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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-10-19

In nearly all the Western States
the merchants are advertising In
their local papers reduction of the
prices on their goods as the result OF
the passage of the tariff bill, and these
advertisements are being used with
excellent effect in the present cam.
paign by Democratic orators who are
stumping the congressional districts.
The prices on a great many articles
needed in the household are now from
25 to 30 per cent. cheaper than they
were before the new tariff bill became
a law, and the fact that the people
are beginning to realize and appreciate
the benefits OF the reductions and the
merchants are advertising the same,
the Republicans are having great
deal Of difficulty in making any head
way IN their campaign.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-10-19

The officials of the Postofiicc De.
partment at Washington have deci.
ded to restore the old name Of Apo
matox to the postofficc which they
recently called Surrender. This is a
proper decision. 1t was poor taste, ia
say the least, to attach such a name
to a place made sacred by many ten
der memories.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-10-19
Farm and Home Proprietorship In
MlSSiS Eippi.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-A very inter-
esting and instructive bulletin regard
ing farm and home proprietorship in
Mississippi during the year 1893 has
just been issued by the Secretary of the
Interior. In regard to the farms the
conclusion is reached that 1927 per
cent. of the farms families hire and
1913 per cent. own the farms cult.
waited by them: that no per cent. of
the farm-owning families own subject
to incumbrance and $3.50 per cent.
own free of incum5rance. Among
100 farms families 81 hire their farms
3 own with inchmbrance and 50 with
out incumbrance. On the owned
farms there are liens amounting to
81, 800, l9l, which is 54.44 per cent. of
their value, and this debt bears inter-
est at, the average rate of 9.79 per
cent, making the average annual
interest to charge s61 to each family.
Each owned and incumbered farm on
the average Is worth $ll3S, and is sub
ject to a debt Of s6l9. The cores
ponding facts for homes are that 1913
per cent. of the home families hire and
2227 per cent own their homes; that
of the homecoming families 95. 10 per
cent. own free of incumbrance and
4.30 per cent. with incumbrance. In
100 home families on the average 73
hire their homes, owns with incum-
brance and q own without incum-
brance. The debt on owned homes
aggregates $3.50, or 1885 per cent.
of their value, and bears interest at the
average rate Of 9.45 per cent, so that the
annual amount of interest to each
home averages $72. An average debt of
$762 incumbers each home, which has
the average value of 81 ,556. There are
three cities in the State in the class of
those having population of 5000 to
10000, and in these cities 76.40 per
cent. of the home families hire and
1882 per cent. own their homes. And
of the homecoming families 8. .46 per
cent. own with incumbrance and l.54
per cent. own free OF incumbrance. In
100 home families on the average are
found 7.6 that hire their homes, 2that
own with incumbrance and % that
own without incumbrance. The
liens on the owned homes are 42.O7
per cent. of the value of those subject
to the lien. Several average show
that the rate Of interest isa0l1 per
cent; value OF each owned and incum-
bcred home, $2,475 lien on the same,
$l.O41, and yearly interest charge on
each home, 800. Real estate purchases
and Improvements when not associa-
ted with other objects, caused 1922
per cent. of the farm families to incur
1878 per cent. OF the farm debt, and
48.83 per cent. of the home families to
incur 45.06 per cent. of the home debt.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-10-19
Secret Societies.
SCRANTON.


l. Q. o. 7, Scranton Lodge No. 45. IN Gets ev
cry Tuesday evening at Odd Fellows Hall at
1880 o'clock. j. p. Fox, N. g.; +. u. Becht.
Secretary.
Scranton Encampment No. ~. meets every
"a and 4th Friday evening at Odd Fellows
Hall at 1:30 o'clock. II. s. Rourke, G. p; V.
Ros Scribe.
Knights OF Pythias. Mississippi Lodge No.
g, meets every Thursday evening at Odd
Fellows Hall at T:30 O'Clock, W. A. Cox.
&C; b. + Browne X of s.
knights Of Honor. Scranton Lodge No. 1924.
meets every Cd and 4th Monday evening ut
Odd Fellows Hall at 730 o'clock.
+. & A. NJ, Gulf Lodge No. Al19 meets lst
Fridays in each month at Odd Fellows
Hall. NJ, &. Pankey. W. NJ; Geo. J. Santa
Cruz, Secretary. r
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-10-19

A late california product in the
vocal line Is child Of fifteen years,
with a large mature voice and marked
dramatic ability. Miss Ethel Stdw.
art Is her name, and she also handles
the violin like young Camille Urso.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-10-19

A physician in charge Of the wo-
mans Hospital In Son Chow, China,
is DR.. Annie Walter, a Mississippi
woman. There Is no country on earth
now where the plucky American
women Is not doing missionary work
Of some kind.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27

atty of the man, and for this reason
there are few politicians to-day living
in whom the general public take a
livelier interest than the ex-boss of
Coney Island. For years McKane has
been known by the knowing ones as
one of the four rulers of the Brooklyn
end of the great metropolis, and he
has generally been regarded as, con-
sidering the extent and the resources
of his bailiwick, the most influential,
not to say despotic, of the four, and
the most successful.
The four Macs is the name now gen.
orally applied to the four men who
rule on the Brooklyn side of the East
river. This name was once given
them at dinner by McKane himself.
Somebody alluded at the dinner to Nc
Kane's position as q boss. ''Oh, for
the matter of that" said McKane, II
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27

Hop
Bother hops"
shop was no good. It's La Rochet."
"La Rochet! What's she? Actpess?"
mo. Lamkid's gone on her. Says
you know her."
"Know who? What you talSin'
bout, old MANI"
LA Rochet."
"Never heard of her. Excuse me
now. Must go to room"
Governors here, Royal. Guess he's
tages. Come to dinner early, If
you want to SEQ Lamkid's brunette
angel. Ha! ha"'
The ripple Of weak laughter at the
end of the tender young things speech
seemed in some manner to irritate Mr..
Royal Yardstickie, and it was in no
pleasant mood that he demanded the
key of his room of the hotel clerk.
Lady taken your room, sir. Judge
Gearing tod me to dispose of it. Por-
ter took your things over to cottage
yesterday"
81 ordered that room, and shall pay
for it. Let the woman be turned out"
Judge paid your bill yesterday.
Porter will take your bag to the cot
tage, sir. Room for you there.
Knowing it would be both useless
and foolish to say more, he ungra-
ciously tossed his handbag to u hall
boy and stalked moodily along the
plank walk towards the fantastic cot
tage. His fun was over, Never mind;
the Judge had paid his bill at the hotel
and there was just SO much money
saved for other pleasures He would
see this La Rochet at dinner. Some
Frenchwoman, perhaps.
"Says you know her"
The words came back to him like a
sudden dash of cold water thrown in
his face.
"Pshaw! what folly! That fool of a
Lamkid's mistaken"
All this to himself. Seeing the Judge
at the door, he assumed as pleasant
an air as possible, and really seemed
glad to meet his respected step-father.
"Good afternoon, SIR"
"Eh, Royal! Glad to see you home
again. Your mother has missed you
greatly. Come in. We have room for
you here"
THANK you; had room at the
hotel"
That's all right, my son. l found
you were being charged three dollars
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27

submission from those who ave any
dealings with him. or do ,-tsiness on
his territory, mere subj IS on alone
will not buy him or procure his sane
ton to anything he links unfair or
mean.
There was bar ,ecper ut Bauers
hotel and pavilion Two years ago who
presumed upon his pull with Me-
Kane, and not only got drunk but in
suited women, Boosting of his influ-
ence with the boss This conduct and
this boast did the barkeepers business
for him-McKane kicked him out of
Coney island.
On a summer Sunday no part OF
Paris or Continental Europe cares as
little for the fourth commandment as
West Brighton, not even Chicago. A
Methodist minister, Rev. Mr.. Buckley,
once visited the Bowery on Sunday
in August and was terribly shocked ut
what he saw, as well he might be. He
promptly and pointedly reproved Bro.
McKane, but the latter absolutely de-
Tended 1.-The Bowery."
Not only defended it but claimed,
from Christ's own words, a sanction.
"How in the name of heaven can you
claim that, Bro McKane?" asked the
dominic. ''The Sabbath was made
for man." promptly replied McKane.
'Not man for the Sabbath"
1t is really held by McKane's init
mate friends that he does not see any
inconsistency in a Sunday school super
intendent running the Coney Island
Bowery on Sunday. Altogether, the
personality of John Y. McKane is of
more than ordinary interest.
The story of his crime against the
purity of the ballot box in last years
election and more recently his trial
and conviction therefor furnishes,
probably, the, closing chapter Of his
rule as boss.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27

MRS. CHARLES II. out-o1-work, ana IL
PARKHuEsT. is all being done un-
der the supervision of Mrs. Parkhurst.
But it is found to be so awfully difficult
to find anything the women can do.
Those who were aided have lived idle
lives and are trained to do nothing in
the world except make up" and dress
well, and look as pretty rs possible
Housework is the thing proposed for
them. But how is a woman who has
never busted her room going to rise at
daylight, sweep the halls, build fires
and prepare the table for morning
meals? Or how can she do dressmak-
ing? Or what help would She be in
the kitchen? As nursery maid she
might be success But who wants to
try her in such a capacity?
At present the ladies' who are help
ing Mrs. Parkhurst are sending things
to the mission of the doctors church
and are giving out sewing to those who
apply. They are also conducting an
employment agency of their own and
are taking the personal interest in
each case which insures Its success
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27

a day for it and not using it, and had
your things moved over here, that you
might be near your mother"
THANK you, sir, but could pay for
that room myself"
"Wc will not say any more about 1t.
1t was useless expense till we came,
and still more extravagant to have two
rooms both unused,
Mr.. Royal Yardstickie was not ac-
customed to any criticism. He had
never been criticised by his mother,
mores the pity, and his father had
not lived long enough to bestow much
praise or blame. To be criticised now
at his time of life seemed to be cspe-
cially cruel and unwarranted. He
sat down on the steps of the piazza,
angry and sullcn under the implied
rebukc.
He would not stand this sort of
thing any longer. lie would go back
to New York and do rs he pleased.
Then he looked modify along the
shore toward the light That white
beacon-tower seemed to lead him to
other thoughts. If he could have met
that strong, self-reliant nature, that
woman to win and command him,
before, how different his life would
have been! Well, why not win her?
She was poor. His mother would never
forgive that. Why should he care?
He had made mistakes in the past. He
would love that good and sensible girl
and begin life anew. New York would
be very dull just now. He would put up
with the Judge, his father, and remain
at the beach. These reflections passed
very quickly, yet he took pride in
them, much as child may be proud
on New Years day Of new set of
good resolutions. "That big brute of
lover will be away for a week. She
likes my style" BY this he meant to
say to himself that he, being the gen.
tleman, of course would win Gov
ernor can't live forever, md when she
knows what my share Of the pile will
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27


and sisters. She is now quite at home
at the capital and jumps the rope,
plays "hide-and-seek," and enters into
the other pastimes of the Juvenile por-
ton of our population with as much
enthusiasm and enjoyment as she
would if she were in her native cline
and surrounded by the boys and girls
of her own race.
= In the short space of three years
which she has been in this country,
says writer in the Washington Post,
Masu has gained control over the En-
glish tongue with all its everyday
phrases to remarkable degree. She
is so far advanced in this respect that
she sometimes objects to the language
used by the secretary of the legation
and other members of the household
because, she says, they get their words
out of books and do not talk like other
people Those who know Masu and
appreciate her good points predict
that she will make one of the clevcrest,
best and most pleasing women of her
race. She will remain in this country
with'her father until his return, year
from now, to Toyo-ashi-wara-no-chi-
aki-no-nago-i- ho-alli- no-nuzo- no kuni,
which means "Thc Luxuriant Reed
Palms; the Land of Fresh Rice Ears;
of Thousand Streams; of Song; Of
Five Hundred Autumns;" that is to
say, Japan. ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
He Told tho Truth.

"Bliggets has sold his horse for
$3.50.
.'Is that SOP Why, he told me that
he loved that animal as much as he
did any member Of his own family,
and here he has let him go for that
small amount"
.'Still. that doesn't disprove what
he said. believe Bliggets would be
willing to part with any member OF
his family for even q loss amount
than that"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
TIL. Besrar was Cool.

A carriage stops at the door OF
large dry goods store, the occupant
alights, goes into the store and asks
for charity.
allow" exclaims tho storekeeper.
'you actually go begging in car
riageP"
"Why not?" is the cool reply. "My
need is urgent and cannot afford to
waste any time in satisfying it,
Paris Figaro.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27


AS the two men sat thus in silence,
each absorbed in his own thought,
there was faint, vanishing moan on
the ARA cry that seemed to come from
the sea.
What is that?"
Breeze johnson looked down at the
stranger beside him with mingled sur
prise and wonder. The voice plainly
trembled.
II don't wonder you're scarf. Some
swell come in and tilted her over, and
she whistled."
"Why, what can 1t be?''
"Lor'y it's nothing. It's the whist
ling buoy. Sometimes swell makes
it speak even in calm day like this.
It's whistlin' all the time in heavy
weather."
1t had come back. He was sur
prised at the effect of this plaiutive
sound, like some lost soul crying in
the wilderness of waters. 1t had
shaken him to the center of his being.
He knew he was not superstitious. He
did not know that even this purely
mechanical sound could waken such
vivid memories of the dead past
There are many strange sounds by
the sea-"
"Well, yes, tolerable variety of'em.
When was pilotin' l knew every fog
horn from Montauk to Sandy Hook.
Covenants put to it sometimes to in
vent new sounds; though, must say,
one of these new bellerin' sirens is
enough to make a feller's hair turn
white, if he didn't know what it was,
and he was to hear one a-hollerin' in
the night"
In spite of the old mans quaint
humor, the Judge felt oppressed and i'll
at ease. He rose as If to go, and the
Captain, with ready hospitality, in
vited him to inspect the lighthouse.
"Thank you, no; not now. Another
time shall be glad to visit the light
house, If it is allowable, l should like
to bring my wife to see the place"
''Glad to see you; glad to see folks
any time. It's powerful lonesome here
at times; and mebby if you had any
papers you didn't want-Don't get
much good readin' here, generally"
'ith ehC HiSatCSo PiSdouiSs IL
bring some books tomorrow, Cap
tain"
''Capt'n Johnson, breeze Johnson.
Glad to know you, Captain. Ny
name is Gearing-Judge Gearing of
New York"
'Sho! Come over any time, Judge
We are allus to hum
Father dinners ready"
This from within the house in a Wig
orous young voice. To Judge Gearing
it came in it's homcly speech like u
tone from his youth. ?
What's the matter Judge? Feclin'
unwell?"
No. It's nothing. Perhaps Pm IA
little tired. Ill go back to the hotel. g
MY daughters just inside. Shan
she bring you glass O. water, or any
thing?"
THANK you. no. I'll go now. Good
afternoon, Captain, and thank you for
your information.
The Captain stood by his door, gaz-
ing after the retrcating form of his
visitor. 1t seemed bent and aged be.
fore its time, and feeble and uncertain
of STEP
Never saw man get SO peaked all
of sudden. Stroke of the. heart, l
guess. Comm, Mai"
1t had come back The voice of that
strange girl, uncultivated, unmusical
though it seemed, had 1.-The sound of a
voice that was still"
He would return to the town, to
the courts, to society, and forget.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27

greatly. One little incident at the end
of the voyage particularly gratified
him. The blond giant of the light
house, he knew, was jack Manning's
skipper. He had seen him at the
landing. and heard Mr.. Manning tell
him to prepare to sail at once. If the
"big BRUTE" as Mr.. Royal Yardstickie
chose to call him, were to sail in the
yacht, the coast would be clear for
him at the light
1--WE captured the silly old father;
and now for the girl herself"
He entered the hotel in quite a con-
tested frame of mind. His luck had
not deserted him. At the door he met
city friend.
.'Ah, Yardstickie How do? Lots fun
here"
"Halloo, Beamishi What's up?"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
-ohlo Raises Produce.

Ohio raises 100. 100000 bushels OF
corn. $1,000, 900 OF wheat, 81. 900, 900
OF oats. 100000 bushels Of pota-
toes, 5000. 5000 pounds Of tobacco
and 5000. 900 tons OF hay yearly The
vineyards pr oduce 100000 gallons
OF wine and S0.0O0,000 pounds Of
grapes
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
Forests and Farms.

Arkansas has 100, 900 farms which
produce 600. 900 bales OF cotton, 900,-
900 bushels OF sweet potatoes, 1.000,-
coo pounds OF tobacco. $4,000. 900
bushels OF corn and 1000, 900 bushels
OF wheat. From the Arkansas for
ests are cut over 500, 600. 900 Of lum-
Der every year.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
ITO be Continued.
Gave It to Him.

The Judge-What, you here again7
You promised last week to reform.
Prisoner--I know that, judge. But
man can't reform all ut once. Give
me chance.
The Judge-I will. Thirty days.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
A Busine. woman.

Female Fortune Teller-According
to the card, in less than q month
you will be happy husband OF q
beautiful young bride.
Visitor-But I'm not acquainted
with a single young lady in New
York.
Fortune Teller-Is that so? Well,
what's the matter with me?
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
A REMARKABLE MAN.
CHARACTER SKETCH OF
"BOSS" M'kANE.
lie Ruled Coney Island with the Des-
potism of the Gar of all the
RussIas-To Repent mt Lcisurc-How
He Acquired HIS Power.

He INTEREST IN
John y. McKane,
the Gravesend, N.
Y, boss, is personal
as well rs political.
Even those who
condemn the mans
political methods,
feel fascinated by
the dominant as
well as the DOM
ineering individu-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27

bursts church, and
these are not much
removed in name
from the celebrated
-four hundred of
society, are revolv-
ing schemes to give
employment to all
the women w h o
q pply for work.
This IN @ n n 3 tn Q
fallen as well as the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27

anese people, she
has to a remarkable
extent.
Each day when
the weather per-
mits this little maid
plays in front of
the Japanese lega-
ton at 1910 n
street, northwest,
in Was h i n g t o n,
with h er little
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
DIR. PARKHURST'S WIFE.

How She is Assisting Her Husband In
His Work In New York.
The general public, perhaps, hears
very little of Mrs Parkhurst in the
great work of bringing succor to the
needy and rescue to the fallen which
her husband is carrying on so vigor-
ously in New York, yet she is very
important factor in it all.
The -four hundred" of DR.. Park
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
A subject for Congratulation.

"What makes you look so unhap-
py?"
"Toothache.
"Allow Inc to congratulate you"
"Whyp"
"a man who at eighty can still
have toothahe is certainly to be
congratulated. "--Fliegende Blaettor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
FROM FAR MIKADoLAND.
Charming Little MASH Tateno, of tho
Japanese Legation at Washington.

Masu Tateno, the little daughter Of
his imperial Japanese majesty's minis
ter to the United States, is very pretty,
possessing the highest type of Japan
csc beauty, with straight, well-de-
veloped little figure, and black hair
and eyes. Then she is quick-witted,
loving and polite. This last character
'istic which is so apparent in the jap
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-27
CHAPTER ".

I YOUNG MR.. RO-
nj Y n + d S t i C * / G
reached the hotel
feeling at ease with
himself and the
world. He hal en-
joyed the yacht
trip hugely. The
idleness, good iv-
ing, personal COM
fort, and, above all,
the 'tentire absence
TO responsibility,
had pleased him
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-13
Mining nnd killing.
METAL MARKET.

BAR silver. ........t ...-..63H
Lead ...................... .......S.OO
Work is going on regularly on that
steady old producer, the Maud s. mine,
at Mogollon. The workings are now
down to a depth OF $50 feet. At a depth
OF $50 feet a good body Of base ore, car
rying copper, was struck 100 feet east OF
the main shaft. It looks permanent.
Having passed thro. the trembling ore
the manager and owners did not get
dlsheartened but sank on down thro. 50
feet Of barren tale, Whom a body Of por.
phyry was met which contained base orc.
They drlfted % feet east and then sank
another 70 feet and again drifted far
enough to fud that tho ledge was in.
tact. Now the main.body Of the free
milling ore is found to exist still in the
EASTERN workings. The deeper the de-
yelopment is carried the more vertical
the vein is found to DO. To the west Of
the shaft the body OF frsemilling ore is
% times larger than it is to the east.
When a depth Of 800 feet is reached an.
other level win be started and carried
westward. It is expected that the base
ore Will be found in larger quantities
down below than the Ereemilling wa.
above.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-13

TO the Editor Southwest sentinel.
The chief ciueo Of the overwhelming
defeat Of the democratic party in the
states last Tuesday was in my opinion
tho income tex. The Democratic party
placod this tnz upon tho rich, the mont
powerful. class Of people in this Or any
other country, and IL is reasonable 20
suppose that that claus rendered The
democrats no assistance whatever IN tho
late elections. but contributed liborally
for the seccoss OF the republicans Sup.
pose ton per cent. Of one years tax on
incomes, which is moro than 100000,
q collected and placed 20 as TO defeat
the party that imposed the tax. Would
not that have dofcatod the dcmocrats2
II the rich did not 10 %Bomsthing Of this
kind they are not good managers. The
rich win drive the domocfata from pow.
or as quickly az possible 90 that the IN
come tax may be abolished. The re-
publicans will obtain control Of the gov
eminent as o o as enough elections are
held. The only thing that sin prevent
continued aud overwhelming defoats for
the democratic party and the return Of
the republicans to power, is a prompt
repeal Of the populistic income tax and
a quick return to democratic principles,
without regard 70 the wishes Of Mr..
Cleveland OF any other man.
n q Rrrf.