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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

Southern people can heartily
aympalhize with this utlerance Of
Gov. nllman: "This school book
trust robs our people OF an enor
nous amount of money every
wear. 1t is possible to buy an edi.
ton of the Waverly Novels, twen-
ty volumes, for 81, while chiId's
primer costs twenty-five cents, and
all other books in proportion.
Then we find IN our school histo-
ries Confederate solliers designat-
ed as rebels and Southern states
men called TRAITORS The State
alone can remedy these evils, and
the State alone should do it."
There Is much truth and wisdom
IN this. While it is hardly 10 be
expected that school books which
change with improving methods Of
teaching eau be bought as cheaply
as standard works, such as The
standard works, such as the Wav-
erly Novels, which do not change,
and which not infrequent y are
almost given away in connection
with newspaper or other enter
prise, still it is known OF all men
the prices of school books, COM
pared TO other publications, are
out of all just proportion. II Is, |
indeed, matter the State should
lake hold of. The exorbilant !
price of school books is bane Of
our public school system. And |
then The kind OF history taught in
our schools, particularly as Coy.
Tlllman points out, as II relates to
the civil war. These so-called his
tories are as far from reliable
narrative of the war as though
they were mere Tomances with
historical facts as startling points.
More OF them written by Northern
pariisans, they are widely at va
rance with The Govern ment Rec
ord of the Rebellion" itself. The
Southern child confined 10 such
books is taught 10 believe In the
shame of his people aud their
champions and defenders the
stories of the battles are often
mockerles Of the truth. The rebels
always "fee," or are "r0uted IN
confusion" if DEFEATED, whereas
when The victory is on their side
the Union soldiers invariably
"withdraw 10 a more advantag-
eous position" and 'ihe enemy
dares not pursue.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
CHRISTMAS BELLS.

Dear are the sound of the Christmas chimes,
In the land of the ived towers,
And they welcome the dearest of festival times
In this Western world of ours
Bright on the holly and mistletoe bough,
The English freight falls,
And bright are the evergreens now
That gladden. our own home wallis
And hark the first sweet note that tells
The welcome of the Christmas bells.
They are ringing tonight through the Norway frs
And across the Swedish fes,
And the Cuban palm troe dreamily stirs
To the sound of those Christmas bells
They ring where the Indian Ganges rolls
It's floods through the rice e-felds wide
They swell the far hymns of the Laps and Poles,
To the praise of the Orucifed.
Sweeter than tones of the oceans shells,
Mingle the chimes of the Christmas bells.
The years come not that have circed away
With the past of the Eastern land,
When He plucked the on the Sabbath day
And healed the withered hand;
But the bells shall join in joyous chime
For the One who walked the sea,
And ring again for the better time
OF the Christ that is to be.
Then ring! for the earth's best promise dwell
In ye, 0 joyous prophet bells.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
SCRANTON CIRCUIT.


N. 0. Christian Advocate.
Nix. EDIroR: Don't think me
presuming; but if the article in
Iart weeks DEMocRAT-STAR was
copied rerbdtim as written by YOU
in the NewOrlcans Christian 1dro-
cate, in which you described your
visit 10 Scranton and dedication OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church
there you forgot TO mention one
important item. | think Metho-
dist preachers generally on lhs
circuit have harl work. Give
honor to whom honor is due. The
church, though just dedicated, had
debt on The building, and our
venerable old preacher, Rev. Ben.
Jonea, last gear, by mighty effort,
raised the debt and prepared the
way for dedication. lie did some
other most pra;seworthy acts, and
now, though he is far from us, ho
will he glad TO know we give him
credit for his hard work. This is,
as you say, a spot in the Methodist
field Of work calculated to call
forth the executive ability Of our
Bishops. Local peculiarilies exist.
Having a seaport situation, foreign
element is plentiful, each with his
peculiar belief and religion. The
old resident occupants and owners
of best lands are direct descend
ands of the French discoverera,
thereby giving a large proportion
of Roman Catholics. Being a
manufacturing district, there Is a
large floating, laboring population,
who subject themselves 10 no par
ticular religious observations of
beliefs.
Last, but not least, we have al
most at DUR door-al least, within
the reach of church services-a
large, but ignorant country popu-
lotion. These are settlers on gov
ernment and other cheap lands,
and some very ignorant and unam-
bilious. AS a type-some who
have large families, and are salts
fed TO feed them Oh sweet pota
toes, and not one member of his
family being able 10 write his
name. These are The least OF evils
incident to such a mode Of life,
naturally,
Now, 10 solve this problem, let
our beloved Bishops give ns on our
work men who are full of religion
themselves, AID anxious 10 work
for the Lord and The salvation of
soula, and whose hourly life is
sermon and an invitation 10 come
TO Christ-men who follow The
life of Christ as near as in them
lies, and whose Christian efforts are
not only put forth in The pulpit,
but in their naily contact with The
people; peacelnakers, Tor we have
members Of The church here who
do not even speak to each other.
In short, send men who are not
satisfied without The salvation OF
souls; The soul Of poor, errng
man or woman being as precious
as that of the nch man.
METHODIST.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
OLD Sis CHRISTMAS
"REMINISCENCES.

"NOw, hyar, you young chlliuE,
eff you alls calls that dog erway an
leabs that cat erlone, | tell you
sumfin what's moughty seasnnbull,
jess now"
The motley little batch of ur-
chlns in the big yard colIared the
dog at once and fucked around the
old man, as they always did, when
he coadescended to sit down on
the kitchen-door bench and "hol'
er confabo with them.
"What is it, Uncle Sl-go on,
now"
"Well, | take notis, dat, we'en
you alls lollers my 'dvice bout The
Fote er July an Ihsnksgibin day
yer all pears TO hab mo en- Jment
dan all de benulce o de nabe-
hood |"
"Yes, We do, Uncle Sir explain
ed Sam, jr.. as he confidently clam
bered upon The old mans knee.
cam when | seed You leetle tor
ments ireein that cat erwhile ago
hit fotch to my min dat Chrismus
il dun turn de cawner down de big
rode an IL nleckin' dis way ebery
minnit !"
20, yes, Chris'mas-what about
Chris mas, Uncle SiF
"Now, | lay eff | takes You allsln
han an puts you too Ills Chrismus
time Dc same fashum lax | Ulster
do yO' unkles wen dey wuz yo'
size an rollin' round dis lot lax so
meny shots in de PAIN my han
well you alls won't perish too late
ter fergit hit p
There was combined ClamOr OF
assent from the pigmy audience,
and the old man, seeing he was
elected their leader, smiled a viii,
ling acquiescence on his trustlul
constituency.
"Yer see, chilluns, Chrismus-
times cumes jess ez often an reg
Ter now er-days ez hit useter, but
sumhow-er-udder. heah long sense
dey he'd 50 much strifeAan' Struck
sIrun an mo'nin' in de lam de
Chrismusses liz cum past sorier
lean an flabby, lax Fario's famish-
ed cattle, only dat de numbers ob
'em IL laslid longer! But times IL
peert'nin' up now an eff we KANT
outdo er ole time Christmas we
kin sartinly gil Ter whar we won't
need ter banker after wuuW
"Tell us about them, Uncle 81 I!
All about uncles, and you, and old
timesr" insisted loretta, who was
old enough to be curious and in
qmsitIve.
"Dar now, honey, eff yer gifts my
min lu'n'd back on dem days lze
moughty lakly ter mack yOn alls
miss yo' suppers same time | bin
layin' off ter tell yer all bout hit
jess ez soon'z yer got big enough
ter ak me.
"Yo' alls nebber seed yo' uncles
'cep' in dem am'ertypes up on de
pahler-mantil-she1, but lemme
ieIl yer, honey, deY wut out-en out
rar' young geniermenIs, Ter, be
sho | kin member, same lax hll
wuE yistiddy de mawnln wen Ole
Miss call'd me NY on de back fer.
randy out dar an say 'SilaS, hydr
ia desc tieo bys r OATS all she say,
but don't need no mo- o'ders dan
4 dat. Fun dat day tell cey wuz
sont Of Ter Aliens Ter c0llidge dem
an me rIz an roostd by de same
sines. We splorsted dis county
/ fun endtO end an fum wun side
Ter lie udder-we march, we wauk.
we ride-daytime er nighttime
all 'cep' SundyA-dem an me is
guine! Game in de low -groun's IL
g0tter hide li3f.l 'passum IN sim
noniree eolteN cum down coon
on de feuce golfer dodge las (;
'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
The Presbyterian Synod which

The Presbyterian Synod which
met in Columbus, Miss, recently,
adopted the following resolutions
with reference 10 a memorial sub
mitted to il by the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union. There is
dignity and appropriateness III
the tone of the resolutions which
does not characterize The action OF
all religious bodies in de0li1g with
the temperance question:
"Resolred, That the Synod
deeply deplores The evils Of intem-
perance which have so largely pre-
vailed in our land /; that we heart
lily sympatize with every legitl-
ment and ludicious effort 10 check
its prevalence, and that we urge
upon our ministers and church
sessions renewed diligence and
falihfulness in dealing with the
subject.
Resolved, That the political as
poets of the temperance question
do not tall within the province
of our body as a church CONT, and
that We are therefore not al libeI
ty to recommend any particular
course of legislation respecting
the matter to the government"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

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Mixed Shirt at w.
We Mixed Shirt eentsj SUITS S%o
ives ell WOOL Shi AT 40 cents -, na w,th
We ell eahed Brown Cotton Flahhe
ten aud lace back
Our Workingmens Department is the Cheapest in the CITY.
w.sl the best m oo and 50 90 Jeans Pants
We tho aud ahd snii
WEI the best PA intesO OVeralls Plastcres
FOR THE BEST VALUE CHEAP AND MEDIUM oVERSHINIo
seeo limo Dsmets at zoe aud 76c
Specials Sale ~ doz Wool Mixed Shirts, at 45e
pscial lSale! do Knit Wool Mixed Shirts Oc
Sal odoE Knit Wool Mixed Shirts at 15c
Sael- KnitW Moo
of ST. 81 to ~ uo D
wEHAyE THE BEST VALUES TRUNKS AND HANDBAGS
samples compare Goods sent D. Don't fail to look ua
the only One Price Cash Aouss IN 1ns
CITY, which hinsurss ths valus and fair dealing
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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

partridge in de w'eat- liel gotter fly
low rabbit in de clearin' gotter
go zig,zag; SOUL in de hick'rytree
golter be spry; turky in de big
woods gotter gobble in er whiSpeh
case dem an me wuz rite dar er
darerboutsl PIay-frolick down ct
shakerag dey wuz fust in de ring !;
co'n.shuckin' ct Paul Han'Ie dey
cotch de gal de fus' red yeah fell
ter; beef shootin' ct Buckheai an
Marse John allus he'd dyarkus ter
Glib way; quahler.race on Green S
Ferry rode au' Marse jules bay
filIy wuz sho' ter be barr'd! Uh-
ch! Dey wuz cashund Ter der
hole kit an kin roun' hyar-but
good ez dey wuz &intIe an gintle
'ez dcy wuz bol Knock er mans
in er seckum hey tauk too brash
go hongry an throO harms way
ter hep er woman in trubble
Dem wuz de kin O. boys yo' ma
he'd fer brudders, tell yer!'
"Well, what about uncles and
Christmas ~ Interrogated Loretta,
after The old man had paused some
time in a semi revere.
"Dat's hit How gwine Ter
tell yer bout dats | members dat
las Chrismus whit we he'd wid
dem boyS-hit Gums tor me now
lax hit wuz jess las night an |
wuz wakin up nez' mawnin after
de frolick 7 Dat summer dey'd
gradchowated SO fine up ter de col
lidge and cum home ter be de mir
rashun Oh de hole county. Dey
wuz feas'sed, an made much OBJ,
but sdo dey jess KEEP de banulce
lax dey wuz ridin' in er to'nyment
Ell de AtIanty Far! Dey hep's see
ter do housiu' Oh de crap, ter de
ginnin' OBJ de cotton am gittin' hit
of ter Suvanner an den Ter de
winter lixin' ob de manshun an de
nigger quahlers-dey fell rite inter
bizness lax dey wuz rais'd inside
oh er war.hous' paid
"Well, ez | wuz gwlne on ter
say, dat Chrismus wuz de las we
aIs he'd tergedder, and dat wuz de
mos monsrous sellerbrashun dis
ebber seed. Yerly in
de mawnin. ez de moon wuz huv-
erin ober Ole Kenuegaw, an de
star wuz rite whar he
boun' ter ketch yer eve wen yer
cum out de do,' Ole Marster win
he hon on de frunt peeazy an
wake de wurl fer miles eroun
Yeah cum de niggers ober de
fences, roun' cawners, throo de
cross bars, outer de houseS-en
'Chrismus gif, Ole MarsterP-I
'Chnsmus gil', Ole Mistiss'-an'
'Chrismus gil' heah an dar mungst
all de yung foxes, tel. ye'd er
er thought dem niggers jess woke
up fun Bedlum, fer sho ! / boun' Ell
de mawnin stars wus singin' ter
gedder dat mawnin' dey couldn'
'ardly a.heahd deyseffs Ole Marse
sine ter me an | tap de big risin'
bell tree times an all wus hush
Jess ez siill-an' Ole Marse lif' hiz
hans an glib thanks ter de Good
God dat sont de preshus giR ob
His Son Ter sabe sinners! Den Ole
MISS startid up de hime,
"GIoree ter God in de Highes :"
on ebery vice on de place jined
in! My po' soul, huny, | nebber
no mo- am gwine ter heah sech
Chgismus Yusship LAX unter dat !
After dat immiiidly. Marse john
an Mars julie fulch out De bigges
bole er -nogg-I lay airy wnn
er on young ters cud 90 swimmin
IN dat bole-an' dal WIS nogg whit
yer calls nogg. | fears ef he'd
er cup un hit now Ia Wanter die
wld de ias'e in ny noull
sDen cum de 'sIrbilin' oh de
presints AN mo- craZv Niger do
ms ober dat paid Pse tellin' yer
dc flat-fut truf wen | say hit tux
er 10 hoss wagll lode er sto' goods
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

subscribe for the D1NScHAT-sTAE.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

A citizen Of Jacksonville, Fla,
deposited 5000 oranges in public
place last week, and invited pas
sers- by to help themselves TO the
fruit, only stipulaling that The eat
er should quarter the oranges and
place the peel in a barrel Of alcos
hol standing by. About 1000
oranges were thus disposed OF. 10
the satisfaction of the donor, who
will ship the peeling to England 10
be used for medical purposes. 1t
was a n0vf expedieni Tor getting a
good job done without expense.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
I EWIS III. CHAMPLIN-
A1T0RNET-AT-LAW
Pcs. Christian. Mss.

Nm attend tobusiness IN all ftae Courts
of uarrison Hancock. Jackson land ad-
i,i,i,,r counties. Will also attel3d to ex-
! an,inations of title, and the psdment Of
ss,-,s Snecial attention given tb collec-
go. &c Claims IN an towns along dhe Mis-
sissippi Seaeoast.
ONO at residence, on Dayisf ayenue,
near Mexican Gulf Hotel. y
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

A very fair illustration Of how
time brings its reverses in tins
great western world 0f ours is that
Charles Francis Adams had 10
step down aud out Of The presiden-
CIV OF the Ualon Pacific Railroad
Company at lhe beheSt OF JAY
Gould. Mr.. Adsms' arisiocraiic
lineage, intellect and character
didn't count for ANYTHING IN this
Transaction Money IS power aid
Jay Gould has gol H.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

WHAT LUPUS ls.-Dr. Koch's ia
nous cure for consumption has
been declared q specific for lupus
also. lupus is a non-coutagious
skin disease. and most commonly
attacks the face. II first appears
in the form Of one or more reddish
brown or reddish yellow bl0lehes.
These may vary IN size from a pin 5
head 10 a split pea. In time these
spots spread until their edges
iOuch. aud several Of them become
aggregated into a patch. The dis
ease Is very slow in developing,
and a patch the size OF twenty
five cent piecr may lake years To
form. II IS chrome and hard to
gel rid Of
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-21

There h an lrreconcllahle faction hght
being waged BY tho two factions OF the re-
publican party In Multnomah county.
One iaciloni is led BY "Ilm" Lotion who IA
vou the nomination Of "Dave" Thompson
for governor, and the other BY Joe Simon
who favors the nomination Of Ex-Cov.
srnor Moody for governor and Ed Hirsch
Cor state treasurer. 1'he fight ls bitter and
tropical between these two bosses--so
much 70 that strong hopes are entertained
that much good will inure to the people Of
the state from the contest There never
was party 20 hopelessly boss-ridden as
the republican party Of Multnomah eoun-
", and lie overwhelming majority has en-
ablsd Il la domlneer over the party Of the
whole state. SO great has been ',Joseph's'
influence that Il ls almost impossible to
elect farmer or granger from the "cow
counties" that he can not capture by his
cunning, sklll or unscrupulousness. In
one way or another he manages to manlp.
ulate the party organization In the interest
Of himself and his iavorile henehmen.
The party In the rural districts. when .
general election approaces, make loud
protests and threats against the nJoe" "simou
oligarchy but, somehow, when the state
eonveatlon Of the party meets. or legis
ature eonvenes, the Representatives Of those
rural districts become In "Joe's" hand'
like clay In the potter's-Tade to subserv,
his interest rather than the party. "jim'
Loton's call to the Leadership of the part,
In Portland would be no improvement
over that of "Joseph's" for "Jim" Is equal
ly a. unserupulous as "Joseph," who, like
the famous eJoseph, in RichelIeu, Away
seeks to be a Bishop The only hcpe TO
the party In that country Is to rise In IT.
might aud deeapitate these faithless anC
dangerous leaders There seems to be NJ
disposition, however, on the part Of an,
one to do this, as all arc enlisting undel
the banner Of ono or the other of tnes,
leaders. II Is a rare opportunity for tn
democrats, and II they have the discretion
to make proper use of II they will be aLl'
to place themselves In a stronger position
before than ,heY have occupied since 1865
But that Is not the only county in whiel
there are bitter chickering's among our re
publican friends. When their state con
vention shall meet the long slumberinl
snimosities between certain leaders vii
break iOrth and will prove a thorn In tn
slde Of the managers ofthe party. Demo
Gratis everywhere are becoming eneour
aged.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Coed For rhs Farmers.

KANSAS CRY. Marchfs.-The Farmers
Alliance In Kansas is growing 20 rapidly
both In members and perfection OF organ
izaiion that they have become decidedly
disturbing faction In politics. Every
county, nearly, In the whole state Il organ.
ized and nearly every farmer in each coun-
y IL a member Of the organization, This
thorough organization has made the order
exceptionally strong in local politics where
their immediate Interest are al stake. The
president OF the Kansas alliance has ad-
dressed to the Kansas senator's and repre-
senatives at Washington letter informing
them OF belief among farmers that the dc.
preston OF the agricultural Interests Is
due 10 vicious Legislation and demanding
that some attention be paid TO their inter
ests u says the time is not far distant
when the legislators will heed the voice OF
their constituents, who are 100000 strong
IN Kansas Politicians are becoming ner.
vous
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-21
STICK TO rae TRUTH.

Farm laborers In England complain that
they c&nnos support themselves and those
dependent upon them on the wages they
are receiving and are asking for Increased
pay. At present they are getting from 3
to 10 shillings ($7.7S to 81 So) week, and
out of this are compelled 10 board them
selves. Tney ask that their pay be In
creased to AT least So per week Laborers
In Oregon who receive as much per day
a. these English workingmen do for
weeks work can easily read the history of
free trade. Still In spite of all this over
Whelnsing evidence, the democratic party
is trying to drag the American working
men down to 4 level with these English
slaves -TeEegyam.
A few facts completely upset the whole
theory of the zskgyam. The prices paid
for labOrIn England now are much higher
than they were at any time before that
country adopted free trade. Hence, free
uade has increased, rather than decreased
the wages oflaboS people. Gladstone, who
as an authority on that subject, Is the very
best, says that, comparing wages paid In
England In 1888 under protection with The
wages paid 1888, under free trade. he finds
an increase In miner. wages of so per cent
and In the exPortable manufactures he
ands an Increase varying from 40, 20, 50,
50. 100, $50, and I6o per cent. A similar
increase Is found in all other kinds of Ia.
Dor. This is refutstion complete and full.
But let the zsisgra@ compare the wages
now paid in England under free trade
with the wages paid In such protection
eountries as France, Spain Italy, and Ger
many. and 1t will find wages mueh higher
In England than Ia any Of the others. Un
der the logic of such indisputable facts the
Telegram finds its unstable structure of
protection tottering to the ground. This
statement Is true and incontrovertible:
Wages In free trade England are higher
than those paid in any protection country
outside Of America. Upon the theory Of
the Telegram that tariff affects the rate
of wages paid to laborers, we could safely
claimGand conclgSively prove 1t by the
above faeD that unrestricted or free trade
secures higher wages than protection.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-21
1870 sP'Ne~teiJ
John II MITCHELL

A law passed BY the illinois Legislature
and which goes into effect on the Ist Of
July next, entirely prohibits the holding Of
real estate by foreigners. Alien owner
ship o. land has become serions evil n
several Of the Western States. and threatens
them with such social disorder az the IKE
cause hiss created in Ireland. More than
100000 acres Of Illinois land Is owned
BY foreigners, and under tie new law all
this property will revert to the state, IN
less ITS owners become citizens Of The U.
nltsd States before tie Ist of next July
Nebraska has also adopted a similar law.
United States laws should also forbid tile
purchase of government land by aliens.
Whatever money thus comes to the coun-
Try does Il more harm than good.