The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-05-17

the mandatory Of the comforts
and necessities of life. Factories
are institutions which every true
aud sensible man will acknOwledg,
to be necessary for the prosperity
Of our country. Knowing this, and
feeling confident of the support OF
our Southern markets, Mr.. UlmaI
has erected this factOry--nOt with
an only view of making money,
but with a view OF giving a helping
hand to raise our South from that
low position she has been placed by
the last "curse placed upon the
seat"
Amnsements are quite numerous
as well az various--picnics, sOcia-
bles, parties, etc. This member OF
the staff has not been sighted in
vitations, the most cordial, have
beer rendered him, and being no
way back ward in pleasure dissipa-
tons, the writer has INDUCED fire.
quently in moonlight rows, and
while gliding smoothly along over
the calm, glossed.surface sea, some
sweet voices keeping time with the
low.splashing oar, lent a charm TO
the scene memory promises to re-
cord as its sweetest.
In the interior we find many
beautiful little farms now in it's
beauty of May. Prospects r.
very promising, and the jovial old
tiller will proudly hold up his head
and tell you what he will do next
season, taking pains to inform you
owing to financial circumstances
it could not be done this. Nothing
but "a drouth will tender TO blithe
these pleasant anticipations. Con.
siderable attention has been given
to sheep rearing, and the wool be-
gins to come in, meeting poor
prices, and from all probabilities
it will continue to fall. The New
York wool market during the past
month shows no material change,
except in further decline of prices ;
this is particularly noticeable in
fine grades of western tieeces.
has declined two cents within Il
month. 1t is now quoted at 19020c.
per b. The evaporation of wool is
beyond imagination. On IL
consignment of 139 lbs Merino
WOOL in one day there was by eva.
,Oration a loss of 8 lbs. In this
of wool the loss is greater
han i'll any other, owing, M doubt,
o the amount of grease it contains.
The Merino wool while growing
IA tendency to clarity itself, and
'hen it reaches the top of the fleece
nd mipgling with dust it forms "A
Iirty black scum. Northern fac.
have machines tor clipping
his off. In expositions where these
heep are well represented, we no
ice this scum is larger aud darker.
he cause of this is owing to their
eing covered with sacks for a
eek or more before being exposed,
'hich proves a successful method I
f producing heavy tieeces-bcne-
to raisers, "a loss to pur. I
laScrs.
OF all imported sheepthe Spanish
proves the most profitable,
nd well worth the trouble and ex- !
of importation. The grades l
2, 3, 4, are far healthier and :
leld more wool than the native !
leep, Leister. The idea of driv- {
lg and penning sheep daily, has !
deep root in some heads; af- !.
r some experience in this bust !
the idea may probably be !,
out. A flock of sheep was L
ip%erienced upon in this plan, and '
le obvious TO experienced headsl Il
'%nseqnences were a loss of 250
~'ad-nearly one-tifth. t
The members of the DEMOCRAT ii
TAR staff are invited to attend W
e picnic given at Roussells' land I
e on Biloxi river, May 3lst. Com IA
iments of Bloomfield and Lewis, Il
rough this representative of tins fl
lrnal. Come MesSrs. editors. n
d We will see what beauty, love h
Il smiles a do tor the II.
INNOCENT. p