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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19
SUNSHINE OF LONG AGO.
LIaHT Is NEVER LOST, Tn6tGit AGES
NAY HAVE PASSED.

| Ages and ages ago, when the cartif
was young and man had not yet be-
gun to live on it, because as yet the
conditions we're not faeotable to the
life that mankind hecds, fnohstet
fishes swan in the Shiny seas and
giant animals stalkcd over and
through grasses taller than We eret
saw the plants and marshy lands.
Monster trees grew from the sloppy,
moist ground. while with huge stcitis
and gigantic leaves grew beneath their
branches.
Then, as now. rain 'cll, clotids float.
ed by and the bright sunshine was
over all. The brighter the sunshine
the runker AMI taller grew the trees;
the grasses, the ferris and tile Weeds.
Year after year they grew and bos-
SOmcd and died, over and over aEaini
just as plants and trees do now;
Again and again, in those ages great
earthquakes occurred; and the waters
would roll in places where they were
not before, and where they were once
would be bare ground. The giant
trees and the big plants beneath them
would be packed and btlrien In the
mud and would see the sfifshinc nj
more. Over and over agaiff trets md
grasses, plants and ferns, grew in the
sunshine: over and over again they
were buried and packed down in the
darkness, ever undergoing chemical
changes.
Ages came and went, and finally
man. the crOwning work OF the Crca.
tor, appeared upon the scene. Cen:
turies came and went before he dis
covered the buried sunshine. Many
are the legends as to how ana when
lie first learned OF the warmth I'm
prisoned in the black mineral that
now and then was found above the
ground: AS every good deed sooner
or later leaves its good record on the
annals Of time; so the short lives of
the tineSt ferns of ages ago srN, !row
making light and happiness in mahyn
home that wotlld be dark cold ana
gloomy had not the Creator; N his
wisdom, ages and ages ugg; buried
the sunshine in eartli's dark b0SOmi
to lie until such time as lie was ready
to bring il again to the light OF day.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19
TIE BR.ITEST BATTLE.
by JOAQUIN MILLER.

The bravcst battle that ever was fought.
Shall tell you where and whenf
On the maps Of the world you will find 1t n,
Twas fought by the mothers OF men.
Nay. not with cannon. or battle shot.
With sword or nobler pen.
Nay. not with eloquent word or thought.
From mouths Of wonderful men.
But deep in Il wallcd-up woman's heart
OF woman that would not yield,
But bravely. silently. bore her part
Lo. there is that battle field.
No marshallng troops. no bivouac songs;
No banner to CLEAN and wave:
But, oh. these battles they last SO l0ug-
From babyh0od to the grave.
Yet. faithful still. as II bridge of stars,
She fights in her walled-up town
Fights on and on in the endless wars,
Then silent. unsecn-goes down.
Oh. ye with banners and battle shot,
And soldiers to shout and praise,
tell you the kinglest victories fought
Z We're fought in those silent ways.
Oh. spOtlcss woman in n world Of shame.
With splendid and silent scorn.
Go back to God as white as you came,
The kinglcst warrior born.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19
:, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1896.

winter in Italy. But, although the
plan is a cherished one Of mine. |
must give it up, for l see that she
would be a burden to me instead of Il
companion. ! am an old woman, and
need pair Of willing feet and clever
hands. Tell her that | am as much
disappointed as She
Ethel's grief was really pitiful, for
she saw that she had lost the chance
of lifetime. But. although the les
son was severe one, it was OF much
help to her, for it showed how great
her fault appeared to Others, and it
taught her to do better ut once. That
was year ago. And il you could see
Ethel now you would find her one OF
the most popular girls in school and
the most helpful, and all on account
Of that one lesson.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19
BICYCLE SUPERSTlTlONS

Folks open 20 the influence Of signs.
0mcns, etc, should read the following
list of bicycle slpcrstiticns:
81. The wheclman who allows a
hcarsc to pass him will die before the
year is out.
20. TO be chased hya yellow dog
with one blue eye and one black eye
indicates a bad fall.
80. 10 see small boy with Il slung-
shot beside the road is prophecy OF a
puncturc.
Il. Ifyou pass a white horse driven
by a rcd.haircd lady, your rim will
split unless you say 'cadjandrum' and
hold up Two fingers.
IS. The rider who cXpcctoratc>
tobacco juice on tho track will lose 8
spoke.
IS. lfyOu take your machine to tht
repair shop it is sign that you vii
not buy that new suit Of clothes.
-. Kicking the man who asks tllC
make Of your wheel is sign Of higl
honors and riches within year.
IS. Leading the wheel is the siyr
of the double donkey.
80. To attempt to hold up a 81
pound woman learning to ride is TIL,
sign OF soft spot
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19
ANCIENT SCHOOL DISCIPLINE

Boys and girls, nowadays, ought to
take great pleasure in the easy times
they have and the humane character
Of their teachers.
Here is the caStigatory record OF the
first teacher OF Horace, the Roman
poet. This teachers name boys to-day,
had a nickname for him. lie called
him Plagosus-full Of blows-wl,icll
was well applied as will be seen from
the following list taken from Orbilius
school register Of fifty-Onc years that
he spent as teacher in Subia. After
this very emphatic experience he came
to Rome in Caesars cOnsulship:
9ll.500 canings,
12l,D0 iloggings, @a6
100000 custodiae (imprisonmcnts)- y
in the guard house.
l35, 900 with the ruler,
l0,200 boxes on the car,
22,700 tasks to repeat by rotc.
1t was further calculated that he
had made
100 boys stand on peas,
G,OOO knccl on the sharp edge OF
wood,
5000 wear the fools cap,
LOO hold the rod.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19
A PENS TRAVELS.

1t is a known fact that rapid wri'
ter writes 30 words per minute. II
has been estimated that in doing SO
he must draw his pen through space
OF Il rod every 60 seconds. He makes
an average Of l6 curves of the pen
every word written. Writing 30 words
per minute he makes eight pen
curves each second or $4,000 per hour.
II he works only five hours per day he
must daily give his pen l44,O0O twists
and fourishes, and II he puts In 3O(
days a year he makes no less than 49,
100000 curves and turns Of the pen II
that time.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19
rHE COURTS
TINE REGULAR TERMS.
Circuit Court-2nd Dist
s,urELU. TERRAL. JUDGE.

WALTER A. WHITE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
,a IN, county o! Wayne. on The second Mon
aav ,n of ,r January and July and continue six
days, p,,rl l,vor m tho third
unndny Of April and October and continue
kix days. ,u.,,,, s.co,d p,s,rict op
,,n tm,th Monday of January and July and
nr,i"ue '.nn l, six days In the First District on
,n.' ,na erst Monday OF February and August
,' ,''d continue six days.
''I' IN the county of Clarke. on the second Mon,
day Of February and August ana continue
twelve days. ,, m ,,,a srs, Man.
dav ~ of Mar,h and september and continue
twelve days ,. 80, ,,,o so,,,,5
Mnndny of March and September and CON
in in" the county Of Hancock, on the fourth
Monday OF May and November and continue
twelve days. ,, ,,,o ,,5
Mnnday of May and November and continue
twelve days. a.. ,,,,
Monday OF April and October and continue
twelve DAYS.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19
AN EDITOR GRANDLY SPURNS
OFFICE.

"No, kind but deludcd friends, the
mission OF the hireling who holds tho
plow handles of this paper Is to keep
the fires burning on the altars OF
liberty ard the beacon lights blazing
on the shores OF time at = 4 ila1f;
invariably in advance. He does not
hunger and thirst after official life.
lie did think once he would like to go
to the Legislature, but he has grow n
in grace since then apd purged his
system of that unhOly desire. Since
then he has not ycarncd a single yearn
or hankercd u hank after political
distinction"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19

The st. Louis Globe Democrat gives
three reasons for The growth OF the
free silver sentiment, the third reason
being that tlerearc many people who
have personal resentment itr Mr.
Cleveland. The Globe Democrat adds!
'"The hast riamed reason for silverism
Is odd, but there IS no doubt that 10
exists. When the Average Democrat
turns against Cleveland, cithct from
failure to get an Office or Tor any other
reason or for no reason, he begins 10
howl for free silver"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19
Secret Societies.
SCRANTON.

lOO.F. Scranton Lodge No. H. mcctsrv
ery Tuesday evening ut odd Fellows Hall IT
$50 o'clock. II. Bloomfield. n. g.; IL, ),
Rnurkp. Secretary.
Scranton Enrampmcnt No. ~. meets every
q and ith Friday evening at Odd Ftil"Ws
Hall at t:,i0 o'clock. l.. ID. licrrick. L. T.;
knights OF pythins. Mississippi Lodge No.
s. meets every Thursday evening nj Odd
Fellows Hall at 1:m o'clock. L.. ID. !irrrirk.
C. C.; 81 browne. NJ. of 4 X. OF x. ;;
T. "a NJ. Gulf Lodge No. 4lo. meets md
Wednesdays in each month NJ odd Fellows
Hall. J. :. rortis. W. NJ: Vim. q. Parker
Secretary.
Woodmrn Of the World. Scranton Camp No
81. ). u. Bugge. &. G.: i. ID. Becht, a, H.;
B. 7. Browne. Clerk.
MOSS POINT.
Ihciolnwng orders meet in Stewart sncw hall :
M"ss Point Lndgr M. III l. q. u. Every
Monday night c. NJ Farley, y. G.; NJ. NJ Wat
kns Srrptary.r
Moss Point Encampmcnt No s-First and third
FRIDAY nights, j. W. Stewart, Z. P,iJ. u Cham
berlin Scribe.
pasragnla Ioigc No aos. A F & \. NJ
livery third saturday night +. Colmcr, W. NJ. :;
Z, II. Woud. So rctarv.
paWagoua Senate No. ij5 Ancient Esscnir
0rler-Evrry second and fourth TUESDAYS in each
month. T. W. Adams, Senior Senator j. a. Hat
lrsad Secretary.
Woolmcu of the Wo,ld M. 5i.-Sccond and
loulth Fridays in ca ii month. Thns. Spencer.
Nrrrtary II. e. Herring. Consul Commander:
NJ. NJ. Watkins, Adviser Lieutenant; I. W. Ad-
ans. CLERK
Chapter No. los. meets every second Satu.-
day In each month. II. l.. Howe, II. P.;C II.
Nood. secretary.
Gulf lodgr 80. 2la knights OF Honor.
meets second and fourth Saturday nights In
earh month. W. Fred iicrrin. Dictator.
Knights of rythias Moss Point Ianlgr M. liz.
m,ts every first aud third Tuesday NJ Stewart =
nal at t30 o'rlmk. II. c. Herring, c. Z; $. u.
Nhahnon. X. L. $. aud NJ. +.
ST. Charles Lodge. A. +. 4 A. NJ. No. iM-
hy'llar communication first Wednesday
miglt ot each month. For lecture third
Wednesday. st. Johns days. Annual com
h,uhica'iOns 2ith OF June and eth Of lMcenI-
orr 9t each year. C.S. COLLARD. W NJ.
r''' llLi~ Secretary.
ESCATAWPA.
'"dgc X. Of II. No. 3ii5 holds regular meetings
W second aud fomrth saturdays in each mouth
~" Bennett. Dictator; II. W. Couch, Reporter.
OCEAN SPRINGS.
vcean Springs Lodge No. 81 X. Of J.. W
- 'anclrayc, &. e.: A. ?. kotzum, v. O.; u.
N"ang, F.; +. l.. Tardv, NJ. of NJ: Il. D. Wig.
IW,n,"n, Wm, VI. at A.; W. Lorenzcn, !. g.; {. W.
Madison, o. &.
p.,, vANCLEAvE.
Al, ECU Lodge No. 4a6 meets Saturday before
NJ NJ "rS, sunday IN each month at Naucleave
fetary. "'''
nalsy Lodge No l2l, A. r. 4 A. NJ, meets
saturday belore third SUNDAY in each month
walker, W. NJ; u. o. Furry. Secretary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19

A census OF the gipsics IN Hungary
has just been taken. They number
274,940, about half settlers In towns
and villages, while the half keep up a
nomadic life. OF the total number
S2,c45 can only speak the Tsigany OF
Romany language; 104,750 speak Hun
garlan, too, as their mother tongue
67,O46 Roumanian, 9,S57 Slovak, $780,
Scrvian, 2,398 German and zoos Ru
thcnlan.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19

This was Kate Fields opinion OF
her own sex: III it so happens that Il
good deal is said about women. 1t is
because women are an interesting
study; not because they are angels
in the pin.fcathcr stagc on the one
hand, or poor, crushed worms on the
other, waiting for somebody to turn
them. Woman Is Il human being,
seeking like man, to find her level.
Next to shutting her out Of occup-
tions and cnjoyments for which ma
ture has manifestly tlttct her, simply
because she Is Il woman, the worst
thing you can do for her Is to pat her
on the head for her successes, simply
because she Is a woman. The sensible
course is to treat her just as you would
man. Some things she can do tct'
ter, some she docs worse. Don't praise
her sccond-rate work any more than
you would treat conspicuously that
which Is frst.ratc. All she needs Is .
fair field and no favor. Any one who
demands more than that for her Is l,cl
enemy, rather than her friend.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-06-19

A BURNED-UP SUN.-In December,
1894. the astronomers beheld the most
wonderful sight that has cvcI greeted
mortal eyes. They were watching
the queer antics Of a star Of the ninth
magnitude, when all at once it famed
up like a smoldering brush pile to
which new fuel had just been added.
Within fOrty-cight hours its brilliancy
had increased sixteen fold, and then
the star slowly disappeared from view.
The astronomers believe that what
they saw was asun "burning up" The
final fash which they saw probably
left the doomed orb twenty or even
fifty years ago. 1t Is a wcll-known
fact that there are stars removed from
us by distances so great they might
have been wiped out of existence lO(
years ago and the light still be com
ing to us through spacc.-St. Louis
Republic.
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Neal 81 Bloomfield.
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSEELORS At LAW,
Scranton, Miss.
WIN practice In. all the courts OF the Sec
ond Judicial District
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of the military code. whenever such notices
facilitate the enemy's operations
Those who destroy or damage railway 1inas
telegraph or telephone wires, or APPARATUS
connected Herewith, or those who interrupt
communications by opening bridges or de-
stroying highways
incendiaries in town or country. or those
who cause damage as shown in canton 8
article IL, volume 2, of the penal code ruling
in Cuba -1te
:, Those who sell, facilitate, convey or de-
lver arms or ammunition to the enemy or
VINO supply such by any other means those
VINO being telegraphists divulge kilograms re-
ieIIIns 10 the war, or who send them to per-
sons VINO should not be cognizant of them.
Ihose who through the press or otherwise.
reVlie the prestige OF Spain, her army the
volunteers or firemen, or any other force that
co-operates with the army. Those who Inv
means of explosives commit the ofenses re-.
ferred to in the law of 10 June, 1894, made to
extend to this island, by the royal order of
IL October, 1894. .Valeriano WevIer
Havana Feb. 1s, 1885, "'''ei'
Lieut., Col Moreto reports that he has de-
stroyed The insurgent camps at Herredure
and Gallego.
In the engagement with the band of Vera
near Bayamo, the troops sustained a loss of
three killed while the insurgents lost one
prisoner and their leader, Eduardo Baez
wounded.
The leaders Cardenas and Aguirre led an
attack upon the village of Carabello in Ha-
Yana province. The garrison consisted of
Capt Lorenzo and forty-one volunteers who
onered an heroic resistance to the insurgents
and repulsed them, infiicting a loss of two
killed besides seventy-eight wounded. which
were carried off.
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GERMANY RULES SAMOA.
influence Too Strong for Other
Nations to Contest Against

AHA, Samoa, Jan. 80, via San Francisco
Cal, Feb. 16, per Steamship Monowa.-The
bottom has practically dropped out of the
samoan revolution. German influence is too
strong here to enable the citizens of other
nat1onalities to proceed with reforms which
are really an absolute necessity The reso-
iutlon or the Apa municipal council accept
ing the designations Of four of its members
was not unanimously approved by the con-
s.na1 board and: according. to the Berlin
treaty, the question was referred to Chief
Justice Ide for final decision. His honor has
Just handed down his opinion, which states
that there is no apparent necessity for ac-
cepting the designations referred to- and
therefore the members are still in office
whether they like it not. However two
Of the leaders Of the movement are Ameri-
cans with large business interests in Samoa
and will leave no stone unturned to remedy
condition of affairs such prevails at
present, when so per cent of the total rev.
enue is paid out in salaries.
DR.. Schmidtleda, for six months German
consul general in Samoa has been instruct
ed to at once proceed to Japan on a mission
which is at present secret. This gentle
man is one of the best informed in Eastern
trade subjects Of any in the German diplo-
matte service and as his nation is making
a strong effort to capture a good slice of
Pacific trade, it is surmised that he will
prepare a report on that question.
Two large barques and two smaller YES
sells were wrecked in the harbor of Hapaii
of the Tongan group, on Jan. 2. No lives
were lost, but one of the barques had
cargo of 600 tons of copra on board of
which very little will be saved.
Earthquakes have been numerous and Sc
we're during the last month, affecting all the
islands in the vicinity of Samoa.
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HOUSE DOING NOTHING.
Frivolous Pretexts. at Work for the
Coming Week.

Coming Week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Most of the
time Of the house this week will be TAX
en- up with the consideration of appro-
priation bills. The agricultural bill,
which was taken UP yesterday, should
be disposed of tomorrow unless a pro-
longed debate should be precipitated
on the question OF seed distribution
by the agricultural department. The
Indian and army appropriation bills are
ready and the appropriations commit
tee expects to have the executive, legis-
lative and judicial bill reported by
Wednesday. The foreign affairs COM
mittee will call up the resolution to
censure Ambassador Bayard as soon
as those in charge of the ~ppropria-
ton bills, which have the right Of
way, afford an opportunity to do So.
The foreign affairs committee is also
working on a Cuban resolution and it
may possibly be reported to the house
this week. The trend Of opinion in the
committee favers a resolution express
ing it as the sense Of congress that a
state of war exists in Cuba, and re-
questing the president to issue his
proclamation recognizing the insur-
gents as belligerents.
The report of the contested election
case of Van Horn VS.. Tarsney, from
the Fifth Missouri, which has been sub
mitted TIC the house; can be called up
by the committee at any time. as it is
matter Of higher privilege than an
appropriation bill. The report is in ia
vor of the contestant, but a minority
report will be filed on Tuesday recon-
mending that the case be recommitted
and the testimony reDpened.
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FRENCH CRISIS SERIOUS.
Situation More Critical Than at Any
Time for Years

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE special dis
patches from Paris this morning all
agree as to the gravity of the French
Crisis According to semi-official state-
ment, NJ. Bourgeois, the premier. had
an interview with President Faure Sun
DAY afternoon, and explained that the
CONNECT OF the senate with the cham
Der had assumed such a character that
resignation of the ministry would
not solve the crisis. The cabinet had.
therefore, decided to await the further
expression of the chamber, the min
listers agreeing that they can no more
yield to the senate than they can dis
regard the confidence of the chamber.
A dispatch from Paris to the Post
says: The real origin of the crisis 10
the determination of the senate to over
throw the Radical ministry or 10 die
In the attempt. Not since Mai Seize
has France been on the brink of so ex-
tensive an upheaval."
The Paris CORRESPONDENT of the Times
- \: .uws IL that paper:
+ senate stands firm, there are
/ % alternatives; the resignation
NJ che minister's or the expulsion of the
~ te by mob. The latter would
N the superseding of the consti-
sutton by revolutionary convention.
The situation is the most delicate
we have seen in twenty-five years
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effected without the acknowledgment, by my
authority, of the testimony OF the judgment,
which must be sent to me Immediately, ex-
cept when no means of communication ex-
lists, or when 1t is a case of insult to supe
riors or of military sedition, in which case
sentence will be carried out and the informa-
ton furnished to me afterwards.
Article II. All previous proclamations
orders conflicting with this on the question
of the delegation of Jurisdiction in this island
are hereby rendered null and void.
(Signed) -''Valeriano Weyler,
Havana Feb. 16, 1885,
The third proclamation is as follows:
PROCLAMATION.
Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, Marquis
of Tenerifo, etc, etc.: 1 make known that,
taking advantage of the temporary insecurity
of communication between this distant cap
ital and the rest of the provinces, notices
vented and propagated, and some persons,
more daring still, have taken advantage of
this to draw the deluded and the ignorant to
the rebel ranks. l am determined to have
the laws obeyed, and to make known by
special means the dispositions ruling and
frequently applied during such times as the
present, through which the island Is now
points go in adapting them to the exigencies
of war, and in the use Of the faculties con-
ceded to me by number u, article z Of the
code of military justice, and by the law of
public order OF 23d April, 1870. And l make
known, order and command that the follow
ing cases are subject to military law, amongst
others specified by the law:
Those who invent or propagate by any
means notices or assertions favorable to the
rebellion shall be considered as being guilty
OF offenses against the integrity of the ma
ton, as comprised in article 223, clause 6.
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SUDDEN AND STARTLING MOVE nv
THE EASTERN CHECKER
BOARD.
JAPS NO LONGER RULE cORFA.
KING, UNDER THE CZAR,s PROTEC.
FION, ORDERS TWO MINISTER'S
EXECUTED.
THIS MEANS A PRoTECToRATE.
Gravity of the Situntio, 4, Er,
More Serious Than for
Years,

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The Times will
print dispatch from Kobe, Japan, to-
morrow, which says: News from Sc
oul, Corea, proves that Russia made a,
remarkable coup on the night of Feb.
10. On that night 200 Russian marines
with Held gun landed at Chemulpo
ana marched to Seoul. The king
secretly left the palace for the Rus
sian legation. whence he proclaimed
his ministers guilty of treason. Two
of the ministers were arrested and ex-
ecuted, and the other fed.
The Tai-Won-Kun (the father of the
k1ng) is prisoner at the legation.
AN anti-Japanese ministry was then
formed. bitter feeling has been
aroused in Japan, as it Is believed thar
this preludes a Russian protectora ta
over Corea."