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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

CLOTH MADE FROM RABBITS FUR
IAN EngllShWoman' writes: MAY
beg you to intercedG on behalf Of num-
berIess dumb and helpless creatures,
who are daily being tortured beyond
description at the behcSt Of fashion ?
| understand that a certain beautiful
cloth is likely TO be extensively worn
by ladies during the coming autumn
and winter, and | therefore entreat
you to let the public know what terri
Die suffering its manufacture involves.
1t comes from France, and before a
single yard Of it can be made hundreds
Of rabbits must be plucked alive, the
fur thus procured being woven into
the texture. A particular breed Of
rabbits only is suitable, the poor ami
mails being carefully tended during the
intervals elapSing between the crops.
The agony suffered both during and
after the plucking operation can hard
Iy be imagined, and all right.thinking
women will, | feel sure, abstain from
wearing this fabric, soft and fine
it is. In selecting rhEerials
winter wear they will dO We'll to
themselves that they are not
perpetuatlng "A practice that is alb
lorrent to all our notions Of human.
ty."-London Telegraph.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
Qhfnemorrat-st
TRAINING THATGIvpSr

ESPOWEI
Oklahoma School Herald
In all grades Of instrr r.,
training that leaves the mnn
as well as wiser must have p' =, s'9V
large element OF independent, a.
the part Of the pupil. Is il na"
to impart knowledge and \, ~ posa
time not develop power? Vas |
than this it is possible to Inr,. ao1
pupll's knowledge and at the ',s
time diminish his strength. ws sa1
teacher in teaching a new ida,
folds all its relations to wbo r''
ready known; when lie makes !,
pIete analysis of the though, l'.'
the learners mind nothing n 4
to see what is in plain view bo,o'
minds eye, he takes away tho
tunity OF gaining the strep,,b
comes from delying and sea,.n1
Many a model recitation is = ht.,
example OF pedagogical Jlunda'ID ]
The pupil simply gives back n n
telcher the intellectual chm "
which was given in a previous Ie,,
He has thought out nothing b,.
covered no relations. He deno.a /
upon his teacher to do all his ih' j
ing; and this he does more ana = /
till there is left in him no incIir,,a J
to think for himself, All ,h,nn,]
life he depends on, and locks To- NJ
ers to prepare the way before NJ
Every valuable lesson has in it snm1
thing difficult, which the puni, i
pectcd to work out for himself and J
each new lesson the difficulties ars j
creased in proportion to the inc,o,,]
OF strength from preyiouS os,.,,
Better is a struggling, haltinp rec,,,
ton attended with strenuous pso,,
than a glib one without effort. II,
trying and trying again that civ.
strength and perseverance. Tina,
must be a continual struggle IN m
dcrstand, to arrange, and to set ,o,,l
what is being learned. When ,b.,
is no struggle there is also nodeypo,
mcnt OF strength. The road ia i,
tellcctual strength is a rDprea
straight and narrow way. II fin
learner is to become strong. he mus
be allowed to founder, fall down. AMI
struggle to his feet again. One thin,
or two must happen to the drone /
school; he must either die or cease b
be Il drone. DO not let him die i, vn
can help it, but do not prolong his mis-
cradle existence by making cycrylAia
easy for him.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
The1emnrrat-S Star
PAYABLE IN
CURIOUS FACTS ABoTT THE FIRST
GOVERNMENT LOAN NEGOTIATED
BY ALEXANDER HAMILTON.

A Washington dispatch says: Two
curious facts are brought into promt-
hence by Registrar Tillman in hi re-
cent report. They are that the first
loan made by the United States was
made payable in tobacco, and that
Secretary Alexander Hamilton ncgO-
tiated a loan in the absence Of any
law authorizing him to do 50. The
loan made payable in tobacco was au-
thorized by a resolution Of the Cont.
mental Congress on December %. l776.
The length OF the loan Vas indefinite,
and the amount authorized waS So
100000. The amount issued was $751;
400, which sold at par, with interest
at 5 per cent. This was received June
4, III, from the farmer general Of
France, The purpose to which the
loan was applied was the purchase
of supplies and to aid in the building
OF cruisers to prosecute the war Of
the revolution"
The interest on sl53, $50, the bal
ancc Of this loan, ceased December
81, 1898, when it was merged into the
general account Of the French debt.
In those days tobacco passed as
currency between the colonies. In
1889 Secretary Hamilton, the first
secretary Of the treasury Of the
United States, after the war OF the
revolution, found the treasury with
out funds. On his own responsibility
he negotiated a loan for 1871 ,G0S.sl
1t sold at par, with 6 per cent interest
The first issue on this loan was Sep
TENDER l3, 1850, and June s, 1890
was named as the date Of final re
dcmptiOn, and the duties on import
and tonnage were set aside to meet it
The money was obtained from tn
Bank Of New York and the Bank q
North America. The secretary said
'ObviOus considerations dictate til
prOpricty in future cases OF maxim
previous provisions by law for sue
loans as the public cXigcncics may ca
for, defining their extent AMI giyln
special authority to make them
A third loan followed under the &c
OF Congress Of March 2G, 1890. 1t wa
negotiated by President Washington
and the amount issued was $55,O0t
The contract for the loan provided 70
its repayment upon similar terms a
the preceding loan from the Bank q
New York, the revenues derived iron
duties on imports and tonnage bcin
pledged for its redemption. Til
money was needed for the COmpcnst
ton Of the members and employees G
Congress. The payment Of the sail
rics Of the civil list, etc, and Of tn
arrears Of interest on the Dutch loans
There was in the treasury at tn
time a sun not exceeding $jO,O0t
Other loans followed in quick sue
ccssion, and their history, as relate
in Registrar Tillman's report, con
tains invaluable Information for stu
dents Of government finances.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

"Folks dat is allus lookin' fur
trouble" &id Uncle Glen, "hab ]cs'
one thing ter brag crbout. Dcy duan'
hardly cher git dtspintcd,"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
COMMERCIAL HERALD.

The Daily and Weekly COMMERCIAL
HERALD, printed at Vicksburg, Miss. The
Daily is The leading paper in the State,
aud takes the full Associated Press Dis
patches over It's own leased wires by Il
special operator.
The Weekly is issned every Friday, and
is a comprehensive review of all import
ant events culled from the State and
Metropolitan papers up to the time OF
going to press.
TERMS OF1HE DAILY:
l wv
y mbnl y W.
s : w
| 10
TERMS OF THE WEEKLY:
! w
u oO
) months. -
The Weekly with the New York
Worlds Great lri.N'eekly edition 81 80
per year for the two papers. INVARIABLY
IN ADVANCE.
Sample copies of the Daily or Weekly
Commercial Herald or lri- Weekly World
seut ON application, Address,
COMMERCIAL HERALD,
Nicksburg, Miss,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

A Legal Witticism. A Judge, in
crossing the Irish Channel one stormy
night. Knocked against Il well known
witty lawyer, who was suffering from
seasickncss. "Can | do anything for
you :" said the judge. Eyes" gasped
the seasick lawyer, 81 wish your lord.
snip would oycrrulc this motion"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

A Kansas farmer traded his wife for
a mustang pony. At the end ut a week
he wanted to rue, declaring he could
do no more with the one critter than
the other. and neither was worth feed
ing. The woman swOre he had never
tried feeding her, and declined to re-
turn home with him. Thereupon a
row started in which the whole crowd
got shot a stray bullet killing the
mustang,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
THE WORD "TROCIiA.

Baltimore sun.
The word trocla is Of such ~frcQupn,|
occurrence in dispatches and nev,|
from Havana that it seems likely mi
time to be incorporated into the Emil
lIsh speech. An explanation hayin.|
been asked of the term, which is Drr|
nounCcd trotSha, with the accent vl|
the first syllable, it may be stated
that originally il denotes a 'Ootpth
pathway, or, sometimes, a short cut
During the present Cuban unpleasant
ness its Specification has been app.id|
to fortified hi.moad
In approaching the 'trocha," the
first impeachment encountered consists
Of a barbed wire fence three and q
half feet 10 height. Behind this are
the posts Of the ScniiDelS, made Ok
palmetto leaves. Forty yards back Of
these extends a ditch, three feet deco
and four wide. This is protected by
a rampant Of trunks OF palmetto
trees. About another forty yaFd,@ W.
yond this obstruction the baTrlcSsM
the soldiers are erected u logs and
other building material, and cOvCIco
with roofs Of straw,
The wall Of stone and earth TunSal
along the roadway, Trees StanllNs
near it are assembled by winding stars
and afford places Of observation over
a wide extent OF territory. Ihe DIr
tary stations are never separated Ca
larger distance than that Of naI
mile. The trOcha, thus fortified pre-
scnts not only IA very ayaIlaOe %
vantage ground, but also a monument
of Spanish perseverance ana e'"a'
ance, being constructed under wv
burning sun of the tropics oy ''
troops that garrison 1t, ABOUT 10Y"
men.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

PECAN CAKE.-Bcat togethtl avg
OF butter and two Of sugar. auO'"'
little beaten white Of egg; tlen p"
a cup of -four, a half cup o' ' ~.
milk, then another cup OF Fou'' .'o,.
last -four must contain two lea,F N.
fuls Of baking-powder' Aa" ,N,t
whites of eight eggs HlIo"l0e 10 IA
which has been taken from yum Nh,
mix with the butter ana sugar. or,.
filling and icing is made a' 'O nnis
Two cups Of nuts should 'o'S ,,in,
in a grated pineapple, after e"'pr ,Ne
them fine. Now mix thc'n ~" ,od
whites (beaten stiff OF SIX 'Es .ac,n
powdered sugar, Put w"o,V rplc
kcrnals over the top OF u ''A'
the icing is still soft.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

The Pacific coass newspaper, rs. '' Mill
the cutting of a trarlat ooes'" aid 10
near Sisson, Cal. when n1o ,rs
have been 4O4 years old INV ~, hut
furnished $1,000 feet oil '" ,aolotd
how the age of the tree was c, III aides,
is not explained. Perhaps in h,
,nhabitant" has been get''"s
work.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08

In the recent election MISSISSIPPI
elected a Fox to Congress, h'V''
Island "A Bull, Virginia a Lano '''
Ohio a Kerr. Another group Is l"D
ed Of Grow Of Pennsylvania L't.'"
Arkansas, and Low OF Ne" iu"
And still another, which, wol'Ia 'l'"
a good ways and means commune"
Robb of Missouri, Steele OF i'',""',
Sharp Of North Carolina ua''"'
South Dakota, Gaines of Ien's'Ss ~,
and Settle of New York, Ihe'tn y.
Cannon of Illinois, Ball OF leA'''
Hit from Illinois, -Tupel Time,
Maryland furnishes a baAc'' ="
Der, Mud and Booze.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
A GEORGIA EDITORS OPINION

1t Is 10Y getting to be fashionable
to be questionable.
Get a reputation for truthfulneSs and
you can lie all you please.
A l5-cent bum can get his Shirt
laundried as Slick as Naudcrbilt's fol-
a dime.
Debt ties its knots tighter every
night while you sleep. 1t sours your
breakfast, bittcrS your dinner and
poISonS your supper.
Education and examining the mem
DRY are two different Things. One is
like Il great muscular developed arm,
the other like a blown up bladder.
Don't worry about your rich neigh
bor'S boy who parts his hair in the
middle and wears a miniature cut
glass butter dish inverted in his shirt
front. Some day he'll want to clean
your bike for IA niCkle.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
A VERY SAD HON L.

DR.. Chas. II. Otkin, of Pike county,
writes a letter to the McComb City
Enterprise asking assistance for Capt.
}. n. Sloan, Of PontOtOc. II there is
man in the State who is entitled t.
sympathy, judging by appearances, ii
is Capt, Sloan. DR., Otkin says:
"Sloan was wounded on the field o.
Chickamauga. A piece OF a shell tore
the chin from his face; another piec,
OF a shell made a horrible cash in hi'
face from the inner edge Of the righ'
eye to the outer edge OF the mouth. A
spent ball struck him above the eye
and another ball struck the shoulder
He was wounded about midday OF
Sunday, September 20th, 1863. FouI
surgeons on the field pronounced hi,
case hopeless no effort was made It
even dress his wound. The chir
danglcd in front Of the breast. 1t was
a CHASTITY sight. In this forlorn cOndi
tion, Sloan spent Sunday night, resting
against a Sapling, and in the midst Oi
500 wounded men, aud within arms
reach OF the dead body Of Gen. Dcshlel
Of Alabama. In this condition. the
writer spoke to his unfortunate friend
the words Of hope and encouragement,
but not until Tuesday evening follow
ing could a private physician be Sc
cured to dress his wounds, and not un-
til then could water be given him to
Qucnch his thirst.
Capt. Sloan must lie on his back
three times a day to be fed, and for
t~hirty-threc years this has been his sad
experience, and not a CLEAN Of hope
that it will cvcr be any better. He is
now an old man-helpless. poor, dis
eased and fcarfully mutllatcd. Add to
this chapter Of woe the inCuraDle dis
ease OF his aged wife, the affection Of a
widowed daughter and a granddaugh-
ter in the asylum
A COUNTRY ROAD OF BRICK.-Thc
town Of Monmouth, Warren county,
Illinois, is making a radical depart
urc in country road building. 1t is
laying a roadway Of pressed brick to
extend several miles into the county.
The brick will be laid in a single
course Of six inches Of sand and sup.
ported at the sides with two and a
half feet Of crushed stone. The cost
will be something like 5000 a mile,
and it is proposed, in the event Of the
experiment proving satisfactory, to
build many miles Of the same sort Of
road, 1t is Il little surprising to hear
that a country community in the
West, where the people ought to be
suffering from want, according to the
stories Of the politicians, is able to
build brick roads into the country a.
a cost Of $1,000 a mile. There is no
room for doubt that il the people had
more 81, 00O-a-milc roads and less poll.
tics they would be much better of.
-.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
BOXERS ARE READY.
Ryan at the st. Charles and Judge in
CarbOudalC.

If the training and condition Of the
men count for anything a great boxing
bout will be that i'm Music hall tomor-
row night between Tommy Ryan, Of
Philadelphia, and Jimmy Judge, of this
city. Ryan arrived hero from New
York city last evening with his train
er, Jack Tompkins. They were taken
to tile St Charles hotel, Barring a
very slight cold the Philadelphia crack
is in splendid fcttle. He said To a
Tribune reporter:
Il think Judge is d very clever man
but | car whiO him. I don't say this
boaStfully. No matter how good a
boxer man may he or how hard he
can hit, he cant beat man equally as
good i'm those lines and one who has
had much more experience I have had
more battles with good men than has
Judge and. all other things being equal,
that's Why ! expect to get the decision.
/ don't care To saw anything more"
Early this morning Ryan will go for
"A run of several miles on Elmhurst
boulevard. This afternoon he will
work in a gymnasium.
Since last Friday Judge has been fin
ishing his training with Bobby Dobbs
in Carbonate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
BONDSMEN WHO MUST SETTLE.
County Solicitor Proposes to Collect
Forfeited RecOgniyances.

County Solicitor II. a. Knapp yester-
day Instituted proceedings to recover
number of rcCogniZanCes forfeited
during recent sessions of criminal court
by defendants falling to respond when
called for trial.
The surCtios. the defendants for
whom they went bail and the amount
of the reCo2nizances follow: Frank
Spangenherg Tor Lizzie Martin. $500;
Davis Donsomick for Anthony Maslow-
ski, $500: Thomas Nuuley for Michael
Carney, 5000: James McNiChuls for
Patrick Gallagher. 5000 Joseph Sim
mers, James Simmons ana Paul Streik-
nick, for Peter Castick 1900; Louis
Zugnea for william Zofaskie. $500;
Martin i. Ncary for John McNichois,
$500 Nicholas Glenn for Marion An
OdiOlslly $500; George y. Davidson for
George Mark, $500, Alex Tysko for p.
Dennis. $500; Theodore Yaukofski for
Frank ManuOky, 5000; Vito Girardi for
Alfonzo Grandanetu. $500; Frank
Spangenbcrg for Eva Spangenhcrg.
$500; John MCNul'v for Michael Nc
Nulty, $500: David Donsovich fer Hell
ell XaremDiC, $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
LEFT HIS HAT BEHIND.
But for This. 2 Suspected Burglar
Might Have Made Good His
Escape.

AT o'clock this morning, while stroll
ing down Adams avenue near the OllNe
street inters rction Patrolman John
Hawks heard n long low whistle that
sounded to his mind suspiCiously like Il
signal. He took a station on the dark
side Of tree box and kept watch III
every direction.
He HAD hardly time to remove his 100
CONSPICUOUS helmet when a figure was
seen stealing out of yard on the on
pOe:,c side of the street. The felIoW
caught sight uf the officer stopped
then fegncd nonChalenCe saiC, as If
addressing some one on the porch
Good night, good night" and started
on an ordinary walk up the avenue.
This might have thrown the officer
of his guard but when the electric
light revealed that the man was bare
headed the officer decided to question
him and heading him off proceeded to
dc Sc.
where your hat asked the Off
Ger.
"Whcre'a = my hat? Where's my hat"
That's a funny question to ask me-
This is no joking matter. az ALL"
rejcined the oilicer."What were you do
ing in that yard"'
what was I doing i'm there oh.
nothing. | just got into the wrong
place that's all"
These explanations, as might be sup
posed, did not satisfy Mr.. Hawks so
he made the fellow a prisoner and took
him down to the station house.
In his examination at headquarters
he was Very imrudent and refused to
make civil answers to the questions
which Captain Edwards aud Sergeant
Deter prOpcUnded to him. He was
locked up pending an investigation. a
blackjack and some papers indicating
that his name was James Dempsey and
his residence JohnsOn's Patch, were
found on his person.
An after inquiry showed that the
premises from which he emerged is
the boarding house Of Tilie Hooven,
SO Adams avenue. Whether or not the
house was entered will not be investi-
gated until this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
INDECENT SHOW PICTURES.
street Commissioner Dunning Or
dered Them Put out of sight.

"The Hired Girl" Charles T.. Blaney's
vehicle for creating fun, must he
very naughty young woman judging
from the action of Street Commissioner
Dunning in calling in some Of the show
pictures pasted about for the inveigle-
ment OF the passing crowd. Any per-
son who got a glimpse of the outlaWed
pictures will applaud Commissioner
Dunning for his action.
The pictures were photographs from
life and the particularly objectionable
prototype was one of several tackled
To racks which were placed at several
street corners i'm the central city. The
street commissioner attention wa<at-
tructcd to the indeCenCy ana Hc at
once visited Bill Posters Reese Il Long
and ordered the stands removed.
If this was not done, Mr.. DunninG
would confiscate and destroy the whole
lot, he said.
Reese d Long, though not RESPONSE
BILE for the display, collected the pic
lures and hid them away. There Is
colored lithograph of the same show
that is also Objectionable and Will be
ordered out of sight today probably.
This is the first active step in the
Good Citizens movement.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
THE GEEZER A DISAPPOINTMENT.
Produced by Very Ordinary Com
pany at the Lyccum.

"Thc Gee2cr," travesty on the Jap
anese opera The Geisha" was pro-
duced at the Lyceum last night, before
a disappointed audience. It is not par
ttcularly bright or clever and there is
not a solitary member Of the company
who is even passable vocalist. Dom
nelly and Girard, old favorites in this
city, were cast for the leading roles
and worked hard to inject some go"
into the entertainment. They were
only partially successful for tney re-
Ccived little assistance.
In New York The Geezer" had a
long and successful run at Weber 4
Fields theater and banking on its met
ropolitan success the promoters of the
enterprise though any old kind of a
company would do for the road. En-
tertanmentS Of The GceZer" tyne if
not vel. done had better not be done at
all. 1t was not well done last night.
The travesty is handsomely staged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

Sandy Griffin manager of that child
of variegated fortune, the Scranton
base bail club, was holding a contin-
uous levee at the st. Charles hotel
yesterday. He appeared not at all
dish.artencd over the multitude of ru-
mors of what was to become of the
club: he was as affabe, as hopeful and
as natty as ever.
Late last night a story came over
.he wires from Syracuse to the effect
that the Scranton club was going to
d.sband, and that the majority of the
players We're to be sold to Deacon"
Ellis for the Detroit club. It was Ellis
who sold the Newark franchise to Tom
Eurns, Of Hartford. This deal. it was
understood. was of the up-your-sleeve
variety, and would later on be a part
of some engineering to secure the
Scranton franchise and players and
drop the whole shebang into Newark,
which would be made part of the
Eastern league and paired with
Wilkes Barre.
The only truth in the story from
s, facuse is that Ellis has written the
scranton association asking first call
IL the club is disbanded. The reply
will in all proba tally with in
formU ton possessed by the Tribune
that tna club will not be disbanded. nor
soll for song, nor sold at price
below that fixed by the owners un-
less the buyers are Scranton people
in which case a difference of a few
hmIdred dollars would not make the
owners forget their loyalty to their
own city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
\ superior Window Attraction at
GOldsmith's Bazaar.

DenmaL Thompson's Old Homestead
with its pair Of cattle. load of hay.
The artist has caught the true spirit
of that never failing delight and car
ries one back to the days of old. The
old lady knlts cheerfully on the old
porch, while a happy family of birds,
doves and tiny fowls sail about the
window. Everything that art could do
has been done to make it a perfect
representation of the olden time. We
trust the public will appreciate the ef-
forts Of this enterprising firm to please
1henl.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
PERSONAL.

Frank Murphy, Of Wilkes-Barre was
I'm the city yesterday.
Harry j. Ort. OF Paterson, n. j., is
visiting in this city.
Miss Jeanett MeiNell Of Wilkes-BaYre,
Is visiting friends in this city.
George NJ Okell and Frank n. Okell
of the LaCkawanna county bar were
admitted to practice yesterday before
the courts of Luzerne county, on motion
of NJ II. McAniff The attorneys ad~
mitted are members of the firm Of Okell
& Okell Of Scranton, Frank T. having
practiced since 1883 and George NJ. since
1896. Their certificates from the Lacka-
wanna courts bore the signatures Of
Judge r. W. Gunstor and Judge II.
W. Archibald, of Lackawanna county
Yesterdays Wilkes-Barre Record.