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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
HINTS ABOUT SHEEP.
How They Should be Fed to Secure the
Best Results.

Sheep must have exercise to make
wool grow long, says the American
Sheep Breeder. They may be kept
shut up tight and fed on grain, and
make fat thick on the rib, but they
must walk the fields to make blood
and muscle and fleece. The oil or
yolk follicles are planted close side by
side in the skin; and if the yolk folli-
cles are overcrowded with grain feed
they compass and dwarf the wool fol-
lcles, and the fibre is short though it
may be true and sound.
Sheep fed very highly on grain, to
be fattened, will consume with relish
an occasional feed of straw, weedy
hay, ragweeds, or the like, and it will
be better for them than a steady, un-
broken regimen Of any one feed stuff,
however excellent in itself.
Timothy is too binding for an ami
nal whose system tends so readily to
fever and constipation as that Of the
sheep. Almost any kind of straw ex-
cept buckwheat, which is apt to poison
the lips, is better as a coarse food for
fattening sheep than clear timothy.
In fact. there is no kind of hay except
clover which is as good unmixed as
the same would be with a judicious
alteration with straw.
1t is often urged as sufficient ar.
gument against feed troughs inside OF
the stable that it is impossible to keep
them in order without cleaning out
the manure which is constantly being
dropped into them. To obviate this
disagreeable task, the feeder may set
the troughs around the sides of the
building, from four to six inches too
high for sheep to reach them; then
put under them piece of timber or a
bench, upon which they can step with
their forefeet while eating, but too
narrow for them to stand on with all
fours. This will keep all dung out OF
the troughs.
An everlasting feeding of corn to
sheep is unwise and injurious. The
rich r0wen of low meadows will, In
open winter, carry flock of wethers,
already in good condition, until Feb
ary on a food of a bushel Of shelled
corn per day per hundred. If snow
lies on the ground, clover hay. roots
and corn fodder may take the place OF
rowen, keeping the systems of the
animals in a relaxed, cool and healthy
condition. Then, in the last month
of winter, the cramming of grain may
begin. and it will find the sheep as
healthy and as ready to fatten as a
party of thrifty shoats in the fall az
ter a summer on clover.
AS to the manner of feeding and the
material given sheep in winter there
are three points of cardinal import
ance: /. Sheep should be fed with
perfect regularity. 2. Though fond
Of variety and requiring 1t to secure
the best results, feeding sheep resent
a sudden change to an unaccustOmed
feed stuff. 3. Hence combination OF
J feeds IS better than radical change.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
Chancery Court I'd Dist.
W r. HOUSTON, CHANCELLOR.

.,,,,p,.,l piv,r IN ths Nrst
III TIE county ,n,, %, ""' .,ud iniv and rnntinne
Monday Oh January an" '"'' GU"
sly days -, y,,;on Eirst District on
In the c9',mS Sy Di ,'%' r I,m,arv Ian aud Iulv ,nd
Ii seconu M9nu'S =, th S,',d ni., ~
continue siA HaSsi =" '"E n,,,,.u suoo' ,nd inlw
ON lhe thiFu ""'tt"y ty day VI ''"''''' ""' ""''
an continue s,A WI 1,,, -, t,o ,o,r,h
In the county ol 'an1onM. ~ o' i"c o,,in,' % v,'
Monday oi '"n""iJ "'u '"'' "''
SIX days ,,. -, uon,,son an III, sr,,
In the county ". LA r,,st 1' nd , rnn.
Monday OF & rroru"'S anu '"su'' an" 'o'
tlnnc SIX days, ,.,., ~ ,,o ,o,o,a
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
EUCALYPTUS AND AOSQUITOS.
The Insect Pest are Unknown Where
the Tree Grows.


Insect Life.
A correspondent, who is the owner
of one of the largest and oldest groves
OF eucalyptus globules In his part OF
California says that fors fifteen years
he has had opportunities to observe
those trees as repellant of insects. Ov-
er thirty years ago his attention was
first called to the subject by physi-
clan who had resided In Australia
for some years. That physician as
sured him that the mosquito, so
troublesome to Californians, was un-
known in the Australian eucalyptus
forests and swamps, but added there's
spotted mosquito" nearly as bad
theirs in some places.
He, not being antomologist, was
unable to tell whether the "spotted
mosquito" was species of the genus
culex, or of some allied genus. The
| physician was evidently close OBJ
seaver, and the writer considered it
worth his while to take the hint. He
adds: 81 determined to test the an
ti-mosquito qualities Of the eucalyp-
tus, so when | began to improve my
house here nineteen years ago, one of
the first things did was to get a lot
of eucalyptus seed fromAustralia and
plant out grove OF the trees.
The tallest of them are now ovel
l40 feet tall, and can be seen for TWEEN
ty miles around. My house stands in
the midst Of these trees. My irrigat
ing ditch, dozen feet wide, of slug.
gish current, runs the grove beside
the house. There has never a singh
mosquito larva been seen in thi
ditch from where it emergcs from
them 200 yards away; while above ant
below mosquito larvae Are plentiful
not Immediately below, but some hun
dreds of yards away, where the waite
stands in pools and becomes stagnant
among a growth Of black walnut ant
cotton woods. My live stock pastur
in this timber going into the walnu
and back allain under the eucalyptus
shade at pleasure. Frequently wher
, the cows come up at night they brinI
a swarm of mosquitoes; occasionall
some of them get into the house, bu
cause US so little annoyance that W
=, scarcely notice them.
Before this ditch reaches the eucal
yptus it runs through jungle o
"fence bamboo" where the mosquito
is so bad that we avoid working ther
except in the windiest weather. An,
though the ditch has more current
there the larvae of mosquitoes ar
plentiful in the water till it reache
the ecalyptus trees, below which poin
none is found.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
SHIPPING MOLASSES IN BULK.
1t Comes in the Same Tanks in Which Ker-
osene Has Been Shipped.

Albany Express.
Almost all the molasses which
comes from Cuba to the United States
is brought in the same tanks in
steamships that are used to carry
petroleum as a return cargo. The
ships tanks are about sixteen feet
deep and have neck seven feet deep.
They are pumped full Of oil at Brook
lyn or Philadelphia, then taken to
Havana, and the oil pumped out into
the tanks of the refining plants there.
Molasses are brought from the inte-
rior of the island in huge hogsheads,
which are empted into storage tanks.
A suction pump drawing about 10 COO
gallons an hour fills each ships tank
to within about two feet Of the top,
that amount Of space being required
for the expansion Of the molasses. 1t
might be supposed that the petroleum
would have bad effect upon the mo-
lasses, but it has been shown that the
contrary is the case, and an nearly one
half the importation is made into rum
and the balance refined into sugar, a
little oil is not of much account. The
tanks are cleaned after the molasses
have been pumped out by turning in
powerful steam jet, which washes
down the sides and liquiiles whatever
molasses may be left in the bottom OF
the tank, and the suction pump fin
ishes the work.
A cargo of molasses, which formerly
required ten or twelve days, can now
be unloaded IN forty-eight hours,
while the difference in cost of han
ding, to say nothing of the saving OF
time, amounts to large sum.
The first attempt at handling mo-
lasses in bulk was made by the brig
Novelty in 1877. She was fitted with
lining and her whole hold was used
without partitions. She made several
trips between Matanzas and Boston,
but was not successful as a dividend
Garner. Since the present system Of
dividing a vessels hold into tanks
was devised and put in practice on
steamers the profits of the trade and
the steamship companies have largely
increased.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23

The man who stops a paper because
there is something in it that he does
not like should be consistent and get
up and leave a hotel table II he hap
pens to see something on the bill of
fare that does not suit his taste. He
should be as consistent with one as
with the other. A good newspaper is
bill of fare of mental food for as
many different tastes as possible, and
the reader ought to know that the
article that does not suit him Is, per-
haps, just the taste OF every other
reader of the paper. The man who
insists upon having the paper just as
he wants it ought to print it himself.
burlington Gazette.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
he. SIZE. IA TRN0CY.

Who loved us as we infants lay,
And sucked our thumbs from day to day
Our mothers.
Who cared when as we crept about,
We climbed in and tumbled out?
Our mothers.
Who, when in'youth we tended schools,
Did call US imps or little fools !
Our teachers.
And who when told what teacher said,
Was mad enough to "bust" his head
Our mothers.
Who stood by us when we were lads,
And took our parts against our dads
Our mothers.
Who loves the rich man for his self,
But does not love him for himself?
His sweetheart.
Who loves this boy of lucre fame,
Aud if a tramp would do the same?
His mother.
In after years we take wife
And finally settle down for life,
Who is it knows our every look,
Can read us like an open book,
Knows all our faults and them condemn
And tells our wives to look at them
Her mother.
Far of, Mich, Dec. "a.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
Congress and Washington are thus

Congress and Washington are thus
esteemed by Rev. Sam Jones:
"F'or, of all the box-ankled, handy
shanked, flea-bitten, bobtail, lop-
cared, NANCY, courageless, brainless
jackasses that eyer assembled since
God made the world, think forpure,
downright cussedness the present
gang in Congress, headed by Hill in
the Senate and tailed by "no quorum
in the House, beats them ALL
"Wasbington city is the home of
his satanic majesty. OF course he
has branch Offices all over the United
States, but even in Washington,
where the devil is so well known, and
where he knows the people so well, no
doubt his majesty is looking on the
scenes at the capital with wondering
interest and constant surprise, and
with constant pleasure as an ap-
proving father on his Obedient chill
dren."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
Trousers In History.

Somebody has discovered that even
mems trousers have history. Miss
Celia Logan holds that the fig leaf
developed successfully into the bear
skin, tunic, tights, knee breeches and
trousers. The truth, probably, is that
trousers were first introduced as a
brilliant discovery by some ancient.
In fact, it is almost certain that
trousers were worn as a special form
of costume by persons who rode on
horseback. When they got off the
horse they resumed their flowing
robes. 1t was soon found that trOus-
.ers were better adapted than togas
for quick movement Of the legs, and
when the barbarians oyerran Rome
their legs were incased in trousers.
In the pictures by Roman artists of
these conquerers lin which there is
probably no effort at flattery), the
trousers are represented as most un-
becoming garments. being very wide
about the knees and gathered at the
ankles. The rest of their clothing
was also ungainly, and consisted Of
skirts, easy boots, and perhaps a
scanty mantle on the shoulders. 1t
is difficult to understand why such a
hideOus costume was worn. Even that
of Robinson Crus0, whose oppOrtuni-
ties for making himself beautiful were
limited, was elegant in comparison.
All this discussion has been precipi-
tated by the general study of Adams
costume in the international Sunday
school lessons.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
'nHE COURTS.
THE REGULAR TERMS.
c;rcrit Court-2nd Dist.
,,,,rr II TERRAL. JUDGE.

SAMUEL II. TEkhAL, JUDI
,,rS Il NEVILLE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
jan Aha county of Lauderdal le, on the hrst
,lnndnv IN inv Of January and July ana commune
thirty days ,, N,vubce. on the second
,lnsay IN t"y Of February and August ana con-
tlnde eiHn,,t ..nnnty Of Kemper on the first Mon
,Ils u " "" March and September ana continue
tTe,SS ,Ss e@ c9,lnty of Clarke. on the third Mon
III " w March and september ana continue
tgetrS ,re "%1t county of Wayne, on the frst Mon-
adw !" " o,I IAprII and October ana continue SIX
days. ,.,of t;recne. on the second
,1adny N dne Of ApTil and october and continue
six days, ,p,or, River nm the third
N"nday oI lay Of April and october ana commune
sn ~. uIya, .pe county Of Hancock. on the fourth
Monday !" i Of April and October ana continue
'gs' w. ,he county of Harrison, on the second
vanaav IN ~" of MAY and November and continue
wv, In the county Of Jackson. on the fourtl
u,ndav ,n ." of NAV and November and continue
'1s',S ~ ,Se county Of Marion, First District, on
,hn third Monday of June ana )ecrhiDef ana
.nntinue six days. In the second Distf,ct.
o"' on the second Monday of June ana DccenDef
and continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, MARCH %, 1894.


count, together with the copy Of an
autograph letter of President Dwight,
Of Yale college, grandfather of his
namesake, the present incumbent,
who was made arbiter at the time
when the argument occurred:
"wHEN A CENTURY ENDS"
''In the year 1899 two literary gen.
tlemen of New York, having opposite
opinions upon this subject, agreed on
wager of pipe of wine concerning
it. They were to abide by the decis-
ion of President Dwight, of Yale col
lege, and of Professor Meigs. A letter
was addressed to each of the referees
without any intimation of the wager.
After the decision had been cOmmuni-
Gated to the gentlemen they presented
demi john of wine to DR.. Dwight and
Professor Meigs. q
"The letter of DR.. Dwight was con-
elusive that the century was not COM
pleted until the termination of the
year 1900, that is until midnight, De-
cember 81, 1900"
This is the manner in which Presi-
dent Dwight settled the controversy,
as shown in portion of his reply to
one of the betters
| DIR. DwIGHT's REPLY.
"New York, January %, l799.-Sir
In answer to the qustion which you
proposed to me for decision, | observe
81. That in reckoning centurially
we adopt a different phraseology from
that which is used in all other ac
counts of time. In speaking of q
mans age we say: This is the thirty.
first or thirty-second year of his age,
or He is in his thirty-second year,
etc.
I'm speaking of the ccnturial year
or year of the Christian era, we say
seventeen hundred and one, tw0 nine
ty-eight, nine, etc. Thus we say "A
ID. 1700,' and In the year of our Lore
seventeen hundred and ninety-nine,
and, at times, also, In the seventeen
hundred and ninety-ninth year of the
Christian era, expressions eXactl.
equivalent.
"2. The Christian era began will
the nativity of Christ.
"3 The phrases, The first year. ant
The year one are, l apprehend, ex
actly equivalent. Of course, seven
teen hundred and ninety-ninth yeaI
when applied to the present centuria
year, are also exactly equivalent.
~. If these observations are true
, the present year (l799) will not com
plete the century,"
No one can doubt that the venerabl
writer was correct in his statements
And here is comfort for those Chica
goans who are SAID to be already gro"
ing jealous at the prospect of havin
France usher in the twentieth centur
with another worlds fair at Paris il
the year 1900. Such fair would no
really be a torch to herald the com
ing cycle, but a blaze of glory to spec
, the departing.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23

AS the visitor was going through n
manufacturing establishment he no
ticed one very careless looking work
man shambling along with Il wheel
barrow.
us that sample of your men?" he
asked of the manager.
Hardly; that's one Of our didn't
know-it-was.loaded-gun men,"
"And what kind is that, pray ?"
"Liable togo of at any time. See ~
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23

A correspondent ola furniture trade
paper thinks that magnolia Will
sooner or later take front rank as a
furniture wood He says: "lt is my
opinion that a syndicate of furniture
manufacturers could do an immense
business by securing control of mag
nolia lands and opening furniture fac
tories in New Orleans or some other
large Southern city,"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23

Employment, which Galen calls
,'Nature's physician" is so essential
to human happiness, that incidence
is Justly considered the mother OF
misery.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
.spana what, Il n nonulite 81

"A populite, my boy, isa man who
says he wants To do the very things
the Democrats are trying to, besides
some other thing that cant be done
and that very few people desire done,
even IL they could be.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
Secret Societies,
SCRANTON,

10. O. +, Scranton Lodge No. 4j meets ev-
cry Tuesday evening ut Odd Fellows Hall at
,:I0 o'clock. II. Bugge n. g.. q. Luce. Sec'y.
Scranton Encampment No. -. meets every
I'd and 4th Friday evening at Odd Fellows
dali at 1880 o'clock. II. Bugge, Z. F.; V. Ros,
Scribe.
Knights of pythias, Mississippi Lodge No.
g. meets every Thursday evening at Odd
Fellows Hall at i::M O'Clock, J. A. Miller
CO. B. + Browne. X. Of :.
Knights OF Honor. Scranton Lodge No. 1924,
meets every I'd and 4th Monday evening ut
Odd Fellows Hail a: $50 o'clock.
+. x A. NJ, Gulf Lodge No. ~, meets LIST
FriSday IN each month at odd Fellows
tiall. NJ. {. Pankey W. NJ; Geo. j. Santa
Cruz Secretary
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23

Troubles, like clouds, may bring
tears like rain; but when prosperity
cheers us and as the sunshine smiles,
the misfortunes of life are remember
cd no more.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23

Hon. G. ID. Stands seems to be the
most popular man for the vacant law
chair 10 the University Of Mississippi.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23
SCRANTON
DIRECTORY.

CHARLES LYONS, (Delnlas Avenue),
Eating House. Oysters. Lodging
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-06-06
Perfumeu butterflies.

Fritz Muller discovered patches of
singular scales on the wings of butter
flies, which sent out more than 80 dis
tinot odors. These scent scales are called
androconia. An excellent study by mi
croscopical sections of tho wings of some
of our butterflies, by Professor M. ID.
Thomas, appears in The American Nat
uralist. He shows that these scales are
the outlet of unicellular glands situated
at the base of each scale.
One especially prominent was detect
cd beneath the androconia in the wing
Of Danais archippus. The surface Of the
wing above the glands Is Sometimes COW
cred with great number of papill@,
from tho end of which the scent scales
project, or it may be like the ordinary
surface of the wing In the former case
the androconia are quite small and but
one to each papilla, at the base of which
lies the gland. This gives the scent
scale the appearance of small rod
placed in flask.
The material elaborated by the local
glands and distributed upon the surface
of the wing by the androconia is that
which gives to many Of the lepidoptera
their characteristic odor. --Philadelphia
Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-06-06

A speaker who has planned an adj
dress for multitude and finds himself
confronted with but single auditor
sometimes fails to readjust his remarks,
and the result is apt to BIO ludicrous.
A little story illustrative of this point is
told i'll connection with former presi-
dent of the University of North Caro-
lima
One day as this dignified and stately
parsonage was walking about the cam
pus he observed an unlawful assemblage
of students at some little distance. He
did not hasten his steps, but proceeded
slowly toward them, with his head down
and his eyes apparently bent in contem-
plation of his own boots.
When this leisurely proceeding had
brought him to the spot where the
students had been gathered, only one
young man remained, the others having
precipitately departed.
The president raised his head and sur
veyed the solitary culprit with apparent
severity, although the young man al
ways contended that he detected twin.
kle in his keen eyes.
"Sir, said the president i'll COM
manding tone, Instantly dispense to
your several places Of abode.
Difficult though the feat required
certainly was, the young man executed
it to the best of his ability by "dis-
persing" without further delay. -
Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-06-06
The Economy OF Pure Food.

There are many persons who, from a
misguided sense of economy, purchase
food which they know to be inferior,
so that they may thereby save, in order
to meet other demands Of the family
Handsome clothing and fine houses IN
aristocratic neighborhoods are desira-
BILE, we admit, but not at the expense Of
the most important factor of our exist
ence, especially when we know that
pure, nourishing food is the immediate
cause of pure blood, and consequently
more perfect nerve and brain power. 1t
is not only false economy, but positive
crime, to obtain edibles below the stand
ard for the purpose Of sustaining both
the mental and physical health Of any
human being. -Baltimor Telegram.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-06-06
A CROP O, KISSES.

From her side go a-singin in the mornin cool
an gray,
When the dew shines in the furrow an the
hills climb into day,
An l kiss her at the partin-she's the sweetest
thing in life
Like USE to kiss my sweetheart fore my
sweetheart was my wife.
It's kind o. "goodby" kissin, though it's kissin
mighty soon,
An say, III make it last mo till the shad-
ders point to noon,"
An the keen larks sing "He kissed her." an
the winds sing 80 did We"
When some wild rose comes a-elimin an jes'
steals her kiss from me.
Then the pillow stands in the furrow, an my
dreamin eyes l shield
As look where last left her as | sing across
the field
Here's the winds s-laughin at me, here's the
lark a-singin this,
He's kissed her kissed her, kissed her, but
the rose has stole the kiss
Then with all the birds n-singin an a-twittin
me so sweet
I lose sight o. all the grasses roun the corn
blades at my feet
An my horse looks roun a-wonderin till he al
most seems to say,
"Will you make a crop o. kisses or another
crop o. hayI"
An DON'T know lseSv 40 answer, for I'm tnlnlS-
in, an seem
Like Teller jes' a-wakin from tho middle OF a
dream,
An horse Is out o. harness, with his name
a-flowin free,
An the rose that stole her kisscs-well, she
kisses IL an me.
Southern Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-06-06
An Old and Historic Watch.

II repaired aswatch when was work
ing i'll PAMELA, N. Y, said q watch
maker now working in n Broadway
store, (which, although it was more
than $50 years old, had been previously
repaired but three times-once in 1926,
again in 1881 and then in 1912
"The watch has an interesting his
tory. 1t is now the property of David
Minthorn, who has an authentic record
of It, 1t was made by Thomas Linford
of London in 1926, and i'll time came
into the possession of George III, who
presented it to Sir William Johnson,
when he left England to take charge of
affairs in the colony of New York. Sir
William presented it to the famous In
dian chief Joseph Brant, whose sister
was Sir Williams mistress.
"In giving the watch to Brant Sir
William remarked that it was surely
worth 40 rebel scalps When Brant
had his headquarters in tho Schoharie
valley, the watch was taken from him
with other booty by Evart Van Epps of
Fultonville, who was a paymaster in
the American army. Van Epps was aft
erward taken prisoner by Brant, who
recovered the watch
"The grandfather of tho present own
er of the watch became warm friend
of Brant's in Canada after the war, and
Brant made him present of the ancient
timepicee. 1t has been in the family
ever since and has always kept good
time. New York Sun.