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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-25
A TOUGH STORY, THOUGH
TRUE.

New Orleans States. n" p.
The morbidly curious OF Chicago
are being treated to a revolving sight.
A young woman in place OF amuse-
ment in that city, who claims to, be
immune from pain, handles rattle
snakes, and allows them to bury their
fangs in her neck and arms. Her lat.
est feat is to have spike driven
through one of her hands, during
which process she laughs and sings.
Chicago dispatches announce that the
sight has caused not only women, but
strong men to faint Or grow ill.-Ex.
In this connection in the sos there
came to Shreveport dirty, drunken
vagabOnd who advertised that he
would give a novel exhibition ut the
opera house. The price OF admission
was twenty-five cents, hut the fellow
specially invited every physician in
the town. He claimed to have a pre-
paration that would remove all PAIN
and demanded $4,000 for the secret.
There were less than IA dozen people
in the audience. When the curtain
went up he appeared on the stage
garbcd in a tattered suit, resembling
somewhat that usually worn by circus
clown. He staggered out, and re-
marked that as there were so few
present he would invite oil to come on
the stage, that they might see he
would practice no trickery. His ap.
paratus consisted of a small table on
which were tumbler of what ap-
peared to be pure water, long bladed
knife, a couple of mattress needles, y
small hammer and piece Of goods
box about four inches wide and twelve
long. His first act was to force u
needle through each cheek. He then
took the knife and cut his left fore
finger all around to the bone, per.
hitting anyone Of the audience ID
press the flesh apart. He next forced
the blade entirely through the calf Of
his leg and worked his foot so that
the muscles would move the handle.
There were other like feats which can
not now be remembered. To cap the
climax, he put his foot on the piece Of
board. placed the point of the nail
Immediately above the instep and,
holding it, invited any physician
present to take the hammer and drive
the nail through his foot, only stipu.
lating that the taps be light as posi-.
, ble The leading physician Of the
place, the late DR.. Williams, took
upon himself "the driving act" ant
, actually drove the nail through int(
4, the board, when the fellow walked
|, about the stage with this attachment
The performer dipped each instru
!, ment in the glass Of water, which b.
8 pretended had some wonderful virtue
o and was the secret he desired to sell
n Strange to say, not drop OF bloot
II came from any Of the wounds, whicl
p were evidently clcatrized. The ex
|. PLANTATION made by the physicians wa
v simply that the man was immune
from pain.
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An emigrant from tho blue grass
region of the KlondyKe gold fields has
written home that q man can live bet
ter and save money by working for 81
a day In old Kentucky than he can
by digging for the precious metal In
| Alaska.
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AMERICAS SUMMONS.

lCopyrightod by Dave 4 Tabor.l
Stand fast, America!
Troubles are falling;
Clouds cover Cuba's star,
Sad hearts are calling.
Strong sons OF Libertyi
Mindful Of others.
Not vain your natal day
"All men are brothers"
Soft have your slumbers been
Since your hard testing,
Shaded by laurcls green,
Rightfully resting.
Now. when opprcssion's sting
Calls you to waken.
Rise, like the eagle king,
Night dcws OF shaken.
Go not In anger forth,
Furicd BY faction;
"Noblesse obllge"-not wrath
Calls you TO action.
Soon may wars cruel din
Holly enfold you;
Yet when dark days begin
Truth shall uphold you.
stand fast, America!
A. ,xx,.,
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Mrs. Mary S. Gist, who Is said to
have been the first woman to v0lun-
teer her services as nurse during the
late warts now living III Washington,
and says that should war with Spain
break out she Is ready to enlist again.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-25
NUMBER 6.
tlor the DemocfaSstar.
A Tribute to the Memory Of Mrs
E Hettie Lane Goodyear.


NE death Of Mrs. Goodyear claims
more tlpn passing notice. Early in
the fiftIcs she was the acknowledged
Belle OF Mississippi" and all who
came into her presence felt the power
OF her queenly sway. Beautiful in
person, gifted In intellect, graceful in
manners, and withal a gentle chris
tian woman, she was indeed queen,
One OF the sweetest pictures adorning
my memory gallery Is that OF Miss
Bette Lane, aged twenty, as a teach-
cr in the Brandon Union Sunday
School. It was my good fortune, with
some halt dozen companions, all just
vcrging into womanhood, to be In her
class. The sweet lessons learned there
have been a bcnedicti0n upon long
life, and the influence OF her teachings
has been power for untold good. Of
those companions the greater number
have fallen asleep; while the rest,
wide scattered, still toll in the Mas
ters vineyard, only waiting His sum:
mons home. Some sweet day With
this beloved woman we all confidently
expect TO dwell in tGc dear Masters
presence. and learn more and more Of
the beauties OF the Homc-Eternal,
MRS. SUE THORNTON PRICE.
| Ocean Springs. Miss, March II, 1893.
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Tho report from that Cannon bill
approprIatlng $50. 100000 for the Ma.
tional defense Is reverberating about
the ears OF the Spanish dons yet.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-25
THOUGHTS ABOUT CUBA,
BY " MEMO"

Three years and more have elapsed
since the present Cuban rebellion
broke out. 1t is probable that in his
tory past or to come no parallel to its
conditions will bc found. The rulers
of the island. unable to defeat the in.
surgcnts are themselves undcfcated;
and the insurgents, elusive aud tri-
umphant and enduring beyond usual
measure in guerilla warfare are no
nearer the actual accomplishment OF
their purpose than they were at the
outbreak OF hUstillties. Nature and
her CHASTITY hand-maiden, Pestlcncc,
have fought for the insurgents; but
Natures battlings have been balanced
by new arrivals Of Spanish soldiers
men, some Of them; boys, maay of
them-forccd almost at bayonet point
to take the place OF the diseased and
the dead. Against the doggedness of
the iusurgent the pride Of the ruler
has been matched. The insurgcnt can
hold out indefinitely; the Spaniard
will.
While the stubborn warfare Of these
unyielding forces has proceeded with
luctuating results that in the long
run have practically balanced each
other, a third army OF human beings
has been slowly ground to destruction.
or their woes we must think and,
having thought, we must act. Though
the Spanards have been chiefly con-
fined within the limits set up by
themselves: prisoners, in fact, within
their own Notifications, yet they have
retained fcar-compeIling power over
the feeble minds Of the children and
the timorous natives OF both sexes
who were afraid to fight and did not
dare to flee. These pacflcos quietly
Obeyed the government when orders
went forth through the country re-
gions to gather within town limits
and stay there. The expected freedom
to live in peace under the survcil-
lance OF the Spanish army, changed at
once into death-dealing bondage. Un-
able to cultivate land to any great ex-
tent, hcrded together in huts unfit
for swine, suffering from lack OF food,
) and by lack OF food rendered more
helpless and wcak-spirited than be-
fore, they have died like flies In aut
umn; and 10 dying have suffered woes
that are uneQualled even by thu
! bloody suiferings Of the Armenians ol
the plaguc-rddcn starvation of thu
lIindoos. The language OF Il moder
. ate woman like Clara Barton, the fam
/. Gus Red Cross heroine; and the stories
q pictured by the truthful camera, ,,mor'
than justify these companions. II
I one hospital alone-a place where car
t and tender oversight are expected
four hundred OF the pacillcos hav
died OF starvation. The burdens 0
. the insurgents, who, In rcbelling dl,
il so in full expectation OF the fortune
y and misfortunes OF war, have been II
Is naught besides the woes Of these ur
70 happy non-combatants. Where Spai
has slain its hundreds by fire an
10 sword, 1t has slain It's hundreds Q
10 thousands BY hunger and by neglect
10 THIS has taken place and is still doin
10 so within ninety miles Ofsthe lam
70 that declares In favor OF "lifc, llbert
: . and the pursuit Of happiness
!. -
>. This war-measure Of Spain agains
A harmless ones will ever stand GU
|, prominently In. the annals Of tn
brutalIties Of which our race Is cap
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rrHE COURTS.
THE RsCULAR TERMS.
Circuit Court-2nd Dist.
THAD. A. WOOD, JUDGE.

WALLER A. WHITE. DIsTgcr ATTORNEY.
Tn the county of Wavne on the second Monday
Of January and July and continue six days.
In the county Of Pearl River on the third Mon
day of April ard October and continue six days
In the county Of Marion. second district on the
fuu,th Monlay Of January md July and continue
ak days In the first district on the first Monday
of February aud Auguat and continue six days
10 the county of Clurke on the second Monday
of February and August and continue twcl 70 days
In the county of Jasper on the hrat Monuay OF
March and September and continue twelve days.
In the county Of Greene on the second Monday
os March and September and continue six days.
In tho county of Hancock on the fourth Monday
of Nav and November and continu ak days.
In the county of Harrison on the second Monday
of Nav aud November and continue six days.
In the county of jackson on tho fourth Monday
or April and October and continue twelve days.
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Secret Societies.
SCRANTON.

sohhN ioN.
10. o. 7. Scranton Lodge NO. ~ lnrnts oN
cry Tuesday evcning 1T Odd Frllows ital ~
7;30 e'clock. W. D. Hughes. y. u; T. d. BccRt'
secrstsry.
Scranton Enrsmrment No. 30, n!rots every
2d and 9Th Friday evening at odd F"i,ows
Hall at 1880 o'clock. Vincent hos,C. IL r. H.
fs,kt, scfi,o. ,,. u,s.,.s,,,i Iodue M
=, hu'sh'so or ry.".as Miss,S,,pp, ,o's. ,Id
" meets Mynry ,nnps"sS a,n",' n"d K,r re,
at r.so o'rlnrt Henry Jacobs. Q. O.; BF
E,owne NJ of e X of X. Il s.
3 a NJ Gu,f Lodge No IiH. meets End
Wrdn.sdavs IN cnth month ut odd Fellows
Hall. Jos s. rort.s. ". NJ; VIM. q. Parker
Secretary. S
OK. F. u. Decht. G. c.; II. Fi,kcnricter, A, b.;
b. II. Browne, Clerk.
MOSS POINT.
.,a,.,, +. s,,uo,,,. ,ow hall.
M"s. pn,, nJ'ss Nn III I a. q Ever,
Msraav night NJ, Weikin. n. A. H.
Smith " G.; B Chauahe,lin. Secretary
Mess Paint Encnmpmcnt No s-Fi,st and third
Friday nights. NJ N. Wa,kinsgc. ri N NJ Cud
-. ,...a W. a., e. "
prnr1 thrd s,,nras, .,nSe r;,ht MC " UNri, "
G. H. Wood 30 ,retarr.
p,,c..oula senate No. 4,s Ancient Essenic
o,,ar r s"noS M ~ er,;, Tr.sa",s In cnrb
ms",h r. " Adams WI" senior I' senator J. J. McIn.
tash secretary.
t.u,th EriIovs in ea. , month George ". Neil
" ,"u.,n TI'"a's ~ w ~ ga 'wnn, ";"o,v G r. n
sentry. ,oS s.,,.
dny in Sach month n T. Howe. ii p.:C, II
Wood. Secretary.
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excuse

Women submit pleasure to having
their cars pierced, but decidedly OBJ
ject to having them bored. A dis
tinction with a great difference.
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our Of excitement and OF chance, but
relentless murder without the shed.
ding Of blood.
When a man secs weak one per-
secuted and refuses to side with the
weak he is no man. The rule for a
man Is the rule for nation. Murder
OF women and children, is at our door,
at last we begin to appreciate 1t.
Their broken lives, their untimely
deaths, their rights to a happier con-
dition arc making themselves slowly
understood among our people. Every
stratum OF society is permeatcd. The
great underlying love OF fair-play is
stirring this nation North and South.
And it is girding itself to punish and
not to wage war.
Let us be careful that our motives
are pure and our minds unc0nfused.
The wild talk of laundering official
like De Lone is nothing to our great
conservative millions. War or even
the thought of war over such matter
is unworthy Of our contemplation. 1t
would be an absolute reverslOn to the
barbaric lrascibility OF Olden times.
We have grown away from such
things.
The selfish motives OF tobacco fac
tors and sugar gamblers in pointing
out to a great, lair-mindcd country
chance to flch from Spain, because
she is weak, that which is hers as
truly as New England is ours, has
moved as only to condemn and not tt
approve. We refuse to add to oul
racial problems at the nod Of self
seeking men. The heart of tue nation
is unresponsiyc to such temptation
and Furthermore even the terrible
Maine disaster, with Its sorrow an(
it's loss has grandly shown TO thu
world that we are slow to anger ant
plcntcous in conservatism. Despite
all guesses to the contrary, our peO
pie have refused to believe that thu
Spanish government could be suicida
enough to have direct connection will
the disaster. We believe that sht
would forcSec more damage to hcrscl
than to us in this sudden and horrible
event. IT this were all that had hap
pencd, an indemnity would be sutlici
ent and a war be quite contrary tt
international prcccdcnts.
~
But while this nation, set in nigh
to lead the Western hemisphere, cal
stand insults to its vast self it cann0
. permit inhumanity to It's weak neigh
bors. 1t will enter into conflict will
Spain not because certain Of victory
but because Spain slaughtcrs the in
nocent. This nation believes in tn
glories Of peace, butit must be "peac
with honor" and not with dishonO
that assuredly come from silence il
the presence OF brutal abuses. BY IT.
own past, it knows full we'll the hon
rid cost Of war, yet It's great, true
, heroic heart beats high to declar
, that 1t is better to die In prOtcctin
the deicnseless than to live In false
hood to its own grand past. Its cor
science is aroused. It's arm is bare
, to smitc and that swiftly, lest ther
be none Of the starving left to save.
, With such a pure motive, its al
] tions will have the cordial good wi
e OF European nations. Short, decisiv
r work will be made Of the solemn tasl
I and when the smoke has cleared ju'
S tice will have done to the unjust, an
t Cuba Libre" may have then develo
Y in quiet its own individuality.
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BILE. This Is not war with its CLAM.
our of excitement and Of chance, but
relentless murder without the shed.
ding Of blood.
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The Washington Post suggests as d
reason why Sam Jones Is backing out
Of the Georgia gubetnatorial light |:
"Therc are no box Office receipts Id
sight,"
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TIME II TABLE.
Lou,sviLLE & NASHVILLE r. n.

GOING EAST.
No. a-Iaaves New Orleans Mt $40 p m, Ar
rivcs ut Scranton ut 1900 p. IN, Arrives in Mobile
At l2;lOa m
No. 4-Ieavcs New Orleans ut 1l:l3 4. M. AT
rives Mt scranton ut 2;09 y. m. Arrives ut Mooiie
al 3:lj p. m.
No. 6'-Iaaves New Orleans at 1855 a. m. Ar
riyes nj Scranton at ll:a3 n. III. Arrives ut Mobile
At l2:40 y. IN.
GOING WEST.
No 3.-Leavcs Mobile 3:l5 n M. Arrives at
Scranton I:l0a IN. New Orleans. 1:i0 q. M.
No. l.-Lcnves Mobile 2:l5~ y. m. Arrives at
Scranton $3.50 u, M. New Orleans, 7l5 p. m.
No. 5.-Inaves Mobile ut 405 p. m. Arrives AT
%s% John II. SANTA CRUZ. Agent
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This war-measure Of Spain against
harmless ones Will ever stand out
prominently In. the annals Of the
bsutallttes Of which our race Is capa-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-23
NEGRO LABOR IN THE SOUTH.
It Is Not Worth What It Once Was.
Getting Very Worthless.

The question of the growing worth
lessness and utter unreliab:lity OF the
Negro farm labor of the South Is one
that is obtruding itself upon the atten-
ton of the planting interests IN no
very pleasant way. The question has
already practically settled itself IN
many of the poorer hill sections, where
white labor has in great measure sup,
planted it. The Negroes have drifted
away from the hills, some to the al!u-
vial lands, but most Of them to the
cities; they have taken other employ
ments, such as railroad work, jobblng
about, or doing anything but farm Ia
Dor. It was thought that the Negro
would remain on the rich bottom lands
along the rivers, where, says the Shrevee
port, La, Times, under a system OF
espiona;;e, he could be proftably han
died on the large plantations of cotton.
sugar, rice, etc. -,
But it is beginning to dawn on the
big planters that the Negro IS gradually
but surely slipping from under their
control, and that he is becoming very
different kind of an individual from the
Negro of former days. 4 glimpse OF
the world and little education has
destroyed the Negro's peace OF mind,
he is no longer contented and happy at
his old plantation home: He is rest
less and moves around from place to
place-dissatisied here, there and
everywhere.
Along the railroads and rivers he is
continually travelling, goi~g hlther and
yon as long as he can beg, borrow or
steal money to travel; first in the city
and again in the country he scarcely
knows which way to turn or what to 90.
Few of the present generation arc at
best worth their salt as farmers. They
have obstinately refused to take a tar
mers education or training. The old,
ante bellum farm Negro, who had been
trained under his masters eye, and Of
ten was a better farmer than his owner,
is out of the calculation he IS dead or
too old and feeble to handle the ploW
and hoe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-23
SPANISH SOLDIERS MUTINY.
Threaten Life of Governor Of Puerto
Principe Province.

Private reports from Puerto Principe
and Nuevitas, Cuba, says that 1000
regular soldiers mutinied, demanding
their pay before embarking for Spain.
About 1000 armed soldiers, the re-
ports add, presented themselves in
front of the palace, calling on the mill
tar governor. Emilio March, for their
overdue pay. Thereupon General
March drew his sword and ordered them
to disband. The soldiers, however re-
fused to obey, and some of them, armed
with loaded rifles, threatened the life
Of General March, who returned his
sword to its scabbard, crying out:
''Do you wish to kill me? Well, xii
me!w
The soldiers in reply shouted:
''No, no! We only want our pay be-
fore embarking for Spain''
General March promised them that
they would be paid, and they returned
to their quarters peaceably.
The steamer Alavalef Havana four
days ago with $3.50, 600 with which to
pay those soldiers, who were to en-
bark Immediately for Spain.
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso AL,
and the gunboats Conde de Eenadito
and Infanta Isabel, have proceeded for
Nuevitas to compel the soldiers to en-
bark, after which they will proceel to
Gibara for like purpose, and will then
90 to Spain. unless new orders are re-
ceived.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-23
The Price Of Cotton.

Some of the newspapers in the great
cotton centers are inclined to believe
that there will soon be rise in the
price Of cotton. They believe that the
general estimates Of the crops are toe
large. The New Orleans Picayune,
one of the best posted and most relia-
Bile of newspapers, has this to say on
the subject: "There have been many
indications from the country that the
farmers considered the price so low
that it no longer paid to pick the crop,
and the tenant farmers, feeling that
they could not hope to pay out at cur
rent figures. were disposed to simply
abandon their fields. This threat OF
not marketing portion Of the crop,
and the increasing tendency of farm
ers to resist further declines by hold
ing back their cotton, have frightened
the shorts and bears. and have caused
many prudent operators to anticipate
reaction. Spinners have been hold
ing off so far in the hope OF replenlsh-
ing their supplies at bottom prices.
When the demand for them commences
in earnest, it is sure to be lively, and
in the present position Of the market 1t
would not take very much encourage
ment to start this purchasing move
ment. At present prices cotton can
be used for many purposes to which 1t
is not put at higher prices. The pres
ent price for cotton is based upon the
belief that the crop will be from H.
500. 900 to 100000 bales. Beliefin
such large figures is based merely upon
the dictum ola few crop guessers, who
however successful they may have been
in the past, are certainly not infalllble.
While the movement indicates large
crop, it is scarcely an entirely reliable
guide. Bad weather and extreme cold
would make difference in the yield
and it certainly is not likely that we
will experience again this year the mild
weather that was enjoyed up to Christ
mas during the two proceeding sea-
sons. There may be something IN
the view thus presented.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-23
Free Silver in New York.

One of the Democratic Congressman
reelected in New York this year is Wm.
Sulzer, who was nominated and elected
on an out and out free silver platform.
He made such bold and courageous
fight on the money question that even
his political opponents admire ana
praise him for it. The New York
Tribune, one of the leading Republican
gold standard organs says:
''Mr. Suffers election in the Eleventh
by majority Of more than 8, ,000 gives
gratifying assurance that courage and
plain.speaking are still valuable quail
ties in New York politics. Nominated
by convention which frankly reamrnn
ed the Chicago platform, Nh. Sulzer
made his canvass on national issues.
Not for moment did he evade any
political question which sprung rom
the declaration of principles OF 1880
He will 90 to house Of representa-
tives in which the majority will be men
who stand as he stands, for a fixed code
Of principles, and he will 60 to Wash
ington with the prestige Of having been
given a bigger majority BY New YORK
city voters than was any man VINO
thought it ''geod politics" to dodge
every issue upon which a representa-
tive in congress is likely to have to
vote. That is worth taking risks for.
It would have been worth the risk even
had the prize not been won, for a good
fight well fought is honor in itself.
Of the nineteen Democratic Con-
gressnen elected from the State OF
New York not one of them outoganlzeo1
the Chicago platform, but were v9teo S
for as Democrats standing on the plat
form Of their party. We are sorry that
all Of them did not do like Mr. Sulzer,
come out openly and above board for
free silver, and been elected or defeated
on that issue. We confidently expect
State of New York to give her electoral
vote to a free silver Democrat IN l9ee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-23
To Cure Hog Cholera.

An exchange says that every paper
in the United States ought occasionally
to keep the fact before its readers that
burnt corn is a sure and speedy cure
for hog cholera. The best way is to
make pile of corn on the cob, effect
ually scorch it, and then give the hogs
free access to it. This remedy was dis
covered by +. E. Locke, ESD, at the
time his distillery was burned in Co.
lumbus county. Ohio, together with
large quantity of store corn, which was
so much injured as to be unfit for use,
and was hauled out and greedily eaten
by the hogs, several of which were dy-
ing daily. After the second day not
single hog was lost, and the disease en-
tirely disappeared. The remedy has
been tried in a number of cases since
and never failed.