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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24
THE SMuCCLED CARTERS,
Since They Blazed With Diamonds They
Were Worth Wearing.
Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution,
On the promise OF seeing something
new, il not startling, | accompanied
an acquaintance to meet an incoming
steamer from Europe. Ny acquaint-
ance had informed me that his cousin
was bringing over goods of very great
value, and l expected that considera-
BILE trouble would be consumed in
examining and appraising the arti-
cles. The cousin" was an attractive
young lady and looked rosy and
healthy as she trippcd down the long
plank, She had had delightful voy-
age, etc, and had been good enough TO
bring only two trunks. These were
found, an inspector made hasty ex-
animation of the contents, saw that
they were only ordinary wearing ap-
pare, ,chalked the backsand we started
off. We went up town and made for
good restaurant. The interesting
small talk of travellers filed in the
time until we three were seated at u
tablcand the order given for luncheon.
The lady sat next to the wall.
Il suppose everything is all right,
Julic?" asked my friend.
"Yes, indeed" she replied, smiling
triumphantly.
II promised to show this gentleman
something" he said. "There's ne
danger that anybody will catch on, 81
if you've no objection"
He paused. She blushcd furiousll
and replied:
"Well, don't know that | care, but
it's unusual
Then she reached down toward th,
floor on the side next the wall, and o
course | don't know exactly what she
did, but when her hand appear &c
again it was closed over something
She held it toward me, saying:
"Open both hands and be careful"
! did as she told me, and she lai(
upon my palms garter that fairl.
blazed with diamonds. | took on,
look and whispered: "Smuggled 2
She nodded vigorously, while her com
panion smiled approval, and re
marked:
81 shall keep that interesting piece
of ribbon. 1t saved me several thous
and dollars in duties"
"There's another like it," said TIN
fair cousin. "But | guess I won
take that off"
The other, of course, was on the side
not next to the wall.
"You'll have to get a cab now fo
your curiosity" she added, "for tha
article was worn for use as well al
: profit, aud if | walk-well, it nigh
come down, and that wouldn't b,
: pleasant"
And after luncheon the happ,
smugglers went away in cab.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24
Chancery Court-2dDist.
W. T, HOUSTON. CHANCELLOR.

W /.
III the county of Pearl River, on the first
Monday OF January ana july an" continue
In t6c county of Marion. First District, on
I'M, second Monday Of January and July ana
continue six days. In the Second District.
an lhc third Monday OF January and July
and continue SIX days.
In thr county Of Hancock on the fourth
Monday Of January and July and continue
In the county OF Harrison. on the first
Monday Of February and August and con-
tnur six days.
Monday of February ana August ana con-
time six days.
In the county of Wayne. on the second
Monday Of June and December six days.
In the county of Jones. on the first Monday
ofMarch and September and continue six
days.
In the county OF Jasper on the second
Monday of March and September and con-
tinuc six days.
In the county OF Perry. held in Augusta,
the First District. on the third Monday of
March and September and continue SIX days,
In the town of liatticshurg. the Second Dis
trirt, ON the first Monday of June and De-
crmhcr and continue six days.
In the county OF Smith. On The fourth Mon
day Of March and september six days.
In county Of Greene. IN Thursday af-
TER III" second Monday or April ana OctO-
her and continue three days
In the county OF Covington on the fourth
Monday in April and October and continue
xix DAYS
In the county of Newton. on the first Mon
day Of April and November and continue six
days.
In III" county OF Laudcrdale. on the first
Monday of May and November and continue
twruty four days.
In the county of Clarke. on the third
Monday Of April and Novcmbcrand continue
kN days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bruyere, of
Blue Sea Lake, says the Boston Her
aid, have given people up the Gatlneau
something to talk about. A son was
born to them the other day, and
though that is nothing so remarkable
in itself, it becomes so, when it is
known that the father is ninety-six
and the mother is tifty-two years Of
age, and seven years have elapsed
since similar event occurred in the
family. Papa Bruyere tells his neigh
bors he hopes to see this little Joseph
grow to manhood, and he probably
will, as it is now the fashion to live
beyond par and 90 Father Time a good
many years better.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24
The Chicago Herald is responsible

The Chicago Herald is responsible
for the following story:
II have just heard story from the
White House. A deputation from
Colorado called on the President and
told him they had arranged for bear
hunt in their State for the President
and his Cabinet. The delegation was
headed by Secretary of Agriculture
Morton, who introduced the members.
The speaker in an eloquent way,
characteristic of the boundless West,
drew an animated picture of the sport
in which the President was solicited
to take part. The President listened
attentively, and after Others in
the delegation had spoken their pieces
he said. substantially: 4 have a bear
hunt here at the Capitol up on the
hill that is going to occupy all the time
you gentlemen think have at my dis
posal. If don't burst the gun and
the ammunition doesn't run out by
the time I'm through with the sport,
may be III accept your invitation.
But | may be permitted to say that
you gentlemen do not know what a
bear hunt is. You had better stay
here and join me- 1t was a study to
look at the faces of the Colorado dele
CATION when the President quit talk
ing"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24
FnHE COURTS.
THE REGULAR TERMS.
circ,,it Court-2nd Dist
,,,,r, II TERRAL. JUDGE

~
,,vrs il NEVILLE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Jaw. ,o,,tv Of Iauderdale. on the first
10 ns ins ~ c9'j January and July and continue
thirty days -, Noxubce. on the second
IN Iuv ,IFb ~ February and August and con-
,In"" T'" eighteen DAYS. an ,,o srs, Man
,ln !" ~ March and September ana continue
Twelve days. ,,,a,.o -, tho tbird Mon-
~ wo March aud September ana commune
tTe!se ua,n nonnty Of Wayne. on the first Mon
,lm N ~ wy Anrll and October and continue SIX
days. - ,;reenc. on the second
,,,Iay ln Ia of Npril and October and continue
SIX days ,po,,I pivor on the third
yoniay an Of April and october and continue
SIX days. u.,o,, -, tho sourtb
Nonday of April and October ana continue
T5'' in the county Of Harrison, on the second
uonday w Of May aud November and continue
'IIt' in tbe county Of Jackson. on the fourth
u'"d,v of Nav and November and continue
In the county of Marion. First District. on
fine third Monday of June and December and
continue six DAYS. In the Second District
nm thr sprond Monday Of June ana DecehiDef
and continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

Kate Fields Washington
Nowadays the professors in our col
leges would do well to be addressed
simply as "Mr, Smith," 'Mr. Jones, "
the title Professor" being no longer
distinctive.
A short time ago, as | walked
through the hall leading to my board
ing house bedroom, was surprised to
see the door open and a man on his
knees in the corner. inquired of tue
chambermaid why he was there.
"Oh, he's all right" she answered.
lies Professor Wilkins
Professor wilkins Had the man
suddenly gone mad? or had he dis
covered some new specimen of ami
mated nature in my apartment?
"Why did you bring him up here ~
| asked. IL always wish to have
callers wait for me in the parlor."
"Oh," giggled the girl, "what would
he be in the parlor for? He's Profess
sor wilkins, the mouse man. Some
of the boardcrs complained there were
mice in the house, and he's looking
for them"
When | interviewed Professor Will
kins, he infarmed me that he was a
professor of rodentology, and | found
that his mind really had Il scientific
turn. He gave some interesting facts
in connection with the mouse-catch-
ing business. One tale was OF lady
who was sued by her maid for dam
ages, because, in her terror at discov-
ing monse in sugar-basln, she had
flung mouse and sugar and basin at
the girls head.
Another story illustrated the influ-
cncc of certain conditions on dreams.
The professor assured me that one OF
his customers dreamed of mice when
ever she ate cheese.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

Every man can be his own commits
sary in the japanese army. The gov
ernment has ordered 100000 bouil-
Ion capsules from company in Jersey
City, each of which contains material
enough to make cup of bouillon Of
one pound OF beef in strength. They
are very light, and it is said that one
soldier can carry enough Of them to
furnish him food for six months. Con-
federate veterans must regret that
this wonderful capsule was unknown
in their day.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24
Secret Societies,
SCRANTON.

|. Q. o. 7. Scranton Lodge No Il. N cots cv
cry Tuesday evening at odd Fellows Hall at
T:'N o'clock. J. Z. Fox. n. c.; +. ID. Becht,
Secretary.
Scranton Encampmcnt No. H. meets every
"a and tth Friday evening at odd Fellows
Hall at 1;3o o'clock. II. $. Rourke, c. p; "
Ros, Scribe.
Knights OF Pythas Mississippi Lodge No
s. meets every Thursday evening ut Odd
Fellows Hall at 730 O'Clock, W. a. Cox,
o.; R. i Browne, X. OF s.
Knights Of Honor. Scranton Lodge No 3S24
meets every I'd and ith Monday evening at
Odd Fellows Hall ut 1880 O'Clock.
f. & A. NJ, Gulf Lodge No. 40 meets lst
Fridays in each month at Odd Fellows
Vail. NJ. &, Pankcy. W. NJ: Geo, J. Santa
Cruz, Secretary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24
The Hand Writing on the Wall.
Grenada Sentinel.

pItHituu stntlHtl.
The resolutions passed by the Mis-
sissippi Press Association are already
Towering. The press, with one voice.
heraldcd them from the Mississippi
rever to the Alabama line, and from
the Gulf to the Tennessee line. The
great dailies in New Orleans, Mobile,
Birmingham and Memphis printed
them as requested, and the press of
other States endorsed the determined
ofIort on the part of the hard-ridden
Mississippi newspaper editor and
publisher to free himself from the
imposition which has been upon him
from within and from without the
State; within the State by men who
had climbed into position through the
kind Offices Of the press, and after
wards desplsed the ladder on which
they assembled I; without by a band Of
consplratOrs who had combined to
deprive the job printers of the State
of the printing that lcgitimately be-
longed to them-men who have since
been indicted by the federal court,
and who, when conviction shall have
been had, will be broken by the laws
of the State from further participa.
tion in the pubic printing of Missis.
sippi, State, county and municipal.
The resolutions passed at Green
wood in May did more at one bount
to elevate and ennoble the journalistic
profession in Mississippi than any
thing else that has happened il
twenty-five years. They proclaimet
independence, which appealed to tn
masses of the people and to the mer
Of all communities who recognized
that they were not only just and right
but that they would tend to keel
thousands upon thousands of dollars
in Mississippi annually, and who haC
seen the press for years and year
made hewers of wood and drawers 0
water for others,
The newspaper is the sentinel OF
the watch towers of freedom. |
labors for the public veal. 1T work
in season and out of season for tn
upbuilding of its community and tn
glorious commonwealth which gay
birth to Il vast majority Of the patr
otto newspaper men at the journal
stic helm. 1t is the master and nc
the slave Of any man or cOmbnatio
Of men. Rightly used, it is the leve
that moves the world.
1t has been a long time assertIn
, its independence. The resolutions a
, Greenwood proclaimed its disenthral,
dom in ''wOrds that burn and thought
that breathe" 1t knows its rights
, and it has asserted its purpose +
maintain them.
The constitution and the laws @
Mississippi are against trusts, an
:, combinations and unhOly alliances. !
= these alien corporations know whe
they are well off, they will fold u
!, their tents like the Arabs, and silentl
steal away.
Let the press of Mississippi cor
tinue to lock shields. In union ther
, is strength; in division there is weak
neS.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24
BOllin' Eggs by de Watch.

Look here, Sambo," said the hotel
keeper, "these eggs are boiled too
hard. Now, take my watch and boil
them three minutes by it,"
He gave the negro his splendid gold
watch. In about five minutes the
freedman returned with the eggs and
watch on the same plate. The watch
was wet.
What have you been doing to my
watch 2" asked the hotelkeeper.
"Why it's all wet "
"Yes, sah," said the negro. Il billed
de eggs by de watch. All right dis
time, sab !"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

Don't forget that the DEMOCRAT
STAR Office is is the place to have all
description Of Job Printing done in
the best style of the art, and atprices
that defy competition. No slop work
turned out at this office.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

Most deaf persons hear better IN the
midst Of a modern din than when it
Is quiet around them. The noise Of
the cars In travel or the whirr OF ma
chinery in mills helps to make up the
volume Of sound necessary to reach
their impaired oagans.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

Mr.. II. A. Neil, the well known
cotton statistician, estimates the
acreage of the growing cotton crop at
twenty-one million acres, and the
probable out-turn ii there's only ten
per cent better crop than last year, at
100000 bales. He allows Texas 81
450, 900 bales OF that.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

Gov. Matthews, of Indiana, wears d
ring made of gold mined IN Brown
county and presented by admirlnp
friends. 1t bears an alleged quota
ton from Jerry Rusk: IL seem my
duty and done IT,"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

WIN. c. Oates, just elected Governor
Of Alabama, worked as a common
laborer after he left his fathers farm.
Afterwards he taught school and
studied law. He left his right arm on
a Southern battlefield.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

Several Of the Chinese temples have
u bell at the entrance, so that each
dcvotcc as he passes In may announce
his arrival to the deity.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

Sir Isaac Pittman, shorthand in
ventor, has issued library of about
eighty volumes, printed entirely in
shorthand, ranging from the Bible 70
'Rasselas."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24

The fact that the Populites are
pushed to the extremity of making
such an unwarrantcd charge as Frank
Burkitt is spreading shows that they
are in bad way. Burkitt charges
that Gov. Stones administration has.
been more cxtravagant than that of
the Radical Ames. OF course think
ing people know better, but there are
many will believe it and the Yazoo
City Herald tells as follows how to-
beat into the heads of such that they
are mistaken:
For fear, however, that soma of
these professed believers in Coxeyism
and Debsism may make impressions
upon the thoughtless and unthink-
ing ones, the Herald offers them
this as an answer: When Burkltt,
Ratcliff & Co. tell you that you are
paying more taxes than when AmeS
had charge of the State, just get one
of your tax receipts under the Ames'
regime and one under Gov Stones.
Compare the two and the difference
will be sufficient to prove whether or
not Burkitt, Ratcliff & Co. are stating
what is true. Also ask them how
much was distributed from the State
treasury under Ames for public school
purposes and how much is now being
distributed. Ask them if there was
any Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege for boys, and Industrial Institute
and College for girls, supported by the
Ames thieving crowd, or not, as there
are now. These simple questions may
puzzle some Of these Populite leaders,
but their true answers will forever
settle the question about which ad-
ministration-A Ames or Stone y was
the most extravagant. The Herald
hopes no Mississippian will have so
little sense as to believe so baseless a
charge.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24
NUMBER q.
To Keep Flies from Horses,

The following advice by a southern
veterinarian might probably be adopt
ed with advantage by human denizens
of mosquitO-infected regions:
Horses suffer more than any other
OF our domestic animals from the
annoyances OF our common fly: the
constant worry with these little pests
make the gentlest of horses nervous,
irritable aud sometimes actually i'll
from want Of rest and sleep. You
find the poor beasts frequently In the
morning bathed in perspiratiOn, and
in worse state Of fatigue than after a
heavy days work. Horses which can
have access to the yard or pen during
the night generally fare little better
than those which are tied in their
stalls. To those who love their
horses ! wish to give IA hint how
succeeded in giving comfort to an ami
NAL, otherwise very gentle, which had
| cNNbhiN oiih'ou uuiihiuudScdDlC UIlIOuSu
nervous irritability induced by the
teasings of the fly.
Half a pound Of quassai wood (cost
almost nothing), five gallons of hot
water, made into an infusion, is kept
in dcmijohn in my stable, and ap-
piled with a sponge regularly night
and morning, all over the animal. II
mosquitoes are very numerous, l add
an ounce of oil Of pennyroyal (cost
nominal) to the infusion, and the
effect Is magical. Considering the
small cost and the lesser trouble, |
don't see why we should not univer-
sally use this simple remedy. Try it,
and you will find your horse to be
grateful for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11
Sharp HettY Green.

He is a sharp business man who can
get the better of Mrs. Hetty Green, the
wealthy financier. When the business
depression was weighing most heavily
upon the country, a rich New Yorker,
who wanted a large sum of ready
money, wished to place a mortgage on
one of the most valuable pieces of real
estate in New York city. His brokers
set forth to negotiate the loan, but cash
was extremely scarce, even when the
finest security was offered for it Among
others whom the brokers saw in regard
to the loan was a certain banker who
knows Mrs Green. He was unable to
make the loan and could think of nc
the next day, however, he said to her:
''Oh, why didn't think of you yes
terday? Mr.. Us brokers were in to
see me to borrow a million. "
ION what?'' asked Mrs. Green, and
the banker explained the security, the
terms, ETC.
You can go and see the broker
now,' he said. ''You will be welcome.
A million isn't easy to raise in these
days, and there is a pretty commission
in it for them if they can get the money
from you They'll be glad to see You
But the brokers did not see Mrs.
Green. She had no intention of letting
that commission go astray. She saw
Mr. Z herself, gave him the loan at
her rate of interest and took the com
mission also for getting the loan--New
York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11

Take the great cities of the country
that are so badly mismanaged, and you
find organizations of women banded to-
gether not to do harm to the city or to
put forth temptations that degrade and
drag down its inhabitants, but to Sc
cure clean streets and to do the best
good they caIl Take New York, Chica-
GO, Philadelphia and other cities, and
you find women banded together for
that purpose 1 believe that it is much
better for us 90 be interested in good
sewerage, good water supply, good air
and good moral surroundings than to
be interested III foreign missions, which
are not of quite as close interest to rs
as the conditions which surround our
own homes. As to the suffrage taking
up women's time and putting upon us
responsibilities, / believe that it will
be much easier for women of a city to
go to the polls ON election day and vote
for the men who will see that these
things are brought into the life of the
city to make for it good health than for
them to take the extra work of nursing
children suffering from diphtheria and
scarlet fever. It is much easier to vote
for a good condition of the town than
to take care of the bad condition. We
have here a lady who was elected to
the school board of Quincy, Mass. She
went to work at a certain school. She
asked the privilege of doing so, simply
because the children who attended that
school We're 50 unhealthy and so many
of them died The disease seemed to be
of the worst character. The discoveries
that she made in the building were
enough to shock any good houselzeeper.
She went to work, cleaned the house
from top to bottom and found in the Gel
lar sunken tub, into which had been
dripping water from leaks until the en-
tire tub had rotted away and the stencil
had permeated the whole building. The
children were dying by the score She
went to work and did the general house
cleaning of that school And l submit
to you she was much better adapted to
it than any man in the city of Quincy,
and the work was certainly not an add
ed burden to the city of Quincy, but a
great relief.-Anna Shaw in Woman's
Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11
Public Spirited Rrook1vnites.

The ladies of the Women's Health
Protective association of Brooklyn are
certainly indefatigable. I am a busy
man myself for the money there is in
it, but when 1 see the energy these Ia
dies exhibit for nothing at all except a
pure love of humanity I understand the
surprising value of unselfish effort
Within four short weeks they have
aroused the ferry companies into scrub
bing out the boats every other day, have
worried the corporation council into de-
filming the law which forbids the cree
ton of stables in residential districts,
have stirred up the park commissioner
by instructing him how to spend his an
nual appropriation and have badgered
the mayor into ordering the police COM
missioner to strictly enforce the law for
bidding the throwing of paper into ash
receptacles in public places. During
this period, moreover, nearly 200 mem
bers have joined the association, and
each one is pledged to enlist at least
three more. Brooklyn is taking on in
consequence a look of rare smartness
and neatness, and the influence of the
work is permeating thousands of house
holds. When the time comes that the
streets shall be properly paved, there
will have been sufficient public spirit
aroused to keep them reasonably clean
For practical, sensible, unremitting
work and a lofty civic spirit this Wom-
en- IS Health Protective association is en-
titled to a medal of the first class
New York Press.