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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

RARRER SHOP ON A BICYCLE NJ
odder use has been found for the ol-
cycle than to which it has been put
by a barber, August Lehman, OF
Gravcsend, l.. |. Before he learned
to ride wheel he made a comfortable
living by driving around the scattered
villages OF Long Island shaving far
mers who could not spare the time TO
travel to the neighborlng town to be
shaved. 1t occurred to Lehman that
more desirable way OF visiting ms
patrons than by the old horse and
buggy could be found by constructing
tricycle. outfit. The plan has worked
well. The BARRIERS chair, which Is
getting to be a familiar sight on Long
Island, runs on three wheels, and IN
the center OF the machine is the sad
die on which Lehman perches when
he pedals abroad on shaving and hair
cutting tours.
The advantage Of the new outfit Is
that it costs next to nothing wher
compared with the expense OF keeping
horse. Before he adopted the tricycle.
system OF travel Lehman was forccC
TO connnc his shaving and haircut
ting efforts to farmsteads far removed
from the red and white pole OF tn,
village territory Of his rivals, for The
novelty of being shaved in a tricycle.
BARRIERS chair has attracted custom
from the regular hops.-New YorI
Press.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

81 understand you were punished
in school to-day, Thomas" said Mr..
Bacon to his twelve.year-old boy.
"Yes, sir" promptly replied the juven-
lie. ''For what?" "For telling the
truth, sir" "Your teacher said II
was for some reflection you made upon
her age" CHATS the way she took
it, father, You see, she drew pic
ture of a basket OF eggs on the black
board, and while she was out OF the
room | just wrote under them; the
hen what made these eggs isn't any
chicken.n-Yonkers Statesman.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
A QUEEN BATTLES IN BLOOD.
CHILDREN PUT TO DEATH FOR THE
SAKE OF HER HEALTH.

There is to-day a Christian empress
who orders scores Of children to be
slain annually in order that she may
bathe in their blood, 1t sounds un-
believablc, but it is the unvarnished
truth. We have been hearing good
deal lately about the comparative en-
lghtcnment Of the Abyssinians, or at
any rate, OF their emperor and en-
press, while in England appeals have
been made in the churches for the
protection Of these people against IN
vaderS, they being represented as a
harmless body Of Christians OF a primi-
tive and simple type. The Emperor
Menelik's wife is Taitou. She has
been empress for about five years,
supplanting previous wife whom he
divorced. Taltou is a remarkable wO-
man, not only for her cruelty, which
is extreme, but for the ascendancy
which she has obtained over the EN-
peror, or NcguS Negusti (king of
kings as he is termed in his own
country. While Menclik was former
ly an extremely self-willed man, moth
ing is done without the sanction OF
the empress, who appears to have
fascinated him to an extraordinary
extent. AS told before, he obtained
her by cruel crime, and-carclcSs OF
human life as he is-it is doubtful II
the slaughter OF young children she
demands would be allowed were 1t
not for the ascendanCy she has OBJ
tained. Travellers to AbysSinia are
invariably struck by the number Of
children who carry scars or burns,
and are otherwise mutlated. 1t Is
also noticed that scarcely a child,
however young, can be found who has
not had its ears pierced. This state
of affairs arises from the strange and
horrible belief Of TaitOu. The EN-
| press Is utSCClluCu llOiii l"'h''J Va
lepers, and is fearful Of suffering from
this hereditary disease. In some way
or other she has become imbued with
the idea that if she bathcs in the
blood Of young children she Will cS-
cane the terrible curse OF her anCeS-
tors. She therefore orders a search to
be made through the country FOR
young children Of healthy appearance
and without marks OF any kind upon
their bodies. Even those with pierced
ears were not considered suitable.
Before the wrctchcd peasants OF
Abyssnia could take precautionary
measures, dozens Of children were
snatched from their homes, to be put
to death for the sake Of the queens
health. As soon as parents came 10
know Of the danger menaclng thelI
little ones, they branded them with
hot irons and pierced their ears, and
this is the explanation Of the mutlla'
ton noticed by visitors to the country
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
TRIALS OF A COUNTRY EDl-
TOR.

The life Of the editor is not an easy
one and his life is Strewn with th0rns
a good deal oftener than it is with
roses. If lie does not give all the de-
tails Of every social event there hap
pens to be ito which he is never in
yitcd. but Of which he is always ex-
pected to give a lengthy wrlte-up) he
is hauled over the Goals. The follow
ing is fair sample Of some Of tile let
tiers he rcceiveS:-Ilammond Graphic
Dear Sr-I hereby offer my reslg-
naslun as a subscriber to your paper,
it being pamphlet Of such small con-
sekence as not to Benefit my family
by taking it. What you need in your
shcte is branes and some one to russell
up news and write eddytOryrls on live
topicks. No menshuns has been made
in your shete OF me butcherin a pO-
land chiny Pig weighing SG9 pounds,
or the gaps in the chickens this way
You stenyusly ignore the fact t'lat
the tater bugs is eaten things up out
this way, and say nothin about Ill
Simpsons durham Bull Calf breaking
its legs falling down well, or OF
grandma Spies having the sore legs
Two important weddln's here mas
been utterly gknored byyour kolumn'
and a two koumn obituary writ by
Inc on the deth Of grandpa Henry, was
left ont OF your shcte, to say nothln o
a alfabctical poam beginning with "A
is for Andy and also for Ark" writ b.
my darter. This is why your shete Il
unpopular here. If you don't wan
eddytoryals from this place and am
going to put in no news in your shct
we don't want said Shetc.
Yours in disgust,
HIRAM OATsTACK.
p. ST you print thet o0itchur
in your next isUo | may sign again 10
your shete. H. w.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

The oxford Globe, free and unllm'
tied to the last degree, bids wall ana
Lombard streets defiance in the foi-
lowing culogy on this State:
"If there is section OF the country
that is more independent than an
other, it is the South. Here we raise
everything that is necessary to the cX-
istcnce of man; the eternal sun shines
and gives heat, health and warmth TO
our people For the last third oil a
century the people living south ol
Mason and Dixons line have been
trained in the schools Of hardship
and adverse legislation. And to-day
il necessary, there are many OF the
luxuries of life that we can well &c
without. Aye, without seeming tC
nut the matter too strong, we car
even live, breathe and have our eX
istence without the gold Of Wall ant
Lombard streets. God bless our coun
try, for indeed she is truly the land o
| the SUM-
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
Secret Societies..
SCItAN TOM

700 e Scranton Lodge No. IS, mcctSov
,rv 'r,u.slay evening at odd Fellows Hall AT
rsNoclurk T. G, Gattl, \, g.; $, hourNe'
secretary. -, ,,.....,.,,
scranton Fnrampmcnt No. -. mGeiSr,VerN
2lauI4ih Friday evening at odd lcIlows
i@iIm 10 o'clock. j. ;. rortis. c. F., IL, 5.
E"Ielr>nf Pythas Mississippi Lodge No;
=, mert, every Thursday evening ht oid
trows' Hall at 1;N o'c,9Sk J. =, Ior''s'
r. 4 Vi. Gult Lodge No. 40. meets 2nd
Wednesdays in r;trh month AT. OdI Fellows
HAN rhri. Nelson W. NJ: Wm. g. Parker
Secretary.
WooImrn of the World. Scranton Camp No.
O. :, ", Bugge, t.N.i +. H. bccN'' a. i''
L. j. Browne, Clerk,
MOSS POINT.
The r,nnwirg orders meet in Stewart sncw hall :
Nos. Point Lodge NJ. III l. o. q. +. F.-ENerN
Monday nigM " NJ. Watkins, Il y. H.
Smith V G.; } b Chambrin Secretary.
Moss Point Encanpu,rnt M. a-first aud thitd
Ffh, NIGHTS NJ. NJ Watkins e., =. y. VI. tud'
ahu II P.l W Stewart, scribe.
pa.,agm,la I.odge No a04 A + NJ
Fyel, thlrd saturday night. e. W. ON"il W. NJ;
e. II Wood SO rctmv.
pascagoua Senate No. As Ancient EsSehlr
OAcr- EvrlN Seroud aud fourth Tuesdays III rat II
month. z. W. Adams seuior senator j. j. Mci'''
tnh secretary.
Woodu,,u of the World No ~ Second and
kWth Fridays in "a h month, Thos Spencer
Secretary II C.. lirrrug. tonsul tnmmnnu'i
NJ NJ Watkins Adviser Lieutenant; /. W. Ad-
ans. CLERK
Chapter 30. los. meets every second Satnr-
day in each month. II. l., Howe, II. T.; Gu
Wood. Secretary.
Cult Lodge No. 2is, Knights OF Honor
meets second and fourth Saturday nights III
each month W. Fred llerrin, Dictator
Knights of Pythias, Moss Point Lodge No. ~
meets every first and third Tuesday nj stewart
Hhl at 7:lO rrlork. II G.. Herring, &. e; ). II
sntunon. X. Il. S and NJ. +.
St Charles Lodge, A. +. & A. NJ. No. 1870
REGULAR communication first "Wednesday
nlght " each month. For lecture 'h'i'
Wednesday,. st. Johns days. Annual com
mlnicati0ns 4th OF June and ?Ith nt i,tcuW
Der of ra'h year. G. :. COLLARD. w NJ
~, HILL Secretary.
ESCATAWPA.
Lodge X. of H. No. 3lI5 holds regular meeting
OF second aud fourth SATURDAYS in each month
A W. Bennett Dictator H. W. Couch Reporter
OCEAN SPRINGS.
Ocean Springs Lodge No. Sc X. Of r. W
= Fsncleave, c. c.; A. p. kotzum, '. C.;
kowg, T.; +. y. Tnrdv, NJ. of NJ: r. u. WIG
Snton, VI, at A.; ". Lorenzcn, ]. G.i u "
Madison, 0, &.
VANCLEANE.
Aell Lodge No 42G meets saturday bcfor
We hlst sunday in each month at NanrlenV'
MISS II. G, llaveus. W. NJ: L. Z. RuOle' sec
Fetafy,
Daisy Lodge No i2l, A. F. 4 A. NJ, meeI
SATURDAY before third Sunday in each mont
A. Walker, W. ~: II. 0. FURRY. Secretary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

Then let us not make futile resolves
regarding the whole category OF sins
and weaknesses, against which lie IS
a constant battle. But il we must
"resolvc," just to be like others. theh
let it be, "To be watchlul, unrelent-
inc with ourselves; to crush the lower
nature: to feed the higher; to scatter
seeds OF kindness. unotilciously ana
gently. day in and day out" II we
die rich, our heirs scramble for the
dross we leave behind; II we die poor,
we are "only paupcrs whom nobody
owns" IL we die learned, others VIII
arise mighticr than we; but, il either
rich. DOOR or learned, we die beloved
then are our lives are not in vain, anc
our memories shall live at least a.
long as those live who loved us
So you money-makers-as you turn u
your vain and dismal task; you poo
folks with another dreary grind o
labor before you; you students pllint
up knowledge that will surely Sill
from you, glorify and transmute it al
into beauty and grandeur by an homes
effort to live the Golden Rule.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

In every hamlet Of the country last
week there were shoutingS and noise
to welcome in the New Year. | can
not quite understand this almost UNI
vcrsal exultation 1t IS hardly be-
cause OF what we have done, Tor
good many Of us have accomplished
nothing more remarkable than the
making Of a journey Of 361 days near
cr to the end. And then we howl
with JOY at the prospect OF 3bo more
to be spent in an equally aIln!eSS
fashion. Perhaps it is the JOY, eXag-
Grated, Of the child who rnbs OIL one
puzlng example from the blackboard
and then starts again. The Supposl
ton brings me to the qucstiohol ol Ae"
Years resolves.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

Be not among those who rejoice IN
finding out evil doing and weakness In
others. There are some who seeming
" take more pleasure in discovering IA
worm at the heart Of a noble tree than
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
SCRANTON MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, JANUARY g. 1897

In standing off to admire its symmetry.
TO such, a lion is not a noble beast,
but merely the supporter OF some
disgusting parasites. To such, clump
OF woods is not a thing Of beauty, but
merely a harbor for woOd-tlcks. To
such, great and good characters are
inconceiyable. Each one hath its
wood-tick, its parasite, its worm, and
they rejoice thereat. To you tender
hearted maidens too kind to hurt an
animal; to you brawny boys too man
ly to smite fellow from behind; to
YOU mothers and fathers, the tutors
and guides OF boys and girls, shut
down relentlessly on gossip in the
year to come. A shrug OF the
shoulders, a questioning tone, or an
unjust Surmsc, may serve to blast a
reputation that has been built by
wears OF goodness. Almost my closing
"ThOughtn this week is on the horror
of injustice, the depth OF meanness
shown in idle talk by those whose
hearts are tender and noble in every
other respect.
There is for most OF us poor m0rtals
a large degree Of isolation in life. Our
inner experiences we cannot voice tc
those around us: our battles with
wrong within are beyond human ken;
even outward SORROWS call for scarcely
more than a passing thought OF sym
pathy on the part OF the great rushing
world, whose time permits it to enter
into our feelings about as fully as the
scientist enters into the anXielieS and
fears OF the insect that squlrm under
his microscope. What fools we NOR
tails be, who add TO our isolation IN
the crowded ways Of life by sticking
out the porcupine quillS Of repulSlon
To have friends to do for us, we must
show willingness TO do and suffer FOL
them.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

My New Years wish to you is that
the best wishes OF all those who love
you best may be fully realized.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

By an absurd misiltness this season
has come to be regarded as the favor
able time of making resOutlons-a
tendency that results, unfortunately
in keeping the Recorder Of Deeds
most busy writing down the failures
and mistakes. 10 lump all good IN
tentions into one day Of the year,
while our carclessness OF good during
all the other days has weakened our
moral fiber, is to invite failure, abSo'
Lutte and nauscating. The time for a
povd resolution is the time that any
particular temptation is strongest
Then while right in the whrl OF the
struggle against wrong-dolng, SIM
cere deep.fclt determination is much
more likely to be effective than II we
reserve it for the clearinghouse day
Of the year. For at this opening o'
the wear, it is not at all unlikely That
many OF the temptations that nave
assailcd us most strenuuuSly IN the
year gone by will be absent, and ou'
resolutions, therefore, Will be worse
than useless because Of their luIllnt
influences upon our moral senses. We
are to fight hour by hour and day oN
day, and not once a year. The saiIo
, cannot temporize with a storm ah'
say: Rude Borcas, If you Will kihd'!
come clustering here on the ISL o
January, ! shall then be in haroo
with everything snug" No, the poo
fellow must hustle up the whstlln
shroudS. hang on by the skin OF III
teeth while he clears away the wreck
age above, pull and haul, strain an
-. struggle, till by supreme effort II
makes everything safe. Learn iroi
. him.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

Daisy Lodge No l2l, A. F. 4 A. NJ, meets
SATURDAY, before third Sunday in each month.
A. Walker, ". ~: u. o. FURRY. Secretary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-04
SHERTFF'S SALE

Will be sold, on the first Tuesday in
September next, at the court house door.
in Dawson, Terrell county, Ga. within
the legal hours of sale, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described
property towit: All of lot of land num-
Der one hundred and fifty-two d52).
south half of lot number one hundred
and httY-thTee (153), south half of lot
number one hundred and ninety 900,
east half of lot number one hundred and
ntteen tIo), south half of lot mum Der
one hundred and tifty-one 15D, contain
ing SIX hundred and seven and one-half
(6O1t) acres more or less, and situated in
the Fourth district of Terrell county. Ca,
ana known as part of the Lerny Brown
place; also all of lots Of land numbers
two hundred and four (204) and two
hundred and five (205) and the east half
of lot number one hundred and eighty
(lSO), the Ghickasawhatchee creek being
the line, situated in the Third
district of Terrell county, Georgia,
and containing five hundred (50O) acres
more or less: containing in all one thou
sand, one hundred and seven and one
half Il, 1919 acres, more or less. Said
property levied upon as the property of
j. I. Thornton to satisfy fl ia issued
from the superior court of Terrell coun-
ty, Ga, Oh July Is, 1897, for the sum
of $5,869.S6 principal, besides interest
and costs, in favor of j B. Perry and |
against the said j. II. Thornton. Deed
filed the Office of clerk of the superior
court of Terrell county in comp lance
with the statute when title is in plaintiff
in fl ia. The defendant in fl fla and
tenants in possession notified. Levy
made by J, Il. Slade, deputy sheriff. arc
returned to me. This August 2nd, 1897. !
d. X. CHRISTIE, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-04
Administrators Sale

By virtue Of an order issued from the
S superior Court of Terrell county, Ga, at
May term, 1897, will be sold before the
court house door in Dawson, Terrell
county, Ga, on the first Tuesday in Sep
TENDER next, within the legal hours of
sale, the following property towit: Two
houses and lots on Third avenue, near
the r0lored Methodist church, in Daw-
son, Ga Said houses are nice, comfort
able two-room tenant houses. Said
houses and lots sold as tue property of
of the estate of Henrietta Lewis, deceas-
ed This July 28th, 1897
WIN. KAIGLER, Administrator.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-04
SheriR's Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County-Will be sold
before the court house door in said coun-
ty, on the first Tuesday in September
next, within the legal hours of public
sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described property towit:
One-sixth undivided interest in one hun
dred and eleven acres of lot of land nnm-
Der 255, fifty acres of lot number 226,
fifty acres of 1T number 227
one hundred and fifty five acres
of lot number 1856 all in the Twelfth
district Of Terrell county, Ga. Levied
upon as the property of E. L. Harper to
satisfy fl ia issued from the county
court of Sumter county, Ga, in favor of
John McConville & Co., and other fl fas
in my hand, against the said L. L. Har-
per. This August Bird, 1897.
.. X. CHRISTIE, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-04
Quinine and other fever
medicines take from 5 to
10 days to cure fever,
JohnsOn's Chill and Fever
Tonic cures in ONE DAY.
A POPULAR MEMBER
The Washington Post Has Something to
say of the Seconds Congressman.

The Washington Post Has Something to
say of the Seconds Congressman,
The Washington Post has the fol-
lowing to say of the second districts
popular representative in congress
"The youngest man in the house to
have attained high judicial honor be-
fore coming to congress is Judge
James NJ. Griggs, who represents the
second Georgia district. When barely
thirty years of age he was appointed
by the governor of his state Judge Of
one of the circuits, and he was twice
elected to that Office by the legisla-
ture. On the bench Judge Griggs' rec
ord was exceptionally satisfactory, and
there was considerable surprise when
he resigned to run for congress. He
had been one of the original silver
democrats of Georgia, and in the dem
Ocratic national convention of 1892 had
voted for a straight unequiyOcal dec
laration on the money question, and
his candidacy for congress was IN re-
spouse to the wishes of the silver dem
Gratis of his district,
Judge Griggs has, since he came to
Washington, proved one Of the most
popular new men on his side OF the
house. AS wit and story teller he
easily takes front rank, and his good
humOred countenance is an index Of
his genial and kindly nature. He is
now thirty-siX years OF age"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-04
No
Patchwork!

One of the most encouraging features
of a cure made by S.S.S. (Swift's Specffc)
is its permanency. Of all diseases, it is
well known that those of the blood are
the most obstinate, and therefore the
most difficult to cure. The medical
profession, in fact, have virtually adj
mitted that a real, deepseated blood
disease is beyond their skill.
OF course, their admission is not made
in so many words, but actions speak
louder than words, and their inability to
cure, after months and often years of
treatment, is sufficient evidence that dis
eases of the blood cannot be cured by
doctors. Their mercurial mixtures, al
though taken faithfully, only cover up
the symptoms of the disease, inducing
the patient to feel that he is being cured:
but when he is sooner or later seized
with stiff joints, pain in the bones, ETC.,
the evidence of the doctors patchwork
is conclusive. Such results cannot be ex-
pected from the use of S. S. S. Being
purely vegetable, containing no harm
full mineral ingredients, it is the only
blood remedy which acts on the true
principle of forcing the disease from
the system, building up rather than
tearing down the health. No loss of
hair, no stiff joints, no decrepit mercu.
rial wrecks result from the use of S.S.S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-04

MIR. H. L. Myers, of 100 Mulberry street.
Newark, N. j., made the mistake of re-
lying upon remedies based upon mineral
ingredients, and for the hundreds of
dollars which he invested received only
disappointment in return. He says
II was afflicted with terrible blood
disease, which was in spots at first, but
afterwards spread all over my body.
These soon broke out into sores, and it
is easy to imagine the suffering / en-
dured.
"Before I became convinced that
the doctors could do no good 1 had
spent hundred dollars, which was
really thrown away. 1 then tried vari.
Gus patent medicines, but they did not
reach the disease. When / had finished
my first bottle of S.S.S., was greatly
improved and was delighted with the
result. The large red splotches on my
chest began to grow paler and smaller.
and before long disappeared entirely. 1
regained my lost weight, became strong
er, and my appetite greatly improved.
l was soon entirely we'll, and my skin as
clear as a piece of glass"
S.S.S. is a sure cure for all manner
of blood diseases, and disappointment
never results from its use. II is
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-04
ALBANY BOYS ANGRY.
The Herald Tells Them They Can't PLAY
Ban, and Gives Them Good Advice,


Ban, and Gives Them Good Advice.
The Albany base ball team, who are
too light for the Dawson boys. went
home kicking about Fridays game and
INDUCING in the usual talk of a rot
ten umpire. The Albany Herald
knows how these things are, however.
and INDUCES in the following plain
talk to its nome boys:
Whenever the Albany ball team
leave home to play and get beaten they
come back singing the old threadbarp
song about being robbed by the UNI
pre-
1.-The Cuthbert and Dawson trip is
recent case in point. Some of the
players in the Dawson game Friday
and an Albany gentleman, who went
over to see the game, say that the AL
bany boys were clearly outplayed.
There was some Wrangling in the be-
ginning of the game about some decis-
IONS, and, at the instance of the AL
bany boys, the umpire was changed.
Alter that the game progressed all
right, except for the fact that the DaW-
son boys put up the best game, which
is the reason they won.
lit Is not not necessary for them to
mpugn the honesty of the young men
OF the neighbOring towns when they are
defeated, Let them take their medi-
cine like men when they lose, other
wise they may find themselves like
Othello-With their occupation gone"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-04
Try a "pove" ham.
FIRE AT SASSER.

MIR. j. H. slappey Loses His Dwelling and
its Contents.
Judge Sam EOby was in Dawson fri
day FROM near Sasser and reported the
burning of the dwelling of Mr.. j. Il.
Slappey a few nights ago. The house
and all it's contents were completely de-
stroyed, Mr.. Slappey not even saving his
wearing apparel, The fire is thought to
have originated from a box of ashes that
was left in the stove room.
Mr.. Slappey's loss is 800 or $500. He
had no insurance.