The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08
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! The dear cd Bar ju,3 a. lIehh . Tb
same white beach, lovely trees. genu
breezes, ami ihe same oil song d %.
sea- Before I started I sighed 10
other o. AZ AID pastures new bu
tie farther / got away from lie sea
coast the more home sick / grew. Am
after al, / iclt ike there was no plzc,
ike home, ard the land Of tie eral
aud mullet.
took tic /. C, road aud was pleas
Ell with il almost as much as with Ina.
road OF roads, the great l. and N
1t is well conducted, with a good
road bed, aud a. careful and attentive
= lot Of Offices as any management
could desire. The l. c. is a civil ser
vice road, aud makes removals oniy
for cause. saw conductors vino have
been VH the rUad far over twenty years,
and / was told tIati ii yasa hard place
tor a ncw mau 10 get a job.
From New Orleans to Jackson there
is every evidence OF thrift, energy, ia
dusiry and enterprise. Saw mills.
planning mills, brick factories and 9TH
cr Industries eau he found all along
the rUad. Truck farming has, especi-
ally, proven d great succcss. | saw
one small farm tl.at had realized from
cabbage alone ten thousand dollars.
Jackson has grown considerably
since NV last visit there. Among The
msHy improvements | NAV mention
tie large and handsome union derai,
the government building, q cUltun
COMPRESS, several large sOundrics, and
many industries Of a smaller nature.
Jackson is building water works. aud
at an early day electric lights will H.
illuminate the city.
lliufs county in The last election
went wet by a msjOGiiy OF four
teen. Tie temperance question i one
discussed pretty often, and even those
who lake an ca,iunai drink for the
"stymache sake never fail 10 vote
against liquor. | was in conversation
with a gentleman vino said he voted
prohibition because il was best for the
coming yoHt:ts Of the country. aud
not bccansc he would not like a drink
when he felt like IT.
| saw a grand and costly monument
lowering toward the sky, built IA
memory of Mr. FL. Richardson, The
rich seif-madc man of Mississippi.
jackson has several rich men. orc u
whom | had the pleasure OF seeing.
| MAS told lie was worth five hundred
thousand, and began business as a
merchant 10 Jackson. lie has an clc-
giant home, and bears the appearance
OF u fully capable of taking care
AMI looking after the dollars with a
prudcH. eye.
The hotels IN Jackson arc ~irst-class.
The Perscr llOuse, within a short die
tancc OF the depot, is a splendid place
to stop. Ii Is neat, comfortable and
home like. The proprietor j. a regu-
lar old Mississippian, tut of Kindness
aud Hospitality. His genial WAYS and
jolly face makes all Of his guests feel
AT home. LIS name is Jack Pcr>er,
and from what 1 can learn, one would
hardly fire a stick in ANY direction ~
this Stale aud uui liz some ore that
knew him. At This hotel 1 met sever
al prOmInsnt persons from different
part of the State. Among them |
mention with pleasure Rev. j. Ii Gam
brcll, Of the BapttSt Record. Mcridi-
lie j. OF the most charming
gentlemen | met during my visit. Al
though a minister, he J. a Wide-aWake,
progressive man, fully alive 10 the
building up OF this beautiful land,
aud making progress the watchwOrd
Of The Souti.
| had apIrassni but short interview
with our good aud excellent Governor. .
lie imprcssrs me a. a man with 4 big I
soul. aud a heart as tender as hat Of
a lie i much Younger look
ing than ! expected, elegant 10 man
ncT, with a cOurtly bearing. IL | had I
been here long enough to vote, and
the occasion offered, | should certain
IS vote for Gov. Robert Lowry.
/ called on The NeU HiSSissiDpiaH,
and was very much disappointed by
Mr.. Martin was absent in New
Orleans. / saw Mai. Henry and Mr..
Power, of the Clarion. The Clarion
hes always been a 4" POtrer' in the
and in my carly days 4 visit a
home and not zee a copy Of that paper
a natural curiosity. Maj. Henry
looks rat aud happy, and, | prcsumchc
feels that after all being a newspaper
man Is more indcpchdeutlhan holding
government office.
| had the pleasure of seeing Mrs.
Judge AlcOru. The Judge was in
bed, sick, having just return al from
/ prohibition meeting ia Louisville,
Ky. "Wise men change, but fools
Judge AlcOrn j. one Of the
wise men, he has changed into a SOL
iIcr OF a good cause, and thrown the
oi lis fire aud clOquence into 1t.
The last Of my visits was made 20
he good Priest Of Jackson. lie is a
nan of much ability, jealous in The
Of the Master, aud said to be a
writer. a great many per-
.ons inquired IL / knew Capt. p X.
.ayers. Ny reply was, not 10 know :
hin would make me an unn~aturallzed {
ofqhe coast. / told them that
he Captain was The friend of the I
woods "eOw counties" aud that ,
ia was the representative paper Of ,
south Mississippi. ,
With all OF JacksOn's learning.
beauty and wealth, il is not I
I've most progressive town iu the Slate.
Meridian and Vicksburg have planted |
Progress on their flags, aud Ia keep |
ace Jackson must nail on 10 her a
masthead the anne noble inscription. c
have faith tina: she will. r
! felt at home Ia Jackson, the peO- :
lie were 80 hOspitable, kind and nice, !,
hat when / said goodbye l did it with :
smile on my lips and a big tear in "
ny heart, I.
Iast night a new and novel Marty I