The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-26
SCRANTON, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 I
PEARL COUNTY AGAIN.

| am constrained to respond TO
your correspondent whose nom de
plum is "Pearl County" He leads
Oft in u high flown way, which
shows very plainly what an educa-
tion can do with a man like myself,
who has no education, only hoss
sense. He would make tirst-class
county superintendent, perhaps,
although he never has, as anybody
knows of. He reminds me of the
nigger who sang: "Jack beats de
dlum, and big Bill de fifer, but l
is dc chile dat can read write and
cypher; twice ones three, twice
thee is seven; carry eight TO for
ty nine an twenty makes eleven"
He has looked through a hole as
large dis a window, and as far as /
know, it had CRATES in it, and he
looked from within. He knows
figures is figures, and SO do I, and
know they will not lie, but men
will lie i; but "W. N. or did not lie
one word in his article Of December
the 2Sth. The theory of "W. n.
or is, that if Pearl county rules it
is to ruin. 1t only requires little
boss sense to see that if that old
gentleman aud the lots of others he
speaks of in our little town want
Office, it is very probable they can
not get it in Hancock or Marion
counties. Now, Mr., "Pearl Coun-
ty," you say if my figures are facts
let's unite all our coast counties
in one, aud not pay any taxes.
Sir, you know my figures are facts,
real facts, and why do you say coast
counties Why not other, or in
terror counties as well. | say as |
said before, if one million gives us
n certain amount of money, to get
the same amount out of two million
the rates would only be half as
great, aud out Of half million it
would be twice as great. That
Just man, ''Peal County, says: ~
wonder where w. N. 0. got the au-
thority TO say Pearl county was in
debt,n etc. | shall not answer that
question, but | say after all the
Pearl county means were exhaust
ed hat Marion aud Hancock coun
ties paid her Indebtedness, which
was considerable amount. When
that just and scholarly man, "Pearl
County," leaves lcvity aside, and
gets, MS he calls it, at his unques-
tionable rights, he seems to forget
the rights OF others that should and
will be brought IN question. Now
when that poor, detunct Pearl cOun
ty comes to life, 1t would only be
right for her TO refund TO her par.
cuts, for they took her an empty
blauk aud paid her debts, and has
taken good care of her about eight
years. See how the man ''Pearl
County" can figure OH lands. He
has figured at it until he has got it.
nearly one fourth the amount of the
total assessment of real and per.
sOnal property in both counties,
Marion aud Hancock. See how he
has figured on our little town. You
bet, if | was anxious to know the
truth about it, would so to Co
lumbia to see how she was assessed.
He seems to be Kind of c0nstitu-
tional liver, (lawyer). He says if
Pearl county is ever restored she
will have representative of her
own. Now ain't that cheek Why,
it is au evident fact she Will be tied
to the apron string of some other
county. 1t only requires just a
little boss sense and no larnIn,
(learning) in literal sense, to sre
that the van in the lead in the Pearl
county affair Is filed to their ut
most capacity with sel6Shness.
They dOn't care who sinks so they
can swim. That man, ''Pearl COun-
ty," closes his article of hoodwink.
ry by saying "my letter is already
too long, l fear" which is very true.
He is like a coon, the higher be
climbs the pl;Iiuer he shows the
root OF his tail. Right here let me
say, the hole this man ''PeaFl Ooun-
ty" looked through when be larht
how to figure was very large. He
SAYS the area of old Pearl county
was yearly one hundred and twenty
square miles, or 460,8O0 acres of
land. Now aiut this magnificent
magniiied calculation on 100. Now
this is about equal to twice three
being seven. BE has right to his
opinion aud to make cancellations.
So have 4, and I would say TO those
who are Interested, not through sell
ish motives, If you want TO know
what Pearl county was, on viii see
by applying rightly that the man
sPearl County0 has misrepreseneed
the total valuation, aud you have
only to examine the assessment
rolls in the Pearl part Of Marion
aud Hancock to sec that the total
valuation will not exceed three
times what it was when abolished,
and very doubtful If Il win reach
that amount I am constraiued 10
say selishness ruins many a good
man iu an official position. Not
many years since there was an en-
Ger IN a certain county who roase
ved from that couuty 20 another,