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The morning news., 1897-03-28
yellow Dog THAT broke the Law,
From the Phlladelphia Record.

from the FhIIuueIpHla HccOfd,
New York. March 25.-Iion. Dudley +.
Phelps, Iaw-giver Of the New York custom
house, was chief justice to-day at a trial.
the purpose Of which was to ascertain
how It was that a yellow cur was landed
from the British steamer Irriwaddy, from
Trinidad, at quarantine, contrary 10 the
regulations Of the port. The yellow err
Is valued az one plugged O-cent piece. lie
was without even name.
The boat had been fined 500 and Stew
ard Dewarr was present 70 protest. He
said that the dog had taken the trip for
its heslth and had been seasick all the
voyage. Collector Kilbreth viii be easy
The morning news., 1897-03-28

The Lady OF the House-"who broke
ali these dishes. Annie?" Annic-"t did.
mum. Shure. din't you tell me when !
FIRST came. when / heard the dOor-bol. 10
drop everything gY'-YOnkerg Statesman.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
The Lanqtry Woman.

Since the death of poor Edward Lang try the newspapers are plcturing Mrs. Langtry as a tenldsr-hearted woman. We are told that she sent flowers to Langtry's funeral; that she has with drawn her racing horses from the turf, and that for several years past her agent had rail Langtry a pension to live on.
 All this is very nice. but people cannot forget some things. If Mrs. Langtry he'd been satisfied with her pleasant and comfortable life in Jersey and had nevsr seen the Prince of Wales, her husband would still be living and she would be his happy wife. Her ambition and vani- ty wrecked their home. killed a good man and sullied her character forever.
 The best thing the Langtry woman can do is to retire from the world and hide herself In some secluded cornsr. She has done enough harm, and should not seek new victims.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
Low Wages.

Despite the Improved conditions in some localities and in some lines of business, there is still a general com piant of low wages. The thoughtful student of affairs cannot see any signs of a change in the near future. The people of this generation were spoiled by the flush times which lasted for some years after the civil war. During that period money was abundant, pro- ducts were high, and wages ruled at a good figure.
 Since that time our financial system has been revolutionized. and the busi- ness world is under the control of com pines and rlonopolies. Having adopted England's financial system, we must expect the conditionss which prevail in England, and low wages is one of them.
 If we should engage in a foreign war it is likely that there would besa return
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
An Exploded Idea.

Why do southern planters care to pro- duce big crops of cotton? Because they hope each year that there will be a sud- den rise in price. They hope to make enough in one year to fln their pockets.
 This is unreasonable. A big rise in price cannot come, unless there should be a greatly Tncrssased dema nd, or a gen. eral war; causing flush times in this country There is one other way.-a sure way, to raise the price of cotton, al d that is to produce less of 1t.
 If the south would produce half her usual crop of cotton for the EeNt ten years hsr farmers would make fortunes. They would save in the cost of produc- ton and seM almost at their own figures. Then, consider what they would save In time, labor and worry.
 Almost any crowd of farmers will ad- init the truth of these cts, but when they go home the old one-crop idsa will resume control Of them. And yet, it is an exploded idea Why stick to it?
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
One Cause of Hard Times.

The Baltimore Sun calls attention to un unpronisfng state of affairs n the fol- lowing paragraph:
 Some things are impor aed into the Un1te(i States from foreign countries which cur own farmers should produce. During eight months of the present year we have bought from abroad over a mil iion and a lra1f eggs. During tnc same mSnths of 1896 we bought about four and a half million. With corn So abundant iiiae w. have no market for 1t, our fa'sH- ers should have eggs to sell to the rest of afe world after supplying this country. During the same eight months Of 1897 we imported nearly a hundred and fifty million pounds of rice and rice meal, 7.3000 0a0 pounds of cheese, 2l.5S7 pounds 8 Of buttt These are a few of the items. All of them might have been raised t home
 There is no excuse for this. Instead ef losing money, year after year, on certain urproiitable crops like cotton, the south ern farmers should try othir products. The south should can millions of dollars worth of fruit and vegetables. Poultry ard eggs need more attert.on. Cheese would pay in some states. Tobacco could De rnade a good money crop in many dis tricts where it is not new cultivated.
 The neglect of these opportunities is one cause of hard times, and there should be a reaction in favor of diver sified industry.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

of flush times for awhile. but under our present peaceful policy and the single gold standard 1t is safe to say that val ues will shrink, and the working classes will not be well paid.
 But will there be no more prosperity? Yes, it will occasionally reward industry and economy; superior skill, invention and enterprise, but it will not indiscrlm- inately benefit all classes the idle and the industrious, the stupid and the in- telligent, the sluggish and the enter prising.
 Under the single gold standard the rich will grow richer, and the poor will grow poorer. There is no use in dis guislng these facts. Look at England. We are simply travelling the same road which she has been tpaveling ever since she demonetized silver. This is not an argument, 1t is a matter of history.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

Educators are invited to attend the con gress and take part in its proceedings. IL is rot likely that the meeting will ae7 compash much, but it may aid in buiad4 ing up public sentiment in favor of home textbooks.
 books are the work of southerners. and whiha they are used in some northern states. and even in England, it Is a la mentable fact that they have been crowded out of schools in this section simply because they are southern. It will hs a long time before the south can support publishing houses with the fa- .cilities of their northern competitors, but it is not too early to take a stand in favor of southern histories. Some of the histories used in southern schools teach the children that their fathers were traitors and that all the greatest men of the republic were born north of the Potomac.
 There are thousands of young men in the south who are growing up with the iols,a that they must initiate northern models and adopt northern opinions and methods if they would make their mark in the world.
 It is time to vipdicate the truth of his tory and teach these youngsters that the culture and civilization of the old south surpassed anything that has ever besn seen on this continent. The writer's orators and scientists of the old days did not advertise themselves in the newspa- pers. but painstalsing research through the biographical cyclopedias will show that they held their own with those of any other section.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
The Iron Outlook.

In the present lull in prosperity, or rather in speculative operations, the chief encouragement as to the future is found in the well-maintained demand for iron. The great industry is at high water mark just now. On Oct. l, 1s96 there wsre 1S0 furnaces in blast, having weekly capacity of 112,7S2 tons; on Oct. l, 1897, the number of furnaces in operation was IT, turning out each week 200,12S tons, And although the production is crewding 100000 tons year closely stocks are becoming small CT, thus showing that the consumption is outrunnng even these great figures. It shows, too. that this country is now easily the first iron-produeing country in the world. There is of course a sim liar degree of activity in the coal and coke districts. In the Connellsylle dis trict 17,000 ovens are in use-fuliy 800 more than were ever in simultaneous use in that district.
 The furnace capacity of the country does not exceed 290.e00 tons week, and nearly every furnace of modern con struetion will be in operation in a short time. If the demand continues to in- furnace building will be reached. When ie is remembered that we have the world as market-that no country, no dis triet, can undeisell us there is req tn hpliex-a that VI tho i11e !, o m, trict at least furnaces will be erected next year
 The stability and volume of our pros- perity must, until our steel mills are multiplied, depend largely upon the for eisn demand for our pig iron. Let us hope that every effort will be made by our manufacturers to establish and widen the demand from other countries. It is the hope, the strength, the real basis of our prosperity. When we are able to turn our iron into steel. and the steel into manufactured goods of varl- ous sorts the situation will be changed; but until that time has fully arrived, the export demand for our iron will be the measure of our prosperity. And the evidence seems to be overwhelming that no one can meet us in the great markets of the world on even terms, even where we have to pay railroad ratss to the seaboard. When the War rior canal is completed, the worlds iron hunger will lead on to our thorough well-being and enduring satisfaction.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
Armor and Dock in the South.

The New Orleans Picayune is n-t so overwhelmed with the miseries of tenn porary isolation that it cannot appre- ciate any movsment of interest to the south. In a recent discussion of the armor factory proposition it presents the subject with such breadth and fairness, we cannot refrain from a transfer. of it's views to these columns. Aft.r review ing the work up to this time Of tine naval board, it says
 "The location of the armor plate plant in the south would be of great a1van- tage to the government. as tElz' raw material can unquestfonably be produced at lower cost In the south than in any other part of the country The south possesses none of the existing govern
 neiit establishments for supplying muni- tons of war. All the arsepals. gun foundries and equipment depots are To- cated in the north, and they d stribute no small amount of money among the people of that section. If an arm,or plate factory is established by the govern ment the south ought to have a. first lisn upon it, both because it's operation would prove more economical to the gov ernment in this section than elsew here as also because the south is entitled to some recognition from the federal admin
 
 should the government decide that an armor plate factory must be operated by the navy department the people of New Orleans would make every effort to as- sist Birmingham. or any other southe:n n city to secure the prize. feeling confi- dent that the inland communities of the south will be equally zealous in urging the building of a large deck in this city for the use of the very ships for which they are anxious to supply the armcr.' ' The need of a dock in ths, gulf suf- ficiently large to accommodate modern steamships must soon be apprscIa ted, and the port from which grain, cotton and iron are shipped in largest volume is certainly the place where it will be built. Time and cheap transport rtation are on the side of the city at the mouth of our immense valley system The waterways of the country have been neg lected in the last fifty years. but in the next fifty years if signs be not de- | ceiving, their development will surpass anything that has heretofore been at l tempted. This will be New Orlears' tk- | portunity. and all in this section of the
 country wM rejoice to see it and share | in IT.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
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IN PROXIMITY OF THE POLE.
A Town With Schools, Churches and News
 papers.


 From John l.. stoddard's Lecture on Nor
 way ,
 iRidslnfr farewell to Tromsoo and the Tx,tosa r(,efs, the next day brought us tc the northern town in the world-Ham- mentfeSt. It was a great silr'rlse go ms to see in such proximity to the nortn ptJ,n a town with about 5000 tnhabi- fans. with schools. a church, a telegraph station and a weekly newspaper! The' ssn0U-s,traak.sd mouTs.s inS ilr the distance gave me tine only hint of winter that lad; and I could haItdly realize that I was he,re 200 miels further north than Bering.s Strait, and about the same lati- tude in which, on our aide Of 'ahe Atlan- tic the gala rt Sir John Franklin per- ished The calIs5 of this, however, Is not difficult to trace.
 The influence of the Gulf stream is felt powerfully even here. For ihere It ss that the great ocean olH:TeDs practically dies, beotIe athing to these fishermen of Ham, merfeSt, for their firewood, the treasures it iaaS so long carried on Its bosom, Stich as the trunks of palm trees and the veg etation of the tropics. 1t IS an eMtraordi- mary fact that while the harbor of Chris Htania 1000 eniles farther south, is frozen over three months every winter, tiife; bay of HammeIfest, only sixty miles 1roIn the North Cape, Is never closed on ac- count of ice.
 An Interesting object in HarTmerfest is the meridian shafa which marks the 9rumber of degrees between this town and the mouth of the Danube, on the Black sea. The mention made upon this column of that other terminus of meas urenient, so far distant in the south of Europe, reminded us by contrast of one more advantage which the high latitude possesses-the greater rapdct1y of it's vegcta ton. When the sun once appears in the polar region, 1t comes to stay. Ma ture immediately makes amends for her Rcng seclusion. For three months the sunshine Is welrl4nigh incessant. There is no loss of time at night. The flowers do not close ir sleep. Adl vegetation rushes to maturity. Thus vegetables in the arctic circle will sometimes grow three Inches in a single day. and, a1- though planted si& weeks later than those in Chr:s.Fania, they are ready for the table. at the same time. <
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
POINTED PARA6RAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 It's a pity wisdom doesn't grow out on a man like his whiskers.
 No cnan should try ito ride a wheel un- less he has horse sense.
 A man always has a funny look in his eyes when you get the laugh on him. A man never gets much credit for b7- ing good unless he is member Of the church.
 When a 1504pound man takes a 20O- pound gid out riding on tandem every eyening-that is love. -,1J About half the time when a woman does hit the nail on the head she drives it in the wrong place.
 There would be but few mysteries in this world if people looked into every thing as closely as a woman looks into a mirror.
 sd It would mlke true woman indignant to have men stare at her bloorns rS, atRti probably that is why true women never wear them. The novelist who marries his hero to a new" woman will have hard work to eoEvirce his readers that they lived hap oily ever af,er. ss
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
HIS HIDDEN TREAsUREs
By Curier Bell.

By CurIer Bell. By Curler Bell.
 The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed: The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams. the
 measures, Whose charms are broken if revealed. E And days may pass in gay confusion, And nights in rosy riot fly. While, lost in Fames or Wealth's Illusion The memory of the past may die. But there are hours of lonely mus;ng, Such as in evening silence come, T When, soft as birds their pinions closing. X. : The heart's best feelings gather home Then in our souls there seems to .anguish tender grief that is not woe; And thoughts that once wrung groans of
 anguish
 Now cause but some mild tears to flew. And feelings once as strong as passions. f'lcs.s softly bacl,--a faded dream. Our own sharp griefs and wild sensations, r The ta,c of7otker sutfsIsrSS Tetia.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
An Important Matter.

At the Nashville exposition Tuesday night congress will. be held for the purpose of ercomaging southern authors to enter the text-h0ok field, in competi- tion with writers of other sections. and to reward successful books with publi- cation and circulation--a privilege now enjoyed by few southern authors.
 Schemes will also be considered for. publishing at greatly reduced price.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

Ex-Gov. Thomas G. Jones should em- ploy the services of blue pencil wielder He should be taught the art of saying more in less space. The man who says much in little space is the man whose popularity gees to the front in news paper office
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

As the museum managers want Saul sagemaker Luetgert it will be proper that inc should go with them. From the sausage mgs,l to the platform of mu- scum is the natural evolution of these mJsn of mystery.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

The annual report of the head of the United States army is by no means half so beautiful as General Nelson A. Miles himself It is a wonder he did not send his photograDh with the report.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

It Is evident that the ex-president at Princeton had not in his minis eye Rilhard Croker when hs extclhed the viz itors of the seff-nraide man.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

1t is apparent that some of Nashville's hotels are out for the stuff rather than to give good entertainment to those who dwell beneath their roofs.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

The Schroeder case threatens to be a companion piece to that Of pr. Me GlNnn's.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

All hail to Selma. There will be no monkey business there. That good pro- gressive city will tell the truth when its people are afflicted with fever.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

Whatever may be said of Richard Cro- ker it must be admitted that he can tax when it is necessary.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

The New York campaign has reached the explaining stage which speaks badly for these who ihave it to do.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

Henry Watterson on a week from next Tuesday will change his address next l5oor to the slaughter house adjoining the graveyard
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

It is now the Montgomery people who are sirging in chorus: Mir. Johnston turn us iocse."
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

That Montgomery quarantine question may be made to play the part or the ghost in the next campaign.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

Perhaps MT. Cleveland had reference to himself when he was entertaining Princeton on the self made man.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

Oms week more and Mark Hanna will be but relic of the past.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

There was not too much Johnston { Nashville on Friday.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-11-26
THE OLD COT7IGE CLOCK.

Oh, the old, old clock OF the household stock
Was the brightest thing and ncatest
Its hands, though old, lad u touch Of gold,
And its chime rang still the sweetest;
Twas II monitor, too. Though its word were
few.
Yet they lived, though nations altcr'd;
And its voice, still strong, warh'd old and
young
When the voice Of friendship falter'd.
Tick, tick, it said quick, quick to led;
For ten I've given warming
Up, up. and go--or else, you know,
You'll never rise soon in the morning,
! A friendly voice was the old. old clock,
AS it stood IN the corner smiling,
And bless d the time. with merry chime,
The wintry hou rs bcguilng.
But IL cross old voice was that tiresome clock
As it call'd ut dayb break boldly,
When the Dawn look'd gray DER the misty
WHY
And the early air blew coldly!
Tick, tick 1t said quick, out OF bed,
For five I've given warning;
You'll never have health, you'll never get
wealth
Unless you're up soon In the morning.
still hourly the sound goes round and round
With tone that ceases never,
While tears ure shed for the bright days fed
And the old friends lost forever!
Its heart beats on. though hearts are gone
That warmer beat and younger;
Its hands still move. though hands we love
Are clasped on earth no longer.
Tick. tick it said-tO the churchyard bed,
The grave hath given warning;
Up, up. and rise To the angel skies
And enter u heavenly morning!
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-11-26
LETTER FROM MOSS POINT.


Moss foINT, Miss, Nov. 10, 1897.
Editor Dcmocrat-Star.
In last weeks issue Of the DEMO
CRAT-STAR notice some items from
Big Pnint by "Trip" in which it il
stated that, "Some people 90 to church
to see who else is therc-others 90 tn
gather saddle strings. l wish to say
through the columns OF the DEMO
CRAT-STAR that last June it was my
privilege to preach to that good people
twice day from the 18th To the nth.
and since the third Sabbath In Sep
tcmbcr have preached to them from
once to twice every Sabbath but one,
and | have never preached to more
orderly, attentive and appreciated
congregation in all my ministry, and
il there was any gathering of saddle
strings. or any other disordcrIy con-
duct, l could not learn of it after
careful inquiry.
AS to the lost whip at the party
given by Mr.. Joseph Walter, l know
nothing, as wa not there, but do not
think that gentleman ought to be held
to account, for in my association with
him, which was frequent, found him
very pleasant, always in IA good humor.
/ and treated every one with cordiality
1t is Il fine country Tor gophers, pos
sums and fine mutton, and a kind
hospitablc people. Respectfully,
WM. r. BEALL.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-11-26
Chancery Court I'd Dist.
\. C. HILL, CMAXcxll.oR.

In the county Of Pearl River on the first
Monday OF January and July and continue
six days
the second Monday Of january and July and
continue SIX days. In the serond district.
on tho third Monday OF January and July
aud continue six days.
In tho county OF Hancock on the fourth
Monday OF January and July and continue
In the county OF Harrison on the frs,
Monday Of February and August and con-
tinuc six days.
In the county of Jackson on the second
Monday Of February n d August and con-
tinue six days.
In the county Way c on the second
Monday Of Jun" Sad Decri" 'cr. and continue
in the county OF Jones ON ne first Monday
OF March and september ann continue six
days..
Of March and september aud continue six
Ia tho conntv of Jasper on tho second
Monday OF March and September and con-
In the county Of Perry held in Augusta.
the First District. on the third Monday of
March and September and continue six days.
In the town OF Iiatticsburg. the Second Dis
trict. on the first Monday June and Decc IL
ber and continue six DAYS.
IN the county of Smith on the fourth MOa-
day Of March and September. and coutln"e
six days.
the second Monday o<~il and October and
continue three days.
In the county of Covington on the fourth
Monday IN April and October and continu,
six days.
In the county Of Newton on the first Mon
day Of April and November aul continue 81,
days.
In the county OF Landrrlnlc on the Rrs
Monday of MAY aud Novcmbrr aud c0ntinu,
twcnty-fOur days.
In tile connty OF Clarke on the third Mon
day Of April and November aud continue si'
days