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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15
REGULAR

The regular loafer is a terrible pest.
He is not always q hOodlum who bra
ces up lamp posts and buildings on
the corners Of streets. He is often a
man of education, who has seen bet
ter days when they were handed to
him by friends. He Is simply too tired
to work, has lost all sense Of shame,
and disposcs himself on the time aud
premises Of other people, who wish
he might be in Halifax. The country
tavern has him as large as life. He
suns himself on the piazza and makes
strangers weary. He is at the drug
store, occupying a comfortable chair
and running of timid lady customers,
who do not like to buy pills in the
presence IF a third party not in the
medical profession. He Is at the So.
loon, early and often. He comes in
the morning to read the proprietor's
paper, and II a patron drops in for a
morning nip the regular lJafer some
times manages to get himself invited
to drink. lie is Il great help to any
place where business is done, because
he Is so different from business. I'm a
billiard room he is a treasure. lie
will warm a chair tor a half a day,
where players are obliged to pay by
the hour for the privilege OF walking
around a table. The trouble with the
regular l0afcr Is that he s0on comes
to think he owns the place In which
he is allowed to loaf.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15

The SOUTH's RECUPEKATIvE Pow.
ERs.-Many wonderful stories are told
OF the progress Of the Southern States
in all lines, but the most wonderful,
Of all Is the natural recuperativc pow.
crs of its soil and climate. Only a
few years ago ar unprecedented freeze
killed, or greatly injured, the orange
trees far south OF the latitude com.
monty known as the "fr0st line"
Many orange growers gave up the
business in disgust, and it was gener.
ally thought that a new start would
have to be made, and that many years
must elapse before a full crop OF or.
anges could be grown; but by another
year the prospects are that Il full crop
will be grown, barring accidents. In
Florida there Is a fair crop this year.
Officers of the Florida Fruit Exchange
who keep themselves posted on the
condition of the orange crop through.
out the State, says the Times UniOn,
now estimate that the crop will
amount to between 100000 and 200, 600
boxes. The bulk OF the oranges will
come from the counties Of Manatee
and Lee. Volusia county will come
next, with from 1900 to 10000 boxes.
The crop would probably have reached
25O,O 900 boxes had 1t not been for the
drought through the spring and early
summer. This caused quantities OF
small oranges to drop from the trees
in the middle orangc-growing section
of the State. In 1898 the probabilities
arc, freezes and %drOughts barred, that
the crop will reach as high as 500, 600
boxes. All Of the orange growers are
sangainc OF success. They have now
tided over the worst period, that fol-
lowing the disaster OF the freeze, and
have restored their groves to some
thing like their Old-time beauty.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15
SHE HELD THE TRAIN.
st. Joseph MOI Gazette.

st. Joseph MOI Gazette.
Before l came to this part OF the
country / was an engineer on a rail-
road down South" said a railway man.
ave used to make a long run, and we
were pretty slow about II. While on
that line l had some very odd ex-
periences. l remember q day when
| we reached the junction station a wo-
man came up to me and asked me to
hold the train for five minutes. She
said that her daughter wanted to take
the train to the city. ! told her that
IL was impossible for me to hold the
train for her.
"I don't see why, she expostulated.
i think you might do d little thing
like that
81 tried to explain to her that
trains ran on schedule time, and, like
time and tide, wait for no man, or
woman, either, for that matter. But
she wouldn't have IT, and finally, just
as we were about to start, she shouted
Indignantly:
"'Well, I'll just see about that
II laughed. but soon ceased to
laugh, for what did that old woman
do but get right on the track about
three feet in front Of the engine. She
sat herself there, firmly grasping hold
of tlIc rails with both hands. The
conductor signalcd for me to 20 ahead,
as our stop was over. But l couldn't
do it as long as she remained on the
track, for l would kill her certainly.
l called to the conductor, and he, i'm
patient at the delay, came up. / cx'
planned the situation to him. He was
as mad as l was, and, going up to the
woman, he told her to get of the
track.
"I just WON'T she replied, unit
my daughter gets on board Of youl
train
"Hc pleaded with her for some time
and finally declared that he wOult
have to use force.
"'Just you dare" she cried. III
sue you for damages II you do
This opened a new complication
and we reasoned with Ourselye'
whether we had better remove her b!
force. Just as we had determined
upon a course of policy her daugh
ter came up, and, seeing the old wo
man on the track, kissed her goodbye
and got on the train, while her motheJ
called to her:
SEQ ahead, Mary Ann. You hav'
plenty of time, though, for l will 81
on the track until you get ON board
"And then, when Mary Ann wa
safely on board, and we were abOu'
ready to run over the old woman i
necessary, she calmly and slowly go
up and waved me "A goodbye, calling
as We pulled out of the station:
az hope I've teached you tellers
grain OF p~erliteneSS."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15
AN EDITORS MEMORANDUM.
March 10, 1897.

Beebe, (Ark) News.
The editor OF a Texas paper gives
the following figures from a statistical
memorandum OF his life:
Been asked to drink 1882 times.
Drank 1882 times.
Requested to retract, 416 times.
Did rctract, 4l6 times.
Invited to parties and receptions,
1888 times.
Took the hint 80 times.
Didn't take the hint $1,000 times.
Threatened to be whipped 10 times
Been whipped, 90 times.
Whipped the other fellow times.
Didn't come to time l66 times.
Been offered whiskey, il he would IL
after 1t, 500 times.
Went after it, 500 times.
Been asked the news, 5000, 900 times
Told it, 20 times.
Didn't know, 200, 900 times.
Lied about it, 09,007 times.
Been to church, 2 times.
Changed politics, % times.
Expect to change still, 50 times.
Gave to charity, 81.
Gave for TERROR dog, S25.
Cash on hand, 81.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15
EVEN EDrroR's NEED MONEY!

EVEN EDIroE's NEED MONEY
Wagons can't runT-witlout wheels,
boats without steam, bIllfrogs with.
out legs or newspapers carry on over
lastingly without money any mora
than a dog can way his tail when he
has none. Our subscribers are all
good, but what good does o good mans
good do him II lie don't do any good.
He no doubt thinks every one has
paid except him, and ~ VIC are q
clever fellow aod this II Z little mat
~, " will make no difference
Tunica Democrat.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15

A certain Georgia literary society In
the Billville district, says the Atlanta
Constitution, being asked to name the
best ten poems In the English Ian.
guage, sent in the following list:
"Punkin's Good Enough for Nc"
"When the Green is on the Melon
'"The Old Red Hills Of Georgia."
"Candy Pullin' Time"
"Mc an Betsy Jane"
"Pollard's Lectle Gal"
"When Nancy Went to Meetin'."
LOG. Rollin' BILL"
"Susan at the Ball"
"L0ve and later POne."
The secretary Of the society sent
word that all ''these poems was wrote
by home folks"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15
The1emorraf-S
THE TERRIBLE HYACINTH.

That was an unfortunate accident
whereby Appollo slew Hyacinthns,
from whose blood the hyacinth Is
tabled to have sprung. The plant, or
one variety OF IL, seems destined TO
ruin many Of the Southern streams
for navigation purposes. The Fer
nandina, Fla, Mirror OF Sept.sl has
the following account Of its gro1th In
the st. Johns river and its tributaries:
'The hyacinth problem at Jackson
vile has become serious, as they have
multiplied with such startling rapid
ity recently that the river traffic In
the immediate vicinity OF the city has
been Interrupted by the pest. They
are now to be sec at the docks, and
are propagating in every bay and
brook along the whole st. Johns river,
until rafting logs has become impossi-
bic. Even tugboats have become
helpless In the ~hyacinth blockade,
and within = short time the river will
become closed to every class OF navi-
CATION. The Metropolis says: "As
an illustration OF the destiny OF the
hyacinths on the Lower st. Johns
river, Black creek, twenty miles up the
river, is SO completely blocked by
them that the steamer Pioneer, which
has for several months been plying in
the freight and passenger business
between this city and Middle
burg, has had to abandon her trips be-
cause she is unable to pillow her way
through the solid bank OF these water
plants that block the creek. Another
instance Of the menace the hyaclnth
Is to navigation is shown in the trip
OF the tug Annie II. to Middleburg
Saturday afternoon. The tug had
two lighters IN tow, and had only got
ten a mile or so up the creek, when
she was brought to standstill by the
density OF the weed. Her engine was
kept at work, but instead OF the tug
getting out Of the predicament, she
twisted off her screw and lay perfectly
helpless. wedged in the plants. Sht
lay there until the tug Flora Temple
which was passing in the river, wen
to her assistance and tOwed her bacl
to the city, where she is undergoing
repairs"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15

The LONGEST wORDs.-BelOw ar
the nine longest words In the Englisl
language at the present writing:
SubcOnstituti0nalist.
lncomprchcnsibiiity. ~.
PhiloprOgcnitivencss.
Notwithstanding.
Anthropopha zcnenarian.
Observation-Disclosures.
Velocipedestrlanistical.
Observation-Disclosures
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15

An exchange says: ''This Is the sea.
son when little Johnny Is sent tn
school for the frst time with u nice
necktie, a clean shirt waist, a pretty
new hat ana a hair curl and comes
home looking like q small.slzed Qu-
ra~ng.outang whose tail has been cut
on and whose countenance has been
tempered with"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15


TO know how to be ready-a great
thing, a precious gift and one that
implies calculation, grasp and deci.
sion. To be always ready a man must
be able to cut a knot, for everything
cannot be united. He must know to
disengage what Is essential from the
detail in which it is inwrapped, FOL
everything cannot be easily consider
cd. In a word, he must be able tC
simplify his duties, his business aud
his life. To know how to be ready Is
to know how to start
1t Is astonishing how all Of us arc
generally numbered up with the thou
sand and one hindrances aud duties
which are not such, but which never
theless wind us about with Their
spider threads and fetter the move
ments OF our wings. 1t Is the lack OF
order which makes vi slaves. The
confusion OF to-day discounts the
freedom OF tomorrow.
Confusion rs the enemy Of all COM
fort, and confusion Is born OF pro-
crastination. To know how to be
ready we must be able to finish.
Nothing is done but what Is finished.
The things which we leave dragging
behind w will start up again later on
before US and harass 0ur path. Let
each day take thought for what con-
Germs it,, liQuldatc It's own AFFAIRS and
respect the day which Is 10 follow, and
then we shall be always ready. TO
know how to he ready Is at the bottom
10 know now to die.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15

The Boston Herald hits the bulls
eye when u says: Shotgun quaran.
tine continues 70 flourish down South.
1t u SIN 10 per cent yellow ievu and
40 per cent fright"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15

Speaking OF maxims. The Cincin-
natl Enquirer says that "no man can
make a defense Of the Mckinley ad.
ministration and stick to the truth
long enough to deliver five hundred
words"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15
First Frost in New Orleans.
New Orleans Item.

New Orleans Item.
In connection with the date when
the frst frost Of the season may rea-
sonably be expected, the Weather
Bureau records show the following
dates Of FIRST light frost observed since
the fall and winter Of 1873:
November 20, 1873; November q, 1871;
December Is, 1875; November q, lS1S;
November II, 1877; November ], lSIs;
November 20, 1879; November 10, IsSv;
November q, 1881; November 30, lSS2;
December IS, 1889; November Z, iS ~
December 3. 1885; November 10, io ooO!
December Is, 1887; November II, !SSS;
November 10, 1889; November ., Ivy;
November 81. 1901; December y, lSSz;
November 10, 1893; November IL, !SSs;
November II, 1875; November y icS0'
There is no record III temperatures
sufficiently low 10 give frost our,nE
any September On record since !oa.'
but a number nf OctObcr's SHOW Fn.
p%cratures in the 40s, and the l0wess
local daily minimum temperature ~
| any October was 40 degrees on Uct0DS
81, 1897, As degrees on October y, loco,
Al degrees on October 20. siSS4, aug
several other years with mlnIiDunhS "
A8 degrees and 40 degrees
The date OF the frst freezing tem'
perature OF the winter Stree 1911 was
On November Is, 1881, and on Novem'
Der 80, 1891, the minimum tempera.use
fell to 30 degrees, which II the lowess
local minimum temperature on reco'u
fOrNOvenlber In New Orleans. 80.
The average date Of the flrst i'snSs
frost Ia therefore November ~, anu
the average date Of FIRST killing lross,
computed from rec0gds OF pastz = yea.s
IL December 16. According 70 IVY
| records there has been no trost carr
than November j, and no killing I!usv
g ,rlier than November II, tile 'al,c'
being recorded With u minimum 'S"'
perature Of ~ degrees III lc1I.
ROBERT n. KEKKAM,
L. +. b. and section Director
The new ministry d Spain Il con-
stItuted hi follo( Senor Sagas'a
president Of The cgdnctl 81 ministers
Senior Gullon, minister o. foreign
affairs; Senior GroISurd, minister =.
Justice General c,rrca, minister ..
war; Admiral hetfnein, minister =.
marine ; Se1or raIeccfycr, minls''.
Of dnance; Sc0of Capdepcn, mipls.s'
II the Iutcrjor couA xlgusns, MN
lstcr II public work.; ssnor hO's'
.~.tN -f|NX. tItH4X H.4 a-rF' f#fA HE HF4
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
NV ADVERTISEMENTS.

FURNITURE
T. Hppp a Co..................page
WEETTNG NOTICE.
Honolulu Commander ........Pag. =
kahuku Plantation C0.........Pag 3
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Hawaii Plantation Page =
MISCELLANEOUS.
r.. ". Jordan .................p 3
Hebron Drug Co. ............Page
d. Hackfeld & Page .
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
WERE GLAD TO SEE HIM.
Congressman Loudenslager Given q
Welcome Home from Hawaii.

Collector General of Customs Nc
Stocker has received program of the
"Welcome Home" given to- Congress-
man Henry G. Loudenslager of New
Jersey at the Hotel Bellevue, on Octo-
Der IL, on his return from Honolulu
and the Pacific slope.
The front Of the program contains
the monogram of the United States
and the seal of New Jersey, Mr. Lou
denslagers portrait is reproduced on
the second page. Then comes the
Menu and the names of the hundred
gentlemen who participated in the
happy event.
The following verse is also printed
on one of the pages Of the program:
Hawaii Harry! Glad you're back! Sit
down and have your fiji.
Now tell us all about it. How did you
leave Queen Lii?
What do the ,Japs mean anyway? and
say, 'twix you and we,
How did you like old Frisco, with her
Acknowledged Chinee?
Did you get the Klondike fever and
try the Chilkoot Pass?
Or were you true to Jersey and her
crops and garden sass?
We want the whole truth. Harry, and
we'd like to have it plain,
For we're mighty glad to see you on
your native heath again.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits Of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes Of the Day.

Carpenters are scarce in Hilo.
Kinau will arrive from Hawaii about
tomorrow noon.
The Educational Commissioners viii
meet this afternoon.
Mission meeting at St. Andrews
cathedral this evening.
There will be a reception to Assist
ant Secretary Cheek at the \. VI. {. y.
hall tonight.
Putnam's Cherry Cough Comfort
will cure your bad cough. Hebron
Drug Co. sell it.
Honolulu Commandery No. meets
this evening. Election Of officers and
order Of the temple.
The new officers and board Of ii-
rectors Of the Hamoa Plantation Com
pany are published today.
There will be an election OF officers
At the regular conclave Of Honolulu
Commandery this evening.
\ bunch of keys was found on Fort
street this morning. Owner can have
same by calling al Star Office.
Surveyor General Percy Smith OF
New Zealand will deliver an address
~ kawaIhhao church sunday even
ing.
The No. 10 Fort street store. F.. W.
Jordan. announces an extra large as
sortment Of Christmas presents for
the HOLIDAYS.
The agents Of the China give notice
that she will sail from Honolulu about
the 18th. or two DAYS earlier than mas
been advertised.
= Maurice Mcmahon stenopranber
for .Irdge uitchcock's court will ar.
rive from Hilo tomorrow on a visit to
his Honolulu friends.
Tho annual meetino of tbe Kahn.
ku Plantation companv win he held
on SATURDAY morning At 10 o'clock IN
IN. Chamber of Commerce
D.. IT n pau1,o - .. Lf,,,.,;e
boo church ,yiII deliver tho dedicatorv
s.rmon unon tho formal onepinp az
Kamebameha school hall on the 10Th
irst
= n c,. t., lit. -.
, rt,i ,rr".,
~ ,, ''''o 49,. ~ Wl; M, H.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
FAVORITE SALOON.

The Favorite saloon on Hotel street
is always on the watch to please its
customers. Mr.. Cunningham gives his
personal attention to all details and a
customer is sure of receiving good SER
vice and the best of liquors. No re-
freshment house in the city is kept
heater or cleaner and the celebrated
Rainier Beer is always on tap. 1t is al
so for sale by the key, dozen or bot
tie, at regular prices. When you need
anything in this line ring up Tele-
phone No. 439, and your wants will re-
ceive prompt attention.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
BREAKS A RECORD.

II. Creamer has broken the worlds
mile walking record in New Zealand,
by completing that distance in 6 min
utes ~ 2-5 seconds. The record was
established by +. +. Murphy at New
York in 1888, and has never since been
broken. Murphy's time was minutes
30 3-5 seconds. Creamer has therefore
lowered II by 2 Ia sees. Creamer will
compete in Europe and the United
States.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
TWO COMpANIEs IN 1T.

It was learned today that capitalists
are figuring on an electric road ser
vice for Hilo with branches running
into the country. The Mauna Loa
brought news from Hilo that two
companies are working on the scheme.
!. Il. Wilson, the contractor, has 12j
horses on the road. most of them en-
gagged in freight hauling.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
BARGAINS IN SILK GOODS.

For bargains in silk goods consult
Iwal<ami, in his branch store, Waverly
block, II may he bit of useful In
formation TO the public that special
reductions have been made in this
line.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
WAS SEVERELY BURNED.

Al Kina, a cabinet maker in Kali
lua. was badly burned on Saturday.
In trying to extinguish clothes that
had caught on fire was severely burn
ed The poor man was all but dead
when assistance came.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
THE
HAWAIIAN MERCANTILE
AGENCY
Will Collect Your Accounts for
You i'm a Prompt and Satisfac-
tory Manner.

FOUR ACTIVE COLLECTORS are
continually on the go, and others will
be added with the increase of bust
ness.
Returns made on all bills collected
the day after collection.
Special rates for special classes Of
bills.
Ring up telephone No. 266, or call
around at 80 King street, for furth-
.er information. ,..a esrexYEX1nM
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-09
GREAT REDUCTION N PRICE OF SALT

The undersigned is prepared to fur
nish fine and coarse salt in bulk or in
bags at from $500 to $1,000 per ton
of 1000 pounds.
J. 7. DOWSETT,
Honolulu, October 10. 1897.
Morris tribune., 1897-11-17
BLIZZARD IN NEBRASKA.

Heavy Snow Has Fallen for "A Hours.
Mercury Near Zero.
OMAHA, Nov. IA heavy snow has
been falling all over the Western part
of the state the past "a hours and the
storm has assumed the proportions of a
blizzard Some snow has fallen in the
eastern part of the state and at Omaha.
The storm attained its greatest vio-
lence in the northwestern part of Ne
braska, extending into Wyoming and
South Dakota
There is much speculation among
stockmen here as to the probable effect
of the blizzard on the range in Nebraska.
The last cold snap caused large numbers
of cattle to be rushed to market, but as
this dispose Of all the stock that was
unsheltered and not in fit condition to
pass the winter the present storm is not
likely to contribute much stock to the
market.
The mercury is lowering around zero
all over Nebraska The indications are
good for storm of considerable dura.
ton all over this section of the West.
Morris tribune., 1897-11-17
LONGLEGALFIGHT
Little Doubt the Will of John B.
Ketcham Will Be Bitterly
Contested.
Hints Being Thrown Out That
the Late Clubman Was Not
of Sound Mind.
Autopsy Shows Death Resulted
From AlcOhOlism---NO Trace
of Poison.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE post mortem
examination held by DIR. E. T. Hall on
the body of John B. Ketcham, the
millionaire banker, who died Sunday
morning, revealed the fact that death
was due to chronic alcoholism, no trace
of any poison being found.
Within a half dozen days the will of
the late clubman will be filed for pro-
bate, and it is intimated that the con-
test which this step will undoubtedly
produce may lead to one of the hardest
legal battles ever waged in the courts,
though the stakes are not so high as
they have been in more notable cases.
The evidence adduced at the coroner S
inquest on the remains of Ketcham will
figure t. a great extent in determining
the final disposition of the pro-
party of the decedent. George Ketcham
evinced great disinclination in his evil
dence to admit that the dead man had
a lawful wife living at the time of
death. He limited that his brother had
shown some weakness Of mind and
upon this latter point it is probable that
the greatest fight will be waged upon
the will when the latter document is
produced. Efforts will be made to
show, so it is stated, that Ketcham was
unduly influenced at the time of draw
ing his win two weeks ago, by the
terms of which his whole property was
Given to Mrs. Ketcham, or Wallace.