 was to turn around
three times and 'cuss" the cat.-Balti.
more Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
bends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
, Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feYers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfact on to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neya Liver and Bowels without weak
tening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all dug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufaetured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, yoa will not
accept any substitute if Offered.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
WHY HE LOOKED SAD.

Kicked His own Boy Into the Street
and Smashed Iais own bicycle,
You look q trihe doleful tonight
said one Of group Of gentlemen to
another, while all were sitting one Sat
urday evening before the fire in one
Of the clubs. Il, Il. 5' al
WELL" said the gentleman address
ed, IT have as good a right to look
dolefrl tonight as any man I know
Of" >2.. X.
Whats up?'' asked the other mem
bers Of the group, in chorus
1T is this way: You know that am
an ardent bicyclist, and I have boy
who has the same passion. This even
ing, just after dark, as was coming
down the street to the club, walking
along thinking of nothing in particular,
I was hit in the back by what seemed
to be a locomotive, and knocked
spraying into the ditch. It was muddy
there, and when I had collected my
scattered senses was all covered with
dirt, and also very mad. I looked
around to see what hit me, thinking
that perhaps in my abstraction I had
walked on to a railway line some
where, and found a young man and a
safety bicycle on the pavement all
tangled up. I was mad, as I said be-
fore, and, without stopping to think
what I did, I took the young man by
the coat collar and kicked him off the
pavement. Then I jumped on the BIZ
cycle, stamped all the spokes out Of
the wheels, and generally disfgured
it,
Here the gentleman stopped. And
one Of the audience said:
"Well, why should that make you
feel as you do? You did just the right
thing"
II suppose I hadn't ought to feel so,"
said the speaker, "but you see, it was
my boy and my bicycle"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
SIGNIFICANCE OF PARIS SIGNS

Some Carefully Selected Names and
Phrases Used to Indicate the Wares
for Sale.
The eternal fitness of things is never
lost sight Of by Parisians. Even their
shop signs are carefully adapted to
The character Of the wares they adver-
tse. Every place where things are
sohl, from the largest to the smallest,
has Its designation. Some Of the names
are pretty, some oGd and grotesque;
some have an inwardness Of meaning
that has to b. sought after perhaps,
but when found it's application Is un-
failingly good. Probably the most FAM
iliar Illustration is the great establish
ment known to all the civilized world
as "Au Bon Marche." This does not
mean the good market, as some have
translated 1t, says London Tid-Bits but
at the cheap place." A florists place
is called 1.-The crown Of peace" and
when you see that it is near cemetery
you acknowledge the appropriateness
of the name. '"The Little Balcony"
inscribed over a balcony gay with flow
ers is an attractive name for a wine
shop. There's quite room enough for
few chairs round table holding a
bottle of wine and glasses In order to
get the full meaning of the old sign,
Better Here Than Opposite" one must
learn that a prison once stood across
the way from it. The miraculous
Draught Of Fishes" is seen over both
a fishing tackle shop and fish market
on the banks Of the Seine Many shops
which sell kindling wood and small
fuel have the suggestive sign, 'Diaboli-
cal Charcoal" The curiosity and the
| odds and ends shops continue the idea
in their funnily appropriate names. OF
those are AT the Knick-Knaclss of
Bygone Times" AT the Old Times"
AT the Mascot" etc. The chemists
rarely have any signs besides the names
of the dealers, but here is rather nice
one: AT the Pharmacy Of the Pastor"
the little shop standing near a church.
Diaries are often named after saints.
For restaurant names, "The Delicacies
of a Palace" on the one hand, and AT
the Pewter DISH on the other, form
about as great a contrast as could be
found. And for shoe shop what
could be more delightful than "Cin.
drella's Shoes"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
ABORIGINES AND COPPER.
An Interesting discovery # Tools In
tho Keweenah Copper Mines.

A peninsula called Keweenah
point, jutting into Lake Superior
from the southern shore toward the
northeast is famous as tho center of
vast copper mining industry. Last
year the mines produced no less than
lO5, 5S6, 900 pounds of refined copper.
and it is estimated that during the
next year production will be in
creased by at least 20 per cent. Mr..
f. B. Hinsdale. who contributes to
the latest bulletin Of the American
Geographical society an article on
the subject, has much to say about
the numerous prehistoric mines
which have been found in this region.
The Scientific American believes
these ancient mines, judging from
their extent must have been worked
for centuries. Who the workers
we're no one can tell. They seem to
have known nothing of the smelling
of copper, for there are no traces Of
molten copper: What they sought
were pieces that could be fashioned
by cold hammering into useful arti-
cles and ornaments. They under
stood the use of fire in softening the
rocks to enable them to break away
the rock from the masses of copper.
They could not drill, but used the
stOne-hammer freely.
More than ten cart loads of stone
hammers were found in the neigh
borhood of the Minnesota mine. In
one place the excavation was about
fifty feet deep, and at the bottom
were found timbers forming a scat
folding, and large sheet of copper
was discovered there. In another
place.. in one of the old pits was
found a mass of copper weighing
forty-six tons. At another p ace the
excavation was twenty feet deep.
In another opening at the depth of
eighteen feet, a mass of copper
weighing over six tons was found,
| raised about five feet from it's native
bed by the ancients, and secured on
oaken props. Every projecting point
! had been taken off so that the ex-
p3sed surface was smooth. Whoever
the workers may have been, many
centuries must have passed since
their mines were abandoned. The,
| trenches and openings have been
filled up, or nearly So Monstrous
trees have grown over their work
and fallen to decay, other genera.
tions 81 trees sprirging up. When
! the mines were rediscovered, de-.
cayed trunks of large trees were ~.
ing over the works, while q heavy
ornwfh IF live timhar stnnd IN tho
ground. .5.1.I & B.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
A BOYS LETTER,
Written From Boarding School t.
His Dear Mother.

Written From BOARDING School to
His Dear Mother.
The London Spectator prints the fol-
lowing genuine letter from a school
boy to his mother:
My Dear MAJ wright to tell you I
am very retched and my chilblaines is
worse again. I have not made any
progress and do not think I shall.
am very sorry to be such an expence,
but [ do not think this schulz is any
good. One of the fellows has taken
the crown Of my best hat for a target.
he has now borrowed my watch to
make a water wheel with the works,
but it wont act. Me and him have tried
to put the works back, but we think
some Wheals are missing as they wont
tit. 1 hope Matilda's cold is better.
am glad she is not at schulz. think
/ have got consumption. the boys at
this place are not gentlemanly, but Of
course you did not know this when
you sent me here. i will try not to get
bad habits. The trousers have Worn
must have cheated you, the buttons
have come off and they are loose be-
hind. don't think the food is good,
but should not mind if I was stronger
The piece of meat I send you is off
the beef we had on Sunday, but on 9th
er days it is more stringy: There are
black beadles in the kitchen and some
times they cook them in the dinner,
which can't be hOleSOme when you are
not strong. Dear Ma, I hope you and
Pa are well, and do not mind my being
uncomfortable because do not think
shall last long. Please send me more
money as 0 Sd. If you cannot spare
it I think I can borrow it of a boy
who is going to leave at the half quar-
ter and then he wont ask for it back
again, but perhaps you wd. not like
ITO be under an obligatio to his parents
las they are tradespeople. I think you
deal at their shop. I did not mention
it or [ dare say they wd. have put it
down in the bill.-Yr. loving but reich
Led son. -"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
MORE GLORIOUS THAN SOLO.
Ss8# III MON, 3s##5f

I.ondon,s Lord MAJOR Il : GorReou.
Creature When Arrayed In HI.
Robes. 5s .95 53 88s
The fountain Of municipal honor in
England, says the London Telegra ph,
undoubtedly springs from Guildhall,
London, which justly. claims to be ac-
counted the most ancient Of our NUM-
cipal halls, seeing that the lord mayors
OF the last eight centuries are with just
ice assumed to have had prototypes
in the Roman Prefect and the Saxon
Fortreye or Portgrave. For a consid-
cradle number Of years the robes of
the lord mayor, the court of aldermen
and the common councillors have been
settled with precision that none, save
the most reckless of inn0vators would
presume to disturb. The lord MAYOR
himself has his t'gold" robe for the &C.
casion Of the annual GuildhalI BANQUET
and for the times when he proceeds in
state either to the new law courts or
to the houses of parliament. The alder
men have their scarlet gowns, the
sheriffs their distinctive and very hand
some robes and chains, while the COM
mon councillors rejoice in robes called
"mazarines," it being generally under
stood that mazarine is term for q
dark blue color, although, according to
some lexicograp piers, mazarine also
means drinking vessel and an old way
OF dressing fowls. Then, again, when
the sovereign comes into the city the
lord mayor is bound to don a robe of
crimson or purple velvet, trimmed with
ermine. At the time Of his inyestiture,
he wears massive gold chain; but
when he is honored by reelection at
the expiration Of his term of Office
he wears two chains. The mace of sf1-
ver-gilt, surmounted by royal crown
and imperial arms, is carried before the
mayor by the authority of the charter
Of Edward ILL.,; while the city possesses
no less than four swords, one called the
Pearl" presented by Queen Bess when
she opened the first Royal Exchange,
and so called from its being richly set
with pearls. This sword precedes the
thief magistrate on all occasions of
.'ejoicing and festivity. The sword Of
state is carried before the lord mayor
as an emblem Of his sovereignty within
the city proper; the "black'' sword
is used on fast days in Lent and at
the death of any member of the royal
family; while the fourth sword is that
placed close to the lord mayors chair
ut the Gel trail criminal court.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
CRABS FOR FooD AND FOES.
The Strange and Painful Adventure OF

The Strange and Painful Adventure OF
Four Sailors in N1id-Ocean. 5a :.s
The arrival st this port Of the
schooner Compeer gives to the world
q tale in some respects rivalling the
story OF the castaway Crusoe, says
the San Francisco Examiner.
The schooner Caleb Curtis trim
little craft, sailed for the faraway
Clipperton island, mere dot in the
broad Pacific. She went in quest of
guano, reports having been long cur
rent that rich beds of it W ere there
awaiting the adventurous mariner
On reaching the island the captain
OF the Caleb Curtis concluded to ex-
plore somewhat further; but he did
not care to abandon his claim to the
guano he discovered there. Ac-
cordingly he disembarked four of
his sailors, leaving with them
enough provisions for fortnight
and promising to return within that
time. Then he weighed anchor and
sailed away.
Strange to relate, he did not re-
turn. On the contrary he made for
San francisco and paid no further
heed to the men he had left on the
lonely stretch of coral that lifted
itself above the waves in mid-ocean.
The four sailors, their provisions
exhausted, found themselves in a
most pitiable plight. Far out of the
track of ships, seemingly abandoned
by the only men who knew thing
about their whereabouts, they lost
hope OF ever seeing the mainland
again. Then, too, they were most
desperately situated as to food and
shelter. This island prison is a
mere desolate rock, dashed by the
waves of the sea and the sweeping
winds that hurry across the ocean.
They were obliged to subsist on crabs
and fish, of which, however, they
found an abundance. Clipperton
island is about nine miles in circum-
ference, with large lagoon in the
center. This lagoon is filled with
fresh water and teens with great
variety of strange fishes. Grabs, too,
.1OOuAO, 0Au GuCJ CIOWu luo Oil blE0
island, some of them being large and
ferocious, attacking almost anything
that comes within their reach.
The unfortunate castaways found
the crabs a denger as we'll as bune-
fit, for it was almost impossible with
out tools to construct shelter that
would be proof against them.
The men suffered terribly, the
storms and the want of food. and the
absence of fire and the seeming hope
lessness OF their situation, uniting to
make their lot inexpressibly dismal
About the time they were nearly
exhausted, and when they were al
ready certain that death would soon
end their hardship, help came.
The schooner Compeer was char
tered in San Francisco to sail to the
coral island for a load of guano
When she arrived the sufferers were
found and taken aboard. They were
barely alive and presented a most af-
fecting spectacle. Everything that
could tend to restore them to nor
NAL state was done, and little by lit
tie they became their old time
selves. By the time the schooner
reached the home port they were
we'll and strong again, although
they will probably always bear evil
dence of their strange adventures in
tho far-off coral isle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
The Meaning of Red Hair.

Scientists say that it means that there
is a superabundance of iron in the
blood. And the analyst says that it
is the matter that enters red hair that
imparts the vigor, the elasticity, the
great vitality, the overlooking, thor
oughly healthful animal life which runs
through the veins of the rudy haired,
and this strong sentient animal life
is what renders them more intense in
their emotions than their more languid
fellow creatures. Philosophers notice
it as a peculiar fact that red-haired
old maids are very rare.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
A Boston Baby.

Boston Ma-What does baby want i?
is it this pencil?
Boston Baby-Ahgoo, agoo!
~'Of course that's it. And does baby
~svant paper?'
Ma! ma! me! mar
Eyes, mamma cognizes correctly I
~wonder what baby wants of pencil and
1paper?'
Me! mo! me! mo! me! nor
s'Bless his heart! He wants to begin
to write his memoirs''-Good News
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
Changed Her Min d..

Papa" said the young mother, GIVE
decided on name for baby. We will
call her Imogen.'' # .5I. s.
Papa was lost in thought for few
minutes; he did not like the name.
but if he opposed it his wife would
have her own way. That's n;se," said
he, presently. My first sweetheart
was named Imogen, and she will take
it as compliment : 5f@ 4. @a
I'VE will call her Mary. after my
mother, was the stern reply.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14

range1aents, painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses peculiar to the sex.
For young girls just entering womanhood;
for women at the critical " change of ife";
for women approaching confinement; nurs-.
ing mothers; and every woman who is
"run-d down." tired, or everworked- is o
special, safe, and certain help.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14

Never buy vvhfslxey for r.es,c,.
nal purposes unless you know the bottlers
Of 1t to be reliable, as most WHISTLES sold
under celebrated names are spurious. cheap
have their names ON the labels.
Uncle Sans Monogram Whiskey Is bottled
~ the Oldest and largest firm in the Liquor
line IN the Northwest and the favor with
which 1t has been received Is the best proof
OF Its superior quality. Ask your druggist
retail dealer for it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
An American Heroine.

Modiste-Haf you look offer zee new
fashion plates I send you?
Lady-Yes, very carefully.
And vat you decide?"
II have made a composite photo
graph of them all, and I wish you to
make my dress look as much unlike it
as possible.-New Yok Weekly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14

A sore throat or cough, if suffered t,
progress, often results in an incurabl
throat or lung trouble. browns BroncLia
Troches'' give instant relief
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14

If you have an incurable case of Catarrh.
the proprietors Of Dr. Sago's Catarrh Remedy
viii pay you $500 cash. They believe that
they can cure you.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14

The latest explanation of the rain which
usually follows great battle is that is
caused, not by the smoke, but by the pers-
piration Of the soldiers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14

J. 81. Thompson, frst-class Merchant Tailor. No.
1lS Hennepin ave-, Minneapolis, Mimi, will upon
application send you diagram and direction for
self measurement. Samples of cloth and prices for
Overcoats. Pantaloons, Business or Dress Suits
Wedding Suits speciality.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14

Wheat that is grown in northern latf
dude produces much more seed than grain
g1own farther south.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
. Names caulihower crop this year Is the
largest on record. - I5,T.' ~ 70 81 -

II the Baby II Cutting Teeth,
b sure and use that old and weiltrted remedy Mza
WINsLow's Soo7HrEo SYRUP for Children TeethinR
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14
NOTHING STA NDS AS HIGH

- ~~AAs ~ ~ &AAVA~0 6A0 ILL ]X4
ss q remedy for every wo-
manly ailment, as DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. Here
Is the proof. It's the oaly
medicine for women so GER
tain in its effects that it can be
guaranteed. In every case, If
it doesn't benefit or cure, your
money is returned. Can any
thing else, though it may be bet
ter for tricky dealer to sell, be
"just as good" for you to buy!
Favorite Prescription" is
an invigorating, restorative
tonic, a soothing and strength
ening nervine, and a complete
c11re for. all tho functional do
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-04-14

FOR SALE One 6-horse power Engine and
Boiler. chs for cash. Ke rrck Il Frost IA 1st Ave
North Minneapolis. Mimi