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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24

WHAT IS 10 TO1?

Hillsboro Reflector.
A mechanic asked the Reflector the
other day "what the free and unlimit-
ed coinage OF silver at the ratio OF 10
TO | meant?"
To explain a little: Az present, we
have the free and unlimited coinage
OF gold in this country. Any person
having gold bullion can take it to any
United States mint and get the full
weight of the bullion, which is un-
coined metal, in gold money, without
any toll" or mintage charge. That
is free and unlimited coinage 0f gold,
and the owncr Of the gold mine has
access ad libitum to tho use OF the
minis.
What the free silver men demand is
no extra privilege over gold, but to
allow silver the same coinage rights
at the minis as gold. That is, when
any owner OF silver bullion, which is
uncoined silver, has a right tn go to
any United States mint and get coin
cd silver dollars equal to the amount
Of his bullion, and ut the ratio Of 10
ounces OF silver to o ounce OF gold.
One ounce OF gold is worth l6 ounces
OF silver, and l6 ounces of silver l
ounce Of gold, that being the ratio OF
10 to l, 1t being the present ratio Of
coinage; but under existing law, no
owner OF silver bullion can have II
coined at all. and so far as money Is
concerned, the silver bullion is prac.
tically useless. 1t Is true there is
some light coinage on government nc.
count. but the government alreadyt
has a big supply Of silver on hand,
which 1t refuses to coin, and there Is
no provision OF law for further pur.
chase Of silver bullion.
You hear gold standard men say
that free silver coinage would inurc to
the benefit OF silver mine owners.
Does not free gold coinage inure to the
benefit Of the gold mine owners, the
silver mine 0wner being denied the
privilege Of the coinage Of his product?
Now, why this distinction between
silver and gold? Oh, the gold men
say, silver is a cheap metal. What
made IL cheap? The abolishmeLt of
a right of coinage at the minis and a
discrimination in every way against it
by the treasury department-that is
what did it.
All we want is an equal swing at
the minis for silver with gold, which
Is nothing but justice and right.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24
GheRfmorrat-S t,
LATEST PEOPLE ON EApr,
Hartford Comm Times.

Hartford Comm Times.
The dirticst people In the vo.,,
harc recently been discovered nv ~
explorer in the. Caucasus. They ,,a ~
in an inaccessible mountain ranpe Nv
tween the Black sea and the Casn,s.
their village being so snugly hiddas
away that no government has ~.
been able to reach them. AS they wa.
$500 years ago, so they are to NH.
day.
Seen from without there Is a ccrt,i,
picturcsquencss about a Syeneti,.
village, although it merely consists :,
miserable stone novels without an.
attempt at form or adjournment. With.
In the houses are i~nconceivably am,
They are filled with rags, verruin ma
dirt of every descrition. They nos.
sess M fireplace nor chimney. An
the cooking. in fact, is done over !.
hole scooped out In the middle OF N.
floor.
In these houses men and women and
children are huddled together. DurlD,
the long winter months they are sbut
in for days at time, the cattle often
sharing their quarters. Every amer.
ture has to be closed on account OF n.
cold. This long imprisonment i,
perhaps, the cause Of the degradation
OF the people. Horrible diseases r..
suit from u, which are aggravated nv
an abnormal consumption of arract
the strong distilled drink OF Tho
Asiatics.
Besides being the dirticst, they are
probably the LATEST people on earth.
IL Is an invariable rule to make four
days Il week holidays, with saints
days as extras. Since they have
adopted the holidays Of every other
country with which they have come
In contact, 1t is not surprising that
the men find little time for work.
Farming, bee culture ard cattle
breeding are the only industries uf
these lazy people; throughout their
territory there is not a single manu-.
featured article. Their children mar.
ry while very young, they attend no
school, and lastly they have 10 money.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24
ESSAY ON GIRLS.

Verify, girls are Of few days and full
of mischief, and he who is deceived
thereby is not wise. When the fair
one chewcth gum with much haste
and crowdeth her pretty foot in a lIt
tie shoe then beware. She cOmeth
forth In the evening with a low neck
and puff sleeves, but In the morning
she licth IN bed while her mother
hustleth. She eateth all winter Of tho
devoted young mans dclicacies, and
partaketl Of his buggy rides win
much glee, but in the gentle spring
time she winkcth tho other eye ana
gOcth with a new beau.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24

Most people know that the 'swig-
glers' found in every pond at this
time Of year are the larvae of the
common mosquito, but many do not
know that they are easily cxtermin-
ated. The larvae are formed only in
stagnant water, as in barrels, ponds
and marshes, In which they swim
head ~d0wnwards, breathing through
an orifice In the tail. If a little oil be
poured on the surface OF tho water.
every 'wiggler' will die in a few mo-
mcnts, the oil forming a thin cover.
ing over the surface and preventing
the "wigglcrs" from obtaining a nc.
ccssary supply Of air. In marshy dis.
tricts 1t is OF course impossible TO ar
ply this remedy, but ponds, even OF
considerable size, can always be man.
aged, and by renewing tile oil once or
twice q week they q be kept free
from the larvae during the whole
season.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24
RIGHT KIND OF DEMOCRAT.

summit Seminal.
The New York World, one of the
leading Democratic gold-bugl papers
In the country, telcgraphcd Col. Stock
dale, OF Summit, for his opinion as to
what kind Of President the Demo-
cratic nominee would make. The
Worlds telegram and the Colonei's
patriotic reply are produced below.
II all Democrats would answer the
query of the World with as much
candor and enthusiasm as the Colonel
has done there would be no sulking
in the party, and Mr.. Bryan would be
elected by the largest majority of any
man who ever occupied that exalted
position:
New York City, N. Y. July Il. 1890.
To Hon. T. X. Stockdale. Summit. Miss.
Will you kindly telegraph at our
expense your opinion what kind Of
President Mr.. Bryan would make:
Summit, Miss. July u, 1906.
To the World. New York City. n. Y.
Answering your telegram, will! say
| served In Congress with Mr.. Bryan.
and know him well. He is thoroughly
patriotic-his integrity above tempta.
tion. Added to these, his superb man
hood and colossal intellect class him
as the highest type Of mankind. l
think he will make the best President
for all the people that the country has
had Stree the war between the States.
He will be President OF the American
knowing no sections.
Il. II. STOCKDALE.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24
COULD NOT STRIKE A MATCH

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'"You are charged with riding on
the public highway after dark with
out a lighted lamp" said the magis.
tratc, sternly. "IIavc you anything
to say in your defense ?"
Tiff you please, your honor" re.
piled the fair bicyclist, tremblingly,
''my-lamp went out"
THAT Is what they all say" said
his honor satirically. "Did you not
know your lamp was out ?"
"Yes, SIR admitted the wi eclwo.
man, with downcast eyes.
"Then can see no excuse for YOU
said the court.
Still he wished to be lenicnt, II he
could.
"IIad you no match?' he asked,
more kindly.
"Y-yes," she muttered, 81 had a
m-m-match."
SIN that case | shall have to sen.
tencc you TO-
."Ol, please don't, Mr.. Judge" i'm
plored the girl. 81 car explain"
$50 on" said the court cncourag.
ingly.
ut is true, your honor, that | had
a match" she pleaded, with crimson
cheeks. "But-"
The magistrate was all attention.
at vas the FIRST time | had ever
worn boomers"
"There was a look of compassion
on the judicial face now.
"And l did not know how to strike
it,"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24
WHICH REMINDS US.

Tupel0 Journal.
TupclO has at last been visited oy
one Of those much cussed and dreaded
personagcs commonly called the new
woman" She did not make her aP
pearancc on the bike in a fiabby bloom
er costume, hut walked upon Ve
streets diked In sure enough breeches'
Just like a man. But she Is young
girl, and doubtless can be made to sce
the error.of her way with proper cor
rectiOn.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24

The number of ships built in this
country, 1885 96, was 100, and the ton.
mage 100000; in ls94-95, the number
was GS2, and the tonnage 1873. 600. This
is n noticeable increase in number,
and a very encouraging increase in
size Of the vessels.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24
WHERE THE MIRACLE CONES
IN.

well, Uncle Rastus, how dld you
like the SERMON?
1T war n Powerful sermon Ma'''
john
What was II about?
1T war about de miracle on ',"S
leaves an 5000 fishes being fed 70 '''
twelve 'postles.'
Seven thousand loavcs ana NV
thousand fishes being fed 70 Wv
apostles; but where does the m''a''
come In" -.
Uncle Rastus scratched his ne'..
few moments meditatively; thcn v
replied: -
We'll, Marsc John, do miracle cus
In to my perception OBJ dc c'!cS"
stances, Is dat dey all didn't ous''
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-24
Petition for LIQUOR License

10 tne honorable Board of Mayor and
sue rinen Of the town of Scranton,
In Jackson county, Mississippi:
The undersigned legal voters and resi-
dents OF said town respectfully recon.
mend ALBEIT GRANT DELMAs, II male
person, and also u resident OF said town
to be of good reputation and II sober aud
suitable person to receive a ~lireusc to ie
tail .spirituous, alcoholic, vinOus and
malt liquors in less quantities than one
gallon.
We, therefore, pray that you may gram
him the privilege OF such Il license to be
used at the Gem Saloon. formerly known
as the Carey store, on Dclmas avenue, in
said town Of Scranton:
l. his Stanton Dean,
Samuel X McGaw, his
mark. William \ Dixon,
Frank Edward Foster, mark,
Martin Van Buren, Carey,
Charles John jacobson,
John Jacob Clark,
Benjamin Daniel valverdc,
Christian Nelson,
John Francis Casanova,
Panl Adolpb Krebs,
Armand Hermines Delmas,
Moses Rubin, Columbus Sidney Farley,
Jackson Ellis, Jerry Cook,
Charles Hubert Dclmas, Newton Sheffield,
his
Stephen X james, Allen Beck,
mark. Robert Arthur Krcbs,
his
James X Tillman, William Waldoff,
mark. his
|. his Emile X Howard,
Irving X Mcdonald, marx.
mark. his
John Danogh Bobcc, David X Ely,
vaiehtihe Delmas, mark.
John Foster, John Baptise Dclmas,
EMANUEL Arsclln, Charles Crowley,
Eticnne Veillon, John Valentine Coggins,
Charles Andrew Altman,
Joseph Helairc Krebs,
Alfred Augustus Farragut,
james Addison Miller,
Gustav AdOlph Stcmper,
Walter james Eugene Gerard,
Tony Caesar Gatti, Louis Paul DcJean,
Henry Stoddard Rourke,
Lotion Elmer Cox,
James Anthony Kaufman,
Charles Allen F%arnsworth,
william Henry Belt,
Patrick Henry Laurendine.
Forest John johnson,
Willis Marion Canty,
B%uenaventmra Jane Jane,
Pedro Rene Jane,
Peter Benjamin Lindsay,
his
John Baptiste X C~hestang,
mark.
Fritz Daniel Becht, Robert Clein.
Hazcn Mitchell Plummer,
John Henry Laurendine,
Clinton Leroy Luce, Patrick Feore,
Renry AlpOonse Ronrkc,
Henry Patrick Pagan,
Cornelius Bornh0lst,
Joseph Helairc JOnte, Adolph Claude, |
his Arthur Rene Krebs, |
Victor X Hosarge, his
y. mark. Benjamin X Stanley, |
Alfred Brooks, mark.
Benjamin Franklin Browne,
George Frentz, lrving Paul Delmas. |
~. Benjamin Helairs Pickett,
Allied Edward Krebs, 0ant1u Potcy,u. |
John Levi CoggtUs.
Aud tho said ALBERT GRANT DELMAs
Asks that . license may be issued to him
Nc prayed for iu the foregoing petition.
ALBERT GRANT bELnAS.
L r. DELMAS. Town Clerk.
July 10, 1885. 2l.St
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09
Grave Of William Penn.

A Pennsylvania lady touring in
England conceived the idea of hunt
ing up the grave of William Penn.
Writing from Jordan's,a small coun-
try station, she says:
In a hollow among the trees, with
no houses near. stands little meet
ing house, with its red tiled roof and
white painted windows and shutters.
The neatly kept graveyard contains
some two dozen green mounds, very
few OF them with headstones, which
are a comparatively modern innova-
ton, of which even now some of the
stricter Friends do not approve,
William Penn and his two wives liz
side by side, and at some distance q
modest stone markes the resting place
ofThomas Elwood, once Millions
private secretary. The meeting house
was built in 1888, when dissenters
we're subject to the bitterest persecu-
tons, when their meetings were
treated as unlawful assemblsges, and
when it was a common occurrence fol-
such meeting to be broken up by
soldiers and the members of it hauled
off to prison. The caretaker's cottage
and the meeting house are built in
one, and in order to give increased
room, shutter can be slid back, thu
including the top story of the cottage
consisting of one large bedroom, il
the meeting house, of which it form
a gallery.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09

An energetic California orchardist
has invented machine to keep fruit
trees from freezing. This, he says,
will insure the fruit-grower against
the losses from frost, which are per-
petually sweeping down on him and
destroying his profits and his crops.
The invention combines tar, straw,
and water states Harper's Weekly. II
is carried about on a wagon, in which
the straw, kept wet from tank on the
vehicle, lies on the burning tar, the
fire of which is sustained at an intense
pitch by means of fan operated by
machinery attached to the wheel Of
the wagon. The blast of hot air il
blown through the wet substance in o
horizontal direction, by its force eject
ing column of condensed vapor I'M
1erneath the trees. The inventor
says that with this machine the heav
lest frosts can be defed.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09

The bread known as 'pain de
guerre, which for some time past has
replaced the once notorious biscuits
Of the French army, has been success
ful enough 10 warrant its trial in the
navy, says a Paris correspondent
The bread in question is practically
what is known as whole-meal bread,
but rendered rather lighter and more
palatable when stale by finer grinding.
The machinery which was used to make
biscuits has been utilized for the max
ing Of the new bread, and the big state
bakeries will still supply both army
and navy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09

Tho latest subjects Of statistical in-
quiry arc light and dark eyes. and a.
tho result Of aundry responses to
questions propoundod 10 various couu-
tries aud duly authenticated, il has
been discovered land not merely dis
covered but also proved) that taking
the average Of Europe aud America,
4L6 is the percentage OF men having
light eyes, including blue aud gray.
The proportion Of girls and women
having blue or gray eyes is by
the same computation $40 percent
Ia other words. blne eyes are decided
ly raror among women than among
men, and It is for this reason, per-
haps, that blue eyes, especially IN COM
bination with blond hair, are es-
teemed 80 highly as a feature Of fem.
mime beauty.
Men have light eyes oitener than
women but in the intermediate grade
Of color between light aud dark the
percentage Of the two sexes is very
nearly II not quite the same. In this
intermediate category are brown and
hazel eyes, neither pure light nor
genuine black. The percentage OF
these among men is 49,, and among
women 45l. The percentage Of dark
or, more properly, black, eyes il
larger among women, being 20.7 pei
cent. OF the whole number, while
among men it is 1913 Perhaps it ii
the relative rarity Of dark eyes among
men which establishes the rule thaI
dark-eyed men are esteemed more by
women to be more fortunate in the
color OF their eyes than blue-eyet
men.
Tue figures upon which these per-
centages are based are the result o
inquiries not prosecuted in one Of
more Of the countries of Europe Of
one or more states OF tho United
States. for, as is we'll known, il
southern European countries darl
eyes both among men and women pre-
dominate, while light eyes are to b
found to just as high a proportion il
northern countries.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09

"The people OF New Orleans are
fearful as to what course the Missis-
sippi river intends to take" said Q.
I. Loomis of the Crescent City.
"Some of the very best engineers
claim that the father of waters has
grown tired of the route he has tray-
eled for so many years and is very
likely to take a short cut to the
ocean. OF these there are three, one
by the bayou Teche, another by
Lakes Allemands aud Salvador being
very much more direct and with a
better fall than the present course OF
the river. Either route would leave
New Orleans from fifty to one hum
dred miles from the river, and the
prospects for the river breaking
through all bounds aud changing its
channel in this way are growing every
year. The old-time danger Of al
inundation Of New Orleans owing t.
the city being on lower ground thar
the river is not nearly so great as tina
the river will desert it aud make it al
inland city. Washington Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09
HUMOROUS

Mamma Tommy, have You been in
another 6ght9 Tommy-No'm just
had the second round today
He-would you marry me II I
we're poor sho-Noi I wouldn't
marry a man unless loved him.
Shelf I don't accept you this
time you won't get discouraged, viii
you? He-Oh, mol There are others.
Glow Miss Fashion does sail
alongl" "she can't help it, She has
got six yards Of canvas in that new
skirt"
Mrs. Duzzoy-Do you keep q ser
want girl? Mrs. Doohey-No, though
goodness knows we hire them often
enough.
Crusty-Graeiousl Your linen is
the dirtiest ever saw. How long do
you wear a shirt Wigwag-Not quite
to my kneea
Fosdiek-I never hear you talk
about your ancestors. Keedick-
Well, they never talked about me
that I know OIL.
He-oh, yes, when was in Lon
don I was enthusiastically received in
court circles. She (simply)-What
was the charge against You?
"What makes you women kiss when
you meet?" sit is a sort Of apology
in advance for what we mean to say
about each other after We part.
Wife-Whata happy looking couple
those two arel wonder how long
they have been married. Husband
Oh, I guess they're only engaged.
Johnny-Tommy Browns mother
makes him 60 to Sunday school every
Sunday. Mamma-Why do you say
she makes him go? Johnny Because
he goes.
Housekeeper-I notice you have
Lake Memphremagog Ice" on your
wagon. Boy Yis'm that's what dad
named the frog pond in the boiler
where we got it
II have here a pardon for you from
the governor, " said the sheriff to the
cold blooded murderer. "Ah," replied
the latter. mo moose is good news, al
the proverb says"
Architect-Have you any sugges
ton for the study, Mr.. Veryrich
Veryrich-Only that it must be brown
Great thinkers, l understand, are gen
orally found in brown study.
Louise-Harry, 1 hate to ask you
but tell me, do you snore in you
sleep? Harry-Sometimes, darling
you know an active business ma
: doesn't get time to snore when he
awake.
The governess was giving littl
Tommy a grammar lesson the othe
day. can abstract noun" she said
lis the name of something which 20
! can think of, but not touch. Can 20
give me on example?" "a red-hC
poker
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09
The Difference.

Smpll Boy-Pa, what is the differ
ence between pessimist and an opti-
mist?
Pu-Well, let me see if I can illus
trate. You know 1 am often 6iscour-
aged and things don't look to me as
if they'd ever go right Well, at such
times I can be said to be pessimist.
But years ago, when 1 was young
man, everything looked bright and
rosy, and was always hopeful. Then
I was an optimist. Now, my son, can
you understand the difference between
a pessimist and an optimist?
Small Boy-Oh, yes one is married
and the other isn't.-New York
Weekly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09

A gorgeously illustrated edition OF
the Bible is being prepared at Amster-
dam, which will reprinted in English,
French, German and Dutch text
Walter Crane will furnish the cover
and pictures for the first thirteen
chapters of Genesis, except the Crea-
ton, which will be done by Sir E
Burne-Jones. Gerome, Morot, James
Tissot, Alma Tadema and Jean Paul
Lorenz will illustrate the rest Of the
Pentateuch and the Book OF Ruth.
Benjamin Constant, Joseph Israeli
and John T. Sargent, Samuel and the
story of David; Frank Dicksel, Wen
lei Brozik and Max Klinger, Kingf
and Solomon; Herbert, DomenicC
Morelli, and Munkaczy, the New Tes
lament Professor Duke of the Amster
dam Acadamy of Arts, is the director
of the work.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09

Caliiornians seem to be the least
lppreciative Of the marvellous treas-
nres Of gold that lie ready to their
hands The fact that great English,
Scotch, French and German companies
are steadily coming into California to
develop the stores Of gold so album
liant in the state should DO sufficient
ootioe TO all Caliiorniana. rich or poor,
that no reason exists for their going
outside the state in search Of wealth.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09
A Warning to BicycIists.

A thing which bicyclists do and
which is entirely wrong is to drink
cool Auids. This is a practice that
should be discontin ued. II your
mouth becomes parched go little
slower. When you are thirsty don't.
sprint to the first place where a cold
drink may be obtained. Get some.
cold water; gsrgle the throat and
rinse the mouth with it. II the first
application does not bring relief try it
a second or third time if necessary.
If you must have drink take no more
than a quarter Of an ordinary glassful
and sip it, about teaspoonful at
time. Don't drink the water ice
cold Wait until the chill is off.
Water is referred to altogether. -
New Orleans Picayune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09
Hardened

"If anyone called me thief I
would resent it at once"
MY dear young man, you will be
wiser when you grow older. I have
been called robber eleven hundred
and ninety-two times in one afternoon
and never paid the slightest attention
to it."
Are you highwayman, sir?"
'No, sir, I am an umpire. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09

"Senator Tillman," says a CORE
spondent of the Springfield Repub-
lican, "was at one time taught by Miss
Annie Arthur, a sister of President
Arthur, who was governess in the Till
man family when the Senator was a
boy. During President Arthur's ADJ
ministration this lady revisited the
scenes of her early days in South
Carolina, and spent several weeks with
the family of then Farmer Tillman
OF the old estate. This lies at about
thirteen miles distance from Augusta,
Ga. Here Senator Tillman was born
fifty years ago, and has lived ever
since, excepting two years spent in
Florida. His father was slave and
land owner, and the family lived in
the lap of luxury before the war.
After the war, however, the family
like the majority of others in the
South, became land poor. The great
great-grandfather of the Senator came
from near StraSburg, Germany, and
so was German. The name was theI
spelled 'Tilghman. There is furni,
ture still in the family that came from
Strasburg. The Senator great-g grand,
mother was Irish. he has also Hugue-
not blood in his veins
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09

"Have you any idea Of the price Of
the most costly ring ever made?"
asked Mrs. Watts, looking up from
her paper from which she has been.
reading about Jewels.
Dunno" answered Mr.. Watts
az know the one / put on your finger
has been costing me from 50, 600 to.
So. 800 a year ever SINCE"