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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
NUMBER 20.
BORN WirH -FOUR LEGS
sUPEEFULOUs PAIR PLACED NEAR TIE
ARMS AND ARE SMALL

Physicians in Alabama are taking
much interest 10 the case 0I the four
legged child to whom Mary Maddox, a
negress. gave birth at Opelika, On
May 24th. The baby is well a develop
ed male child, says the New York
Sun.
One pair of legs are in the ordinarr
position, and, like the arms. are well
formed, but small, The feet near the
arms while quite well formed, are
small. The feet on the extra legs are
regularly formed, with toes and toe
mails, but have the appearance OF be-
longing to sickly child, The child
is robust and healthy. with all the
faculties Of an ordinary child.
The Child has been examined 10y
leading physicians of the State and
pronounced healthy in everything ex-
cept the extra pair of limbs. He has
good use of his extra limbs, but seems
unable to control the Others The
| physicians. after a careful examine
tlon, said that if the child lives, which
seems altogether probable at this time,
he will eventually get control of them,
as there are about the same muscles
and liganents in them are found in IA
/ h ham - > h
Thousands of people have gone To
Opelika to view the freak.
Several theories are advanced to ac.
count for the monstrosity. One is
That the mother was frightened by a
great black bear during the street fair
in Opelika last fall. Dr.. Williamson
a strong believer in the Darwinian
theory, declares chat the case is simp.
ly a retrOsressiCn Of manknd--a step
hackward-and that the child demon
strates that the human race came
from the monkey family.
The features Of the child are regular.
They are those of the typical African,
with the large mouth, fiat nose and
kinky hair.
Already the fathcrof the child, John
Maddox is arranging to place him On
exhibition, believing that he has tho
greatest human curiosity ever pruduc.
ed. He is awaiting the highest bidder
! and as soon as the child and mother
are strong enough they viii take to
the road.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
DEATH OF NJ. J. MCRAE.


Abilene West Texas Sentinel
DIED-ln Houston, Texas, on
May 3Oth, Malcolm j. McRae, youngest
son of the late Malcom j., ana Mary
McRae, of Mobile, Ala.
IN MEMORIAM.
Not long since, our )aledOniG. So
cety mourned the loss of an active
and esteemed brother who was sud-
denly stricken down by that relent-
less archer whose arrows cannot be
evaded. Here we are reminded that
zone sorrow never comes but brings
an heir that may succeed as his in
heritOr."
In due time the badge of mourning
had been laid aside the business of
the Society carried on with the regu.
larity and characteristic ability so
noted among those who have a trace
of the blood of Scotia in their veins,
while delightful social functions we're
also enjoyed. In all of these no one
was more active, more capable and
efficient than our esteemed brother
and secretary, Malcolm j. McRae,
who untiringly and unseldshly devot-
ed his talents to the interests of the
association as the books and papers
so admirably kept bear witness.
Missed for a short while from his
daily avOcatiOns, the president of the
association sought for him in Gale
donian Hall and opening its main en-.
trance was unutterably shocked on
finding Malcolm J. McRae lying cold
in the embrace of death which, when
announced, like sensation passed
with thrill through every heart il
the fraternity, for all had the warm
est and kindest feelings for the de
ceased and unfeignedIy deporc hi
loss.
Furthermore, the startling lessor
brings US face to face with the word
Of Holy Writ For the son Of ma,
! cometh at an hour when Ye thinl
not"
Malcolm J. McRae was born Sept.
Is, 1916 in Mobile, Alabama and de
parted this life on the 3lst day o
May 1901 in Houston, Texas, and wa,
laid to rest in GlenwoOd cemetery
with solemn funeral rites, while
mourning friends with bowed head,
paid the last tribute Of Love ant
Respect.
1t is ordered that this MEMORIAL
be made a matter of record on page
set apart in the minutes and copie'
sent to the relatives.
j. w. KIDD. Chairman.
THos. MUAT, Coumittoo
j. W. BLAIR, 0'''' '''''N''
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
CREED.


The following exquisite poem is from
the pen of "Xariffa," Mary Ashley
Townsend, Southern poet whose death
occurred recently in Galveston. Texas:
~ believe if should die
And you should kiss my eyelids when /
lie
Cold, dead and dumb to all the world
contains,
The folded orbs would openat thy breath
And from its exile in theisles of death
Life would come gladly back along my
veins.
81 believe if were dead
And you upon my lifeless heart should
| tread
Not knowing what Che the poor clod
chanced to be,
1t would find sudden pulse beneath the
touch
OF him it ever loved in life so much,
And throb again warm, tender, true to
thee.
81 believe if on my grave,
Hidden in woody deeps or by the wave,
Your eyes should drop some warm tears
of regret,
From the salty seed of your dear grief
Some fair sweet blossom would leap into
leaf,
TO prove death could not make my love
forget.
~ believe if should fade
Into these mystic realms where light is
made,
And you should long once more my face
to see,
would come forth upon the hills o
night,
And gather stars, like fagots, till thy
sight,
Led by their beacon blaze, fell full OF
me.
81 believe my faith in thee
Strong as my life, so nobly placed to be
! would as soon expect to see the sun
Fall like a dead king from his heigh
sublime,
His glory stricken from the throne 0
time,
AS thee unworth the worship thou has
won.
81 believe who hath not loved
Hath half the sweetness of life unprov
ed,
Like one who, with the grape within
his grasp,
Drops it with all its crimson juice i'm
pressed,
And all its luscious sweetness left un
guessed,
Out from his careless and unheedin,
clasp
81 believe love, pure and true,
Is to the soul sweet, immortal dew,
That gems life's petals in its hour O
dusk,
The waiting angels see and recognize
The rich crown jewel, love of paradise,
When life falls from us like witheret
| hhn
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
THE SALT CURE.

Many papers have been read before
the American Medical Association
now in session at ST. Paul. which will
be valuable to science aud humanity.
but none Of them have awakened rs
much interest aS that of Or. CoakIcy
of Chicago on the value OF saline in
iectiOns for various diseases. especial
Iy typhoid fever.
Many recent experiments on this
line have had wonderful effect
a few days ago, when it seemed al
most impossible Ia restore Mrs. Nc
Kinley'S fast ehbing vitality, saline
injections proved almost Immediately
etiicaciuus. We know a case in At
lanta in which thrce-mOnths old
BABY had recently been given up NY
the physicians. when one of tlclr
number proposed Il saline injection.
1t consisted Of Il mixture Of salt and
dashed with little whiSkey, and was
injected at point near the top of the
spinal column. The child soon fell
asleep and awohe greatly improved.
The treatment was first given last
Friday. The infant is now doing we'll
and in all probability will recover.
DR.. Coakley made Il long series of
experiments upon anmals before he
tried his cure on a human pitieiil
In Il number OF eases he saved the
lives of dogs BY his hot saline solution
when they seemed about To die In
one case he hled the dog untI his
heart had almost ceased to act and
then injected his solution. No effect
was obser,ed during the last few
seconds, hut at the end of five min
utes the heart began to beat stronger
and in thirty minutes the dogs pulse
and respiration were natural.
+ DR.. Coaklcy gave the great AS
semhly of physicians at st. Paul de-
tails OF several cures quite as wondcr-
ful as that.
He did not, however, 20 rs fully in
to the explanation OF his saline in
lection treatment Us he intends tn do
when he will address the Information
al Medical congress at Paris a few
weeks hence
lie said quite enough, however, to
indicate that the treatment he has
discovered will be Immensely useful.
1t can be applied to seperats organs
as well as to the gencrakssystcn
There Is no organ Of the human body.
save the heart, that cannot be reach
ed directly by Il saline injection with
out injury to The patient.
DR.. Coakley has made injectiuns
into more than one hundred lungs
without the slightest trace of any iti.
jurious effect. He malntaina that
kidneys can be treated q safely and
effectively 40 lungs. = 4 st.9lrt',
fAtluut4 1(pu1ll 4
Dr. U,sklsy's NV lS& 3
4 ||ss; %
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
A WON DERFUL MAIDSTONE.
CURED SNAKE AND DOG BITES FOR A
HUNDRED YEARS.

An Atlanta, Ga. special says; The
recent death Of man in Banks
county who had been bitten by mad
dog has revived interest in madstOnes.
Of which there are several in various
parts Of the State. There is one In
Fairburn which is said to have been
successfully applied to about 100 per-
sons, But by all odds the most nota-
bic stone in the South is that owned
by Mrs. l.. w. Gibson, in Columbia
county. 1t derives interest not alone
from the wonderful cures which it
has effected, but from its antiquity
and the manner in which it came into
possession of the family
In 1743 vessel from the East In
dies touched the coast Of North Caro-
lima, where the great-grandfathe Of
Mrs. Gibson's husband lived at the
time. A passenger who was sick was
put off and Mr.. Gibson took him to
his home. where the stranger was
welcomed and nursed back to health.
When about to take his departure he
took from his pocket two stones, one
OF which he presented to Mr. Gibson,
telling him that IL was of great age,
as he had been informed by the gen
tleman from whom he procured il in
Bombay: that it possessed remark
able powers in all cases of blood
poisoning. whether it resulted from
cOrrOSi0n Of foreign substances, from
the bites Of animals or insects of any
description or from !noculaton
Even in cases Of smallpox, said TIL,
stranger, the stone has been knOwr
to extract the poison from the system
leaving the patient thoroughly re
stored to health. The stone was Of a
grayish black color and perfect,
smooth 1t vas one inch in length
three-quarters Of an in width ant
half IN inch thick.
The stranger disappeared and the
stone was laid by as Il curiosity Nc
; faith was placed ia its medicna
qualities, 1t was not long, however
before an event happened whicl
brought the stone into high repute.
member 0f Mr., Gibson's family wa.
bitten 10y rattlesnake. All known
remedies failed, The patient had
passed into par0Xysms aud all hope
had fed. 1t was then that one OF the
children thought of the mysterious
stone. AS no harm could be done. 1t
was determined TO use it, An incis-
ion was made in the patients leg one
inch above the spot bitten and the
stone inserted. As the stone adhered,
Il scream Of utterable anguish escaped
the lips Of the sufferer. as if life it.
self was being drawn out. In less
than one minute the stone had
changed It's color from dark gray 10 d
poisonous looking green. II was
pulled out and soaked in warm water
and applied again and again, its ad
heSiyc power growing less and less
until it refused TO stick. BY this
time the patient fell of into heavy
sleep. only to awake to ii conciousneS,
of restored health He lived for thirtJ
years after the event. It was thu.
that the stone, which was only kept
as Il jest, became an object that mon
ey could not buy, From all parts o.
the coast there were calls for the
wonderful stone. The family sub
sequently removed to Columbia
county, in this State, where for on,
hundred years thS'stnne has been al
object of curiosity to physicians ant
people in general.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
nuE COURTS
THE REGULAR TERMS.
Circuit Court-Second District.
JAMES II. NEVILLE, JUDGE.

ruTER A. WHITE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
oorntv of Wayne on the second Monday
10 tno..',, tno and Jnly and continue six days.
dJa9a"s5 e3nnty of Pearl River on the third Mon
in I9y mil and October and continue six days,
Day u a ironnty of Marion second district, on the
ID n,h ~" Nepday of January ard July and continue
plln I'm fhe first district on the first Monday
I ITaGrnary SIG,1 and August and continue six days
Of ltI,"" ,In csnrty of Clarke on the second Monday
,pnruo,y ~ inv and August and continue twelve days
OIL !. tbs comfy of Jasper on the first Monday OF
March and september and continue twelve Gays;
hIl'ib a. .bo comfy of Greene on the first Monday OF
III, III S' and September and continue six days.
A,vI =. IN" connty of Hancock on the fourth Monday
" Mer 'uV and November and continue six days.
u a. a Ge roupty of Harrison on the seconi Monday
=, y WSy ,T' and November and continue six days.
VI TN t6e county of Jackson on the fourth Monday
. SnTil and October and continue six days
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
BRYAN NOT IN 1T.
THAT Is TIE NEW THIRD PART,
MOVEMENT.

Atlanta, Ga, June 19'-The Allan
ia Constitution tonight In response to
a telegram Of inquiry, received a
dispatch from William J. Bryan de.
nying that he was affiliated with tho
third party movement. Mr. Bryan's
telegram reads:
Iowa City, JN., June lNs' Tue
.Qoonstlt Y Gl6 1|rssam
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
PROVIDENCE AND SLAVERY

Atlanta Journal.
The soul Of the Portland Orcgonian
has been narrowed and the wrath of
the Portland Oregonian has been
kindled by something which Captain
Richard Pearson Hobsun said in his
recent Decoration day speech.
The remark which had this lament
able effect was as follows:
AFRICAN slavery was Il devine Pro-
violence TO prevent the extermination
of the African tribes in their native
jungles and to advance them in civill-
zation."
We fail to see anything in these
words to excite special remark, much
less bitterness of spirit. The same
statement has been made many times
before, 10y Northern men as well as
Southern men, by Abltionists as well
as defenders of slavery.
II divine and all powerful Provi.
dence did not have some design in
permitting slavery, why did Provi-
dcnce permit it to exist?
The Oregonian's theory may be that
the power which 0verrules the acts of
men did not permit slavery for the
| benefits which il would ultimately
bring to the negro race, but because it
was profitable to the New England
slave traders who carried it on so in.
dustriously for so long time.
We do not understand clearly
whether the Oreg0nion objects tt
Captain Hobs0n's idea Of the part
which Providence had in the business
or is incensed at the suggestion thai
Providence has had anything to dt
with the negro.
But it is clear that the Oregoniar
is for some reason deeply stirred ant
Captain Hobson may be much paineC
to hear OF that sad fact II lie eve
should.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
OFFICIALS OF TOWN or SCRANTON,

Mayor-lrving 2. Delmas.
Nalshal-Fred. l.. Lindinger
Treasurer-F. ID. Becht.
Town Clerk-D. d. Cowan.
Adermen-D. ID. Cowan. BAT. II. Lauren
Dine, McVea Young, VIM. G, Parker, John IL,
Santa Cruz
School Trustees-F. u. Lewis, II. 5. Rourke,
WILKINSON, John Y, Morgan Il. ID. Becht.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
CHURCHES.

lletbOdIst-Rev. ]. G.. Galloway, pastor
Preaching I'd and ith Sundays in each month
sIll m, and p. m. Sunday-school every
tende6t.
Baptist Rev b. l.. Mitchell, pastor
reaching I'd and 4th Sundays in each
month at p. M, and Friday nights follow
llgeach Cd and 4th Sunday. sunday schOo
every sunday at $3.50 II. IN. Wm A. Henslee
superintendent.
n Luthefan-Rey, Carroll o. Smith, pastor
reaching. every Sunday at 7.45 p. m. sun
uiy'School every Sunday AT 10 IA. IN.
CathOlic-Rev. Father w. Ten Brink. pas.
"r Services every Sunday at 10 II. m,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
RAILROADS.
lNE j n DLES.
LOUISVILLE g. NASHVILLE II. Il.
GOING EAST,


LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE Il. r..
GOING EAST.
V lneilect Sunday. April IA. 1901.
40 2-Leaves New Orleans at 500 D. m. Ar
ys -, ,S ~ scranton at 1l:l p. IN. Arrives in Mobile
Wv. sso f'-Leaves New Orleans at $3.50 a. m. Ar
@l@l pm. " '''''''e
No' o'-Leaves New Orleans at 7:25 a. m. Ar.
!, ts w a. scranton at 1852 a. M Arrives at Mobile
GOING WEST.
SsSO, L-Leaves Mobile 422 p. m. Arrives at
'NSaa'0h 5;22 D. m. New Orleans, s.25 p. m.
so, 5'-Leayes Mobile 305 a. m. Arrives at
NNantoh a;U9 a IN. New Orleans 7:25 a. IN.
sc,an,S,,'- LEAVES Mobile at l3S p. m. Arrives at
''''"'Oh 2'ol p, m New Orleans, G.3O p. IN.
JOHN ii. SANTA URrz. Agent.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28

Zion's Herald. of last week, contains
an editorial paragraph in which Is at
tributed to Peter the cry OF, wavering
faith: Lord l believe; help Thou
mine unbelief!' We have searched
the Scriptures with some degree or
diligence and fail u fnd those words
in any OF The sayingyo: the bold apos-
tie. Our brother at the Hub" was
mapping a little-A thing SO unusual
thatit attracts attention. VI
New Orleans Christian Advocate.
The expression was not used BY
Peter. In Mark 0:24; you will find
that the father q tic child who had n
dumb devil used II.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28

A recent issue Of the Confederate
Veteran published il version Of the
"Bonnie Blue Flag" and claims that
it was first sung in New Orleans
theatre in 1861. Every once in while
some new claimant to the authorship
of this song, or some new verSlOn Ot
the melody, is presented TO the pub
lie, none of the former having any
foundation IN fact or reason. 1t is IA
fact not generally known that the
song was written in the city Of Jack
son on the 9th day Of January. 1861,
and it was first sung IN the night
following in the Spengler Theatre by
its anthor, Harry Mccarthy, a well
known comedian of ante bellum days.
Col. j. L. Power, Mississippi'S vcncr-
able Secretary Of State, voucheS for
the truth Of this version OF the song,
and he put it in type for the trSt
time from the authors manuscript,
afterward printing 1000 copies for
Mccarthy. According tn Col. Pow
ers, the author obtained his inspira-
tion from the secession convention,
which. on the 9th day OF January,
formally withdrew Mississippi from
the Union. Mccarthy was in tho
hall when the vote was taken on the
ordinance Of secession, at the conclu
sion of which blue tlag. made of SIN
with white star in the center, wa'
presented to President W. S. Barry
by Mrs. Homer Smythe, and it wa'
waved aloft by President Barry az
"the first flag Of the young republic.
Six months later the song was print
ed in sheet music form by A. e
Blackmar of new Orleans and dedi
Gated TO Gen. Albert Pike.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28

II you would increase your happl-
ness and prolong your life, forget your
neighbors faults. Forget the slander
YOU have heard. Forget the fault
nrding and give little Thought to
the cause which provoked 1t. Forget
the peculiarities OF your friends, and
only remember the good points which
make. you fond Of them. Forget all
personal quarrels or personal
histories you may have heard by
accident, and which II repeated,
woulC seem thousand times worse
than they are. Blot out as far as
possible all the disagreeables Of life.
They will come, but they will grow
larger when you remember them, and
the constant thought OF the acts OF
meanness or, worse still, malice will
only tend To make you more familiar
With them. Obliterate everything
aisavreeablc from yesterday; start out
Will, 4 clean sheet for today and write
uppn IL for sweet memory's sake only
tl,uss things which are loxe ao6
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-28
Scranton Business Directory.

QMIrH'S BAKERY q RESTAURANT,
~ BY Mrs. Jas. Smith.
Meals on short notice. Also furnish
Wedding Cakes on orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

City Council Room, Rock Island,
April 15.-Thc council met in regular
semi-monthly session at p M,
all the aldermen present and Mayor
McConochie presiding The minutes
of the last adjourned meeting were
READ and approved.
Aid. Anderson from the claims
committee, reported the Fitzgerald
claim back allowing SIS. which report
was adopted unanimously.
AID. Anderson from the finance
committee, reported favorably on the
bill of Prof. Smith for $416 SO. Re
port adopted unanimously.
Aid Soderstrom, from the COM
mittee on fire and light, reported in
favor of allowing the petition of the
Rcck Island Fuel company for the
erection of small building on COM
pliance with the ordinance Report
adopted.
Aid. Robbins, from tie committee
on ordinances, reported an ordinance
for the laying of switch track con-
Meeting the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railway with the warehouse of
the United (Chicago) Brewing com
pany. Ordered considered aud adopt
ed by unanimous vote.
The mayor presented a veto Of the
ordinance for the Improvement of
rwenty-tirst street, for the reason
that the petitioners had asked for a
30-foot improvement and this or
dlnance provides (by mistake) for a
36-foot improvement, which could
not be sustained in court.
Ill a.. , L.
mittee, reported progress on a meet
ing to investigate the condition of
the intake pike. He recommended
n water pipe extension of 90 feet
70 the new house of DIR. McCand-
less, which recommendation was
adopted. He also reported favorably
on a petition for other pipe exten sions,
which were granted.
Aid. Robbins offered an ordinance
for the ia provement of Twenty-lrst
street to a width of 80 feet, correcting
the clerical error of So feet which in
validated the previous ordinance. S.
L. KenwoTthy appeared for property
holders north of Third avenue, asking
that this portion be eliminated from
the proposed Improvement on account
of the proximity of the g b. IL q
railway. After debate, the ordinance
was passed as presented. by unani-
nous vote.
Aid. Andrews presented petition
from ms jority of the property hold
ers, asking the improvement of por-
ton of Fifteenth street-from Third
to Tenth avenues. Referred to the
board of local improvements
Aid. Willis moved q reconsideration
of the resolution presented by him for
the Gamewell fre alarm sy sem. Mo
ton adopted without dissent.
Aid. Fender offered n resolution in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-16
He Kent His Leg,

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