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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-06-15

We clip the following from Com
fort" an Augusta, Maine, publication,
as being worth reading:
"The hard times are going but are
not gone. The business OF the coun-
try has received a severe shock, and
every one, from the b0otblack to the
retired capitalist, has felt it. The
people who had the money tried to
keep a tight hold on it; and so those
firms which had been doing business
without capital went down with a
crash. Many bankrupt swindllng
schemes have been exposed, and while
some honest men have suffered busi-
ness has come down to sounder basis.
Better times are on the way, but 1T Is
not safe to discount the future. Bet
ter times always come slowly. Booms
do not bring them, but they come
through healthful prosperity founded
on the great natural resources OF th'
country. Business, like the human
system, cannot recover its health In
moment. 1t must be built up slowly
and even then it may receive set-back
and delays. The American people arr
naturally given up to over-productlol
and seasons of depression are sure U
follow. What the Government doe
ar does not do is of less immediate
! consequence than men are apt to be
lieve. The countrys own strength
will bring it through if the law doc
tors will give it half chance. Whe
one thinks of the millions OF povert
; stricken people focking here from a
PARTS of the world, the only wonde
is that there has not been an era
starvation, instead of a season OF bu
mess depressin."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-06-15

II YOU want trade. advertise IN the
DEMoCRAT-SrAR. Keep an ADVERTISE
ment in the paper all the time, set.
ting forth, In plain English, what you
have Tor sale, and those In need ~
merchandise will give you a call ana
BUY. A hint, to the wise, Is sumcient'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-06-15

A lecturer recently asked dramati-
cally, "Can any one In this room tell
me of perfect manw There was ST.
lence for moment. "Has anyone,
he continued, heard of a perfect
woman?" A little woman In black
dress rose from the back seat and
answered: "There was one I've OTTER
heard of but she is dead now. Sh'
Ls,ns nv husbands first wife"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-06-15

There is one widow to every sixteen
and one-half of the population or
Washington; the whole number OF
widows, as appears by the census re-
mort. is 1900. The excessive pro-
norton is accounted for by the fact
that employment in many branches
of the government service has been
found for the widows of soldiers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

The head Of a very grea; family IN York
shire was told by his man of business that
he must retrcnch. lie said he was perfect
y willing 20 and st 70 work 10 sc how
economies could be Effected Every de-
partmsnt was looked intO-the hou-e, the
gardens. the stables, and 50 On There
were 100 horses In tho stables, not includ-
ing hunters. The number could not D. 70
duced because surely you would not have
the boys 20 sfo1t The gardens must b
kept up, and how could you keep up gar
dsns without gardeneFs' The domestic a.
Establishment was found none TOO large for
the SIZE 81 the house j. vas the same
story everywhere Finally sffer some fruit
less weeks % inquiry, Lord X remarked
one morning at breakfast Il notice that
Te have four kinds % prss<rves on the ts-
be for breakfast ! think ws might man
age with two" This heroic suggestion
was sot>d on, and from that day % this
the family and guests "a this house have
bad % make a breakfast a. BIT thcT
could with only two sorts q nosr-aaialis.
When this retrsnchuasnt had been effected,
tie subject vas drorpo1---Ssv York Trib-
LLE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
The Head Hunting NaSas.

Professor Peal, tho ethnologist, has de-
scribed 10 the Asiatic society the present
state Of the head hunting Nagas of the
Assam border. The women are TO blame
for this human weakness of head hunting
The young women 'chaff' the young men
who are not tattooed, and then the young
men go out and cut off few heads and
exhibit them TO the girls. But at least
half the heads taken are those of women
and children. The area occupied in India
by the head hunters is calculated to be not
more than 20 miles square, in which, dur
ing the past 40 years there have been -, e
600 murders for the sake of these ghsstly
trophies. A group lies slightly north Of
Patkai, between the Disang and Dikhue
rivers, and extends through the hill coun-
try as far as the confines of Manipur and
Cachar. In this group there are some six
and forty villages, split up into eight or
ten distinct subtribes, who are generally
at war with each other.-London Public
Opinion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

House There was an open place along
the railroad where we knew the Confeder-
ate batteries would have fair play at US
We all dreaded the moment when we
should run through the cuts and hills and
reach it, for we were in no p osition to
fight, our only intention when we started
being to make run for it AMI get through
If we could.
Just before we reached the open Pay
master Sabin gave me his watch, money
and papers, saying he felt he was going to
be killed. We were both in the cab OF the
engine, but had no presentiment of that
sort and told him so. l had hardly ut
tered the words when the trsdn reached
the open line, and the Confede1 Stes open
ed fire The shells few thick an d fast and
kept hitting closer and closer 10 US as we
fairly flew along A shell stru OK the cab
of the engine and exploded. The engine
tore along, the smoke blew away, and we
found that We had been carr led out of
range. Strange as it may SO I'm, not a
man in the cab was even bruised, although
the cab itself was torn to pieces. How
we escaped death do not know, but the
grim messenger passed us by. IT was a
narrow escape for all Of us, a moment Of
supreme peril San Francisco Chronic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
Not So Bad a Shot.

Rulers have always been fiattered, from
Canute's time downward, it being, it
would seem, an unwritten law that a mon
arch's weak points should pass unrecog-
nized. Napoleon III once said, in consol-
ing friend who CHANGED to be shooting
with him for his poor craftsmanship:
You need not fret about it. The en-
peror (by which he meant his uncle the
great Napoleon II was even a worse shot
than you are. The only time they put a
gun in his hand he killed poor hound
and went away thinking he had killed q
stag.
I'm those days the stag, wherever
brought to bay, was left for the emperor
to kill One day, however, the emperor
was not to be found, and the master of the
staghounds finished the animal with his
knife. Just then the emperor came in
sight.
They hurriedly got the dead stag on its
legs, propping it up with branches, ETC.,
and handed the emperor the 'carabine of
honor, as il was called The emperor
fired, and of COURSE the stag tumbled
over, but at the same time there was a
piteous whine from one of the hounds,
which had been short through the head
THE emperor wheeled pound, uncon-
scious of the mischief he had done, saying
TO one of his aids-de-camp, After all, l
am not as bad shot as they pretendr -
Youths Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
German PawnShop~.

There i a strange variety OF pawnshops
in Germany. We find institutions under
public control working side by side with
private establishments. The latter lend
lower amounts, but at = higher rate Of in
terest, than the royal, state, ducal. county
and municipal pawnshops In no ease,
however, can il be more than - per cent.
There are about 100 publicly managed
pawnshops in Germany. In Berlin. at the
koniglichen Deihamt, and at the munich
pal pawnshops of Breslau, Munich, Ham
burg, Dantzic, StrasbuEg and many other
large towns, the interest is l. per cent.
The Berlin royal pawnshop pays 10 per
cent on its capital, and gives the surplus
every year TO charitable purposes.
At'DreSden the interest Is . per cent, at
Leipsic s per cent and in some towns less.
The period for the loans ranges from three
to sixteen months. The interest is fire.
quently on a graduated scale, being high
est on small pawns- Almost all the mu-
nicipal pawnshops are connected with the
savings banks, and arc self supporting
In most towns they advance loans on Sc
curities at or 3 per cent. There is great
elasticity and diversity about the German
system Of pawnshops, but on the whole
the German leihaus or pfandhaus does
not compare favorably with the French
mont de piete.-Contemporary Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

promptly began a hustle alter the bag
gage. The traveller was a young man
about 80, wore a yachting cap and a mon
ocle and shouldered a newly made accent,
which nearly lifted the employee off his
feet
''Chawles,'' he said, "cawn't you get a
keb and shift these bloom1nk traps on the
top:"
''All right, SIR" said the astounded
Chawles. What shall give the man to
lift them, siri Have you any changer
''Oh, give the dufYer a arr crown, Here,
take what you want" opening his palm,
full of silver Take anything-5 bob if
you want, only lets get out of this bloom
ink hole. cawn'r stand it here, doncher-
know. Too beastly, Chawles. y
I'VE have no half crowns or hobs here,
sir, ;" said the man, with the flicker Of q
smile shall l give him 80 cents, sir"
''Oh, - groaned the young man,
dropping on the edge of q trunk to relieve
his disguised exhaustion. 'Dollahs and
cents and dimes-beastly, horrible coins,
nawsty, filthy money, doncherknow. 1t
all comes back TO me- Chawles Heah, -
adjusting his monocle and squirting in a
helpless fashion at the coins in mis- own
hand, ''pick out a 'arf crowns worth Of
beastly dimes. You know them, Chawles.
Dimes.' repeated the young man in a dis
gust which seemingly bordered on despair.
What shall l evan do with such perfectly
dweadful things? Is the keb ready,
Chawles? Let's get away from this vul-
gah hole. And don't speak To me about
dollahs just yet, Chawles. 1 cawn't stand
it just yet, you know, said the young
man from Westchester rs the "keb,' with
the luggage" swung round the corner Of
the dock bearing his languid body home
ward.-New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

stone which '':eli down from HEAVIER" at
Eogcstami about the year 467 b. c.
Piiny, who died in tho year 30 A. D., says
that in his time the great air stone"
mentioned in the foregoing was still 10 be
seen on the Hellespont, land, he quaint
" adds, lit is even now Of the bigness Of
q wagon"
since the opening of the present cen
fury there have been several well atsested
instances OF falls Of stone from the re-
gionS OF space. In the year 1908 perfect
shower of litho missiles fell in the farm
ing country adjacent 10 rAigle. France.
upward Of 5000 separate stones falling
upon wedge shaped section of country
eight miles long by about four miles wide.
Aerolites, or 'meteorites,'' as they are
sometimes called. usually fail singIy.
sometimes in pairs and less frequently in
showers, as was the case az New Concor-
Ola, O, in 1860, when nearly 200 redhos
stones fell in field in broad daylight
Up 10 Jan. I, 1891, there had been BE-
tween 500 and $50 instances recorded of
stones falling from the unknown regions
outside OF Our atmosphere. and in eight
CT these the fail was in the shape OF show
ers. three individual missiles numbering
from 10 10 5000 and of all sizes, from that
OF an orange TO inmens-blocks OF strange
combinations OF minerals weighing hun
dreds of tons. Baltimore Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
Some Wonders of Seed Vitality.

In the gardens adjoining the buildings
of the London Horticultural society are
three raspberry canes which have a most
wonderful history. They We're grown
from seeds found in the stomach of man
who had been buried at a depth of 80 feet
in one Of the many "barrows, - or old time
burial mounds, in North Britain. From
data furnished by the coins found with
the skeleton, it is believed that the berries
which furnished these seeds were eaten
not less than LOO and probably 1900
years ago.
The Gardeners Chronicle for 1S4s, pege
zoo, gives an account of several varieties
Of seeds which Were found in a Roman
tomb, where they had lain from ], 500 to
2, 600 yenrs, which burst into life and Wig
orous growth as soon as they were trans
ferred to the warm, damp soil.-St. Louis
Republic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
4 story of .Alexandre Dumas.

This story i told Of Alexandra Dumas
1t Is well known that he could not refuse
requesJ-at least not often One dav
he gave a man "A letter TO one Of his init
mate friends in Brussels The friend, a
wealthy merchant, received him Us though
ne had oecn Dumas own brother, intro
duced him 10 his circle Of acquaintance.
placed his stable at the mans disposal and
did everything IN his power to make life
pleasant Tor Dumas friend. After the
lpSe CT Is days the man suddenly disap-
pcarcd and with him the best horse in the
merchants stable. Six months later the
merchant visited Dumas and thanked him
for the kind Of people he recommended TO
his consideration. Dear friend. he add
Ell. your friend is a shark He stole the
best horse in my stable" Astonishcd,
Dumas raised his hands toward heaven
and cried, What. he stole from you toop'
Family Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
Improvirg on Nature.

According to the Pittsburg Dispatch a
prominent surgeon says that If children
are taken in hand when quite young, their
noses can be adapted 10 eyeglasses with
u-% danger or much pain, and he is will
Ina to make the experiment II any mother
will furnish the subject. He Will charge
nothing. His idea is to engraft a protu-
berance on each side Of the nose as a sort Of
saddle for the glasses 10 rest on. They
would be no Disagreement, as the glasses
would cover them. When man was formed.
glasses were Unknown, hence many noses
were unp-oyided with the necessary hump
to keep them on. 1t Is highly important
that this oversi ght should be remedied
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
A Novel Proposition.

Said Charles F. Ritter, the insurance
man, TO reporter:
"A funny thing happened in this Office
today. A young man came in and said
that he wanted To get a tontine life policy
for 50 600.
'''How old are you7' said L
Twenty nine, said he
"'Tben it will cost you s152.5o . year
for 20 years.
so But suppose 1 pay 1t all up at oncep
''Then il will cost you 81, O50 said l.
And how much do / get at the end OF
90 years. said he.
About 81. 6OO said l.
Then l will pay my part Of 1t in ad-
vance, and you pay yours in advance. /
will give you $1,000, and you give me
81, 800. That's fair isn't it,
Now, there was logic for you" contin-
ued Mr.. Ritter. Il had never heard such
q proposition before and don't want 10
again. Cincinnati Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
A Story From Detroit.

Saw funny thing or rather heard it,
in Toledo not long ago." remarked the
drummer lazily to the hotel clerk.
Did you have gum" inquired the
clerk.
No, but the ticket seller wished he
had"
Why"
''Well, I'll tell you. had gone to the
railroad Office to get cheap round trip
ticket TO Columbus, that the road WAS sell
ing, and right behind me was a very nice
looking man indeed"
He must have been from Detroit, in
terrupted the clerk.
mo; he only had the symptoms" ex-
planned the drummer.
well, as l was saying. Nben got my
ticket he stepped in Immediately behind
me and asked for one to Columbus too"
. Excursion asked the seller.
Whats that" inquired the gentleman.
"'Fare and third for the round trip
ooh, I've got to como back on it,
have 10
- Certainly
"'Well, don't want it, he snapped.
1T would take bigger inducement than
that ever to get me back to this town. 4"
Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
Mixed Metaphors.

A mixed metaphor story was told by
the late A. NJ. Sullivan. When he was be-
ginning his practice in Irelan d, he was
present at case where SIN all farmer
brought an action against q Nc ighbor for
alleged malversation of three bullocks
Counsel, well known nemb sr Of the cir
cult, concluded his speech by saying,
Gentlemen of the jury, it viii be for you
TO say whether this defendant shall be el-
lowed to come into court with unblushing
footsteps, with the cloak OF hypocrisy in
his mouth, and draw three bullocks out of
my clients pockets with IMMUNITY -
Westminster Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
Hoi.t W.th His Own PetArd.

Horace Greeley once vrC5-s . Dofs - .
brother editor "a New iorE vho~9 VIZ
ing was as llieyihle ss kis oSn. Tk- ~
cipieut q :he rot>. not bSinz ALE 70 read
&. sEnt 81 boa ~ tie same n1ss-sr gs- q
NJ Gresiey FOR elDcic8fi0u. Suppos4rg
j. 20 D. The answer N bis ovn HCte, Af.
G-eeIcy lcoksd oEer 81 but IkeEise wss
unable - rad j. AID sad n TIE boy.
% Go take u LAX Nkss dos To ID
fol mean" Fss. sls sd the boz.
Tia; 10 .ns; ~hks Re ssys San Frzo-
o-sco ATsonsui
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
Sad Change.

An occasional wise old man Is found
who does not remember that he is not as
young as he was once. Many others are
painfully conscious Of this fact.
In London in the time OF George "
there was an athletic and Gashing military
man, Major Bracebridge by name and
title, who, when he found his powers
waning, retired TO his country house and
seldom showed himself in society Many
years later he had occasion 10 60 ~ to
London, and there met n lady who had
known him in his younger years.
Dear mer' she exclaimed. "Aren't
you Major Bracebridge;"
mo, madam, he answered, but vas
onceP'-Youth' S Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

Louis ~. kinR - Frznos. had for his
valet = worthy Individual, thougb - grays
d4spa@lt!on and but iitsis given % isSRsnx.
one evening. ~ De Wa leaning oseE bal
eony and waiting fiIi ia NASTY sh0uli
retire % Tsss. Jouis " cams cut o, h..
nom. and heing in f-3iiasorfsa Md IN
booming his dignity. bit TEMPTED By :sa
favorable zftltses % tie valet, BE s.sssi.
k.sa a Fioless sap on the hack Tic nan
tu-szse srgz5nG ~ rssura ta@ blow. bs4s a
tssiny tso kiEg b sid. Hang h. ssrci
Ny sson { ysa % ard play lokes CO ygzr
- 2Ais' - Monde Urs.srissises.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
A Naval Shrine.

Naval men will be glad TO know TINT
after long neglect the tomb of Burke. purs-
er of the Victory, in whose arms Nelson
died, has been restored as far a. possible
II Is situated in what was until recently
a forgotten corner in WouldhaIn church
yard, near Rochester, with nothing 20 at
tract the attention OF the casual visitor
TO the fact that it was the tomb Of Burke.
With subscriptions received for the pur-
pose the vicar has repaired the tomb. and
now the inscription upon IL can easily be
deciphered London Globe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
BE X ind to ENerNhodN.

Be kind 70 everybody, everywhere and
under all circumstances. Say kind things
To people and act kindly toward them
while they are living How many have
70 reproach themselves for unkind words
and acts when their dear friends arr taken
from them by death. II we have been
guilty OF unkind words and acts in the
past, let Us ask forgiveness and never do
80 any more Exchange.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

Robinson Crusoe" was offered in turn
TO every publisher in London and refused
by all AT last one book seller, known for
his speculative ventures, undertook its
publication and made over l, 600 guineas.
1t has made the fortunes of scores of pub
fishers since it's aunearanca
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
Loves Test.

II don't believe Jack loves me as well
as he ought TO-
Bertha-Has he been neglecting you,
dear
oh, dear, no. He refuses to break our
enga cement when he knows could mar
~ Mr.. de Million if he would. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
STONES FROM TIE sSY.
Historical and Traditional Accounts OF tao
Hail Of AsroItt<s

Every country and every Are has ~ h.s-
t0-icsL ssrniisi.to-isAl or trsasltsonAi stu
~ concerning iI4Essn-s sroDes falEnE
from Tie sky CT rl1oE. Drup<-iy. frlsa
spa I.-vi tells q ~Lole shower q
asFo.ifss Which I'll CT The Issol-Bi--lLs r-4i
Rome - the yss- GA b. e.
TIE Arunasl marbles srnArtls TABLES
giving tbS events % the Gr-clsn hiStorJ
from I5s9 T. e. 20 s2s 3 c IL ehrono
logical G-xs<1 =vc en- secc-ur q . sresl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
SHEllEO BY The ENEMY.
A Presentiment of Death and Moment
of Supreme Peril.

During the war said Judge Morrow
of the United States district court. y was
sent by the war department AT Washington
to accompany Army Paymaster Sabin from
City Point TO the Yellow House. where
General Warren's command was iutrench
Ell. The Confederates had been shellingthe
railroad line FOR several days, but had sud
denly ceased. Paymaster Ssbin, myself
and q detachment OF infantry took loco
motive AMI Cat and started Ter Yellow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

Servant-Niss Psnstock told me n tel
you she had gone out shopping. sur.
Dashaway-4ueer she should say that.
Why. she did not know that l was going
70 call
Seryant-She said she feared il, sur
New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

Brown paper should be used in putting
away ribbons and silks for preservation.
The chloride Of lime in white paper discol-
ors them. A white satin dress should be
pinned UP in blue paper. with brown pa
per outside, sswed together a. the eiges-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
The other WAY.

And you wish 10 be troa5ed.'' said the
dentist
mo, begorTa'' replied Mr.. Dolan.
You shtop the hurt in this foot. an Oi'n
trate 10 anything yez want Washing
ton Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
he WAS COMPLETELY ANGulcIzEo.
A Trip Abroad Developed = D1st.ste Fer
American Institution.

The American who goes abroad Tor .
brief business trip and returns - AaslI-
ciZet that not even the current coin - bis
own country ! any longer familiar 20
him not 10 speak " the profound d.s-Asse
Developed fer her social Institutions j
daily btcoullng = no-e usual ana riay
u!ous entity On one arrival 81 the [ n
bris rare specimen " this particular -
nus came ASHORE and was net ~ hum
BILE c4c,oyee OF bis business ,%. who
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

In science, rs in common life, we fire.
quently see that novelty in system or in
practice cannot be appreciated until time
has sobered the enthusiasm of its advo-
eates.-Maud
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
Fer Hog<-

Josie-I was taken for 25 today. and
am only l.
Juiis-W hat will you be taken fSr when
you arr 25'
Josie-for better or wor-e- I hope
ScrIbner
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

II You want the new paint on your
house Ia be neat and clean a well as last
ing, have IL done in autumn instead of
waiting till spring. Paint put on in the
fail lasts much better and is not spoiled
ny The little gnatS that are so troublesome
IL the early spring
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

The scientists who have withdrawn their
endorsement Of the powder branded 'ah
sGlutely pure becAu-,. lis formula j.
changed, unite in commanding DIR Prices
y king Powder Hs the most Wholesome
aud efficient iesvening agent now before
the public
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

The heaI;hiest children IN the world
dwell in the scottish highlands They
seldom wear shoes before they are y years
Of age.