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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17
Dear for the Whistle.
Vicksburg Herald.

Vicksburg Herald.
The whole country paid pretty dear
ly for the Worlds Fair. In round
numbers 30,000,000 people visited the
fair; about 2l,0O0,000 who paid ad-
mission, and 100000 deadheads. But
whether all paid to enter the fair or
not, there was the great bulk Of trav-
cling and living expenses that all had
to pay. 1t is a conservative estimate
that the average cost to each one was
$40. OF course the Mississippi cdi-
tors did not pay that much, and 9th
ers near Chicago, and Others who liv-
ed very economically, but vast num-
Der paid ever so much more. Strik-
ing an average at $40 per capita, we
find the cost to the people 81, ,l20, ,000,-
900! That is rather breath-taking
sum for year of panic and stringen-
cy, and the great mass of citizens
will not regret that this means Of
draining the peoples pockets is at an
end. In addition to this immense
sum the show itself cost the Govern
ment a very large sum, all Of which
comes out Of the people.
1t is hard to say just what portion
the South paid, but estimating that
the South paid only one-eighth of the
sum, and wc see that our hard-press-
ed section in time of one of the great
est panics gave $40, ,O0O,0 600! No won
der deposits ran low in the banks,
trade was bad, collections worse, and
the supply OF currency was distress
ingly limited. Think Of that vast
sum being taken from the Southern
States in few months. All sorts of
people went to the fair. The spend
thrift, the speculator, the debtor. the
creditor the future gambler the thief
and the miscr, were all there in full
force. The greater number of them
wish they had their money back, and
certainly the South wishes she had at
least half OF the $l40,000,000 in hel
business channels and paying enter
prises.
1t was all to celebrate the four hun
dredth anniversary Of the discovery Of
the Western Continent. Let us hop,
it will be four hundred years before
we have another
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

In Switzerland one winter when it
was very cold, the rivers were frozen
and the lakes were very shallow. The
people who lived on the border of one
OF the lakes determined to make their
gardens larger by running their side
walls out into tie lake, and building
Il wall across to shut out the lake.
Then they were going to I'll in the
space thus enclosed with mud taken
from the lake bed. When they COM
mcnced to dredge they came upon a
quantity of spiles and ivory and stone
and bronze tools. Investigations
proved that above this lake, and, in
deed, above others in Switzerland,
had once risen the homes Of people
who lived in dwellings built high
above the water on spilcs Of logs driy-
en- into the bed of the lake. One lake
having been drained, two settlements
were found In 1t, one at each end.
The part Of the eastern settlement
which used to stand above the water
had been destroyed BY fire, and the
charrcd remains could still be seen.
Nobody had ever dreamed Of the cx.
istcncc of suchspcoplc. They are now
known as the "Lake Dwcllers."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17
CHICKENS COME HOME TO RoosT.

You may take the world as 1t comes and goes,
And you will be sure to find
That fate will square the account she owes,
Whoever comes out behind
And all things bad u man has done
BY whatsoever induced.
Return to him. at last, one by one.
AS the chickens come home to roost.
You may scrape and toll and pinch and save,
While your boarded wealth expands,
Till the cold dark shadow OF the grave
Is nearing your lifes dark sands
You viii have the balance struck Some night
And you'll find your hoard reduced;
And you'll view your life in another light
When the chickens come home to roost
You can stint your sou! and starve your heart
With the husks of barren creed,
But Christ will know II you play part,
Win know in your hour OF need
And Us you wait for death to come,
What hope can there be deduced,
From creed alone you will lie there dumb
| While your chickens come home to roOst.
Sow AS You will. there's time to reap, ~
For the good and bad as well,
| And conscience whether we wake or sleeps
| Is either heaven or hell. ~
And every wrong will find its place,
| And every passion loosed
Drifts back and meets you face to face,
| When the chickens come home to roost.
Whether you're over orundcr the sod,
The result will be the same;
You cannot escape the hand of God,
You must bear your Sin or shame.
| No matter what's marked on the marble slal
When the items are all produced,
You'll find that st. Peter was keeping Tab
And that chickens come home to roOst.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17
Explaining tie Figures.

"What are you readin' about, Elvi-
ry ?" asked Farmer Huskins OF his
wife, who sat on the doorstep with
her glasses on and paper in her
hand.
"'Bout this currency business In
Congress-" she replied.
II 'spose you know all about it by
this time"
"Much as most people, l reckin','
she replied. 81 don't quite see what
this ratio they're talkin' bout Is.
They say that in silver dollars its l6
to l."
"An' you don't quite see what that
means? Well, I'll tell yc. Them
figures represent the chances Of you
ever gettin' enough of any kind O. dol
lars to pay the mortgage often THE
farm"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17
|rHANCERY COURT SECOND DIST.
W % HOUSTON. Chancellor.

In ,rc eountvof Tandcrlale. on second Monday
:, =, W,r AZ, and November and continue twelve days
VI IL ~" tho rnutv of Newton, OF the first Moulay
=, Nav and November. and continue six days
VI rho co,u,y of Hancock on the fourth Monday
=, Isnuary and july. ainl continue six days.
In lhr county of Harrison, on the tir.t Monday
os T.hr,ary and August. AMI continue six days.
Ia the ro,,n,y Of jackson. IN the second Monday
of Tehruary and August, and continue six lays
Iuthc county of Clarke. on the fourth Monday of
Nav and November, and continue six days.
n the county Of jasper, on the second Monday
.rWlrh aud September, and continue six days.
In fine county Of Perry. held in Augusta: che
,ir.t district. on the third Monday Of March and
S,urmher, and continue six days; aisl in the
t,w, Of llatiirsburg the Sec nd District on the
srst MONDAYS in JUNE and Dccenoer and eontin-
uesx days
In thr county Of Marion, First District. on the
second Monday of January and July and continue
dix days. In the Second District. on the thii1l
Monday of January and July and continue six
DAYS. a,
In the county Of Pcarl.,iver. TN the first Mon
day Of January and Iuly. and continue six days.
In the county Of ones on the first Monday Of
March and September and continue six days..
In the roluty of Cnvin.ton. On the srcoiul Mon
day in Anil and tctoher and continue six days.
In the couut' Of tieene. on the third Mon'iay o
Aprl and October and continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17
wrong room," moaned the wife, vainly

wrong roOm," moaned the wife, vainly
endeavored to calm herself She then
explained fully what had happened,
and when she had completed the
story of her embarrassing mistake
the husband inquired:
"Well, where is the mustard plas-
ter?"
"I-I left 1t on the other mans
stomach" sobbed the poor woman,
again bursting into tears.
Before the astonished husband had
time to realize what his wife had
said there came a solnd from the
next room:
''Clerk landlord, bellboy Oh, my
lord -
The gentleman in the adjoining
room had discovered the mustard
plaster. He was'a commercial travel
er, and, as it afterward developed,
had been laborlng under heavy
''jag" when he retired that night. He
afterward said that when lie awoke
AMI felt that terrible burning he
thought he chad 'em."
lie reached down in the vicinity Of
the scorching sensation, and came in
contact with the cold, clammy plas-
ter. which curlcd into roll as lie
moyed his hand over it. lie threw the
plaster across the room, and as he
turned over and buried his face in Z
pillow, moaned: son II | had only
stopped drinking years ago! They
told me whiskey would cat out m,
insdes, and now the worst has come
| am going to die y
But he didn't. He is still drinking
and selling whiskey.
sAs for the old gentleman and his
wife, they had their meals served ir
their room the next day, and the fol
lowing day left the city.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17
Selgnlerage.

Some doubt has existed as to the
meaning of the word ''seignloragc,"
as Frequently used of late In the dis
cussiOn OF the repeal bill.
The Chattanooga Times gives the
following definition:
The term applied to coinage means
the gain of the metal over its cost
price. That is TO say for practical ex-
planation: We have 152 900 600 0zs.
OF pig silver. Its coinage value Is
81 29an ounce. 1t costs. say 30 cents
an ounce. The sclgnioragc would be
on this basis-which Is not exact but
for explanation simply-30 cents OF
the total, or $50 600 oookn round fig
urcs.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

lst anniversary, cotton wedding.
I'd anniversary, paper wedding.
Sd anniversary, leather wedding.
9Th anniversary, wooden wedding
7th anniversary, woolen wedding.
10th anniversary, tin wedding.
18th anniversary, silk wedding.
18TH anniversary, crystal wedding.
20th anniversary, china wedding.
25th anniversary silver wedding.
3Oth anniversary, pearl wedding.
4Oth anniversary ruby wedding.
5Oth anniversary golden wedding.
18th anniversary diamond, we'd
lIlg.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17
NUMBER 80.


Many years ago We were convinced
that thorticulturists could make valu-
able additions to the list OF cultivated
fruit trees by selecting from the very
variable flatiye persiminot and props
agating from trees bearing exception
ally large or few seeded fruit. This
interesting work was attempted BY
Mr.. James l.. Normand, Of Marks-
vile, La, some years ago. Ofthe va
rieties he is now offering to the pub.
lie, the American Garden says.
The large ones are native pcrsiff1s
mons those second in size are one
seeded; while the smaller ones are
seedlcss. On the limb from which
these latter were picked were nine
teen fruits. This kind is immensely
prolific, OF better flavor than the Oth1
ers, and, what is best Of all, a seed
less fruit, which horticulturlsts have
been looking for great while. The
IOnC-SCCuVu uiC BtCHU impiO'ChCuV
over the common wild varieties, while
the very large ones are desirable on
account of their size.
Native persimmons, which grow so
abundantly in many parts Of the
South, can be shipped north just as
we'll as pears. They should be picked
when full grown and will rIpen In
two or three weeks. Fruit growers
and farmers should take note OF this
for there are hundreds Of tons of
these fruits which 60 to waste every
year merely because the owners have
not learned that there is market for
pcrsimmons and how to ship them.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17
An OYSTER SALAD.
The Composition Of Tempting Dish
Described.

Mary A. Boland, superintendent of
cookery, John Hopkins University,
has furnished the following to the
northern press: A delicious salad
may be made with oysters, celery and
mayonaise dressing, although to one
who has never tasted snch salad it
may seem an impossible combination,
since we do not usually associate cell
cry with oysters. However, it needs
only to be eaten to be appreciated
and pronounced an especially delicate
and esthetic compound.
The following are the required in
gradients: One quart OF oysters,
measured after they are cooked: one
quart OF cut celery, one pint Of may
onnaise dressing, one-half pint of
French dressing, pepper and salt.
TO prepare the oysters, drain of all
the liquor, free them from the bits of
shell, and then cook them In a hot
omelet pan without butter, until they
are cooked through-plump and ten
der, not shriyeled. AS soon as they
arc done, season them slightly with
salt and pepper and set aside to cool.
1t will be necessary to have a quart
and a half or more of raw oysters in
order that there shall be a quart af-
ter they arc cooked.
While the oysters are cooling the
celery may be washed and cut and
French dressing made, with which to
marinate the oysters, in the following
manner: Put into a bowl three ta-
blespoons of fine olive oil, one and a
half tablespoons of vinegar, and a salt
spoon of salt, 0ne-quarter OF salt
spoon of pepper, and ten drops of on
ion Juice; mix these well together
and pour over the oysters when cold,
stirring and lifting them gently with
a silver fork and spoon until every
oyster has coating of the dressing.
Then they, with the celery, may be
set away in a very cool place.
For the mayonnaise dressing there
; will be needed three yolks of eggs,
two salt spoons Of salt, half sail
| spoon of ceyennc, one teaspoon o
. mustard, one teaspoon OF powdered
!, sugar, three tablespoons of vinegar
three tablespoons OF lemon juice, on
pint of olive oil and two tablespoon
of thick sweet cream.
Now everything is ready, but TIN
salad should not be made until fev
. minutes before it is to be eaten, ,whel
: the oysters, celery and moyonnais
: may be gently mixed together in
: large china bowl or earthenwarc dish
S There are three points to be care
f fully observed in making this salad
4 First, the oyster should be judcious
G ly cooked, SO that they shall be don
: through, yet soft and tender; second
4 the oil for the dressings must be fin
olive oil, known to be genuine; thirt
n do not omit to marinate the oyster
with the French dressing it give
G pquancy and flavor to the salad ant
+ really makes a great difference in til
: result. IL
: The above quantity will be enoug
!, for sixteen persons.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

''Sell you this gray.mlxed hair-cloth
parlor set mighty cheap" said the
dealer In second hand furniture.
"Darned II you do" answered Mr..
Hayes Fed. "When a set Of furniture
gifts SO old that It has turned gray, l
will be dogyoned II want IT,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

The latest development Of the in
surance business Is interesting. You
can buy suspenders which entitlc your
next OF kin to $500 II you are killed
while wearing them and there are
also hats which entitlc your heirs to
a similar amount II you are found
dead with one on your head. II the
hat Is found by your side both 1t and
the insurance are "off."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17
THE COURTS.
NE REG GULlR TERMS,
CIRCUIT COURT SECOND DIST.
SAMUEL II. TEIRAL. Judge.

II,
.,..o,uty of Taudcr,lale, On the first Mon
In ime'"y i,a,y and july and continue thiit; days
day Of 9a, sa",y Of Noxubec, on tho second Monday
%,hrs"ran T,Syas,y and August and continue eishtee"
|days ..r T.mpcr on the first Monday of
In as and s"picmbcr and continue twelve days;
say :" cs sa on s.as 'S ,"" ,wsss aas ass 81
March an" anuntv ~, pf WAYNE ON the iirst Monday
spr 'f and October and nsas ..aa six Sys ax Of
IN m,n, anJ rtobcr. an,lcontin,e six days; :,
Ag ~. a'r raunty of Prar River. on the third Mon
IN ~ ~ Ap,il % and Oct her and continue SIX DAYS
Day y VI IL. ,,uty of Hancock. on the fnlth Monday
H. tnr '' aI io,oher and continue twelve days.
' a. Af Fl" r",pty of Harrison. on the second Monday
.ay \ nai Ssyr~1rr y ,ss. an. ,"'", 3" thu sy
~ inln,I lno Nm Tnvrmbrr. and continue tweGse days
Of ~ Ma, ,Gs '" r"nty of Marion First District on the
n Monday # June and bs,,nr, b., =, a ,h r'n,,s s.ns
"1s n.adsr of June and December and continue six
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

The total membership Of the
knights of Honor in the United
States is l29 096. Benefits paid since
the organization OF the order $44 442-
III 81. There are l26 lodges in Miss
issippi, with membership Of $3.50.
Benefits paid in this State last year
s2OS 900.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

"That's mighty smart yOungster
Of Bleyns'."
"What makes you think sO?'
81 was calling there the other evc-
ming, and they wanted him to reclte
Little Drops of Water.''
"And | suppose he bored you about
three minutes"
"No, He said he'd take whipping
rather than recite."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

One would hardly suppose that the
manufacture of paper would cause the
destruction of our forests; yet $500
cords are required each day to supply
the paper mills. The demand Is
chiefly for young trees. and forests
are rapidly cleared. The cheaper
grades of paper, such as used for daily
papers, are almost entirely wood.
Rags are used only in the better
grades, and the difference in price be-
tween the good and poor is CONSTANT
ly growing larger.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

"Sambo, are you as dark as your
complexion all over ?"
mo, boss; 1se liglt-anycred on
dark nights"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

The New York Press says 1t is as
improper for man to take lady's
arm as it Is to say ''them or those mo-
lasses," and that nobody but vulgar
'gent" would be guilty of either.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

"Has Bill Jones been here during
my absence ?" asked the editor.
mo, but mother Bill was"
(Which one?"
"Grocery BILL"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

Maud--Didn't you faint when you
got in that serrible crush In the the
atre lobby?
Ircne-Faint! No, there wasn't
room.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

l always knew he was tO0 timid to
pr0prosc.
But he married a short time ago.
Yes, but he married o widow.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

"A little Newark boy, when asked
what tho text was, answered, MANY
are cold. but few are frozen"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

"Do you think, Schmidt, that your
affection for Fraulcin, is recipr0cated?
81 really can't say. lam loving her
at present on credit.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

II II were not for the bread and
butter question It would not be 50
hard for some people to be religious.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

In Chinese the letter l has 146 ways
Of being pronounced, and each pro.
nunciatl0n has a different meaning.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-17

According 70 measurements given
In the Bible, Noah's Ark was larger
vessel than tho Great Eastern.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-20
Hawthorne AS q Visitor.

On one occasion after my return from
an African and European cruise ] was
ordered to the Portsmouth station, where
we were hardly settled at housekeeping
when Hawthorne came to see us.
The hall was encountered with boxes,
the sight of which made him feel his
visit to be inopportune. and he said
quickly:
II have just come for an hour or two
to see you and must return this even
ing"
MR.. Bridge, seeing that he was only
afraid of incommoding us. at ono an
swered:
Must you desert US when I need your
aid in unpacking these boxesS"
will you really let me help your he
asked.
Her joking answer, assuring him OF
her pleasure in gaining q helper 80 strong,
both in muscle and intelligence, put him
entirely at ease. and for a week he made
himself useful on all possible occasions.
Commodore Bridges .'Recollections.'
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-20

1t is not any more true in England
than it is in this country that the read
ing of newspapers is spelling the taste
for books. Never in any other genera
ton were there as large editions of books
Of knowledge and thought printed and
sold as there are in this one. The figures
given in the reports of the British and
American book trade are amazing, espe-
cially as regards books of the highest
erudition, the deepest cogitation and the
wisest counsel. As many as 80. 900 copies
of Mr.. Bryce's American Common
wealth have already been sold in this
country and England. The works of the
great authors of the past, too, are more
in demand than they ever were before.
1t is ignorance TO say that good newspa-
pers spoil the taste for books. They pro-
mote the love of the best books.-New
York Sun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-20
The Willy Chinee.

A German jew who keeps a pawn
brokers' shop in Sydney is blessed with
II daughter, who now and then keeps
shop while her father attends sales on
the lookout for bargains. During the
temporary absenceo Of old Moses recently
a meek looking Chinaman walked into
the shop and asked Rachel to show him
some ''welly good watches"
Rachel handed Gown four from the
shelf at the end of the counter marked
respectively, $50 watch" 1910 watch"
$50 watch and $50 watch" and ar
ranged them in a line on the counter in
the order of their value.
John inspected them. and taxing adj
vantage of Rachel's monlentary inatten,
ton slipped the $40 watch into the place
occupied by the $40 watch and handed
over a $40 note saying:
Il takee cheapee watchee."
Shortly afterward Rachel detected the
swindle and sought refuge in tears. On
the return of old Moses she related the
misadventure with many protestations
of concern.
Never mind. mine tear" said the
father. with a dry cluckle, dose watches
were all de same brice-S6-but vat a
scoundrel dot Shinaman must pc. don'd
heY'-London Tit-Bits.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-20
DAYS GONE 1Y.

Oh, the days gone by! Oh, the days rome by!
The apple in the orchard. and the pathway
through the rye:
The chirrupo Of the robin. and the whistle of the
quail
A. he piped across the meadows sweet as any
nightingale,
When the bloom was on the clover. and the
blue was In the sky.
And my happy heart brimmed over. in the
days gone by.
IN the days gone by. when my naked feet were
tripped
~ the honeysuckle's tangles. where the water
lilies dipped.
And the ripple Of the river Tipped the moss
along the brink,
Where the placid eyed and lazy footed cattle
came to drink,
And the fitting snipe stood fearless of the trii-
ants Maynard cry.
And the splashing of the swimmer. in the day.
gone By
Oh. tie days gone by. Oh. the days gone by.
The music OF the laughing lip, the lustero of the
eye,
The childish ialtti Il. iiiries. and Aladdin's
magic ring.
The simple. sonl rerosing. glad belief in every
thing.
When lie ~ ~ 1 story. holding neither
sob notAkA.
In the oidcn. Gas3sa Tory of the days gone by.
jam Vhitcomb Riley.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-20
The Cause Of Geysers.

Bunsen has explained the periodical
eruption of geysers in such a satisfac-
tory manner that doubt is no longer pos
sible. A cavern filled with water lies
deep in the earth under the geyser. and
the water in this cavern is heated by the
earth's internal heat far above o12 de-
grees. since there is a heavy hydrostatic
pressure upon it arising from the weight
of water in the passage or natural stand
pipe that leads from the subterranean
chamber of the surface of the earth.
After a time the temperature of the
water below rises. SO that steam is given
off in spite of the pressure, and the col
umn in the exit tube is gradually forced
upward. The release of pressure and
the disturbance of the water then cause
the contents of the subterranean cham
Der to fash into steam and expel the
contents of the exit pipe violently. These
eruptions may also be provoked by throw
ing tones or clods of turf into the basin
of the geyser. The water in the cavern
below is disturbed by this means.-Great
Divide.