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The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-23
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TOWN OF PASCAGOCLA.
fORplNANCE No. Is.

An Ordinance entitled an ordinance providing
for the removal of officers and employees
trom Office for official misconduct or neg.
lect Of duty.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board o
Aldermen Of the town Of Pascagouls, That II
any officer or employe Of this municipality
shall be guilty Of official misconduct, or who
shall wilfully refuse or neglect to perform the
duty imposed upon such officer BY law or ordi.
nsnces Of this town, or orders Of the Board 0l
Mayor and Aldermen, upon conviction shall b
removed from Office, or discharged, and that
upOn such removal the Office .Qr position held
BY such person shall At once become vacant
that all charges preferred against any officer
or empi0ye Of this town, under the foregoing
ordinance shall be made in writing to the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen, and such Board
shall, upon such charges being preferred, fix I
day for the trial Of the same, and shall give
the person charged At least five days notice IN
writing, Ia which shall be attached copy o
the charge preferred against him; that upon
the day fixed for snch trial the Beard shal
hear the same, and II shall require d unani'
nous v0te Of the Board, including the presid.
ing officer, to cOnvict. That in case member
Of the BOard OF Aldermen shall be on trial
such member shall retire from the Board dur.
ing such trial, and shall not be entitled to vote
therein, and in case the Mayor shall be on tria
he shall retire from the Board and the Mayor
pro tenn. shall preside.
It appearing TO the Board that there ia M
law on this subject, it is ordered that this ordi
nance 60 INTO effect on and after ito passage.
Adopted July Q, 1897.
vOLNEY BROWN, Mayor.
A. D. KREBs, Clerk.
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Mly OR

Il small town on the Pascagoula river for.
ty-fve miles from Scranton by water, and can
boast Of one saw mill, one store aud good coal
business.
As good health as can be found in Southern
Mississippi.
Pure and cool water from numerous springs
and wells as ever quenched mans thirst.
People sociable and kind, and will show all
respect to their fellow man as long as he dc.
serves it.
Game plentiful in iis season - squirrels
birds, turkeys and some deer.
Fish plentiful, such as perch, trout and cat
Mr.. r. G. Agent moved his family to Scran.
ton last week.
Mr.. Skinner will soon have the mill in shape
tor saving.
Steamer Frit1 ia expected this evening with
a cargo Of freight.
Mr.. g. 3. Leatherbury spent several days
IN town last week looking after his mill.
Mr.. G. s. Leatheronry, ST., ia having the
landing road fixed for hauling heavy loads m
Few inches rise in the river, and few RATS
of sawn timber from Plum Bluff passed here
to-day.
Messrs. Joe Leatherbury and Walter Green
spent Sunday at Seashore camp. meeting
They report pleasant tune.
Major O'Neal and Nal Nixon were in town
last week. Come again, gentlemen; we will
be glad to see you any time.
Messrs. Lea,herbury Bros. shipped about
thirty five hundred barrels Of charcoal last
week on the schonners VIM Martin and Frost
Messrs. J. G. Leatherbury, Jim Oneal and
Henry d. Greene were visitors to Scranton
Wednesday Of last week, Mr.. Greene going on
to Ocean Springs to visit his parents.
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PLEASANT HILL ITEMS.
ny PET.

Colt il most dead.
She seems very lonely.
We are not fenced in yet.
The Hill is as dry as ever.
Plenty of pedders in our town.
/. Tbs unrinons are very numerous around
here. . .-
Mr.. !. Landon, Of Mobile was a visitor her :
last week.
The buggy top is gone, but the horse still
survives.
Miss Jennie Jones has been very III, but is
some better.
Mr.. l.. W. Dudley is building large store
on Fr0nt street.
Mr.. Martin ITnrh's residence on Elder road
is nearing completion.
Mr.. J. +. Nelson is building a large resi-
dence on Front street.
Mr.. Harry Lynd has erected a large store
"n Randal's ferry road.
We are glad to know that Rev. G. W. Huff
is well again, able to I'LL his appointments.
Mr. +. B. Smiths shinele mill is about com
pleicd. Come one, come all and get good
shingles.
On his 18th birthday, Thursday last, one
Of our heat buys, Tyra Roberts, was drowned
at Dantzler's mill. He was a very promising
young man.
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ESCATAWPA ITEMS.
BY SCR1BCS.
A. d. KREBs, Clerk.

Some people are more particular than nice
The Take mills are undergoing thorough re.
pa.-s.
A few persons attended the Ssashore camp.
meeting.
Mr. Phil Davis is building a nice home next
to his store.
Nj. D. VI. Goff and family have removed ia
Nichola, Ala.
Mr.. o; G. Dodge has gong to visit relatives
Another wedding among the old folks
Well, we'll, we'll!
She says she is an Escatawpian and not a
Pleasant lillian.
Mr.. Pan! Smith and wife have gone on n
visit to Vancleave.
The girls enjoyed the ice cream at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. JAS. Wyatt.
Mr.. Billy Davis has purchased the late Chas
Ehlers' place, and has moved in.
There was small attendance ut the churches
Sunday night on account Of bad weather.
Prof. Shannon has returned from the Teach.
ers' Institute at Lauderdale looking well.
lie is too busy now to come aud bring them
so she gets the sweet little letters at the post
office. Such is life.
Mr.. Dckerson and family, Of New Orleans
have cnne TO be citizens Of our town. They
occupy the Anderson place.
II you want to get married there are some
widows and widowers lett yet. Nothing t.
brag on. Come and see for yourself.
| The rain has helped the potato fields won.
derfnlly, snd farmers are happy in conse.
quence. Sugar cane aud ell growing crop,
are doing better.
Mrs. Price, with her two little girls, has re.
turned from her visit to Crystal Springs and
has resumed her school At her residence on
the Randall read.
| Services at the Baptist church on the second
and fourth Sundays; at the Methodist church
On the first and second Sundays; prayer meet
ing and Sunday school vt each, at the regular
appointed time. The public are invited aud
urged TO attend.
| Mr.. Joe Faggard is on visit from Ala.
bama. He will now sell you = "washee.
washee" machine, and II yoi want him to, he
can wash all the clothes you have (more OI
ess) in twenty minutes, and rinse them too on
his nice wringer.
The sudden death of Young Mr.. Tyree Rob.
erts by drowning at the Dantzler mill last
Thursdsys evening Was sad event to his pa.
rents aud friends. The burial at the Lamitrs
grave yard was largely attended. The sym.
pa,hies Of the community are with the beresved
ones. ei
Zion church has bran new organ, the seat,
are comfortable, the sexton attends strictly Il
business, is always On hand in season and ouI
Of season, the bell rings out in clear, distinct
tones the hours for sabbath. school, church
and prayer meetings, and The people have n'
excuse for not attending. -.
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Bridge Notice.

contract TO cover bridge across Cedar cfeek.
at Americus. In Beat No. :. with axS inch heert
boards, II feet long, will be let to the lowest bd
ger. at the 'front.' door OF the courthouse, in the
town Of Scranton, Miss on the
First Monday, the I'd day Of Aagxst, 1897,
at IL O'Clock M. The board reserves the right to
reject any and all hids.
BY order Of the Board.
July ., 1897. Si.1t
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II came within three votes OF being unani-
nous last Tuesday.
1t ia water and electric lights for Scranton
now by large maturity.
The colored troops fought nobly for water
and lights for Scranton.
Mr.. T. Swartwout and wife, Of Swartwout +,
this county, visited Scranton Tuesday.
The schooner Fnrence and Lillian is under.
going repairs at Capt. p. Blanchard's ship
yard.
Mr.. Charles Merwether left Wednesday for
Whistler, Ala, to accept situation in DR.. W.
H. Clarke's drug store.
Wednesday Ora r. Rolls case was linked
into by Judge Chidscy, and after hearing the
testimony held the prisoner in bond Of $25O0
for his appearance at Circuit Court.
A grand excursion given by the Pickwick
Brass Band on Monday last to Biloxi on the
steamer Nellie, was in every respect a grand
success. The excursion was given for the
benefit of the Pickwick Brass Band.
On Sunday the steamers Leo aud Nellie
took large number of our people To the Sea.
shore Camp Grounds. The Leo had on board
the Scranton String TIand, which made good
music Cor dancing. The young non-church
members enjoyed the onting very much.
The Scranton State Bank, having moved
into its new building, propose to give to the
stockholders and patrons an entertainment
this (Thursday) evening between s and
o'clock, which will be strictly a unique affair
An elegant lunch will be served. The tout.
ensemble Of the building is perfect
Our thanks are due and hereby rendered IL
Mrs. Ivy Corlett for n well filled basket o
peaches, lemons, new sweet potatoes and greet
peppers. She always keeps on hand q fresl
supply Of vegetables and other good thing
needed in every family. She also serves mos
excellent meals in her restaurant At all hour
Of the day.
It is the duty Of property owners to keel
the fences and gates around their tenemen
houses in repair. We mite that the tumblec
down gate on Cedar street has been rebuilt b.
the occupant oi the place at his own expense
This Is the first instance on record In thi
toNn, and may prove bad precedent.
Mr.. c. N. Ross, Mrs. L. A. Grant, Of Nh
bile; Mrs. r. J. Derbs and sons Albert an
Charles Detbis, Mrs. Laure Schomberg an
daughter, Miss Marie Schombere, of New Or
leans; Mr.. p. J. Kenncy, DR.. T. Mckenzie AM
Nj. W. A. 0wartney are summsring at th
Delmas House on the river.
The Pavilion hop on "Wednesday evenin
last was we'll attended by = large and very sc
lect crowd of pleasure-seekers. Arrange
msnts are complete for another one on Wedne'
day evening, the 3sth inst. The same com
mittees will issue Invitations as for previou
ones.
Last Friday night some one broke into tn
Postal Telegraph oiIice and took all message
of dates 5th, 9Th and 9th; they also took $2.s
the operator, Miss Lucy Lanrendine, had 10
on her type writer, and pen knife, which ha
"Lucy Laurendins" stamped on the handl
All the messages from LIST to l7lh were u
grthcr. Why they took the messages for tho'
three days IL 4 niystery.
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VIM. Trehsru Meets = Horrible Death

A horrible accident occurred Wednesday
night on the l.. L N. r. R. near here. man
was struck BY freight tram No. II due at 10
o'clock. The man had fallen asleep whils un-
der the influence Of liquor on the track two
miles east Of town. The train struck his body
and ground II into small fragments and drag.
ged portions Of il a. Ear as West Pascagoula.
The man proved to bs WIN. Trshern, Of East.
side, carpenter. He leaves a large family.
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Deep Water.

BY request and pursuant to resolution Of
former mass meeting, a general mass meet
ing is called, 10 be held at the court house in
Scranton on Friday, July %, 1897, Al 2p. M,
for the purpose Of receiving the report Of the
Subscription Committee heretofore appointed,
and for the transaction Of such business as rs.
lates In the deepening Of Horn Island Harbor.
Everybody 10 requested 10 attend.
W. NJ. DENNY,
Chairman Of Mass Meeting.
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Non.Reeident Notice.
The State Of Mississippi.

The State Of Mississippi.
To Amos Lorenzo, defendant:
You are commanded to appear before tho
chancery court Of the county Of jackson, In
said state, on the
Second Monday in Aagust, 1897,
to defend the suit In said court Of Celia Lo-
renz0. wherein you are defendant.
This the 6th day Of July. 1897.
+. II. LEWIS. Clerk.
July 0. 1897. 2l-It
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LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss,
IIllx I laQ1

July ], 1887. I
Notice Is hereby given that the following.
named settler has 6led notice Of her intef,-
ti0n to make final proof in support OF her
claim and that said proof will be made be-
fore the circuit clerk Of Jackson county, at
Scranton. Miss.. on August q, 1897, viz:
homestead No, 6,3O6. for the sw ar. se or. sec.
tion - township south. range west. and nv
9r. ne ar, and nc or. NV or, section 4, township
6sOuth, range 3 west.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cuftiva-
tion Of said land, viz:
William I: Pounds. Joseph D. Pounds. John
Cromer and Henry Roberts, all OF Noes
Point. Mss.
July q, 1897. Si-0t
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Notice to Tax-Payeys!

For the convenience Of sll concerned and
the dispatch OF business, citizens OF the dit
ferent supervisors districts, who may have
occasion TO appear before the Board of Su-
pervtsors Ut the August term for the correc-
tlon, reduction or change OF assessments,
real and personal, are requested 70 appear
before the Board on the days and dates nam
I'd " follows:
Beat Tuesday forenoon.
Beat 2-Wednesdwy forenoon.
Beat 9-Thursdxy.
nest l-Mondxy Afternoon.
Beat 5--wedncsdsv afternoon.
y. H. LEWIS.
Clerk or the Board.
Juiy II, 1877. Pat
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BUSINESS LOCALS.
Local Notices inserted under this head are
charged for at the rate OF 10 cents per
line for each insertion.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
All members Of Battery b, and 9th
er persons having guns 0r uniforms
belonging tn the State Of Mississippi,
are ordered to turn in all the States
property or be dealt with according to
law. A. j. LARSEN,
Capt. Com, Bat, b, 1st Reg, ARTILLERY, NJ. N. G.
FINE ORGAN FOR SALE.
One six octave organ for sale cheap
for cash. Apply at
DEMoCRAT-STAR OFFICE.
Telephone to the Champion Livery
Stable for your teams.
Call at II. S. Green's new store for
fine assortment OF fruits, Western
produce, candies and fancy groceries.
Best blacksmith coal on hand and
for sale by JOHN Y. MORGAN. 23-tf
When You drink beer made by the
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Association,
you get the purest beer made, so said
the commission at the Worlds Fair.
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LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. MISS

LAND OFFICR At JACKSON. MISS,
July l. 1897. (
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of her intention
to make final proof In support OF her claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
circuit clerk OF Jackson county, ut Scranton.
Mss. on August q. 1897. viz:
Emma Jane BilbO. OF Basin, Miss. home-
stead No. 236l. for the Sc Or. ne Or. nd ne ar.
no Dr. section 81. township south. range o
west
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cuitiva-
tiOn OF said land. viz:
Napoleon Howell, Alfred White. Axum W.
Gardner and Silas Grant. all OF Basin p. o.,
Jackson county. Miss.
ROBERT i. WILSON. Register.
- July Q, 1897 2ISt
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LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. Miss.


June 8, 1897.
Notice Is hereby given that tho following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof In support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Miss. on July 30, 1897. viz:
William \. Altman, Of Howell. Miss, home
stead No. 22.65S, for the hf. NV Or. and no
ar, NV or. and NV ar. ne or, section l2, town
ship south. range q west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuitiva-
tiOn OF said land, viz:
william Ranegan. Joseph G. Parker. James
=. Parker. Jr. and Dawson Walters, Jr. all Of
Howell, Jackson county. Miss:
ROBERT F.. WILSON. Register.
June l8, 1897. l8-6t
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LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE At JACKSON. MISS, I
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LNNDOFTICE At JACKBON, Mss,
June 9. 1897.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has file d notice OF his Intention
to make final proof 10 support Of his claim.
ciruuit clerk Of Jackson county, ut Scranton,
MISS. on July ~. 1897, viz:
William kanegan. of Howell. Miss. home.
stead No, 4.O61 for the sw Or. ne Or. and Af.
SO Or and sc qr, sw or, section !, township
south. range q west.
he names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuttiva-
tion Of said land. viz:
William +. Altman and James B. Parker,
Jr.. OF Howell p. o.. jackson county. Miss. I;
Charney Miller and Howard Green, Of Basin
Z. o.. jackson county, Miss.
June H. 1897 ia6f
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Owing to the fact that almost
everybody attended the Seashore
camp meeting last Sunday, Rev. D. U.
Byers recalled his appointment for
afternoon service. He will preach nm
next Sunday at 4 .. m. All cordially
invited.
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COTTAGE BY THE SEA HOTEL.
paseagoula. Miss,
CHARLES DosTEH, proprister.

This popular resort, situated on the front,
within seventy feet OF the waters % che bay,
with all the latest accommodations for vicl.
houses fine salt water bathing. good 0shjuI.
etc. Table always the best the mxr1ot ana
surrounding country xhorda Prices, @ Dor
day, $l0 per week, or 40 per month BAR
with evry variety OF choice liquors wlsdSci.
gars, attached to the hotel This hotel, etc,
Is now for sale. on account OF the advancing
years. Of the proprietor. who desires 70 retire
from business. For full description Of prop
ChAs. BOSTER, pascsgoula. Miss.
June 1, 1877 ie-am
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'H Ia==s-aas go -
MARRIED,

In Scranton at the residence Of Judge
Chidsey and by him, on Wednesday, July
81, 1877, Mr.. GREENHAGEN and Mrs. NJ. G. HOL-
| LAND, both OF Escatawpa.
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DIED.

In New Orleans, on Wednesday, July 81
1907, at 5:l5 D. M. CATHERINE X. TURNDUII.
aged "A years. sister OF Mr. B N. Turnbull
formerly Of Pascagoula
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NOTICE
10 JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.

The School Board Of this county will meet
at my Offlce In Scranton on Saturday. July
81. 1897. j. d. COWAN,
Co. Supt. OF Education.
July 0, lN7. oi-,,t
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Port Of PaScagoula
m

OFFICE DENOCKAT-STAR,l
Scranton. Miss, July %, 1897.
REPORT for week ending July %, lss7.l
ENTERED.
July 10. Am sch Florence and Lillian, el2 tons,
Cobb from Sagua, Cuba.
July 20. Am. sch. r. D.: Spear, 200 tons, Farr
from Kingston, Jamaica.
July 20. Am. sch. James Slater, 267 tons, Peter.
son from Sagua.
CLEARED.
July Is. Brit. 81. Windsor, LBS tons for Dord-
recht by Hunter, Benn u 20. with l,46s,
III feet lumber. value GO, ,562; az, ,4s4
sawn timber. value q 264.
July 10. Am. sch. Levi. 4. Edwards, - tons for
Vera Cruz by W. Denny b Co. with $50,
266 feet lumber, value ,445.
July 10. Am. sch. Rollin Sanford, % tons for Ma
tanxas, Cuba, by H. Lienhard with s., ).
Cos feet lumber, value tS26.
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Celebrated for Its great leavenlng strength and
healthfulness. Assures the food against the alum
and all forms Of adulferntion common to the cheap
brands. ROYAL BAKING FOWLER Co., New York.
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July 0, 1877.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
The Cburch Christmas Tree.

eThe Christmas tree should be spruce
or fir if possible, with full and regular
boughs," says Mrs. Lyman Abbott, writ
ing of christmas in the Church." in the
Ladies' Home Journal. 1.-The dressing of
it is a matter of taste. But for the dan
ger attending it every one would wish to
have the tree brilliant with lighted can
dies. In city churches electric lights may
be used with good effect. In an account
of a German Christmas tree, written by
S. L. Coleridge, it is said that the great
yew bough was fastened to the wall,
adorned with candles, and when the can
dies had burned down and the needles of
the yew began to sputter and burn the
delight of the children was unbounded. 1t
was apparently the intention. that the
bough should burn as a elimination of the
enjoyment. But that is not desirable
now, so every precaution should be taken
to avoid it. A pan of water should stand
near, and at least two tall persons should
be provided with pair of tongs, upon
the ends of which wet sponges are Sc
curely fastened. A small blaze can in this
manner be Immediately Quenched."
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Error as to Chrisu's Birth.

Through the erroneous time fixed by the
calculations of Dionysius, the nativity of
Our Lord took place four years earlier
than the generally assigned date, for it
must have preceded the death of Herod,
who died four years before the beginning
of the Christian era. After giving data
upon which the later computation is
founded, Farrar, in his Life of Christ" :"
adds: Under no circumstances can If
have taken place later than February,
B. G. f."
And then with the Nativity itself, the
"wise men, rightly claim our attention.
But why the traditional number 3? There
is no Biblical authority for fixing any
number at all to the Magi Of the Gospel
narrative. st. Matthew, the only evan
gelist who mentions them, says: There
came wise men from the east to Jerusa-
lem." The idea that they were three in
number no doubt is founded upon the
three kinds of gifts they offered-gold
frankincense and myrrh; at least, this
was the teaching of st. Augustine
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Twinkling of the Stars.

An important discovery to astrono'
mers was made by DR.. Z. ]. See, who
is in charge of Lowell Observatory at
Flagstaff. For centuries the cause of
the twinkling of the stars has been
sought for, but none of the theories adj
vanced have stood the test of thorough
investigation. DR.. See has found the
cause to be the presence in the atmOS-
phere Of innumerable little air currents
or waves, some no larger than mans
hand, which dart through the air and
cause break in the light thrown off
by the star, so that to beholder on the
earth it has the familiar appearance Of
twinkling. These little air currents and
"chop" waves can be seen through the
twenty-four-inch telescope very plain
ly on some nights when this twinkling
is observed most, by removing the eye
piece of the instrument. The discovery
has been brought to the attention Of
the Royal Astronomical Society of Lor-
don.-Arizona Gazette.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
mounted by bust of Napoleon ead inside

mounted by bust of Napoleon e1d inside
the identical Seyres.
curbed my curiosity until the othcs
visitors were gone and then, over cog
cup of tea, asked and heard the story:
1T was one day last week" said r.s
R. George was home to luncheof.
and brought papa with him, and then thes
were going to Il directors meeting-dc
have rose leaf; Fred sent them from
New York-of some new company they
have just organized. Papa is president
and there's ever so much capital behlnc
it. Don't you like the fiowersI Try e
nougat. OF course, they were talking
business, and when some one came L WA
glad to get out and let them finish alone.
Here was this pitiful little woman.
quite handsome at one time, l should say.
but faded and ont Of style. Why. knew
she was in trouble before she spoke. Yes,
and when she showed NE that china-l
told her l didn't need any dishes, but "
there was anything else l coud do.
Just then papa came in, and in minute
he was wild; he didn't see the lady or any
thing else, but just those dishes. why.
it's Royal Sevres! A hundred years DID,
he cried, and he examined the painting.
When he had finished his ecstasies l eS-
planned the lady wished to sell it. He
was aghast. To sell such a treasure for
S25 was rank robbery. Why, don't You
know they are pricelessT he exclaimed.
Il never saw anything get the better 0t
papa's business judgment before. He
asked how she came to want to part with
them, and she told us, oh, the most pitiful
story! Her husband was out of employ
ment and they had suffered everything
for months-didn't have enough to eat,
suppose. l never knew that kind of re-
fined people could get so poor. Papa
bought the china for part of my Christ