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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17
SOME DEAR GIRLS.
THEY DISCUSS CHANCES FOR PLEAS
ING TIE DEAR MEN AND PASS
A MOTION.

A Chicago Timcs-lIerald reporter
managed TO overhear the following
conversation
"Girls," exclaimed the impressions
able member of the society, rushing
into the room like a stylish whirl.
wind, 1--WE been reading a beautiful
book, and it says that we girls are all
going Just the wrong way to preserve
our good looks. And it gives the low
est rules for life and conduct you ever
heard Of"
"Tcll u.s." they all cried eagerly.
"Tell us what it says about beauty
this very minute"
ave ought to go to bed every night
at 9 o'clock" exclaimed the impress
sionablc member, glad to share the
burden which was weighing upon her
mind, "and get up at {. And ought
to read improving books-and-'
"Did you ever know anybody who
did all those things" Queried the
president, iudiciouSly, "lf you don't
know anything about how these theo-
ries really work out, i do"
The attention of the members was
Immediately turned toward her, and
she cleared her throat impressively as
she took the floor, mctaphorically
speaking.
Il knew Il girl once who lived ! N Just
the way Marian describes" she began
calmly, land she was certainly a love
~ character. She had a beautiful
complexion, too, and the brightes'
eyes in the world, and"
Lets try it right away, all of us,
nut in the cxcitable member, eagerly
Il move that"
The president waved her to silenc
with dignity.
"IIcr family adored her." she cor
! tinucd soltmnlv. land everybody tall
S ed of her goodness, and, girls,
positively makes me cnvious ever
$ think of her back, it was so straigh
a and lovely. But"-and here she pause
for dramatic ciTect-''she never had
y beau in her life"
Is "Mme President" exclaimed tn
If cxcitable member, more eagerly tina
4, before. 81 move that we do not cor
IS slider Marian's plan for self beautiilci
Re ton and improvement at all. mo'
Ic further, that all mention Of it
Z stricken from the minutes OF tn
meeting"
4 And the motion was carried unan
II mously.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17

The following original and pathetic
obituary was contributed to an Ala
bama newspaper by a rural CORE
spondent:
They tell me there is now a little
new grave at the Liberty church
graveyard, down there in the flat
Woods, where they had soft singin' ana
slow walkin' one day last week for
Dick Hanson's boy. lobe. What was
ailin' Tobc, you reckon? lie didn't
have the fever, nor the brcakcn out,
nor the usual summer complaint, lie
didn't have any regular human disease
he had just simply bit in and dug ms
own little grave With his own teeIh, as
| - t,orn -
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17
HOW A "DUEL" WAS MANAGED

HOW A "DUEL" WAS MANAGED.
A recent newspaper article mention
ed the name Of the late Kit Warren,
who won fame as a humorist in
Georgia. Several interesting stories
were told of him, but the following
appears in print for the first time:
When he was editing a country
newspaper a. subscriber whom he had
~---- --.-...S.- "r"O 80" :"
challenge for a fight with shOtguns.
He told the bearer to DO seated,
when he asked him the price of buck
shot.
Thirty cents a pound" was the re-
ply.
"Now," said Kit, "what is powder
selling at?"
Sixty cents"
Then he turned his pockets inside
Out-tlshed up IA bunch of keys ant
/ several due bills, looked them owe
thoughtfully, then wrote this reply II
his challenger:
Dear jim: Yours received.
would be glad to accommodate you
but your friend tells me that shot i.
| thirty cents IA pound and powder sixty
And | can't invest that much none!
i, in 'cm these hard times. If. however
you will lend me ninety cents | viii
b secure you by a mortgage on the pa
per, and accommodate you with a few
loads in any region you may suggest
, | believe, however, it would take three
pounds Of buckshot to kill you. SenC
on the money and make your WILL
The letter was duly delivered, an(
, that ended the matter. Wants mt
r ter lend him money ter buy shot tel
| kill me with :" exclaimed the challeng
err. "Durned eff Ill do itw
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17
AN INTERESTING CONNERSA-
TON.

"Stop"
"Plcasc.n
: "No; if you kiss me, III never speak
to you agaia.s
"a struggle and a smack
Don't you ever dare to do that
again."
81 couldn't help it,"
eyes, you could. BE il man."
''All right, | will"
(Smack again
IF you Kiss me again III tell my
mother"
"No, you won't"
eyes, ! will"
(Anothcr smack
stop
"Why?"
"Because | want you tor
"Why do you want me Il? 2"
"Bccause | do"
(Silencc for a few minutes
81 wish you would keep your arm to
yourself"
"Why 2"
because | don't want il around my
waist"
"Nhy not?
because IL is1't proper"
"Why isn't it !"
Suppose some one should see."
"But no one can"
"They might"
"Wellw
"Well."
Now, that conversation may not be
to every u an intellectual treat, but
down at our hotel the other night
seven girls and three men listened to
II with rapt attention for two mortal
hours.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17

SOME NUIsANCEs.-Thc old fogy.
The Sc0rcller.
The slow-pokc.
The book agent.
The new woman.
The weather man.
The street car hog.
The corner lounger.
The new policeman.
The baseball crank.
The insurance bore.
The average pcddler.
The cigarette smoker.
The world in general.
The confirmed pessimist.
The man who knows it all.
The man who talks politics.
The peddlcr who yells Grabs
The woman who pets her pug dog
philadelphia Call
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17

The Hide and Leather Journ''
philosophers on wearing S"o''.
Young people wear shoes OUT no'0
rapidly than theiI elders, owing 70
buoyant proclivitics to kick the wori"
before them. With maturity co'n,'
aye, possibly matrimony, and prooa.'!
children; hence increased dcmahu ~.
shoes. Economy then forces e'oc'',
shoe wcarcrs to pick their way h'",o
cautiously, hence to prolong tho -.
! of their shoes. Further, as the !c'''
legthen, tendency to exercise Diseases
and ole shoes, like old frIcnos' ~,
more solicitously cared for. care VI
shoes is not one OF the signs OF o'o w..
but it is a large and luminous ,"..
that old people make their SHOES '"''
longer than do young people
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17

With one exception the Governors
OF all the States receive a definite
salary, without the addition OF fees
or perquisites. The exception is the
Governor Of Oregon, who gets $1,000
cash and some extras. His is the
smallest salary paid any Governor Of
An American State, except the Gov
crnor OF Vermont, who gets $500,
without any extras.
II ------
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17

The Brandon News suggests Wv"
when a man wishes to go 10 co"s
that his brains be examiner W
new photographic process 10 81,
they are composed OF the true n,", so,
without wheels; and II ins'ea" '"s
are filled with calf's foot Jelly l",'
to be chopped Immediately an" no
timber looked for. What wou'u .oss
the result should tho present cong,
be served in that manncr? ."eir
some OF them would be seeking '"r
families at home, never again VIZ
pear in public lifc.'
Other dialect writer's shou'u nj
warning from the recent m"'"''
"Rufus Sanders IN Aldba'na'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
HOW KANSAS POPULISTs BUNCOED
THEMSELVES.
PROF. BEMIS A REPUBLICAN.
HIRED on THE SUPPOsITION THAT
HE WAS POP.
n. $. A. &. Regents Jumped mt the
Conclusion That Because He Was
u Crank He Was n Calnm-
ityftc-Made II Grave
Mistake.

Manhattan. kas.. Nov. S.-(Specialo O"e
of the surprises that have come to the
Republicans of this city in the past c.m-
paign and as well to the members Of ttH
rsw faculty of the state agricultural COL
leg,. las been in connection Will tie new
professor of political economy. +. w. BE
mis-. He was engaged by the Populist re-
gents and was supposed to he Il Pop'IiiSt
IN his beliefs Doth by the board and hy
the leople of this city. When the recent
campaign opened he came down iown on
the lights of the Republican caucuses and
conferences and stood around IN an int.r-
csted way. But the boys were shy of him
and cid not take him into their talk much
Finally he asked them El. he was shun-
ned. He told them that they need not think
i,im q Populist and added that he had new
or voted any other ticket in his life than
the Republican,: said he was fer gold
standard and high protection and that he
varied to do all that he coulu in the iCcal
canpaign. This he did and it Is said that
the Fupulist regents are so dis satisfied with
his attitude on political matters that they
will not allow him to teach political sc"n-
cny but will give him the history class.
l. makes no difference to Professor Bemis
however. as he rather enjoys the situation
ard did good work for the Republican
ticket.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
VICTIM OF TOO MUCH HAzING.
Sophomore Willis. of Bates College.
Badly Used Up by Angry
Freshmen.

Lewistown. Me- Nov. S.-A sophomore of
the name of Willis. of Bates college. is at
his home badly used up as a result lof se-
we're chastisement at the hands of band of
freshmen Saturday night. For some time
the freshmen have been the victims of
haZing at the hands of the Latin soph-
omores. and the former have determined
on vengeance. AS Willis was thought to he
the rngleader he was the first victim
Saturday night he went to an entertain
ment in Auburn. As he was seeing young
lady home he was met by a dozen angry
freshmen. who pounced upon him. They
took Willis to the West Pitch on the An
droscogein. II is claimed that but for the
Intervention of one of the freshmen Willis
would have been thrown in the river above
the falls. and If so he would certainly have
drowned. the Pitch is place where
several people have lost their lives.
Willis was beaten and tied to tree: on
his forehead was marked 1901 and he was
left until morning. 1t has been reported
that the figures on the forehead We're
marked with a preparation containing acid.
and that they cannot be removed. This,
however. is now claimed to be untrue.
Owing to the rough usage to which he
was subjected. Willis has been obliged to
leave college and go to his home. The af-
fair has caused much talk and il is report
ed that the faculty are to take prompt and
severe measures against the guilty par
ties
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
HOW BRIsT0W WAS BUNCoED.
Permitted q Missouri POStmaster to
Dictnte Appointment of His Wife
to Succeed Him.

Washington, Nov. S.-The Republicans Of
Cherrybox, Mo-. are greatly exercised over
what they consider an outrageous invasion
of their political preroga:ives by the last
administration and are demanding that
the president shall give them relief. 1t
appears from the records that ]. T. Tur-
ner was appointed postmaster at that place
a few months after President Cleveland
was inaugurated for the second time i'll
1893 and continued to hold office until the
month of January. 1897. drawing a COM
pensation from the Golfers of the govern
ment wrunG from the taxpayers that av-
eraged sl33.7S pei annum. In January, 1897,
as stated Mr. Turner voluntarily relin-
quished his official honors and emoluments,
and with his resignation sent in recommen-
dations signed by several patrons of the
Office for the appointment of l.. NJ. Tur-
ner as his successor. The person named
was represented to be Republican. and
the appointment was suggested on the
been elected the members of his party
We're entitled to the office. There being
no other candidate and the testimonials
showing that l.. M. Turner was competent
to perform the duties the appointment and
commission were made out.
The patriotic Republicans of Cherrybox
patiently waited until four years had ex-
pired from the time J. L. Turner was ap-
pointed. as they understood 1t was Presi-
dent Mckiniey's policy to let Democratic
the time having arrived when a change
could properly be made. they discover that
}. I. Turner is no longer postmaster. but
that wicked and contemplate trick has
been played upon them by which Lucy NJ
Turner, his wife, was appointed last Janu-
airy for 4 term of four years. OF course
the postoffiCa officials are innocent of this
great wrong. They did not know that l..
NJ. Turner was woman and the wife Of
the former postmaster They did not even
suspect any such thing. They thought 1t
m q hot hA
master should recommend a Republican as
his successor. hut concluded that he was
a broad minded. non-partisan patriot who
had nothing but the good Of his country
at heart. and they are quite as much
amazed as the Republicans at Cherrybox
at discovering how neatly Mr.. Turner ma
nsuvered to keep the postotiice in the fam
fly.
Mrs. Turner claims to be a Republican.
but the county committee declares it only
4 nretext to keen the office and demands
her removal and the appointment of n gem
nine Republican who votes and wears pan
falcons.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
ed to-day from a visit at the institution.
and says there Is no sign Of the disease
LEWELLING ON POLICE SYSTEM.
appointment, hut to the Sys-
tenn Itself.

Wichita. Kas.. Nov. S.-(Special.) Ex-
Governor Lewelling says that he is op-
posed TO the present police system as sys-
TEN. and not to the individual commits
sioners nf any town in Kansas. He claims
that in this respect he has been Incorrect
ly reported In Il recent interview at To-
peka. The question. he says. is not who
constitutes the board. II is the principle
that underlies the system that is wrong
The governor might as well appoint any
other officers In the state for the same
reason that he appoints the municipal
officers. The appointments that the gov
error has made are perhaps as satisfac-
tory those of any other administration
and Mr.. Lewelyn said, so far as he knew
there WIS no change from the present
method contemplated.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
A CHINESE GIRL IS ROMANCE.
Embracing Chrixtianity, She Deserts
the Husband to Whom She
Had Been Sold,

Chicago. Nov. 3.-Among the persons ad-
mitted to membership in St. James Meth
odist church Sunday was young Chinese
woman of high class. who has been living
In Chicago for two years under the name
of Lena Brown. Rev. Mr.. Robert McIn-
tyre, pastor of the church, baptized her
and told the congregation the story of her
life.
She was born in Hong Kong and belongs
to one of that city's upper class families.
Her father was physician. On his sud
den death. the girl was taken by her uncle
to rear. She was then about 13 years old.
with her uncle. She was bought by a
Chinese merchant at Los Angeles Cal,
who married her. and took her to his home.
Rev. Mr.. George l.. Cole and wife, fomer-
ly of Chicago. now engaged in missionary
work in California. found her and it was
through them that she first learned Of
Christianity. Upon learning that her nus
band had wife in China. she decided to
leave him. This was only accomplished
her husband was busy in his store she
gathered a few arti:.as of wearing ap
parel together. and. picking up her child
she escaped, and, under the protection Of
two police officers. was taken to a place
of refuge. Mr.. Cole soon found ii neces-
sary to send her further away. as a large
reward had been offered for her return,
and the Chinese of Los Angeles were maxi
Ing concentrated effort to get her. She
was sent to Professor A. j. Marks. of this
city. with whom she has since made her
home. She is attending the Meyers train
ing school and preparing herself for mis-
slonary work among her own people.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
THREE PERSONS DIE BY FIRE.
Two Drunken Men and a Girl Burned
to Death at Hot Springs,

Hot Springs. Ark. Nov. Sin a fire
which occurred here this morning at 1
O'Clock. Frank Kaufman. Charlie johnson
and Clara Erhart were burned to death.
The fire occurred in A. Erhart's bakery on
Central avenue. The building was three
story brick. and MIR. Erhart's family .occu-
pied the third floor as a residence. Several
of the employees of the bakery, including
Frank Kaufman and Charlie Johnson,
slept on the second floor.
Tn fire origina ted in the room in which
the ovens are located. in the rear of the
building. and spread rapidly to the second
and third floors, where the sleeping occu-
pants were almost suffocated with smoke
before they made an effort to save them
selves Mr.. Erhart succeeded. by heroic eff
forts, in getting his family out through the
windows on the roof of an adjoining build
ing and dropping them on the awnings be-
low.
His 11-year-old daughter Clara. after be-
iEg rescued, ran back into the building for
nc: mother and was burned to death. The
bodies of Kaufman and johnson were
found in their beds this morning fright
fully burned. They We're intoxicated wnen
they retired and suffocated before being
aroused
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
JOHN ATWOOD DETHR0NED.
Governor Leedy ReOrEanizex Lenven-
worth Police BOurd-RumOrs of
Wichita Changes.

Topeka. Kas.. Nov. S.-(Special) Govern
or Leedy to-day further complicated Popo-
cratic political affairs at Leavenworth by
reorganizing the police board at that place.
He removed President p. ]. Freling. Dem
ocrat. and Secretary Thomas Mcclure,
Popuist. j. w. Davis, Democrat. and D.
A. Coleman. Populist. were appointed to
fill the vacancies. Carl Bergfried. the only
member left. was made president. and
Coleman. secretary. The changes were due
to a report recently made by Arthur Clark.
the governors confidential adviser. Clark
has been keeping tab on the old board and
he filed a report to the effect that the
methods employed by it We're not such as
would reflect credit even upon a Popuist
administration. John Atwood was the boss
of the old board. but it is claimed that the
appointment of the new board to-day de-
thrones him.
1t is rumored tonight that some changes
are to be made in the Wichita board soon
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
A KANSAS SOAP SCANDAL.
State Board of Charities Paying IL
Cents n Pound for a :s-Cent
Grade.

Topeka. kas.. Nov. S.-(Specal) The
governor has been informed that the state
foard of charities has been paying II cents
rer pound for soap which Is being usel at
the state charitable institutions. when on.
the open market the same brand OF soap
sells for cents per pounG. 1t is claimed
that the board refused to consider bids
for soap on the ground that they were too
high. hut decided to readvertise. Pending
fina! disposition of the matter. the soap
las been purchased from a I>insman cour
ty dealer who has been paid II cents per
pound. The purchases were directed by w.
l.. brown. chairman of the board. and the
governor has been requested, particularly
SO goes the rnmor at the state ,.Luse to
inquire into Browns connec,inn with this
transaction. The governor is out of the
city to-day. and could not be seen with ref
crencc to this matter.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
HUGH j. GRANT. OF TAMMANY HALL.
TAKES HIM TO TASK.
ALL BUT CALLS HIM A CRANK,
ACCUSES HIM OF SYMPATHY WITH
GEORGE "ENTHUSIASTS,,
Prospect Tint the boy Orator VIII
Have the support of Tnmmnny in
1900 Does Not Appear to
BE Very Flat.
terinE.

New York. Nov. S.-The journal and Ad-
vertiser prints the following from Former
Mayor Huglr ]. Grant concerning Mr. Bry-
an and the recent New York elections:
The conclusion of Mr.. Bryan that the
results of the recent election indicate pop
ular dissatisfaction with the policy of the
Republican party is undoubtedly correct.
His declaration that they 'presage the over
throw of the Republican party is not enti-
tied to the same credence as his cOnclu-
sion.
Il heartily hope that the Republican par
ty will he overthrown in 1900. but it is early
for any one but an enthusiast like Mr..
Bryan to make up his mind what will hap
pen three Years hence.
Most of the George men were enthus-
asts who believed that if a theory to which
they subscribed could he put into operation
upon the affairs of life. the condition of
society would be made better. Others of
them were believers in the l6 to l theory,
who We're led astray by their enthusiasm.
All of them-single tax enthusiasts and Is
to l enthusiasts-ouSht to have been DEM
ocrats. The latter would have been with us
If Mr.. Bryan had not deferred them. He
was sufficiently acquainted with the local
situation in New York city in 1896 to talk
about it with complete assurance. He
ought to have been able to make himself
acquainted with it in 1897
He did nothing for the local Democracy
this year. Every suggestion of his words
or acts was to our disadvantage. The sec
retary of the Democratic national COM
mittee, who is. presumably very close to
him in sympathy. repudated the candidacy
of Judge Van Wyck on the ground that
Judge Van Wyck did not stand upon the
silver platform of the Chicago convention.
and gave to Mr.. George whatever support
he had to give. although Mr.. George had
distinctly repudiated the silver theory.
THE trouble with Mr.. Bryan and the
secretary of the national committee is that
they cannot adapt themselves to chang
ing conditions. They insist upon follow
ing certain theories and in disregarding
peculiar conditions of life. which must af-
feet the influence of those theories in the
various parts of the country.
I'VE are distinctly Democrats. who insist
upon taking things they are. l shall
be happy if, three years hence. Mr.. Bry-
ans present prediction is verified: but I
do not take much interest in predictions
that have so long to run. Many things are
likely to happen between now and 1890.
If they happen as Mr.. Bryan thinks they
will happen. they will justify his assump
ton of the role of a prophet. If they do
not, Mr.. Bryan will be grieved. In any
event, the Democratic party will remain
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-09
KNIGHTS OF LABOR TO MEET.
Twenty first Annual Convention of
INSTRUMENTATION Begins To-day !
in Louisville,

Louisville. Ky. Nov. s.-The members of
the general assembly of the knights of La
bcr will begin their twenty-iirst annual
session in this city tomorrow morning.
This will he the most important gathering
of labor.ng men ever held in Louisville, and
will bel attended by upwards of 100 dele,
gates from every part of this country and
Cansda, and several representatives frorG
the district assemblies of foreign cot:n-
tries.
A preliminary meeting of the executive
beard Was held this afternoon at the WI.
lard hotel for the purpose of arranging the
details of the coming meeting. All the ses-
sicns will be secret. even local members
being barred and the attendance on the
floor being limited strictly to delegates.
The meeting will last about ten days. and
II IS said that matters of the sravest i'm
rortance to the order will come up for set
tlemcnt Among the more important men,
bers already upon the ground are J. r.
Sovereign. general master workman: I. w.
Mcclure. of New York grand worthy fore
man.: John w. Hayes. of Washington.
grand secretary and treasurer: Andrew u.
Best. of New York: H. b. Martin. of Min
neSota, and Daniel Brown, of Montana.