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The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The Ship Island quarantine station
will not be removed. in the opinion OF
the committee who Investigated the
matter Of removal lately. The new
quarantine officials will be very strin-
gent In enforcing the regulations
during coming season, but that won't
last l1ug.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18
THIS PAPER Is ALL HOME PRINT.
Scranton. Mississippi:
FRIDAY FEBRUARY IS. 1898
VOLUME f1PrY-PoUR, NUMBER ONE

With this issue the DExoCRAr-STAR
enters on Its nfty-fourth year Of ex-
istence. as fresh and vigorous as a gay
youth Of sixteen summers. 1t will
continue In the future as In the past
q STRICTLY Democratic, newsy, "all
homeprint" paper. "Love for all ;
fear for none" "ats2 a year, strictly In
advance.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The surveyors who have been map
ping out the route Of the Gulfport
railroad, reached Eatcbe2 on the OIL
inst, at noon, carrying the survey
right into the city. The party all
seemed to be sanguine of the early
construction OF this important line
which will give Natchez connection
with deep water on the Gulf o1
Mexico.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

1t ia predicted by Florida preacaei
that the world Is coming to an end on
the 10th Of April next. Those who
owe for the DEMoCRAr-SrAR had bet
ter come right up and settle il they
want peace and happiness hereafter.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

Mississippi will have elections this
year, next year, and the year after.
This year for Congressman, next year
for Governor and all State and county
officers, and In 1900 for President,
Vice President and Congressman.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The Legislature adjourned last Fri.
day sine die, and the people Of the
State are made glad. 1t certainly was
a do-nothing body, but cost the State
about 100000. No new capitol build
ding, which was the pleasure Of Gov.
HcLaurin to defeat the measure.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The Legislature refused to give At
torney General Nash clerk in order
to help him In his office. He is so
over worked, we think that august
body treated our Attorney. General
very ugly.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The law pertaining to the enumera-
tion OF educable children has been
amended so that there will be no emu
meration until two years hence, and
every -four years thereafter.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

DR.. ]. M. Buchanan has been re.
appointed superintendent OF East Mis-
sissippi Insane Asylum at Meridian.
That is q most excellent appointment.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

Col. Chas. E. Hooker, the silver
tongued orator Of Mississippi, has
been mentioned as a probable candi
date for Governor at the next election
He would make model Governor
and no mistake about it.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The ARTILLERY boys on the Coast OF
the National Guard are not all disap.
pointed because the Legislature re.
fused TO allow $4,000 for their benefit.
The Coast soldiers would not
have gotten much anyhow. The
amount would have been swallowed
up by the Jackson fellows.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The proposition to extend the Cult
and Ship Island Railroad to the Ten.
nessee line by State convict labor did
not materialize at this session of the
aggregation.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

We are pleased that Gov. McLauri y
took our advice and re-appouted DR..
T. j. Mitchell to be superintendent OF
the State Lunatic Asylum at Jackson.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The Aberdeen Examiner suggests
that farmers try raising coffee, stat
ing that it can be made profitable
crop.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The textile school bill was killed In
the house. The A. and NJ. College has
about as much as 1t can stand now
without another branch Of training
for our youths.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

1t would have been money to the
tax payers Of this State if the Legis
ture had not held the present session
No good at all has been ACCOMPLISHED
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The benefits Of the pension law, like
the dews OF heaven, fall on the Just
and the unjust alike.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The Legislature refused to appro-
pirate any money to repair the leaking
old State capitol. That is one thing
they did right, and we thank them
for it.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

Mr.. W. f. Jones, OF Meridian. has
been appointed trustee Of the asylum
at Meridian.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The Jackson News thinks Meridian
is dead broke. 1t has only twenty
three cents 10 its treasury of the gen.
eral fund,
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

Mardi Gras festivities begin In New
Orleans and Mobile next Tuesday.
Both cities will be visited by many oi
our people along the Coast,
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

Gov. McLaurin did not appoint his
brother Judge, but he did the next
thing to 1t. He appointed J.R. Enochs,
his brothers law partner, to succeed
Judge A. G. Mayors, whose term ex-
pires on the 10th Of May next. Judge
Mayors was not an applicant for re.
appointment. 4
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

Congress by vote Of sl43 to l12 un-
seated Plowman, Democrat, of Ala.
bama, and gave his seat to Aldrich,
Republican.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The revenue bill recently passed by
the Legislature fixes the State levy
for the years ls9s-99 at 81 mills.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18
.S'esC .9dreritse,saess ~.
CARD or THANKS.

We, the family Of Mr.. Cornelius Bornhurst,
desire to express our sincero thanks for Tho
kindness extended US BY oar many friends
and neiehbors, in our hour Of berea avement,
and especially do We thank Rev. G. J. Bro
ders for his kind ninistratious at the house
church and grave.
MRs. EILzABETH BORNBURsT.
THOMAS DAVIS,
C0RA DAVIS,
Gsoa0I DAVE.
3. CORNBLrUs DAVIS,
Grandchildrcn Of the Deceased.
Scranton, Miss, Feb. 10, 1Dee. lit
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The Governor has re-appointed Hon.
A. H. Longino Chancellor of the Sew
enth district.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The Legislature has finally cut
down the bill Of Judge J. s. Hamm
10 1880.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

The weather prophets advise 10 to
look for an early spring.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

Mrs. c. A. Simpson has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Pass Christian.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

Speaker Reed predicts an early ad-
journment OF Congress.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18
Municipal Sale Of Land for Taxes.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
COUNTY OF JACKSON. Town OF PAsCAaouLA.
Krebs Pascagoua County
and State will SELL the -.
Fnsr MONDAY MARCH, 7rH DAY. A. D. 1893,
Mayors bidder
there BE- all the following described lands situated said
which the taxes remain unpaid at that date towit:
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-02-18

Bishop c. B. Galloway has been ap-
pointed trustee OF l. l. and C. College.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-04-30

Although we have felt for a
dong time that the war was COM
ang, we did not want it, because
wc did not consider IT necessary.
But It is on now, and we are
Americans. The Spanlards must
2e shipped, and no matter what
complications may arise, or with
TE0m, the stars and stripes must
not suffer dishonor in the enter
prise. Up to the breaking out of
the late war, many of our best
citizens were Union men until the
fight commenced. After that
they made us good soldiers rs the
SnOSt enthusiastic secessionists.
South Carolina will do her duty
AS she has ever done, and if she
mas the opportunity when this
drOuh'e is over, there will be
eother stars in the crown of her
military glory.-Yorkville En-
oluirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-04-30
Brought Into Prominence.

Deacon tomstock. of Hartford,
Conn, is we'll known rs being
provided with an enormous handle
30 his rouutcnancc in the shape of
u huge nose, in fact it /, re mark
able for It's great length. On Il
la'r OCCASION, when taking up II
collection in thc church in which
The deacon belongs, as he pass
cd through the congregation every
person 20 whom he presented the
bay seemed to he possessed by
sDdieu and uncomfortable desire
10 laugh. The deacon did not know
what to make of it. He had often
passed around before, dut no such
effects aS these had he ever before
witnessed. The secret, however,
ae; Red out lie had been afflicted
for il day or 'Vo with sore on his
DDsal app"nGIge, and had placed
n small piece of sticking plaster
over it. Daring the morning of
fbr day in question the plaster
hal droppri pff, and the deacon
seeiug il n he supposed, on the
fo"r, picked it up and stuck it on
agnia. Bat u5as for men who some
times MAKE great mistakes, he
picked up instead one of those
pieces of paper which the manu-
factuturers of spool cotton paste
on Ihc end of every spool, and
which reads: Warranted to hold
out 900 Yards" Such sign on
such nose was enough to upset
the gravity nf even Puritan con-
,gregation
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LANCASTER AND CHESTER
RAILWAY.

BETWEEN CHESTER AND LANCASTER
Schedule in effect Daily except Sunday
on and after July 26, 1895.
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Train leaving Lancaster at Z 20 n m.
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~ n Vesti6ule aud local trains going
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-04-30

Water and Light for Kershaw.
knrahaw, April 90. Mayor
Elw3 and the councii seem more
Interested just now about supply
l.ng the town with an abundance
Frf water and electric lights. They
meap business and will no doubt
sat IN early day have watcrworks
aDd electric lights. The mayor
and council are wide-awake bust
mess men.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-04-30
Diseases OF the Blood aud Nerve.

No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
JiseaSe is quickly and permanently cured
by Browns Iron Bittcrs. Every disease of
the mlcod, nerves and stomach, chronic
W "Aerwis", succumbs 10 Browns Iron
Btsers. Known and used for nearly n
GpH-ter Of "a century, IL stands to-day fore.
most among our most valued remedies
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-04-30
Money to Loan.

I HAVE MADE arrangements with
l. brokers III New York City through
whom | am able TO place loans, secur-
ed 10y first mortgage on improved
cotton farms, for six ears time, paya-
BILE in instalments at the ra e Off per
cent per anuum. The brokerage and
the charge Tor abs! ract aud inspection
"re small aud at the expense of the
borrower. II +. WYLIE.
Atty. at Law.
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ReN2i00 of South Carolina Veter
ans.

Charleston, S & April 27.-
Ike .appGai re union of the South
esasiana division, United Con
t5e&mate Veterans, opened here
CoGsE- About 800 old soldiers
8re In attendance and treat en-
Ehuss SIN is displayed bv them in
sspna ct very inclement weather.
'Eba reunion continues tomorrow.
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speaking Of lions, that was
quite an i3cn of the hard she'll
pre&ehcr who was discoursing of
Daojel IN the den of lion>: '"There
be sot all night, looking at the
show for nothing; it didn't cost
him Ceut.
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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-02-11

be the full gallon. but I'll risk 1t, which
ever it is"
Pleasant dreams turned her humble
pillow into a cushion of down, and
draped her bare walls with the cloth of
gold which too often, alas! must turn
to hodden-gray with the first touch of
dawn.
But Doris cloth of gold kept the glim-
mer of its threads through all the next
day. At noon she got through her din
ner early, and excused herself to do an
errand. She buried along the quiet
village streets to the business quarter,
and when she met group of gleeful
schoolgirls joking over the valentines
they were going to send, she pressed her
hand over little thin book in her muff,
and wanted to skip and laugh as the
schoolgirls did.
The official who waited on her seemed
little surprised at the nature of her
errand.
HE needn't stare so. have right
to do what 1 please with my own
thought Doris. a trifle Indignantly. vet
with a certain feeling that she was do
ing something woefully I'm business-like
and impractical.
II don't care. If L starve, I'll starve.
l will have my comfort out Of this. any
way" she said.
Her eyes were so bright and her
cheeks so rosy. that MIS-. Gillespie
viewed her through her spectacles with
wonder.
II declare, Doris, if you weren't so
sensible and so settled in your ways.
should think you had just been having
an offer-and accepting it, too. You
look as young and handsome as the best
of them"
Doris laugh ed, slipped off her hat and
jacket. collapsed into the little sewing
chair. and in another minute was APP
parently absorbed in Sarah James bias
bands and skirt ruffles.
Don't make it too scant. Doris" said
her compa n;on. "Skimpiness don't pay
when you're making up gingham."
("Nor when you're sending a valen-
tine" said Doris inwardly. with sud
den thrill of joy.)
The short February day came to an
end. Sarah James bingham was fin
ished and hung over chair back. ready
for the owner to carry upstairs at bed
time. The troublesome skirt that
wouldn't "hang" had come right at
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-02-11

say; and Doris smiled her little grim
smile, and measured her -four and po-
tatoes for each day. doled out her coal
so much for the morning, so much for
highland was ready. for very JOY. to
clap her hands if one had not been hep
less. Eben Doolittle. prosperous, had
almost passed out of her life, of la te
years. except as pensive memory
Eben Doolittie, sick. forlorn and in
debt, called out all the old affection. re-
enforced by maternal pity and yearn-
ing.
And, day by day, the potatoes
dwindled and the -four grew less, while
the crippled hand became no better
AT last the final laorsel Of food had dis
appeared, and Doris scraped the coal
barre! with her left hand
II have the Shingles to fall back on
she said. cts lucky dried good pile
of them in the oven while the coal fire
lasted"
The day after she had eaten her last
saucer of oatmeal. sailed instead of
sweetened, she did not feel so brisk ard
so independent of physical limitations.
If "out of the abunda nee of the heart the
mouth speaketh.~ il is no less true that
out of the emPtintss of the stomach
the though, uttereth itself.
Il know Eve beei what people call a
born fool but l said ! would take the
risk. If / die. Eben will never know
why. He may comeback some day. and
drop few tears on my grave. and per-
haps remember the pleasant hours we
had before the trouble came between
US. And how the neighbors will ex-
claim. when they ind have withdrawn
my bank Deposit They will search
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-02-11
Barometrtc Chickens.

"When de chickens sheds dab feddsbs
frum de neck down yo' kin shore tell
dat de wintah's gwine to be col at fust
an wahm an mild aftawa'ds. When
dey sheds dab feddahs frum de laigs
up yo' kin be: 'possum supra dat de
wintah's gwine ter be mild fust an col
eZ blaZes towa'd de en-" So said
Country" Gordon, high chief weather
observer and superintendent of the
Sugar Town school of astrology and
poultrytechnics. to a Herald man the
other day. Yes. sah." he continued,
Chicken is de bestes' weddah preser-
vahs dat dab is. l hain't bin 'vesti-
gatin' dis yere science OBJ prognosticks
fer nauthin', an know what's what.
Laws a me. hit do seem strange when
sees how dem perfessers goes on
BLOWN an a BLOWN bout dab weddah
p'dictions, an sez to me, Mistah CAV
dom yo' shore knows a heap sight mo-
bout dis ting den all de pe;fessers.
Den l gees to work, an l takes one O.
dem leghorn chicks an l 'vestigates
AFTER 1 'vestigates I seq dat de weddah
done gwine ter be col. or wahm 'cordin'
to de 'vestigation. If dem fowls puts dab
heds undah dab wings. hit am bou' ter
be mighty VAIN. If dey scratches de
dirt back when dey hunts wom ms, den
hit do be gittin' ready ter rain. Dab
am odder things which ! could tell yer,
but l hain't got no time. !es' yo
member dat dis !ycre weddah p'dictin'
gwine ter be suffin' when gifts de new
scope what l. tggerin' cn."-St.
Joseph (Mo.) Herald.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-02-11

Two weeks later, Reedville was set
agog by the news that Eben Doolittle,
after rapid recovery. had settled up his
debts and gone west. to make invest
ments that promised to be very profit
able.
'.Must ha' he'd legacy or somethin',"
said one old crone to another.
"'Borried from Peter to pay Paul,
mos likely" was the answer
The day after Eben left Reedyille,
Doris Hilburn's right arm became help
less from a sudden rheumatic attack
She do up her bit of homework. but
cutting and sewing were out of the
question.
Then Doris, with rather grim smile.
sat before her kitchen fire with bit of
memorandum book on her knee. and a
pencil in her left hand.
Slowly and clumsiiy she jotted down
some items, and gazed at them.
"One-fourth of a sack of -four
enough for three bakings, if can man
age to work the dough with my left
hand.
1.-Two quarts of beans, half paper of
oatmeal and ten pint milk tickets.
six quarts of potatoes, stump of
dried beef, sugar bowl nearly full. and
four or five drawings of tea.
Zone barrel Of coal>-enough to last
ten days-and old shingles enough in
the back yard to keep me from freez-
ing when the GOALS gene.
mo rent to pay, and GO cents coming
to me from Ann Finney
mot such desperate showing. after
all. Maybe my arm will be we'll before
every scrap is eaten"
Then she laughed till the tears came.
Every body will say: How lucky
that Doris has money in the savings
bank! She can live on the interest
while her arm is useless!'"
In fact. that is what everybody did
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-02-11
AMERICAN VS.. FOREIGN ENGINES

EnElish JOurnaIs Refusal to Believe
In American Records of speed.
The Engineer of London does not. we
are sure, intend to pose as a humorous
journal; but. nevertheless. it is some
times quite amusing, particularly when
trying to demonstrate to its own satis-
faction. and TO make it's readers be-
lieve. that things regularly done here in
America are, as a matter of fact, .'im-
possible. don't you know"
In its issue of September 10 is pub
lished the official record of the fast
run between Philadelphia and Atlantic
City, n. j., for the month of July last,
this record showing the time, from start
to stop. to average As minutes for the
4sh miles-the figures varying slightly
on different days. The table was fur
nished by the Baldwin locomotive
works, and showed the performance
of the train in detail for every day of
the month, while accompanying il was
Il profile of the road. showing the grades
traversed.
One would imagine such information
from such sorce to be entitled to ac-
ceptance in respectful manner and, in
fact, for the time being, the figures were
allowed to go unchallenged, and in its
issue OF October % the Engineer even
published letter from F.. X. Clark.
of Leeds. testifying that he made the
trip on the locomotive of the train on
day when the distance was covered
in AZ minutes. In its issue of November
10. however. the paper returns to the
subject in leading editorial, and, re-
ferring to the official record before pub
| lished, it says: Beyond all question,
| that official record is quite fallacious.
1t is not true either in substance or in
fact. 1t is record of mechanical i'm
| possibilities. Nevertheless, we think
we have actually got the scientific truth
in Clement Stretton's letter, which will
be found in another page"
Reference to Mr.. Strettop's letter.
shows that il relates TO a run made in
1893. when the time made was 55H min
| utes. There is not scintilla of evil
dence against the record of 1897, but
| because of the slower time in 1893, the
record for the last season lis not true
either in substance or in fact
Now the question is: Does the En-
gineer really believe that because a Ger
tain rate of speed was not attained in
1893, therefore it cannot be in 1897, and
that anyone who claims it can be is
mendacious. or does it deliberately in
tend to resort to mere pettifogging
methods to deceive it's readers? We
must confess that we see no other al
tentative.
Nevertheless. the Engineer is forced
to admit from Mr. Stretton's figures of
the run as made four years ago that
American locomotives do make faster
time than English ones.-American Ma
chiniSt.
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Burke and I'll. Dagger.

When Burke. in meiodramatic fash.
lon, threw down the dagger on the floor
of the house. exclaiming: These are
the fruits of your French revolution"
Sheridan was heard to whisper: 1.-The
gentleman has brought US the knife,
but where is the fork?" Laughter"
as Quintilian observes. has a more
despotic power than anything else,"
but there are things on which men feel
deeply. when they will not tolerate
levity, and the words of King Henry to
Falstaff rise to the lips: Reply not to
me with some fool-born jest."-West
minister Review.