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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
CHARLESTON IN RUINS.
Impossible to Estimate the Loss
Ten Distinct Shocks in IL Hours

Special to the N. o. City Item.
Charleston, s. o., Sept. IA
terrible earthquake occurred here
last night at $50. The principal
business portion of the city was
destroyed and hundreds rendered
homeless. Men and frantic women
were beSceching mercy from the
Almighty and children in tears
were about in tie streets. The
main station house, the City Hall,
the Hibernian Hall aud many other
well-knOwn public bindings, i'll
Guiding St. MIchael's Church, were
irreparably damaged. Many people
were seriously it not fatally injured.
Broad street presented aSpectacle
of utmost horror. Even women,
armed with hatchets, fought va
liantly to rescne imprisoned untOrt-
unates. Meeting street, from Broad
TO Hazel, Is "A wreck, aud lined with
homeless unfOrtunates.
To add to the horror of the scene,
many fires broke out and were in
effectually fought by our brave
tiremen. The night was hideouS
with bowls of dying, groans of
wounded and prayers of the unin-
1t is impossible to estimate
the losses of persons or property at
present. Up TO 10 a.m. today there
were ten distinct shocks.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

The citizens OF H~attiesburg, this
State, had a big barbecue last Sat
urday for the purpose OF comforting
about the crossing OF the Gull and
Ship Island Railroad at that point.
The meeting was addressed by
Capt. W. II. Hardy and Colonel
McNair, Of simpson oouBty. The
company has agreed 10 change the
route Of the g. and s. L r. r. TO
n1n through Haitiesburg If the
people Of that vicinity viii take
sanldent stock to pay the extra
expense. A liberal amount vas
subscribed and Hattiesburg is ex
peoted 70 spring to full growth
speedily.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

The DEMOCRAT-STAR
is the Oldest newspaper on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast has a
larger bona .fde circulation
than any other newspaper in
this section; therefore, it is
the BEST advertising med
ium. Advertisers, bear this
in mind.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, The town of Biloxi, Harrison
county, Miss, is officially reported 70 h
infected with yellow fever, l hereby pro.
claim and issue this my proclamation
that no intercourse with the citizens nj
said town win be allowed during the mn.
valence of yellow fever, and that rigi1
quarantine restrictions will be enforced
against all persons or baggage COMING
from Biloxi from and after this date. o S
until further notice.
Given under my hand aud seal this tha
LIST day of September, 1896.
s. X. THOMPSON.
Mayor of Scranton.
September 3, 1886. 27.tf
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

A PRIVATE letter TO us from
Jones county says: "Great dissat.
isfaction in this and Perry county
in regard to the nomination. These
two counties, as well as Greene,
were overwhelmingly in favor of
Judge Van Eaton. | fear that it
will result disastrously for Stock
dale. If Henderson run he will
be greatly strengthened by this dis
Affection
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
BOGUS BUTTER.

Ii has been suggested that The
new oleOhargariDe butter STAMP
should have on 1t the picture of a
stuffed William goat, TO represent
bogus butter. Bat it occurs 10 us
that sucb Il design would not do tor
all butter, aud as a matter of com-
pariSOn is rather a compliment 10
oleomargarine. There are many
articles on the market called butter
that could not be properly repre-
scented by such a design without
some alteration-that is the behead-
ing OF the goat-cOnsiderable bogus
but no butter. Such grades are
very prevalent, and are astonish-
ingly popular because cheap. Ii
has almost entirely crowded out
the genuine article, which goes
begging for buyers. This is, eSpe-
cially, noticeable in this section
and has been, no doubt, u cause
o. the want of interest manifested
u the business of raising aud caring
for milch COWS, and yet this is not
altogether excusable, even with
poor families. We have good ranges
for stock and most any family could
keep at least M COW and
make their own milk and butter
instead of using manufactured
grease called butter, which cannot
be wholesome.
There was once a time when every
almost, had their own cows
and made their own milk and but.
Ter as a matter of course. Nothing
ess was expected of those who
pretended to keep house. That was
he good old time when the good ,
housewife MIXED in agourd, carried
he milk home in a pail that would .
tand on her head and maintain its !
quillbrum like a thing OF life. The ,
lilk was stained through a piece r
f the old mans last years shirt =
tretcbed Over a gourd strainer. g
was put 10 a keller, churued in b
he old wooden churn, the vessels .
ere washed in spring water, q
rOught from the spring under b
re hill, on that same head, in a Il
That was the good time u
hen "bogus butter" was unknown !,
the genuine article was the h
heap article of home consumption. n
! this we have one instance of
amage from the progressiveness
the age. r
There is not enough attention
nd to such matters, and too much
.sposition to depend entirely upon
arkets that + glutted with lm-
lretles in food of every descrip. te
on la
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
LETTER FROM STONEWALL.

SToNEwALL, Miss, Aug. 80. 1856.
Editor Democrat'Star.
''Snap Beans" are n little out of
season, but since they met Will so
much con liberation in Your last
issue, | will offer your readers an.
other mess.
1t has been said that StOnewall
was dead, but not so. 1t Is true
that times have been very dull, not
only at this place, but throughout
the country everywhere; bu5 the
people still live, aud while the
prOple live, Stnnewall lives. This
place OnCr constituted IL lux in the
chain of the Onc prosperous bnSi.
rss that bound Red and Black
creeks to Moss Point.
The chain Is broken I; the credit
system done it. MONEY loving greed,
assisted 10y her" twin sister, rascali.
ty, pulling at one end, and careless.
ness and txtravagance assisted 10y
ignorancr and ldleneSS pulling AT
the other, shattered the whole con.
Germ into smilherpenS.
The shock was terrible bat a
lesson WAS learned by il aud, while
StOnewall suffered greatly, she now
comes in for hrI share of The lesson
along with other parts of the cOun
try.
We have here a fair and growing
charcoal business, which, though
looked upon as the poorest of all
occupations, is u means by which
la5Orers may be employ ed and
households are supplied. Though
it takes hard work, Smutty faces
aud dusty garments, it is honorable
and tar better than whining around
doing nothing.
My sympathy was touched a
few days ago at seeing some people
trauIping through the country en-
route from Wolf River to Fort
Bayou. Imagine a poor, 6are-fOOied
woman in tattered garments lug.
giug a baby along muddy and dirty
roads beneath "A burning August
sun, with despair and misery paint.
ed Oh every feature while a few
steps in advance was her husband
trudging along with a budget on
his back, and a look upon his face,
which bespoke no higher ambition
than the part of life be is now act
ing. Al mai who will stand before
u minister and vow to love aud
project the woman who is to be
his wife, and then drag ont her lite
in such n style as this, is hardly
entitled to the term of man. He
is u source of misery to those de.
pendent upon him, and q cause for
and inward SORROW on the
part OF all good people everywhere.
But II takes ''many men of many
minds" aud many people of various
views to ill this world of ours.
What will suit one win not suit
another. Peoples tastes are just
as different as their faces. This
TACT is why the writer could ever !
venture to offer thoughts to a read
ing public. While nice %iellies and
ine-havored pies suit the tastes of
master minds aud brilliant thinkers,
plain "SBap Beans are relished by
others OF different tastes, aud thus
he literary world is fed, aud all is
Iuited and none are denied. But a
ew more words about StOueWall
nd we will retire. :
As monuments of our cOuntyis !
,olItical part StOnewallc claims three D
Representatives, two ex- Sherifis 4
nd an ex-Treasurer; besides the
man in the county and a
EfHg Of considerable Space.
SNAP BEANS.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

Gov. LOWRY has pardOned Thos.
Fl. johnson, who about two mouths
ago killed Joseph Fl. Bolton, station
agent at Brandon, for the alleged
seduction of his daughter. John.
son was indicted by the grand jury
of Rankin county, aud the day fixed
tor trial, but Gov. Lowry pardoned
johnson and his son, who was also
indicted as an accessory to the kill.
ing of Bolton, before the trial came
off. If Bolton was guilty OF the
crime for which be was killed, we
seriously doubt that a jury could
have been found in Rankin county
who would have convicted his Stay.
err, and we do not think it would
have been right to have done so ;
but, be that as it may, "Drar Bob"
was a little too previous in exercis-
lug the pardoning power. Pardon
before conviction is IL relic of car.
Detbagism.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
UNIVERSITY
MIS-
Will open its next session Mt
".
On Thursday, September 30, 'S6.

The University is in all respects in ex
cellent condition. The office of Chanca-
ltr having been voluntarily resigned by
Geh. Stewart, Prof. L. Mayes is tenn orary
chair MAJ of the Faculty. Addison Hoge,
nf Virginia, is professor of Greek j. j.
Wheat is professor of Metaphysics Dr..
A. J.. Quinche is professor of Latin Gen.
G.. W. Sears is professor of Mathematics;
john l.. johnson is prof ss1r of English
Language aud Literature h. b. Fulton
is professor of Physics and Astronomy
Dir. Geo. Little is professor of Natural
History /; &. W. ~lintsOn is professor Of
Modern Languages; Edward Mayes is
professor Of Law J.. L Fitzhugh is pro-
tessor antl principal of the High Sch0nl
WOodvill Latham is professor Of Chemis
try Miss Sallie McG. Isom is instructed
in Elocution F.. l.. Larkin, Tutor.
Tuition is still free and every induce
ment is offered to students-malc AID fe-
male-tO c me here.
Apply for Catalogues OF information to
any of the officers.
BEN PRICE, Secretary.
August 81, 1Ss6. 26tf
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
NOTICE.

To the Citizens of Scranton, Miss:
l appeal to you to aid the officials in
their efforts for a street enforcement of
the quarantine restrictions now place
against the visiting of ali persons from
the town of Biloxi, By giving notice 10
the authorities of any violation of the
of quarantine. A,quarantine to be
effective mnst have the support aud aid
OF all good citizens.
S. X. THOMPSON, Mayor
September 3, 1856. 27-tf
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

THE Meridian Ne,oS is offered for
sale. Here is a chance for some
ambitious young man to invest in O
great and growing newspaper and
reap a fortune.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

Col. G. L. HOOKER received the
nomination for Congress in the
seventh district over Maj. E. Banks
dale, on the LIST inst, by a vote of
10 to 10. No fractions. Peace and
harmony prevailed.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

Our thin,haired friend, j. K.
Almon, of the West Point NeU
Era, has leased the Alderman En-
teyprise, and is now running two
papers-both weekly. May success
attend you, old friend
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
For Sale.

The EDNA Farm" three-quarters of a
mile from Scranton, on The Telephone
road, containing II acres, dwelling house
with six rooms, carriage house, stables
and other necessary buildings. q cd wa
ter with abundant frni such as Grapes,
Figs. Pears and Peaches. In splendid
condition fOr Truck farming. etc. Also
two other desirable residences, Terms
reasonable. Apply TO
Il. p. BLALACK,
Scranton, Miss.
August 20, 1856. 25-tf
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

PROF. L. T. FITZHUGH has been
elected President of Whitworth
Female College, at Brookhaven.
This is a good selection.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

MR. BEN PRICE, of Oxford, has
been appointed Secretrry OF the
Board of Trustees of the Universi-
ty, vice Hon NJ. Sullivan, deceased.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
TIE NEW Il O Law.

Below we give section 20 of the
new school law, which requires the
patrons of the schools to meet the
first Saturday in September, aud
elect trustees, instead OF the first
Saturday in December, as hereto
fore. The people should take par
ticular notice OF this act and act
accordingly, SO there will no trou-
BILE:
"Section &c. On the first Satur-
day in September, in each year, the
patrons of each school shall meet
at IL o'clock m; at such convenient
place as may be chosen by them ;
when assembled; they shall organize
by the appointment of a chairman
and secretary, and proceed to elect,
by ballot or popular choice, three
persons, two of whom shall be resi-
patrons of the school, and one
(the third a resident of the school
district, one of rhOm mast be able to
read and tcrite, who shall constitute
a bOartl OF trustees for such school,
and shall hold their Office tor one
year, or until their successors are
qualified, and the secretary of such
netting shall notify the County
superintendent of the result of the
lection aforesaid all patrons de.
firing to send for the next scholas.
ic year shall be allowed to vote.7
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

ELABORATION is the first cousin
to falsehOOd while the wiltul LIAR
is the tbief's youngerbrother.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
Moss Point
A A D MY.

This Institution win be opened SEPIEs.
= 1871, for the reception Of boh
y Competent Instructors val be en-
pleyed in all departments, and the b@i
approved methods adopted.
For Circular aud ST. al Information
apply 20
H. s. HYATT, Principal,
Mos Point Me-
July %, iss6 ~
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

JEFFERSON county votes "wet."
The colored troops fought nObIy
for the wet ticket.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
QUIZ AGENTS

The following gentlemen are authorized
TO collect all dues to the DEMocRAT-STAR
Office and receipt for the same:
Mr.. H. +. Russell, Ocean Springs, Miss.
Mr.. Joseph c. Airey, H~andsborc, /"
Mr.. Marion +. Baxter, Pc arlington, "
Mr.. N. Butchert, Pass Christian. 4"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
The Staff of Life
THE BAKERY
OF
B. D. vaIverde

Is in successful operation and will A..
during the Fall and Winter, on and a Se.,
the 18th inst, deliver bread to anv naa w
of Moss Point, Scranton, Pascagouls ana auS
vicinity at CIT PRICES. Mr.. YsIvs,Ia
sOlicits a liberal patronage and promisss
to give satisfaction in quality and prics
QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS Is THE norm.
September 3, 1886. 81 .6n
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS, the
novelist, is dead.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

DOE'T fail to read the prOclama-
ton Of Mayor Thompson in this
issue Of the DRMoCRAF-STAR.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

For Congre86-Sixth District
COL. THOS. r..
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

JASPER county has gone "dry"
by about 200 majority.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03

Job work neatly executed at this
once.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-03
MYSTERIOUS MUSIC

often heard upon its waters, while
many and various causes are at.
tributed to it.
By some it is said that a certain
fish, peculiar to the waters of the
bay, produce the strange music,
while Others repudiate this theory
on the ground that no fish are found
here that are not common all along
the coast. SonTe chain the peculiar
formation Of the bay, aud the ac-
ton of the wind and tide are the
causes, while others say it is the
action of the water over coral
beds on the bottom, but as no
coral beds or reefs are known 10
exist here, that theory amounts to
nothing. Let the causes be what
they may, the mysterious music is
no myth, but it is often heard some
times along the shore, aud again
out on the deep waters Of the bay.
l was my good fortune some
years ago, while on a visit here, TO
listen for IN hour or more to this
strange aud uBaccOuntable music,
and though / am well aware my
pen would fail to do the subject
Justice, l will attempt q vague de-
scriptiOn Of it. l was at the house
Of a friend on the west side Of the
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-14

ninlf 1000 Hiru 900 VIA getting usfiaf, one
day. i1 fns tha elmo. h1 mlni ma 90 I10f
OYER hs plftf0iID Thrfu was H great daHi boz
90 iur which ] onrad nothing. Boo iust 90 ih0
end IH duY 0ll % littia sketch of o. gifl-
bend and sh0nldrrs-wlih u border Of simple
white drnu, and, as ! thought. Mo ioveiiat
fare ! ever saw. I was quito dumb o. !
looked ~ ", and there and then. fniher, !
fell IN love; aud ! declare 30 ymi I fet that
even u this woman wero only o painters
idenl, stu, " bad She c%nptiyntod me, that /
could never give my heart h. my living
woman Tho memory Of this picture would
pOssess me, and would hing, as u were,
above the living face, and rebuke lis imper-
fectiOns. You are not laugbingH
II am forty-nino, Percy" tho father said,
with the %calinness Of wisdom. "YOu are
twenty-four. "
swell, ! shall not trouble you with a long
story" the young fellow continued. "Luckily
for me, my friend was lying on a couch, and
did not perceive my agitation, or he might
have laughed me out of the dream. l found
the sketch represented a real living girl-a
real living girl, father!-unmarried, English,
and, best of all, living not far from here. /
asked for the picture, which he gave me
readily. CuriOusly enough, he did not seem
to see in it the superlative beauty which |
saw. Oh, how | hung over that picture! How
| idolized it! 1t was near me night and day,
and at every glance my love for the original
increased. Father, that is the woman | shall
marry, if ever marry at all!7
"You must see what her character is,
Percy" the father said. "And we must make
a few inquiries about family-and property"
Her origin must be refined!' the lover
cried. Her character could be nothing but
the noblest, As for property-property.-
give me that girl, and | shall work hard
enough to earn a world"
So saying, he ran up stairs, and in a mo-
ment returned, bearing the precious picture
wrapped up in folds Of silver PAPER. With
trembling haste, but with more than womanly
care, he put back one smooth sheet after an,
other until the cardboard lay on the table
face down; then, drawing a lone breath, he
turned the picture up before his .ther.
There" he murmured, "let her plead her
own cause" .
At the sane instant his father uttered an
exclamation of surprise.
"Why, Percy" he said, "this girl is a friend
of mine"
"a friendT' the lover cried rapturously.
IAN old friend" the rector answered.
"Her mother is-ahem!-an old friend Of
mine-a very old friend, l may say. We are
quite on intimate terms. The name this
young lady is Miss Sophia Templep
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-14

Never hoari Of hsf. 10 WONDERING girI
allsi ont ul together 'Dont goo kn1w boz
nnmnf
"Y0u ano. girls tho answered aMr Brent.
j. ~ yofJ discreet that h8 noyer make a
blunder He mn hear everything and NY
nothing Az aid, 10 dos not concern YOU.
nor me either, only Mr Brent Thought 70 did.
We shall not speak Of tho matter again
Nor, Mr. Brent, shall We have our little
walk IN the gardonf
He ross with them, trying b hnd d word
whirh might enable him 10 play the part shs
assigned him; but none came. Only as they
descended the flight Of steps into tho grounds
he managed 30 whisper In her ear. You are
The cieueTest mn I eUer kneW."
She turned upon him with a look full Of
meaning.
my good man. she whispered back, in
accents of the utmost scorn, "don't trouble
yourself TO say what ! am. You are a great
fooi!n
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-14
CHAPTER III.
A PRETTY WOMAN AND A FOOL.

A PRETTY WOMAN N A FOOL
Fate decreed that just at this time Caroline
and Sybil should each get a lover. An ell
derby couple of good family and fortune, Doc
little by name, lived in the neighborhood;
and these having but one child, a son, who
would inherit a large estate, decided to give
him a profession that he might escape the
dangers of an unemployed youth. He was
sent into the army, and was at present upon
leave.
Egerton DoOlittle was a tall young man,
slim, with light hair and a lisping speech.
His attractions, if he had any, were neither
of body nor of mind; for as to the body he
was feeble in gait, with long legs of made
quate thickness, and he was destitute of eye
brows. The utmost aSsiduity also failed to
bring out a mustUche, although he used ca
pillary fluids of appalling strength, rightly
judging that for a man with a military career
before him a certain amount Of hair on the
face is as essential as uniform or a sword.
His mind was of a similar pattern-weak, re-
Ginning and inane; in a word, he had drawn
the line between sanity and imbecility with a
most battling nicely. He walked with his
head a little on one side, dressed in the top of
the fashion, wore as many different suits as
there are hours in the day, lost money mildly
at cards, and came to church regularly every
Sunday morning, saying his prayers out of a
book the size of a sixpence. He had a credit
able desire to read only such publications as
were likely to improve his mind, and he al
ways inquired if a work was erroneous or
not, saying that he was afraid lest he might
be led into the perusal of something erroneous,
and might never find it out. He admired
women and adored cleverness, frankly CON
Tossing that he had none of his own, and
thought it ''Such a useful thing, you know"
Indeed, he might have set for the immortal
Mr.. Toots, with whom he had so much in COM
mon that l fear readers may think Egerton
Doolittle only a study of that great prince of
noodles. But Egerton is a man by himself.
in spite of a resemblance which fairly sug-
gests that he is no more than a reflection.
He met Car Temple at a ball and danced
with her, and the young lady, true to herself,
inquired, in one of the pauses Of the dance. if
be had read Allison's History of Europe
Doolittle, whose weakness was not historical
study, was able, with tolerable readiness, to
assure her that he had not. He then sank
into silence, that this part of the conversation
might settle into his mind. Presently he in
quired:
us that work you spoke of just now a very
big worki'