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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-31

"Hello, Captain Mayors Please
connect me with the horse editor of
the DEMOCRAT-STAE. This is Snap
Beans I guess you will know my
voice. Some weeks ago ! Ia an item
in your paper in which You claimed
the oldest horse in the world. We
have a horse up here at Wisdom in
Harrison county which is thirty-three
years old and a mule, a regular war
mule, which was thirty-dve years old
last spring. odd Name the mule,
served in the Confederate army and
since the war has been in the service
of the Federal Government as mail
carrier. Both critters arc in fine
| condition at this date. Hereafter
please give figures when telling horse
Stories"
"You seem to be quite hoarse. Tel
us If your mule IS red"
"Hello, DEMoCRAT-STAR. This il
little Miss --- at VaDcleave. Kindly
tell me the names of the Presidents
Cabinet"
Secretary of State, Walter Q
Gresham Secretary of the Treasury
John G. Carlisle; Secretary Of War
Daniel S. Lamont: Secretary OF th'
Navy, Hillary A. Herbert; Secretarl
Of the Interior, Hoke Smith Secre
tary OF Agriculture, j. S. Morton
Attorney General, Richard OlDcy
Postmaster General, Wilson S. Bis
SELL"
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Age of Niagara Falls.

Professor J. W. Spencer says that
the first conjecture as to the age of
Niagara Falls was made by Andrew
Ellicott in 1890. Ellicott believed
the falls to be 55, 900 years old. About
1S41 Lyell estimated the age of the
falls as 35, 900 years. All of these esti-
mates were pure coniectures, but they
were correct in assuming that the
gorge had been excavated by the
river. Professor Spencer, in out
lining the progress of the falls, says
that little stream draining the Erie
Basin once fell about 200 feet from
the brow of the Niagara escarpment.
This stream was not over one-fourth
the volume Of the present cataract,
and consequently e1cavated the gorge
at q much slower rate than at present.
During the early history of the river
the waters of the three upper lakes
emptied through the Huron Basin by
way of the Ottawa River. The height of
the falls has increased several times.
The first episode, represented by
small river falling 200 feet, lasted
II, 1000 years. Then the height of the
falls was increased to 400 feet, and
took the drainage of all the upper
great lakes. At the same time there
was a series of cascades, three in all,
the lower gaining on the upper until
finally they were all united in one
great cataract, much higher than that
of to-day. Subsequently the waters
were raised at the head of Lake On
tario, and the falls appropriated to
the present conditions after. lapse of
1000 years, and another 1000 years
was probably occupied by TRANSITIONAL
changes of very gradual character.
1t is now 5000 years since Lake Huron
empGed into Lake Erie for the first
time. The land has risen about the
outlet of Lake Erie, and if the present
rate of change continues, in 5000 or
5000 years the waters of the four lakes
will be turned into the Mississippi
River drainage at Chieago.-New Or
leans Picayune.
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AN UNRIvALED FLAVOR.

Mrs. Rorer uses cocoanut water in
novel way in a salad dressing, for
which she claims ''an unrivaled
flavor" Cut the nice, tender and
white parts of celery as for any salad,
and put them in bowl. Crate CO.
coanut and put it in q pint Of boiling
water, let it stand until the water is
cold, then with your hand squeeze
the cocoanut in the water; then press
the pulp out and throw it away. Strain
the milky water through cheesecloth,
and let it stand until cold and a cream
rises on top. Just before sending
your celery to the table, scatter over
it tablespoonful of grated onion and
trihe of fresh red pepper, or q dash
of cayenne and a half teaspoonful of
salt, Skim the cream from the top
of the cocoanut milk and put over the
celery, then add two tablespoonfuls
Of lemon juice.
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ONE OF THE NEW BoDICEs.

serviceable of silk goods. Spangled
passementerie has fallen greatly in
price, which may be taken as an indi-
cation. that it is no longer esteemed
by fashion authorities. It would
naturally decline with moire, as it
belongs to the same era of glitter.
Striped stuffs are very fashionable
at present, and in slanting bars they
are very effective for bodice use. A
gown of reddish amthyst rep has
black wavy stripes of jet slantwise
round and round the figure. The
sleeves are of black velvet to the ell
bow and below of the striped goods.
It's difficult job for the most skill
full hand to attain this trellis effect
and have it accurate. Without accura-
cy it will look like dreadful botch.
With the stripes running perpendicu-
larly the task is easier.
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DUCK PIES.

Bone two good-sized ducks, remove
all the skin and fat from the birds and
put them aside; cut the rest in slices,
or even pieces, and do the same TO
about one pound of the 6llet or chump
end of the loin Of veal; put them into
q basin, season plentifully with salt,
pepper, spices, parsley, chervil; cover
the dish, set it in cool place and let
it stand for six or eight hours. Chop
and pound the trimmings Of the veal,
the skin, fat, liver, etc., OF the birds,
with the same weight Tor little more)
of sausage meat; line the mould with
pastry and fill it with alternate layers
of forcemeat and duck; here and there
say, at two different intervals-put
layer of sliced ham, cover with strips
of bacon, put on the piece of pastry
reserved to go over the top of the pie,
fix it to the sides, which should have
an ample piece left over to meet the
top, roll the pastry all round to make
o thick edge; make hole in the CEN
tre, and keep it open by means OF a
pie chimney or rolled card; decorate
the pie as desired with pastry cut out
into shapes, brush it over with yolk
of egg, bake it according to size, for
two or three hours and turn the pie
out of the mould when cold, pour in
some good gravy or clarified Jelly and
serve when cold.-New York Tele'
gram.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Apply castor oil once day to warts
from two to six weeks and they will
disappear.
Try ordinary grated horseradish for
the removal of the cough which fol.
lows the grip. Eat it at meals and be-
tween meals.
Bread and cake bowls or any dishes
in which -four and eggs have been
used are more easily cleansed If placed
in cold water after using.
Celery may be kept all winter by
setting it in boxes filled with earth
and keeping it in the cellar. The
plant will grow and whlten in the
dark.
If cake is to be baked in sheets and
not to be iced, sprinkle powdered
sugar over it before putting it into
the oven. This will give a smooth
sugary crust.
A skewer will be found to be OF great
assistance in sweeping room. Moth
inc else can 80 thoroughly dig out de-
posits of dust from dusky corners.
For still smaller recesses a bit OF
twisted wire that started life as hair
pin will be found equally effective.
Keep pair of scissors on nail in
the kitchen, and do not allow them to
be taken to any other part OF the
house if you have to resort to tying
them there. They are often needed.
and it is waste of time to be obliged
to run to some other part OF the house
for another pair.
A delicious drink can be made by
taking three bananas and rubbing
them through sieve and then adding
the Juice of one lemon. Pour over
the pulp half pint of boiling water:
When cold stir it we'll, sweeten and
strain. Add to it bottle OF soda
water and some cracked ice.
To clean hair brushes quickly anl
easily, take dessertspoontul of harts-
horn in O quart of cold water in q
wash-hand basin. Dip in the hair of
the brushes and rub them together
until clean. Then rinse well with
cold water, rub dry with towel and
stand upright in awopen window.
In warming over potatoes or in u.s.
ing them in q salad there is an objec-
ton to very mealy potato. German
potatoes are sold in large cities for
these purposes. They are small and,
like new potato, will not crumble If
cut into cubes or slices. If these po-
tatoes cannot be obtained use mealy
potatoes, but have them under-boiled.
A great variety of favors can be
given to baked eggs. After beating
the dish, put into it half teaspotn-
full of butter for each egg TINT is to be
cooked. Carefully break the eggs
into the dish and place in rather
cool oven until the whites become set.
Serve in the same dish. Two drops
of onion juice and quarter of tea
spoonful of chopped pareley will
change the flavor of the egg. A little
chopped boiled ham or grated cheese
will also give a nice change Of flavor.
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The Horrible Maxim Gun.

Maxim guns were used aboard ou
ironclads during the recent naval man
euvers. A correspondent describe
their use as follows: The storm O.
bullets from them cut the water lik'
the rain on the advancing edge of I
tropical squall. With one of thes'
guns gunner of very moderate skill
can, at 500 yards range, cut down al
ordinary park paling almost as we'll a
q workman can do the business on th'
spot with an Ak, and it is, therefore
not astonishing that most of the tar
gets recently, small as they were
quickly disappeared. To the horrible
noise made by a Maxim the CORE
spondent knows of nothing that ii
comparable, except, perhaps, the
sound made by steam blowing off al
enormous pressure from the safety
valve of big boiler. r.-London Times
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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Restoring Historical Paintings,

The eight great paintings in the ro-
tunda of the Capitol at Washington,
representing famous events in Ameri-
can history, are undergoing treatment
to restore their colors. The painting
of the "Baptism of Pocohontas" has
just been replaced in its niche in the
wall, after being subjected to a reju-
venation, which causes its companion
p: scesto appear exceedingly tarnished
by contrast. The other pictures are
to undergo the same attention. Trum-
bulls famous representation of the
signing of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence has been removed for re-
newal. Architect Clark of the Capt.
tol was given charge of the work, and
placed it in the hands of q specialist
in Baltimore. A preparation is used
which removes the dust and varnish and
brings out the original colors in some.
thing like their first distinctness, but
no new paint is applied. York
Post,
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chinchilla. The sleeves are lined with
satin, so that the garment can be put
on and off without a struggle.
FLANNEL PETTICoATs.

A flannel petticoat is certainly
mundane thing, and yet even flannel
petticoats have fashion of their own.
Time was when hand embroidery on
flannel must be had, and elaborate
work put on even coarse material.
Now embroidered flannel is generally
relegated to children's wear and only
tiny, fancy edge is used to finish the
rnfies, which are invariably trimmed
with lace. Physicians and would-be
critics may invei2h against small
waists, but there is yet to be found
the woman who will not endeavor to
look as small as possible, particularly
as she grows older, SO that the greatest
attention is paid to every undergar-
ment, not only that it should be taste
full and costly, but also that it should
be made to enhance or disguise the
figure. Yokes are necessities in pet
ticoats. Flannel petticoats should
not reach below the knees, and should
be carefully cut. A good pattern is
to have a wide back breadth, cut
across, and full piece joined thereto.
The side pieces, of course, must be
gored. Lace insertion-one or two
rows alone-one or more narrow
founces edged with lace, always looks
well.
Light blue and light pink are the
favorite colors, although some women
prefer white. Last winter there were
some stunning skirts from Worth,
which were of flannel. They we're de-
liciously warm, very light, and looked
like the Roman sashes which used to
be so fashionable. These elaborate
petticoats do not stand laundrying
we'll, and require to be sent to the
cleaners.
There are black flannel petticoats,
and as some women always wear black
underwear in travelling, these black
petticoats are used for that purpose.
They are certainly pretty, for they are
we'll cut and made, and have ruf1es of
black instead of white lace, headed
with broad black satin ribbon, feather
stitched on either side. The seams
also are feather.stitched, and, of
course, the great advantage is that the
necessary dust of travelling does not
at once destroy the freshness of the
garment.-New York Advertiser.
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CURIOUS FACTS.
Rattlesnakes do not lay eggs.

Rattlesnakes 90 not lay eggs
Candy should not be eaten just be-
fore meals.
Tee is cut every forty days the year
around in Japan.
California sea lions are champion
climbers and jumpers.
There was not a public library in
the United States 100 years ago.
Diamonds, so small that 1900 60 to
the carat, have been cut in Holland.
The abbreviation ssgent" was for
merly used, in England, as title Of
respect, not as slang.
It is said that the secretary bird in
attacking snake uses one wing as
shield and the other as club.
A belt in one of the big Touring
mills at Minneapolis, Mimi, contains
200 cowhides. 1t is 260 feet long and
weighs over ton.
The piles of London Bridge, driven
800 years before, were found to be in
good condition when the new bridge
was erected in 1859.
One of the conditions of member
ship of New York club is that each
member must give at least one hour o
week to doing some good action.
The most curious paper weight in
the world belongs to the Prince Of
Wales. It is the mummi6ed hand OF
one of the daughters OF Pharaoh.
Abner Dorset, colored man living
in Hickory Mountain township, North
Carolina, has o head which measures
thirty-two inches in circumference.
In tearing down an old house in
Paris, the other day, the workmer
came across pair of boots in which
were bonds which had been stolen
from New York bank twenty-one
years ago.
The raspberry canes in the gardens
of the London Horticultural Society,
were grown from seeds found in the
stomach of man whose skeleton was
dug up from one of the old burial
mounds in North Britain.
Immediately after being hatched it
is possible to place four living Mexi-
can humming birds in an ordinary
thimble. At maturity dozen of them
may be put in a teacup. The eggs are
about twice the size of pin heads.
A school teacher in Sarpy County,
Nebraska, has just had his ear vigor.
ously yanked by former pupil, whose
ear he pulled fifteen years ago. and
who waited until he had grown large
enough to reciprocate with safety.
Turkish inscriptions have been dis.
covered on the River Orkhon, in Mon
golia, dating back to the seventh or
eighth century after Christ. Up to
this discovery there was no evidence
Of the appearance of the Turks before
the twelfth or thirteenth century.
The Bank of England has in its pos
session bank note dated December
10, 1899, for 555 pounds. It also has
q note for twenty-five pounds, which
was not presented for Ill years. 1t
preserves as a curiosity a note for
10000 pounds sterling, dated. 1882.
Of the latter amount only four notes
have ever been issued.
Recent explorations at the ancient
temple of Anxur, near Terracina, on
the italian coast, have brought to
light natural conduit stretching
through the rock, through which
current of air passes. It is thought
that the draught turned the leaves of
the Sibylline books for the oracle.
Children's toys in lead, tables, chairs,
Ind candelabra have also been found
there.
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PICEIED CABBAGE.

Picked cabbage is favorite accom-
paniment of cold meat, and one of the
incest of homemade pickles. To
make it choose some fresh-cut pick
ling cabbages and cut them into thin
shreds, removing the stalks. Place
the shredded cabbages on fiat dish
and sprinkle them with salt, and let
them stand in cool place for three
days. Then fill the jars with them
and pour over till it covers them boil
ing vinegar in which has been boiled
for quarter of an hour handful Of
whole mixed spices. These spices are
put into the jar with the vinegar. The
pickle should be tied down with
bladder, or brown paper will do if
fastened on securely.-St. Louis Star
Sayings.
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He Let His Reputation Go.

It isn't often that one finds among
the mountaineers of the Southwest Q
hero CT the highest type, but they do
exist, and year or so ago met one. ]
had been in his neighborhood for three
months and I knew that he had killed
q man or two and had the reputation
of being the gamest man in the noun
tains. He was extremely handy with
q gun, too, and everybody gave him a
wide berth whenever there was pros.
pect of row. One day, however, he
got into 9 difficulty with man from
an adjoining county, and when the
shooting began he cut and run like a
white head, leaving the field in pos
session Of the other party. Two days
sfterward met him on the road and
We talked about the late disturbance.
] 81 was rather surprised at the way
you acted" I said, as mildly as I
could, for even then had no wish to
stir him up.
81 reckon most folks wuz," he re.
piled briefly.
81 know they were, and they don't
understand it; neither do l."
''Well," he said, half ologetically,
"1 reckon I jist run, and that wuz all
thar wuz to hit"
"There was more than that; you
lost your reputation by it,
'tMebbe I did, colonel" and he
swallowed lump in his throat 'but
that thar feller had seven little chill
dren dependin' on him, an I kinder
had an idea jist afore pulled trigger
that mebbe could git along better
without my reputation than they could
( without ther daddy, so I run"
He stopped as if uncertain what to
say next, and I took him by the hand
and shook it with vigor that 7 knew
he appreciated by the look that came
into his eyes.-Detroit Free Press.
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FASHION FANCIES.
BEAUTIES OF NEW WOOLEN
AND SILK GOODS.
There Is an Endless Variety Of Ma
terials and a Great Diversity
in Colors-Striped Stuffs
Fashionable.

TMPORTATIONS of wool and silk
and wool goods are beautiful and
varied. In black goods alone
there are shown a greater num-
ber of different weights and weaves,
crepon effects, stripes and figures be-
ing all seen. Plain goods also, hen
rietta, serge and the new waterproof
material called cravenette-a hard
twisted lightweight stuff that does not
crumpls-are fashionable, while enter
ing the domain of color 30 large field
for choice is opened that it is confus-
ing to woman who has not previously
decided upon what she requires. A
wide variety of two toned wooden
goods is shown in all tints, figured
and plain, woven on the same princi-
pie as changeable silk, while in solid
colored materials covert cloth and
serge, with smooth finished cloth, are
in the majority. Besides those al
ready mentioned there is an. endless
show of checks and plaids, both large
and small, mixed goods, boucle goods
and goods with pattern of one color
laid on ground of another. These
last materials are better for combin-
ing with plain stuff than for making
up into entire gowns.
Velvet and satin, re-employed for
trimming, moire having begun to de-
cline in favor. 1t has already out
lived it's usefulness, being of transient
beauty and quickly rendered sha bby
by dampness and wear. A good quail
ity of satin or peau de sole is the most
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A New Anchor.
there.

Shipowners, underwriters and mar
lners fully understand the value of
good and reliable ground tackle, and
in consequence of the Importance of
The question various kinds of anchors
have been produced, each of course
claiming advantage over previous and
other types, says the Liverpool Jour-
oal of Commerce. We have inspected
many of these at various times, and
find that there is certain amount OF
merit in the majority of them, and We
have certainly come toithe conclusion
that the patent anchors are far su-
perior in holding and in handling to
The old-fashioned stocked anchor now
going out of date. j. Muirhead, OF
Glasgow, has patented device for
locking the shank at an angle with the
aukes, so that when locked the hukes
offer the greatest resistance and grip
most effectively. This does away with
the necessity for trippers, and the
anchor when not in use lies flat on
deck, or can be hove up into the hawse
pipe. It is said that when the strain
comes on an ordinary "tripper" pat
tern anchor the trippers bear seventy.
five per cent of the whole weight OF
the anchor and the toes twenty-five
per cent, while in the locking device the
whole weight is borne by the toes
Thus the tendency to "bite" is three
times greater than that of the tripped5
type, and equal to that of the stocked
anchor, with the advantage OF having
both fukes holding. Other advan'
tages claimed are strength (being man
ufactured of hammered steeD, per-
feet simplicity, and cost, the price
being little in excess of the ordinary
anchor.
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A NEW BONNET,

The distinctive feature in millinery
so far shown is the feather tumbling
off behind. You see it on all the hats
and bonnets, whatever the shapes.
The new model shown here is of
olive green velvet, trimmed with black
jet passementerie, studded with white
crystal, black ostrich feathers, black
satin ribbon. The front is faced with
peach colored satin, making the bon
net unusually becoming. Tile shape
is to be recommended only for piquant
faces, though we shall probably see
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FULL SLEEVES,

Many of the new full sleeves are
shi1red through the exact center of
tina huge puff, from the top of the
shoulder to the turn of the arm at the
elbow. This throws extra fullness on
each side of the shirring, which is
sometimes covered with a band of
handsome passementerie, or again it
is left to show the gauging. Another
popular sleeve is accordion plated at
the armholes, and again at the elbow,
with deep Cromwelllan cuff turned
back at the elbow. above the close