The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-05-07
For the DemJcrat-Star.
From COpiah and Lawrence
Counties.


Until April Goth, Goth and 9th
we were sure spring had settled
down, with no other business than
to grow grass, corn aud cotton,
having already exhausted the rad
dish bed, aud sampled green peas
and strawberries.
Cyclones have swept over these
counties in the past, aud vast areas
of pine aud oak timber are yet gu.
tangled from the death embrace
and defy entrance within the swath
of ground now occupied Us the
forest monarches. Sunday last
black, ominous looking clouds mp.
peared and "cyclone pits" were soon
made ready for the protection that
they are supposed to afford. All
were pleased to have rain instead
of wind, aud for three days the
rain storm hid the san while it
deluged the earth, and Tuesday
afternoon the streams were swollen
until the fields we're covered, aud in
some places ten feet deep. OF
course bridges have been swept
away and wayfarers will have to
stay home until the fords are pass
able. Up to the time of the storm
the farmers were progressing finely.
Corn plowed first time and cotton
just coming up. 1t will take a
weeks hot sunshine to dry the
ground suitable to pillow. There is
fine prospects now for a large fruit
crop OF berries. apples and peaches.
Portions OF these counties are in
a primitive state-just like our
pioneer forcfathera left things You
may ihd them duplicated to day,
the cooking, sleeping, house.
binding and farming. Telegraph,
railroads, telephones, ETC., enter
not the quiet of our homes; even
county. newspaper would feel
oSt and wnely in some of the Sc.
dells where human beings
cal, sleep and work. OF
course, no kinder or more hospita
Die people live anywhere. They
ire happy and Sletp sound.
The last Legislature revoked the
special act that has
Keen proven u blessing for C0piah
md Lawrence counties, and the
question OF "whisky or no whisky"
be settled at the ballot. box.
will vote some time, per.
APPS, in July.
Ii we all do live in the shack.
FOHdS," Hon. Fl. S. Van Eaton has
cen hard at work trying in every
ray to give us light. No matter
Iow obscure or plain Il constituent
nay he that writes to Van Eaton
skiing for information, or any favor
U his power to bestOw, that man
rill receive AN answer Of the most
o%urteOus kind, aud request grant
Il If possible aud reasonable.
The mail ronte from BeauregarJ
Silver Greek has been weekly
Iail, leaving the railroad early
morning in time To miss
he weekly visit at the Times
aud the DEMOCRAT STAR,
nj make the papers rich with age
efOrp Tie next Saturdays mail
Them tO MS. Some one wrote
. Van Eaton to e lie could
clip get Il seIAi.weekly mail ordered, !
nd at once he responded. giving :
ircctionS how to proceed, and i'll
ue time he would see Justice rem
cred. Last week he responded,
mail secured u Hnr
ih for Van Eaton! Lawrence cOnn-
will ring out when he enters the
congressional race next fall. There
10 sense in sending up sOme in
experienced man to waste one or :
sessions learning how TO work, !
hen our present Representative
rs been diligeut and faithful to !
10 interests of his constituents :
nd country at large. Let Van :
he returned To G~onoraSg. s