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THE, LANGUAGE OF FINGERS.


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Trade Transactions.
Thousands or visitors who yearly 90
Cd Che board of trade and watch the
traders ON the exchange floor from the
public gallery express surprise at the
rapid manner In which business is trans
acted As o rule, the wheat pit attracts
them, and they do not understand how
commodities change hands with such
lightning rapidity, and how hundreds Of
thousands and millions of bushels are
bought and sold i'm an incredibly short
space of time is to the novice pro-
found mystery. They do not know that
the brokers' do q great deal of their work
by finger signs, seldom understood by
the outsider. '.''
It requires only the fraction of Sec
ond to buy and sell $4,000 bushels of
wheat *e4 - @< '''''5 = ~'++1
''I'Il sell 90 Sep. at an eighth, -
cries one OF the brokers, and he has
hardly finished speaking before another
on the opposite side yelis ''sold. /" The
trade il put down ON the trading card,
and the transaction, which involves over
$50, 900, has been completed. '''s s.' Z
The number of bushels offered for sale
is indicated by holding up one finger for
each 8, 900 bushels SO in selling 30, 900
bushels the broker simply holds up both
hands and waves them from him, which
explains itself as wanting to dispose Of
the lot In addition to this, brokers
have a complete finger code by which
the condition of the market is commu-
nicated. The signs generally used are
as follows:
The first finger held up stands for
one-eighth Of cent, as the traders all
know the main price. If, for instance,
the first sale Of wheat after the market
opened was made at 60 cents and the
next at co.'s cents, the trader simply
holds mp one finger for the advance of
ono-eighth of cent. The upward posi-,
ton of the finger is to show the upward
course of the market. Should the market
be bearish and the price decline to E97s
cents, the signal for this would be a
closed hand, with the thumb pointing
downward. This shows the price seven
eighths of cent and the status of the
market downward. Chicago Tribune.
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wickerworIk.

Young American, girls quickly learn
the art Of work with rushes and wicker
You may hire in New York girls who
will weave wicker about small bottles
for oil or perfumes at cents bottle
or less There are places where such
work Is done by contract, but it is more
cheaply done in large quantities by hir-
ing the girls directly and furnishing
them material bought by the bale.
The wicker weaver sits ON something
Like saddler's horse and holds the bot
tie In a wooden wise resembling the sad
dler's. Skilled girls work with great
percision and rapidity. and the product,
by reason Of its simplicity, the almost
natural state of the material and the
obvious fitness of the fabric for. its pur-
pose, has some artistic value New
York Sum.
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Alligator as Food.

There is reason to believe that the
flesh of a young boiled alligator is
barely distinguishable from veal, says
Longman's Magazine. 1t is probably
cleaner and more tender than much
of the meat of the animals that are
usually consumed as food on the con-
tinent or in the east end of London. /
have never desired to taste the flesh
of alligators cooked or uncooked.
But In India have seen the Sontals
and other casteless natives greedily
devour the flesh of an alligator with
out waiting to cook it. The flesh
was very pale in color and probably
was much superior to the flesh of
snakes and rats and such like vermin
which form the ordinary food OF the
predatory Sontal when hunting in
his native woods.
1t does not fall to his lot very often
TO be able to circumvent and slay and
eat a large alligator. He more fire.
quently comes upon small alligators,
and they 60 to swell the contents Of
bis cooking pots. II, however, he is
SO lucky as to meet q sahib who has
shot 3 large alligator. say about SIX
feet long, he eagerly falls upon the
unwonted delicacy without waiting
to cook it--very mnchpas we read il
books of African adventure that the
natives devoar the carcasses OF the
large game animals that the English
sportsmen do not want for their own
followers. !
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Colonel Poldowiczi (of the Russian
police) Has the prisonerski confessed;
Sergeant Scwisesi-No, yonr high
nessovioh. We have beatenski him with
our clubs, ont of one Of his earsoyitch.
barned the soles Of his feetski with hot
ironskoff and tried the thumb screwo-
vich on him. but he absolutely refuses
TO confessh. I,
Colonel Poldowiczi lsternIyI Then,
as q last resortski, try the effect of a
recitationskoff by . young Lady elocu-
tionistovich.
Nihilist Prisoner screaming Have
mercyl ] confess, ] confess London
Tit-Bits
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Starting Locomotive Fires.

A quarter of cent is a very small
sum in itself, but when multiplied
enough times the product is consider
able, a fact which railway managers
thoroughly understand. A saving of
only mill a day in the running of a
locomotive amounts to 36b cents in
year, and with several thousand loco
motives the saving is considerable
The good superintendent today is the
man who makes these little savings,
and the number of ways in which
they are done is astonishing Take
the matter of starting fire, for ex-
ample. Most locomotives are fired
up with wood, and about an eighth
of cord is necessary to start good
blaze.
Wood is pretty expensive fuel to
use for such purposes, and several
railways have begun to substitute
oil for it. The oil is stored in reser-
voir outside the roundhouse, and is
forced by compressed air through a
series of fixed pipes to flexible pipe,
near each locomotive stall When it
is necessary to start fire, bed of
coal is. spread over the CRATE, some
old waste thrown on top of it anu
Igh-ed, and then the oil is sprayed
into the firebox through the flexible
pipes by the compressed air. 1t takes
just about as long to start a FIRE with
this apparatus as with wood, but
with the former the cost is only 2s
cents, while with wood it ranges
from II to SIS cents. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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Possibly 1t ID not generally known
that the Astor House block has two own
era, whose relations are strained, to say
the least--John Jacob Astor and VIII.
liam Waldorf Astor. Although the rent
OF the hotel itself Ii necessarily paid in
q single check. that Of the stores and
offices at one end Of the bnilding il coll
lected by the representative Of one As
tor, while the revenue from the other
end 10 garnered by the representative Of
the other. National Hotel Reporter.
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Uninst Discrimination.

Officer Phaneygan--It's thin you're
ioo<in. Mike.
i Oficer or O'Morphy--'Tis the fault of,
the chief, be hanged TO i'm.
Ohicer Phaneygan- How's thatF
Officer O'Mmphy -Shnre, an he put
Eae ON q beat with never fruitstnnd
on III the discriminating blaggard -
Chicago Record
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A Poser.

Johnny Pop. may I ask you .
question in arithmetic2 IL
Happy Father, proud Of bis sons
love for study Certainly, my boy,
certainly
Johnny How many times what
makes seven2-Life.
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Norwegians give Gods heads mixed
with marine plants 90 their cows to In.
crease the yield OF milk. 3 s
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Public executions in Paris prove very
profitable to the owners or houses COM
manding the scene Windows are let
out for the occasion, the landlords
watching for the first sign of the exe-
cution and then at once sending word
10 the persons who have hired the room.
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Visitor. Will you tell your master
that Icalled?
Servant Yes. sir, If you will please
tell me your name.
Visitor-That il unnecessary. He
knows me quita we'll - Wanderer.
ar. Prices Cream BalEing Powdsa
Most Perfect Made.
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GkNRRAL MRRCMANDasR

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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-12-28
NUMBER 45.
Yes Shsuld Get II.

Shu"ld get what? !.hy, the Rev. IrI K
Hicks splendid Almanac for 1895. He has
kindly sent 'o this office a copy of the same,
and we speak adyisedlv in saving that il il
rare publicaton--the very latest and best Of
all that has emanated from the pen and brain
and heart Of this welI-known friend of the
public. The history of this mans woik-now
an open book to all America--and a casual
glance at his Almanac for 1895, convince, us
that this viially useful and instructive book
ongtt to find its wav into every shop, store,
office and home in the land. The price of the
book--onlv % cents--could not to our knowl.
edge be invested for any one thing mevs prof.
tably. 1t contains 81 pages, printed on fine
book paper, with elegant colors. 1t is for sale
by all nevsdealers. This fine Almanac is
given as premium 10 every yearly subscri-
to the Rev. lrl r. Hicks well-known and de-
servedly popular paper, WORD AND WORKS.
This unique journal is a peerless educator of
the masses, and is fast becoming a household
guardian and necessity IN the homes oT
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Chancery Court-2dDist.

W, L.
In the comfy Of Pearl River, ON the first
Monday Of January and July ana continue
SIN days MA. n;.,.,,,. "a,
,bp ,prond Monday Of January and July and
r,ntnur six DAYS. In the second District,
on thr third Monday of January and July
and continue days.
I'm the county Of Hancock. ON the fourth
Noulay of January and July and continue
six days, A..
Monday Of February and August ana con-
tinlc SiN days.
in The county Of Jackson. on the second
Monday of February and August and con-
iilue SIX days
Monday OF June aad December. and continue
Ndays.
In the county Of Jones, on the first Monday
Of March and september and continue siN
days.
In the county Of Jones. on the first Monday
of March and september and continue SIN
days
In the county of Jasper, on the second
MmIay Of March and September and con-
tinue SIX days.
In the county Of Perry. held IN Augusta
the First District. ON the third Monday OF
March and september aud continue six days.
In the town Of liatticsburg. the Second pis-
trct, on the first Monday OF June and Decem-
Der aud continue six days.
In the county Of smith, ON the fourth Mon
day of March and September, and continue
six days
In the county Of Greene. on Thursday after
the second Monday OF April and October and
continue three days
In The county of Covington, on the fourth
Monday in April and October aud continue
six days.
In TIL county of Newton. on the first Mon
days.
In the county OF Laudcrtlalc. on the first
Monday OF May and November and continue
twrniy-four days.
In tn cuulty Of Clarke. ON the third Mon
day Of April and November and continue six
days.
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DAN M. MAYERS,
cen'I Insurance Agent,
Fire, Life, Accident EmloyTS Liability and Steam Boiler

o
the old firm My
the and liberal With
the business in all its branches, can acceptab'y
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VOLUME 80.
TIE COURTS.
THE REGULAR TERMS.
c;rc,,it Court-2nd Dist.
s,u,rFL II. TERRAL, JUDGE.

sAMl Ell IL
.r, ~ NEVILLE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
'A"n .nu,ty Of Lauderdale. on the iirst
In ine y, January and July ana continue
t'lr'a a"s ,:o,,nty Of Noxubee. on the second
,nduv ID s"v of February and August ana con-
lalle ,tar e-n ronnty OF Kcmper. on the first Nom
,nM u ,u uarh and september ana continue
tsete uay .onnty Of Clarke. on the third Mon
III ~ W. March and september ana continue
irrl,ss ,se ua, ro,lnty Of Wayne, on the first Mon.
~ W. mil and October and continue SIX
days. ., NJ Grcene. on the second
IN ,nr n, I'il anril and October and continue
siy days ,p,,, p,vcr IN the third
va"iW Of April AMI octoDer anu continue
sneI, ~ ,Gs couuty Of Hancock. on the fourth
u,nday M Of April and October ana continue
'I,,,h T., ,hs county of HARRISON ON the second
,a"day Of May and November ana continue
'T,' ,n 'hr county Of Jackson. on the fourth
u,nd"v of Nav and November ami continue
twelve days ,,,,.,, E,,,t District nm
.,n ,Si,d Monday of June and December and
aao,,nup a'u siN days. In the second District,
m thr second Monday ofJune ana December
and continue sIN days
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FAR TOO FEW NEWSPAPERS.
Advertising Fakes.

Captain Hugh Watson tells the fol-
lowing "horse sense to his patrons in
Franklin through the st. Mary's. La,
Banner. and we take pleasure in com
mending it to our merchants and
business men, at the same time giving
it our full endorsement: "rhc day of
fakes is ut hand. Every few weeks
some smontli-t0ngncd, oily downeas-
ter swoops into town and section. and
with glib, tinkcring, Suave mlnner
and genteel appearance proceeds to
guy the merchants as to Il rare adver-
tising scheme he has on hand, and
that the good people of the town
should not fail to avail themselves OF
the grand opportunty,h he at once pro-
cecdS to unroll an immense volume of
paraphcrnalia, and begins his dis
course as to the profits that are in
store for you provided you give him
your ad. Franklin has been visited
by number OF these fakes during the
past year, and we notice some names
that never appear in their town pa
pcrs have been dipped up in the nets
of these slick schemcrs-be it to their
shame, it must be said, that the only
money that they leave in the town is
a small board bill, the balance the
merchants see 'gO glimmerlng.'
The town papers are always trying to
enhance its growth: it spares no pains
to introduce it to strangers; hence
the people who constitute the bone
and sinew of a town should discard
these worthless travelling advertising
fakes. They are OF no benefit, and
right here let us say that an adver
tisement even IL only an inch or tive
in your home paper is worth more
than all the tin-tag-pastc-board, dodg.
or or directory advertising IN tllt
land"
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NON.Rc~ideNt Notice.


10 B. l.. Hamilton. Bvl-William'
Hardware Co. kohlman-Grccnho Ut Go.
james McDonuald.G W. March, }. W.
Roberts, Christian CTft Glncerv Co
Mertz. lhdch n Co., Mobile Coffee and
Spice Mills, Horn n Tonsmerc. Price n
Lowe. Cleveland Bros. G. l.. Cowart,
NJ. Fnrchcimcr. Lolt Bros. ,Taylor Mfg
Co.. II B Il J n. Kaiser, Preston n
Stnu.frr, Simon 4 Kohan. lIenly
PMlongue B. Frelich n Co.. i. J. Mil
Ter, H,Lochte II Co., A. I."hmlnn Il
Co., Arthur =. Rose Il Co., j. Sarrazln,
Levy. Loco n Co., A. Baldwin n Co.,
V. Schivan n Co., Glover H. odendnhl
Standard Oil Co. Jonas Martin, Ben
jamin Kohn, defendants:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the county o
jackson, in said State, ON the
Second Monday Of February, A. d
1895,
to defend the snit in said court iu th
matter of the assignment by the firm o
Roberts Il March to s. r. Thompson
assignee. wherein yOu are defendants.
This 2lth day of December, 1894.
W. NJ. DENNY, Clerk.
December %, 1891. 45.5t
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An Angry Editor.

The editor of the Eupora Miss. Pro-
gress must be mad clear through. See
how he frcts his mind:
THAT l0w-down-son-of-a-gun who
will meet a man he owes on the street
and tell him that he hasn't got the
money To pay the debt, and then after
ward slip around and pay express
charges on a jug Of whiskcy, and get
drunk and go home to a needy family,
ought to be in ------- with both legs
broke. We have got just such men In
Webster county"
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CAN'T IT BE DONE7

The following able and well-timed
article on the subject of journalism
we clip from the Centerville Jetferso-
niin and give it our hearty endorse
mcnt, and hope that as suggested the
Press Association will do something
at its next meeting looking to the
evils complained of in this article:
In order to practice law, dentistry,
medicine. teach school or enter any
Of the professions, save one, the per-
son so doing must exhibit Qualitica-
tions which entitle him to be worthy
of his high calling. The profession of
journalism is the grandest OF all pro-
feSSionS, second only to the clergy.
The press Of the country has more to
do with molding public opinion than
all other agencies combined, the pa
pers enter every household. are read
by fathers. mothers. sons and daugllt-
erS, they reach Il class Of people who
ha dly ever hear Il sermon. or Il dis
cussion of the events Of the day. the
influence Of the press is incalculable
and should be invaluable: hence is it
not necessary that our papers should
be headed by the best qualified men ?
In talking with a lawyer recently, he
said that the new law cut off Jack
leg lawyers from the profession: the
new law keeps out teachers who would
run Il school lust for the money in
it," The Doctors say that the new
system eliminates "quack" doctors
and 50 on with the other professions,
hut the Press. the poor defenselcss
Press has no protection. Any fellow
who has money enough or credit
enough to get a handful of type can
''Set up shop and compete with men
who have ability and who are inter-
cSted in their country. We may not
have too many "shccts issued" but
we have
FAR TOO FEW NEWSPAPERS.
Why, some men will take an ad for
almost nothing and take that out in
trade. The question arises. can
there be stop put tot this imposition?
! [ seems to us that the Press ASsOcia-
tion could take the matter in hand
and formulatNSnme suggestions to be
presented to the coming legislature.
If the Press will 90 about this in the
proper way the legislature will act
for us, then we can dignity our pro-
fesson. as entrance into our ranks is
entirely too cheap now.
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LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, MISS, I
Nn,u,,,l,.r M 1904

November IL. 1884. \
Notice is hereby given that he follow
ing mamed settler has filed notice ot his
intention to make final proof IN support
Of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Circuit Clerk of jack
sou county. at Scranton, Miss, on Jal''
uary 4, 1895. viz:
Eugene Z. Mcdonald. of Zig P,int.Miss.
I,n,st.aNo. 1Sl6l, for the SCI section,
Is. township 1 south. range $ west.
He names he following witnesses io
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of. said land. viz:
William 4. Gnllaway. John c. Ely. Jr.
n. b. Coleman, }. W. Jones all OF BIZ
Point, Miss.
ROBERT +. WILSON. Register.
November %, 1894. 4O-6t
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Secret Societies.
SCRANTON.

SCKANTON.
e o. Scranton Lodge No. II. ~ eets ev
cry Iuesdhy evening Mt Odd Fellows Hall at
...W o'clock. !. =. Fox. N. c.; +. ID. Becht,
Secretary.
Scranton Encampment No. ao. meets every
~ ana 4th Friday evening ~ Odd Fellows
i!all at ;;W o'clock. II. $. R0urke, c. p; v.
IRos. Scribe.
Knights Of Pythins, Mississippi Lodge No.
y. meets every Thursday evening Mt Odd
Fellows Hall ut f::m o'clock, W. A. Cox.
&C; h. + Browne. X. Of s.
knights OF Houor. Scranton Lodge No. 1924.
meets every I'd and +th Monday evening ut
Odd Fellows Hall ut 7:;,o o'clock.
A. NJ. Gulf Lodge No. ll9. meets Ind
Wednesdays IN each month ut Odd Fellows
Hall. J. :. P0rtis. W. NJ; Geo. J. Santa
Cruz. Secretary.
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The foregoing proposed Charter OF In
corporation is respectfully referred to he
Honorable Attorney General for his all
vice rs to the conslirutionalily and legal.
ity oi ITS provisions. }. NJ. STONE,
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.v'esr .1drprSsStSSleMis.
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
OF TIE
LAKE MILLS,
MOSS POINT. MISSISSIPPI.
SECTION I.


BE il known that J. BOUNDS. w. C
VEACH and such other persons as may
hereafter Income a,>midtrd with them,
their as>,gus and succcssolS. are hereby
created a body polite, aud corporate
under the name aud style of the LAKE
WILLS. 10 he dnmiciled at Moss Point,
Jackson County. Mississippi. and by that
name said corporal ion shall have success
sion for prrinl ot fifty (j0D years, aud
as such may she and he sued, contract
and lie contracted with, plead aud be
implicated and may make and use IA cor
poIate seal aud alter lhe same at pleasure,
ers, privileges aud immunties defined
and conferred by Chapter 25 of the Ano-
tatcd Code Of 1892 the same as if specl
tically enumerated herein. provided the
same is .hecrssary for carrying out
The purposes of this charter.
SECTION II.
The purpose and object of said Com.
pany are to manniacturc aud sell Lunl-
Der. aud Timber, aud al other wond
goods of whatsoever kind or character us
it ma, deem fit. and said corporation
may purchase, hold aud sell any real cs
tate or pel soual property whether taken
in pay meat Of debt or Ot herwise. Ma,
erect, maintain. keen and use all srcl
buildings, machinery and fixtures ncccS
SarI for The operation of it's business
may bnild railroads or other logging Il,
vices; may borrow money aud secure its
payment as it may elect, and may max,
all necessary By-Laws and rules for th,
government OF It's business, not contrary
10 law.
SECll'N III.
The capital stock of said coinnan,
shall he Twenty Thousand Dollars (SlO.
O00.) and the same may he Increased I,
Two Ilnnlred Thousand Dnllars (Sl0O.
000,) to he divided into shares OF ON
hundred Dollars rach, OF wIIrh pI"pe
w. ''o"n ,, "r. w 'e'!o" =" .'' pr
rrv ~" r,a, .sta,, ',", ~ ',snn" % nr,,," .,"'.'
i.. h ="
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No stakeholder shall he individually
liable for the debts of the corporation
contracted during hi, ownership of stock
for any more than The an cunt ot b lance
that may remain due and unpaid for the
stock subscribed for 10y hin.
SECTION VI.
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First Trump--"Arc you In favor OF
tho income taxy"
Second Tramp-"You bet | am. ]
20 further'n that. I'm In favor OF
givin' every man an income TO be
taxcd.n
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CREDITORS NOTICE.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, |,

JACKSON COUNTY.
All persons having claims against the
estate Of W. II. MAY, deceased, late OF
said county. are hereby notified to fie
same IN the office of the Clerk OF the
ChaGcerv Court of said connJy tor regis
try, SC, as the law requires, on failing
therein same will he barred.
G. W. DANCER,
Administrator
December 2S. 1921, 45.it