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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03
LAND NOTICE.
LAM OFFICE Ar JACKSON,

LAND OFFICE Ar JACKSON. Miss
May II, 1881,
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice OF his intpS.
tion to make final proof in support of hi,
claim. aud that said proof will be made bs'
fore the circuit clerk of jackson county, at
Scranton. Miss, on J uiy 8, 1903, viz:
Goa l. krohn, OF Ocean springs, Miss.
homestead entry No. 26,522. for the S ht. sw
ar. and " hi. Sc or, section 81, township
south, range s west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his CONTINUOUS residence upon and %cultiva-
tiOn Of said land. viz:
Joseph j. Scarborough. John B. Coleman.
Robert Cruthirds and Emanuel Raymond'
all Of Ocean Springs. Jackson county, Miss.
May 20. lS0a. last
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Capt. Evans OF the 18th United
States Regulars, who has been on a
recruiting tour in this State, has about
concluded to give up the Job In dis
gust, having enrolled only three re-
cruits In this State.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Many unjust things have been said
Of President Mckinley, but II remain
ed for the ri Disrio, Of Madrid, with
unconscious humor, to perpetrate the
following: ut will no doubt surprise
our readers ~ learn that the Yankee
President Magnify 10 Q naturallzed
ChinanAn, having been born IN Can
ton"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Col. VIM. C. Oates, of Montgomery,
Ala, has been appointed by the Pres
ident brigadicr-general Of volunteers.
Gen. Oates is a one-armed ex-COnfed-
crate colonel.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

For the first time since the panic OF
1893, the United States Treasury at
Washington last week began paying
out gold In lieu Of currency, which
will be continued indefinitely.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Twenty-one womeasare said to have
expressed their willingness to marry
Gen. Cassius' NJ. Clay should the
aged Kentuckian get q divorce from
his young spouse.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

The call for an additional $4,000
volunteers makes room for more gen.
erals, colonies, majors and staff and
field Ofiicers-and the rush Is great.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

The Buffalo Enquirer suggests that
perhaps Spanish pride is what keeps
the ships of their fleet from mixing
up with the ordinary fighting kind.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

When Spain told us about her at
lacks we thought OF. all sorts of RENE
dies but the right one, which Is now
known to be first catch EN-"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Governor General August, OF the
Philippines, has regulated the price
of provisions by law. But in Il few
days it will be necessary to regulate
provisions instead of prices.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Mrs. Glenn, of Washington, widow
of a soldier and mother of a volunteer,
goes to the front as the first matrOn
OF a regiment in this war.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Bids are called for three %battleships
for our navy, to cost 100000 each.
We suggest that one of the new ships
be named Mississippi.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Gen. II. r. Jackson, an old Mexican
and.Confederate veteran, died In Sa-
vannah Monday.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03
West Point Leader.

No, Bro. Carlisle. The DEMOCRAT
STAR will never don a patent inside
or outside as long as the present cdi'
tor and proprietor lives. He is not
built ont of that sort of stuff.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

The latest census gave the Spanish
forces 1900 There is no artillery out
side OF Manila and the forts.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, is now in COM
mand of the Seventh Army Corps at
Tampa.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Mrs. W. A. Montgomery, wife of the
colonel of the Second Regiment, will
accompany her husband to Cuba.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

There is some discussion as to our
right to the Philippines, but there is
no question as to our might.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

All the railroads have contracted
with the Government to transport
soldiers vt one cent per mile. 4
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03

Subscribe for the DEMocRAT.ETAR
and set the news ot the day.
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WALKERS BILL

Washington, May 81 Representative
Walker today introduced a bill por.
posing to enlist one hundred thousand
negro soldiers - an army Of occupa-
Efion for any islands the United States
roy take possession Of.
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Subscribe for the DrxocRAr.srAn
Only Ca year'in advance.
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The old Aberdeen Examiner, after
33 years as an all lnme-print, has
donned a patent inside. Next in order
will be the DEMOCRAT-STAR.
TWest Point Leader.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03
HON II. s. VAN EATON.

ALICE STONE
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03
TO ADVERTISERS.
THIS PAPER IS ALL HOME PRINT

Scranton, Mississippi:
DAY..,...-~..~....JUNE 3, 1898.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-03
Mississippi's apportionment Of troops
under the new call will be 1895.

March Is, 1898.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

Major Tom Williams some time ago
told me the story Of one Of Colonel Glib
Wright's adventures in South Carolina
in the closing months of the war.
1t seems that General Fitzpatrick, the
Federal cavalry commander, had cap
tured a numper Of Confederates, and
Wright was anxious TO rescue them. He
called for volunteers to go with him
into the eneiny's camp at night and
picked out the men he needed from
those who responded.
The Federal troopers were snoozing
quietly in their camp and ON both sides
Of the road leading to 1t, and their pris-
oners dozed by fire near the center.
Just how they got there would be
hard 10 explain, but shortly after mid
night Glib Wright, at the head of few
men, rode at a gentle pace into the camp.
The drowsy Federals took them for a
party Of their own men returning from
scout, and paid no attention to them.
Everything was working smoothly until
one of the prisoners caught a glimpse Of
the newcomers. The fellow lost his head
and ruined the whole business. He leap.
ed to his feet and looked into the faces
Of the advancing Confederates.
"Horray, boysp he shouted in his
delirious delight. "Hang me, if there
amt old Glib Wright and his crowd.
burned If the whole Confederate army
amt right behind himr'
The prisoners all rushed forward with
| the regular rebel yell, and the sleeping
Federals suddenly became very widc
awake. From every side they showered
bullets on their visitors, and Wright
and his men had almost a miraculous
deliveranoe. Several were killed ant
wounded, but the leader and the ma
jority Of the party managed to ge
way.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
A Brilliant Fraud.

A small weekly magazine was started
here l. years ago by two hustling young
men. One was editor, the other writer
and paster." They clipped, extracted
and rewrote An advertising agent was
employed on q commission of 20 per
cent, and it was caution the way he
filed up the pages with black type and
cuts Some contracts were made for q
month, some for three months, some
for year. The only cash in advance
was half Of the commission, which was
paid as soon as the contract was turned
in.
Prosperity peeped from its pages The
magazine rapidly grew fat. In the Sec
ond week the American News company
ordered IA, 900 copies. Money flowed
out like corn from hopper and not a
cent came in. The writer and paster
went around at the end of the month to
collect from the 80 day advertisers and
what do you suppose happened? He fail
ed to find one Every advertisement was
a fraud. There were no such names, no
such businesses, no such addresses as
the agent brought in for publication.
He happened to have an engagement in
New Jersey on that fateful day and
never has been seen since. Contracts
supposed to be worth $40, 900 were not
worth a cent. The magazine died -
New York Press
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
Getting Up.

The Duke Of Wellington slept on an
iron camp bedstead Is inches wide and
argued that "when a man wants to turn
over it is time to turn out" Edward
Everett Hale quotes this remark of the
duke in the "Ten Times One Record"
and takes issue with him. 1.-THE prin-
ciple is we'll enough" says DR.. Hale,
"but think the detail is wrong. Sleep
is far too important to be made uncom-
Portable" DR.. Hale goes on to tell Of
various ingenious devices for automat-
ically waking a sleeper. A friend Of his
fixed his alarm so that at the foreordain-
ed moment the bedclothes were dragged
from the bed. The same gentleman
found another contrivance which work
ed better. 1.-THE alarm struck match,
which lighted the lamp which boiled
the water for Rossiter's shaving. II
Rossiter staid in bed too long, the wa
ter boiled over upon his razor and clean
shirt and the prayer book his mother
gave him and Coleridge's S autograph and
his open pocketbook and all the other
precious things he could put in basin
underneath when he went to bed; so be
had to get up before that moment
came -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
Ina Ruddhist Nnnnery.

Sir Charles Gordon's "Recollections
Of Thirty-nine Years In the Army"
contains this anecdote: "In 1860, at
Tien-tsin, the two Gordons, when seek
ing for hospital sites, came across a
Buddhist nunnery. Despite the warn
ings of one Of the inmates, who appear
ed in boys clothes, they entered the
building and found that the inmates all
wore male clothing. The Buddhist
women were greatly shocked at the in
trusion.
"'Our regret, says Sir Charles, was
real Explanations were exchanged We
were informed that the community
within adopted male costume as an in
dication that they not only renounced
the world, but with it the emblems OF
their sex We were received by the
lady superior, tea and cakes offered to
and partaken of by us We were then
permitted to visit the private chapel,
and finally we parted from the re-
ligieuses on the best of terms"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
A Generous Admission,

The London Graphic tells the follow.
ing story about Hans Richter in an arti.
Gle on conductors:
DR.. Richter's popularity with his
men is easily Ineligible, for while
nothing escapes his argus eyed vigilance
he always recognizes aud acknowledges
good work. A few years ago, while he
was conducting-from memory, as usual
-one of Brahms overtures at St
James hall, "a strange thing happen
ed, as Mr.. Haggard used to say. Band
and conductor lost touch for several
bars, and when the piece was ended DR..
Richter signaled to the orchestra to play
the overture again from the beginning.
This time ev ,rything went without q
hitch, and at the close DR.. Richter
turned round, and addressing the audi.
ence said, ladies and gentlemen, the
mistake was mine, not the orchestra IS, u
generous admission which provoked Q
salyo of applause.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
tickets, trips beyond Niagara Falls and
all details, apply to any agent Of this
company, or q. F. Daily, General Passen-
Assuring n Iunatio.

In one of the most fashionable dis
tricts of Paris mock marriage was re.
Gently planned for the purpose of secur.
ing a rather dangerous lunatic. An at
tractive young person named Mile. De-
laplume was sitting in her boudoir the
other day in house situated in a
street off the Boulevard st. German.
Suddenly ring came to the door, and
one Of her servants, having opened it,
ushered in q well dressed man looking
like a superior sort Of valet. He told
Mile. Delaplume that he had letter
from one of her friends, countess, and
as the young woman put her hand out
10 receive the missive the stranger
seized her fingers, pressed them to his
lips, and then, sinking on his knees,
made passionate declaration of love
and offered to marry her.
Mile. Delaplume saw by the mans
eyes that he was dangerously mad, and,
fearful Of a tragedy, she accepted his
offer with apparent calmness. Then she
invited the strange visitor TO the may.
or's Office in order TO have the nuptial
knot tied. The man accompanied her
with alacrity to the establishment in
question, where a secretary, informed
Of the real state Of affairs, pretended tc
read the civil marriage regulations
The mock bridegroom was then taker
by detective to the police depot under
the delusion that no was bound for q
pastry cooks, there to give an order fol
q sumptuous wedding breakfast. Th'
man was, it appears, formerly employ
ed as valet by one of Mile. Delap
| lume's friends. Paris Letter
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
TRoLLEYINe A QUARTER OF BEEF TO A TOR
PEDO BOAT,

fEDO BOAl.
along the deck to give her hearty
cheer He keeps sharp account of her
comings and goings and knows just
when to expect juicy roast or salts
flying stew to appear on the mess table.
When fleet is at anchor, the refrig-
Grating ship attached to it hoists a meal
pennant and signals the flagship. From
the flagship tho good news is in turn
wigwagged to the other ships, and then
the stewards go out in boats to draw
the legal allowance, which is ~
pounds for each man on board. Some
times the distribution is made while
the vessels are under way by rigging up
a sort of marine trolley operating on the
principle of breeches buoy or cash car
rier. In this way quarters and sides Of
beef are shunted over the waves with
no loss of time.
There are now several refrigerating
ships connected with the navy, but the
newest and best equipped is the Celtic.
When she joined Admiral Sampson s
feet off Santiago she was loaded with
800, 900 pounds Of fresh beef and NUT
ton, 800, 900 pounds of fresh vegetables
and 400 tons Of ice.
The Celtic was formerly the Austria
liam trader Celtic King When we
bought her, we cut of the Kings head
and left the Celtic remaining. She was
fitted out at the Brooklyn navy yard
and is model ship Of her type.
She has capacity Of about l, 200 tons
of freight, besides her refrigerating
compartment She can steam about II
knots comfortably, and her tonnage is
about SOC. Her captain is Commander
Henry B. Masfeld and the supplies are
in charge of Paymaster William j.
Thompson. Her full complement, in,
Guiding officers and men, is so souls
The crew is made up from the South
Carolina naval reserves. The refriger'
ating apparatus of the Celtic cost $50,
900, but it is so complete that temper
ature of 10 degrees can be maintained
in the compartment month in ant
month out. There are three compart
ments in the refrigerating section of the
ship, which is located forward of the
engine rooms. In one are stored thu
fresh meats, in the second the fresh veg
etables, and the third is filed with ice
She was loaded with supplies for 6, 00(
men, which ought to last at least three
months
AS soon as the north Atlantic squad
ron was ordered to Cuban waters Pay
master General Stewart secured tn,
former American liner Illinois and con
verted her into refrigerating ship
She was rechristened the Supply, anC
she sails under that name now She i
with Admiral SIMPSONS feet wher
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

THE RUSH FOR WAR STAMPS IN NEW YORK.
20 cents on each $500 additional pay 81
extra for passage ticket to foreign port
costing not more than $50, SO extra If IL
costs between $50 and 500, and So If it
costs moro than $50; pay 10 cents extra
every time you occupy a seat or berth in
parlor or sleeping car; pay a tax ranging
from 20 cents to S15 per 800 on legacies
above $40, 900, according to the total value;
pay so cents tax on surety bond pay l
cent pint ON wines; pay from 20 cents
to 81 on each custom house entry and %
cents on warehouse receipts; pay 20 cents
on each protested note.
The new stamps comprising the war
series are the daintiest, most artistic and
at the same time the most dignified of all
stamps hitherto issued by the government.
They are attached tc nearly everything
sold at the drug stores in put up pack
ages, to all sorts of documents and to
many other things commonly handled.
They will soon become well nigh as IA
miliar as the ordinary postage stamp.
Those to be most commonly seen are
the proprietary and documentary adhesive
stamps. They are slightly larger than the
2 cent postage stamp and printed upon the
same good quality of white paper-not
the soft green paper now used in tobacco,
cigar and cigarette stamps. The longer
edges form the top and bottom, the de-
signs running lengthwise with the sur
face. Beneath an arch bearing the inscrip-
tion, "United States Internal Revenue"
stands boldly out with characteristic dig
| nifty and grace typical United States
first class battleship under full steam rid
ing a restless sea beneath canopy of
al p,In al
prietary" or documentary" and In each
upper corner the UNCONVENTIONAL number.
The design was happily selected by Chief
johnson OF the bureau of engraving and
printing because of the conspicuous part
| played thus far in this war by the Ameri-
can man -of-war, even before the formal
declaration Of hostilities was made. The
perforations separating the stamps on the
whole sheets are not round, like the "pin
hole" perforations of postage stamps, but
what are called knife blade" perfora-
tions They are dashes instead of dots
and when torn through leave straight
rather than sawtooth edges.
All these stamps, which vary in value
from one-eighth of a cent up to $50 each,
are turned out from the national bureau
| of engraving and printing ut Washington
How many billions of stamps viii be
printed before we have paid for the war
no one knows.
The aggregate number of adhesive
| stamps for which revenue collectors made
requisltion under tho new tariff act ap-
proximatesf 400, O00, 900. OF this number
100, 900, 900 were printed and shipped be-
| fore the close of business on June 30. One
hundred and thirty million were the ag-
| gregate sent out before July !, or one
third of the supply for which requisition
was made for period of three months
| This would seem TO indicate that COM
plants from any section Of nonreceipt of
stamps desired are due to lack Of distribu-
tion rather than TO lack of supply.
4 FRANKLIN PRICE
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
Az. NJ. c. A. ARMY TENT.


ing matter are provided and the visitors
can occupy themselves with these or
lounge in the many easy chairs which
are an attractive feature Of the tents
and one Of tile few luxuries of the
camps. There are also a good organ and
songbooks in each branch, which are
free for the use Of all comers.
Postage stamps, letter paper, envel-
opes, pens ink, stamps and postal cards
are on sale, and express packages are
also wrapped, marked and delivered
free of charge aside from the express
tolls
Another much appreciated feature is
the keeping of files Of newspapers from
the home towns of the soldiers There
has been a generous response by news
paper publishers to the requests of the
Y. NJ. O. \. for regular free copies, and
in this way there is a constant supply
Of publications from various parts OF
the country
Social meetings are held in the even.
ing in the Y. NJ. @. A. tents, at which
the men sing patriotic and popular
songs, and all who are in any way tai.
ented as entertainers are called upon tC
do their share. Singers, banjo, guitar
and mandolin players are in high favor,
and speakers, imitators and monologists
must do their turn.
Religious meetings are also made an
attractive feature of the tents They art
held regularly, at least once a day, and
although attendance is optional an in
vitation is extended to all soldiers tc
come. Hymnbooks and Testaments are
provided by the association At thest
meetings religious questions are di
cussed, Bible lessons read, and a genera
service held, at which a sermon is de
liyered.
The Y. NJ 9. A. works in co-opera
tion with the chaplains. 1t is an idea
organization on its religious side fol
army work on this account At home i
acts as an auxiliary force and as a par
of the general church, in subordinatior
to and in cooperation with the pastors
1t at once takes up the same relation
ship TO the chaplains in the army, thu
avoiding all friction, assuring perfec
harmony and giving the chaplains al
organized force with which to work
"As an instance of the good feeling
that exist between us and the chap
lains, said = field superintendent, eth
officers and 900 men of the First Penn
sylvania regiment attended services ol
a recent Sunday morning while Chap
lain Arbuthnot of the First West Vu
ginia preached Each evening a gospe
song service of AS minutes is conducts
in our tent and is much enjoyed by tn
men On Wednesday evenings an enter
tainment is given, the participants be
ing men from the ranks
ANDREW DowNS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

ITS TENTS FOLLOW THE voLUN-
TIERS INTO THE FIELD.

The Associations Work Among the Sol
diers One Of the Novel and Interesting
Features Of the War ChaplaiDs In Har-
mony with the Enterprise.
No better example of the strength and
enterprise of the Young Men s Christian
association has ever been furnished than
by the promptness and vigor with which
it has followed the volunteer army into
the field The first call for soldiers had
hardly been issued when the organiza.
ton prepared to act, and no sooner were
the state militia camps established than
the tents Of the Y. NJ. o. A. field work
ers went up. From the state camps TO
the national encampments and from
there to the front the association has
moved forward it's branches, keeping
step with tho march of events in the
true American way.
One of the most interesting side is
sues Of the present war is this work of
the Y. NJ q. A. among the soldiers.
1t is a distinctly novel feature unprece.
| dented in the annals of international
fighting.
The camp work Of the Y. NJ. O. A.
was begun upon the calling out Of the
militia of the various states and the
mobilization of the army. A committee
of the association was appointed in eacf
state and accompanied the troops Il
their camps AS the state militia wai
sent to the front an international com
mittee, composed Of members from al
parts Of the country, was appointed t
continue the work at the nationa
camps
At Chickamauga, Ca; Tampa, Fla.
and Dunn Loring and Falls Church
Va, divisions Of the association hav'
been founded, and are the center Of th'
social and religious life of the encamp
ments At each Of these camps tn,
Young Mems Christian association ha
two or more large tents located as nea
the main entrances as possible and il
charge of an association secretary anC
an assistant Members and nonmem
bers Of the association are equally vel
come to the use Of these tents and ar
invited to make them their headquar
ters when off duty.
These Y. NJ. 9. \. branches are mucl
appreciated by the soldiers, especial,
those wearied with long drills or sentr,
beats. Writing desks and materials
magazines, newspapers and other read