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The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-16
GhtDrmurrat-S Star
TIE PROSPERITY OF MEXICO.

Mr.. Edward Bouligny, formerly OF
New Orleans. whn has lived for lllteen /
wears in the CITY Of MeSico, recently |
gave some very interesting facts To a |
renorter Of The Washington Post.
Remarking upon the prosperity which
our sister republic is enjoying, Mr..
Boulgny said;
Right now Mexico is enjoying a
manufacturing boom that is astonish-
ing in its magnitude. Its philosophy
is simple when one examines into the
causes. In the Il rst place, the rate of
exchange protects the Mexican manu-
facturer, and as long as 800 in gold
are equivalent to 1912 in Mexican
money, the demand for foreign made
goods will he exceedingly small. The
home manufacturers are further help
ed by very high tariff on imports.
Some people might reason that with
such wide gulf between the Mexican
currency and gold the people could not
be prosperous. The reverse is true,
and | myself can testify that the ma
tion is immcasurably better off now
with exchange at the enormous figure
of s.. .l2 than when IL was l6 cents. In
other words, though on Il silver basis,
and Notwithstanding silver has been
constantly declining, the people have
been all the while improving their
condition. The establishment Of
manufactures has gi'cn wide employ
nlent to labor, and wages have been
increasing. have men In my EN-
ploy that receive 1920 week in silver
and almost any skilled workman will
get $50 per week.
As the people get more able to buy
their wants become greater, and thi:
creates Il constantly expanding trade
All kinds OF business enterprises AT
fiourishing in Mexico. The bank
have abundant capital and an honor
able man has no trouble In getting al
the money he wants.
There are many things that one Gu
buy NOR" chcaply in Mexico than here
A magnificent tailormade suit OF tn
finest French fabric, lined and trim
med with the most expensive materii
and made as handsomely as it could
turned out in New York, can be ha
tor just about onehalf the price tn;
New York tailor would charge.
rs the same with American goods TIL;
come in competition with the pr
ducts of England, France and Gc
many l can blIy fine watch mac
i'm the United States in the City
Mexico for much less than it won
cost Inc in Washington, because
must be sold cheap enough down the
TO compete with European watchc
This applies to hundreds of article
and it ought to put the American pc
pie to thinking whether the bcnefl
@. their tariff that allows the hon
manufacturer to sell at such high Il
urcs are not largely onc-sidcd.
1t is true that Mexico has a hi
tariff, but that is only for revcn
purposes; our silver currency gives
all the protection necessary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-16

Congressman Bailey, Of Texas, re-
lates that while passing through
Ohio the other day he saw a spectacle
that at first provoked a smile, though
on reflection the feeling of mcrriment
was changed to one OF sadness. In a
small town there was u big group Of
gloomy looking buildings with for
est OF smokestacks protruding from
their roofs. The walls we're plastered
all over with autographs OF "thc ad.
vance agent OF prosperity" The
irony Of the situation was that not
puff Of smoke was coming out OF any
of the climneys and all the surround.
ings was scene OF des0lation.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-16

We feel some consideration TOT ~
empty egg shell, or even cracS.S '',',
chestnut bur, for what they "",s
done, but the empty hnlls OF our ,. o'u
evil tempcrs and ignorant pre)u''..ss -
excite IN us nothing but rcgret anu
disgust. How many regrets and nov
much disgust will result to'mol'o"
or next month or year, from the ~,
cubations harbored In our hearts """ NV,
lives to-day? Let us look ca'c.'t -.
into this matter and, II necessary ~"
us ''brcak up the nest"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-16

The Starkyillc Times says ,..ho
there is n man In that place s,y @
spends on an average . Genus -, r.. wife
for soda water and cigars MS ,,os %
supports su srs the family wit" her se%'"s WI =
machine which was given nc. .as a. a
bridal present. starkv'''e .'Sca,lon
maunmoth ruck pile for the c''
VI that man
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-16

COULDN'T FOOL HIM. - "" = 80.
brate this the glorious Fourth, ,.,., :.
claimed u Smith county eh''"
the other day. u.,;oc.
"And hurrah for George "aS"ae - .
ton and Thomas Jefferson ec"o''
Jasper county man. c,,i,h
YOU'RE a liar," replied the sn',a' ~"
county man, throwing persp',,gr.,sh g.sh.
seven feet from his brow. mo "'ss ,s.s
inr and lettering about 10. ~
| Ansc and Walter McLanrin'
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-16

At the next regular session Of Con-
grcss Gen. Catcllings will introduce Il
bill appropriating 6fteen million dol
lars for the purpose Of raising the
ieyees Of the Mississippi river four
feet higher.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-16

An exchange says that one OF tne
best cosmetics for the skin Is Tres"
cucumber juice. Press the juice from
a freshly cut cucumber by means OF
pcstle and mortar. First peel tue cu'
cumber and then cut it into small
thick pieces about the size OF o'ce,
The Juice will then be easily squeeze"
out by means OF the pestlc. ba'nc
the face with this twice day. !"
will aid greatly in keeping the sN'"
smooth and soft. ButtermllR Is aa
other harmless cosmetic, espec'a'''
valuable as a preventive Of or remc,
dy for sunburn. Freshly dlsIl''cu
rose or elder flower water is mos. ~
frcshing as a simple wash for the 'a'e'
especially In warm weather
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-16
POPLARvlLLE
HIGH SCHOOL

Offers unexcellcd facilities for securing a
thorourh, practical education with the least
possible expenditure Of time and money.
Health and moral influences unsurpassed.
ample buildings, splendid school furniture,
beautiful campus. handsome thrce-st0ry
boarding house. The fifth and most prosper
Gus session just closed; six graduates nearly
700 students. 100 b0arders, from all sections
~ the country; faculty increased. Rates.
Board, tuition and washing. per month. $lO 70
pays for board, tuition and washing nine
months In any grade. Sixth session opens
Monday, September q. 1851. Send for cxta-
lOgue. W. ]. tn 4 hEa, Principnl.
Popularville. Miss.
| July o. 1897. ?l-?m
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-18
FOR EVENING WEAR.

A charming little dinner gown for a
young girl was in palest green gauze
over white. fresh and dainty with its
frills and insertions of white lace, and
the little low bebe bodice mass of in
6nitesimal tucks and rows of insertion
ftting into q Swiss belt Of lace.
A ball gown which is dream is Of
rose pink satin. with the trained skirt
bordered with soft double founces of
rose and coral silk gauze and further
trimmed with insertions of cream
guipure; one great bunch of lifeLlxe
double fuchsias fell onto one side and a
thick wreath was over one sleeve.
A dinner gown of maize satin-and
maize will be very favorite shade for
evening wear-had the skirt both in
sertioned and applique with cobweb-
by silk blond; and folds Of satin were
swathed round the figure and fastened
on one side of the bodice with paste
clasp; the long sleeves. also of satin,
were applique with blond and'a spray
Of deep La France roses with thorny
stems decorated the decolletage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-18
PuNcENI PARAcRAPhs.


--As to His Photograph Cholly-~l
don't think the photographer caught
me expression, do your" She-I don't
see any."-Puck.
Adapted in Every Respect.-War-
wick-"I think Alaska would make an
elegant summer resort" Wickwire-
"Ah, you have been reading about the
climate!'-Warwick-"No. the prices
Truth.
Matter of Choice.-"She says she
has remained single from choice
THAT'S right. wouldn't undertake to
say whose choice it was, but the broad,
general statement is unquestionably
true. Chicago Evening Post.
Bound to Come.-It was their first
quarrel, and Eve had given him piece
OF her mind. Il little thought" NUT
tered Adam, as he went and sat on a
stump and famed himself, 81 would
ever find rib roast SO unpalatable. -
Chicago Tribune.
"A Reformer.-"You know that saw
ing, Let me make the songs of nation
and / care not who makes its laws |"
Eyes; what of it?" at ought to be
amended to read: Let me make the
laws of nation and I'll put in jail half
thepeople who make its songs -Cleve-
land Record.
The Important Consideration.-"I
don't know what this country is coming
to!" exclaimed the pessimist. "You are
on the wrong track, replied the official.
AS he signed an order keeping out an
anarchist. 'The thing to worry about
in what is coming to this country
Washington Star.
From Biker's View.-Charlie Mari
ner describing a canoe race)-"The
course was awfully choppy, and, after
standing for awhile on the starboard
tack, went over on to the port tack"
Miss Tandem (interrupting)-"Oh, how
badly you must have been puncturedl
Browning, King & Co.'S Monthly.
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land rider lay together in mingled ruin,

After an interval occupied with indie
scribable sensations, / rose to my feet
was amazed to find myself unhurt-I
had thought that was dying. noted
also, with some surprise, that the place
was no longer dark-though the light
was dim and gray, like that which fl
tiers through thick mist. Perhaps it
was only that my eyes had grown ac-
customed to the gloom.
picked up my wheel from the tangle
of debris at my feet. 1t, too, was un-
injured. sprang to the saddle; never
had my pet machine seemed so light
and responsive. started onward-not
homeward. Why? i cannot tell you.
was still dazed by the crash; my ac-
tions were merely automatic. passed
over the dusky, huddled mass at the
end of the passage; it offered no resist
ance. rode on through the solid rock
of the terminal wall with no more OBJ
struction than when sunbeam passes
through plate of glass.
And then at last / understood. 1t
was not that the rock had lost its hard
ness! it was l that had no sub
stance. 1 was now as immaterial as
the all-pervasive ether. l need no
longer fear the fitting ghosts-for
what was /?
On through the stony bowels of the
earth flew-onward and downward. /
could see about me only to a little
distance, as when one moves through a
heavy fog; but / could perceive the ir-
regular structure of the rock as readily
as one detects the flaws in a piece of
cloudy amber. Yet l pierced it like a
vapor; to me it was less than air--for
1 felt not breath upon my face.
At length had passed far below all
the strata known to the geologist, deep
into the region of igneous rock; which
had noted, but with strange lack of
interest, was scanned with Jagged,
cleaning veins of every metal, and
cracked with many sparkling gem
encrusted assure. Then all this pom
derous substance seemed to melt away,
and a broad, cavernous plain opened
before me. It's roof was lost in gloom
and distance; its floor was ashen; in
all its vast expanse there was no trace
of color.
Then 1 cried OUTPUT my voice was
as soundless as thought-"It is
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-18
FOR AND ABoUT WOMEN.

An old peasant woman in BuckinR.
hsmshire, England. praising her favor.
tie curate to the rector, exclaimed:
3Ah, sir, Mr.. Drone is quite an angel in
sleeps clothing"
About 60 devices worthy of note have
been originated by Miss Kate d. Head
of Lawrenceburg, Ky. Two of these she
ls now actively pushing on the market
"a skirt holder or macintosh attach.
ment, and hat fastener that does away
with the dangerous hat pins and the un.
slightly holes they make.
The duchess of York has ordered a
magnificent embroidered dress from
the Poor Ladies' Work society Of Ire.
land. 1t will be begun at once. as il
can be divided and given to different
cmbroiderers. 1t will be of rich white
satin, ornamented in diamond and sill
yer. The dress will cost $500, and will
be made up by Dublin firm.
While fashionable tailorsand modistes
will make great use of all the new silk.
and-wool fancies, tweeds, cheviotx
camel's hair and bourette materials, the
smooth-surfaced kid-fnished vene-
tians and ladies' cloths will be employed
In making some of the most elegant fur
edged costumes for the winter. Ad-
vices regarding this fact come to Amer
lean importers from the best houses in
Paris and London.
DIR. r. N. Nintzel, city physician of
Oshkosh. Wis.,, having been suspended
from Office, DR.. Bertha v. Thompson has
been appointed his successor. DIR.
Thompson is the first woman to hold
the Office Of city physician in the state
Of Wisconsin. She was born in Neenah,
Wis.,, and was teacher for q few years,
and then served as nurse in hospitals
before studying medicine. She is the
only woman physician in Oshkosh.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-18
DUCKS THAT NEVER SWAN.
Ten Thousand White Ones That Dbl
for Water.

Ten Thousand White Ones That Ola
for Water.
On the green patch at the corner Of
Cottage Grove avenue and Seventy-ninth
street there are 10000 ducks and duck
lings, none of which have ever seen q
drop of water save that which is doled
out to them daily as drink.
What is more, not one of these ducks,
young or old, ever had mother, pro-
vided the old question as to which is the
mother, the duck which lays the egg
or the duck which matches it, be an
swered in favor of the latter. These
ducks were all raised in boxes by the
aid of kerosene oil and lighted lamp
wick. When they felt cold after be-
ing taken from their Matching place
they were taught to turn beneath coils
of steam pipe which sputtered q well
come to the ducklings as they huddled
up under the iron pipes, "even as hen
calleth her chickens under her WINGS"
There is not in this whole collection
of quacking birds a single one which
can claim a dark feather. Ten thou
sand strong they are, all as white as the
driven snow, a remarkable circum-
stance considering the fact that not
one of them ever had bath. This
duck farm at the south end of Chicago
is not yet single season old, and it
bears the distinction of being the only
rearing place for ducks in the United
States which accomplishes its object
without pond filled with the birds
natural element. The ducks quack
and grow fat and bring rs cents pound
in the market, which is double the
price at which water-reared quackers
are quoted. 1t is only fair to say, how
ever, that no claim is made that abb
sence of water increases the price of the
bird. Their value is due to the fact
that the ducks are of a peculiar strain
and are sold when only ten weeks old.
There are at the farm several scores
of old ducks which supply the eggs
from which the young are raised. A
few of the most likely of the offspring
are set aside occasionally to be kept
until maturity for egg-laying purposes.
A corresponding number of the old
ducks are disposed of. In about five
years time there will be ducks whose
ancestors for ten generations have not
known what it is to take swim. The
youngsters will then be taken to the
vicinity of pond of water to see If
years of dry land habitation have
changed the nature of the bird. If they
flop their wings, quack and dig for the
water like ducks of the present day.
scientists will or will not be disap-
pointed, in accordance with the theories
which they hold.-Chicago Times-Her
aid.
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How little likelihood there is of either
Russia or France joining Emperor Will
liam in his projected coalition against
England will be seen by the recently
issued official trade reports, which show
that more than 80 per cent. of Frances
foreign commerce is transacted with
Great Britain, country which consti-
tutes the market for more than a third
of the entire production of Frances
industry. No less than 80 per cent. of
Russia's foreign trade is With Great
Britain, which is the best customer for
Muscovite grain; 590,0o0,000 pools 90
to England each year, whereas Ger
many takes only $4,000, 900 pools 1t is
ridiculous, therefore, to imagine that
either France or Russia would sacrifice
it's best markets and subject its staple
industries to downright ruin solely for
the purpose of satisfying purely per-
sonal spite of the kaiser against his
English relatives.-N. Y. Tribune.
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wild scene before us. A wall of blood
red fire ragged right across our track,
tossing its roaring flame jests high in
the darkness. A single gap appeared
SO narrow that the fierce confagration
closed above it like gothic arch.
'sNow sprint for it," growled Anubis,
speaking for the first time. and in
strangely modern phrase. ''Now scorch,
or scorch forever"
The fiery furnace of the Babylonian
king was but spark to this. Yet there
was no evasion. / bent to my task;
my phantom wheel responded with an
arrowy rush; and before the soaring
heat could lay hold upon me the flame
rooted avenue was passed.
"Well DONE" barked Anubis, close by
my side.
And now we rolled through the por-
tails of mighty temple. Its huge
pyions were lifted up like mountains
under the sk,rless gloom; no such tre-
mendous masonry was ever reared at
Karnak or Memphis. Then came viii
derness of painted columns-each one
like castle tower-and amid them
colossal figures, with faces yelled in
the sombre shades that hung like a
canopy in the upper spaces. The way
seemed like the dim. unending avenues
of dream, that still lead on and are
still the same; but at length was in
the midst of vast chamber; it opened
amid the maze of columns like forest
glade. The light that illumined it
was rudy as the morning sky, but
whence it was reflected / could not
distinguish; there was neither lamp
nor torch. The whole place was vibrant
with ravishing but soul-quelling mel
ody-a wailing echo of far-off agony,
no louder than whisper. The hall
seemed empty, but as glided slowly
forward it was suddenly full of figures,
gigantic, monstrous, towering on every
side. 1t was in verify the judgment
hall of Death.
Far before me sat Osiris, enthroned
more huge than rocky Memnon, with
scourge and scepter. Beside him quiv-
cred the dread scales in which are
weighed the souls of men. His look
was not unkindly. yet my heart quaked
beneath it.
Then out of the whispering, moaning
melody there rose a clang of accusing
voices, naming my every fault, both
decd and thought, forgotten or remem-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-18
INDIAN SUMMER.

Now brutal winds have ceased to rnge
Amid the autumn bowers,
And icy brooks and sodden fields
Are graves of vanished flowers.
Ger sedgy rill and dreamy glen
A mystic presence broods.
And vague and unimagined sounds
Invade the solitudes.
The clouds that dot the heavenly meads
Like specters flee away,
And fish within the sluggish tarns,
Might now be heard to play.
No butterfly Is on the wing.
No crickets sing or leap.
And in the weird and tender light
The languid valleys sleep.
Before the blaze the farmer basks,
From harvest toll set free:
And In the wood the squirrel peeps
From out the hollow tree.
While one complains of scanty yield.
With all his barns aglut.
The other, in his messy lodge,
Contented, cracks a nut.
-whistling quails still haunt the field,
Where late the waving grain
Upreared its myriad golden spears
The glory of the plain.
Along the roofiess woodland isles
The robin family calls;
And monkish rabbits leap and stare
At every leaf that falls.
Now forests CLEAN through amber mists,
Like pilgrims gray and old;
And cliffs and barren hills are changed
To temples rooted with gold.
Each morn doth seem sibyl's dream.
And when the days expire,
The west Is filed with phantom ships,
That sail on seas Of fire.
But soon the ruffian winds will take
The cedars by the throat;
And rain, and hail, and deadly frost
Ger field and forest gloat:
And fog. and damp. and glittering ice,
All things in ruin merge,
And crows croak out on blasted pines
A universal dirge!
Augustus Waters. in Frank Leslie's Pop
ular Monthly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-18

Amenities. The ancient tale is true
There is, indeed, an underworld OF
ghosts, and the men of old were not
deluded. 1, too, shall stand in presence
of Osiris
Now a strong wind had arisen-or
what seemed wind-which swept me
forward with incredible swiftness. Yet
was conscious of something speed
ing at my side; l could not escape it.
Soon l was able to perceive it plainly,
in black outline. Its form was vague
ly human, though of more than human
stature; but the eyes shone redly; the
nose was long and sharp; the head was
the head of jackal-or a fiend. !
knew the monstrous form at once, for
it is painted on the walls of every tomb
in Egypt. ut is Anubis," I cried
"Anubis, conductor of the dead"
Anubis gave a little yelp of assent.
II was the first sound had heard in
Amenities. Something about this weird
creature seemed strangely familiar, and
not unfriendly. was not afraid.
20, Anubis," l entreated him-and
now my voice seemed to break its fet-
tiers and issue in articulate sound-"if
indeed you are Anubis, wither do YOU
lead me? Is it in truth to the Judgment
hall of Osiris?'
And again the monster yelped assent.
But this place is strange and full of
terrors," I cried, "and am so newly
dead! O, Anubis, be my guide and
helper"
To this there was no reply. And even
as spoke long, black, sinuous line
appeared in the distance. Soon we
were close upon it, and / recognized
the undulating coils of the huge SER
pent which bars the path of every soul
as 1t seeks to cross this dreary inter-
space. The frightful shadow raised its
head; midnight darkness seemed to
drip from his open jaws; but Anubis
smote 1t with the mysterious emblem
which he bore in his hand, and the foul
monster sank down as if dead. We
passed In safety.
And row sn angry glow lighted the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-18
.MY WIFE'S LIFE. =
How | was the means
Of saving it.

when the lungs are attacked and the
eymptoms Of consumption appear, the.
that destroyiuG disease which slsos fl
Thousands annually. II Il happy Issue
and health restored. such an Issue does
not always end the struggle, but IL did IN
the case 81 Mr.. <. Morris, Memphis. Tenn.,
who cav his wife wasting and weakening
and physicians helpless, and then suG-
rested the simple remedy that wrought
he cure. He tells the story thus:
.ssyen ysars ago. ny wife had severe
sicians pronounced consumption TIE
cough was extremely distressing. espe-
ciai1y ct nighL aud was frequently
attended with the splitting Of blood The
9octore being unable 70 help her, J In
duced her to try DR.: Ayers Cherry Pectora1
and Vas surpfised At the great relief II
gave. Before using one whole bottle she
quite healthy. That this medicine saved
ny. wife's 1ife ] have not the least doubt.
! always keep DR.. Ayes's Cherry Pectora1
q TIE houee. Wheneyer any 81 ny family
~ : 80 - eesgb ~ sss r. Esd go
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-18

The Munchener Nachrichten records
The experience Of young German who
undertook to establish q kissing rec
ord. He gained his sweetheart's con-
sent, the terms being that he should
take 10000 kisses from her lips in ten
hours, with a brief interval for re-
treshment every half hour. Umpires
were appointed and the attempt to
make the record began. The young
man scored 1900 kisses in the first hour,
and ! ,0cn in the second He had reached
ESQ in tae third hour when his lips
were paralyzed. and he became pncon-
scIors.--N. y. Sun.