The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
At ~PASCAGOuLA.
Columbia, gem of the Ocean.

Columbia, gem of the Ocean.
Mrs. Widow John Chastant had quite
a severe attack Of illness last Sunday
night, requiring the services of DR.. b. +.
Duke.
The young folks enjoyed q dance at
the residence of Capt. "A. Soderstrom one
evening last week.
Capt. Volney Brown, mayor of Pasca-
goula and nominee for member of the
board Of supervisors for beat 8, voices
IL sentiments in very plain terms upon
the subject of quarantine and its tex
squirt" upholders.
Mr.. John E. Clark, who has been in
Black Creek settlement, this county,
about two months returned home last
Monday.
Miss Ella Krebs, who has been elected
teacher Of the public school here, will
open same on November LIST.
Mrs. c. l.. johnson is down from Mo-
bile on a visit to her seashore villa.
Mrs. Frances Wymer and Miss Hen
rietta SCHNEIDER returned from New Or
leans last week and have resumed their
household duties at the Cottage-by-the-
Sea.
Miss Henrietta Farnsworth, after an
absence of two months spent in Chicago
returned home Tuesday.
Salt water is still plentiful as ever
here, but many of the wells and cisterns
are dry, and the question as to how to
secure a steady supply of pure water in
dry seasons n being agitated. Some
advocate the acquisition of ground for q
public square, centrally located, and
adorned with a spouting fountain Of ar
tesian well water, which is a good idea.
Among the many visitors to the beach
last Sunday taking an airing in stylish
turnouts, Moss Point was we'll represent
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Dantzler, also
by the nominee for sheriff, Mr.. H. J,
Loughridge, who appears to be as ire.
sistible in the domain Of romance as in
the political arena. He and Capt. Fl. F.
Erickson were entertained by Capt.
Chas. Boster at a sumptuous supper at
the Cottage-by-the-Sea IN Tuesday even.
ing.
At the instigation Of our poet laureate
the correspondent Of the Chronicle has
challenged the Prince of Wales for an
international game Of chess by wire and
cable. Each move will cost about %
pound sterling, for which the poet lau-
reatc has pdts1if all necessary security,
including cigaRs, and all other expenses
of the picnic while the game is in pro-
gress, which will soon supercede oil in
terest in the races between the Colum.
bin and Shamrock. The Chronicle cor
respondent, thus backed by the poet lau
reate, may be able to get away with His
Royal Highness, but Dom Paul has hith-
erto proved too much for him.
"The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year."
Surely the poet who inscribed those
lines had never visited ~Psscagoula.
Standing on the shores Of the sun-kissed
bay, whose waters reflect each change.
full mood Of our coquetish clouds forcing
a game Of "hide and seek" with the sun
watching the gradual change from greer
to scarlet and yellow, with oil the ex
quisite intermingling shades forming
leafy boquets among the branches Of thu
trees that will vie In color and richness
with the most gorgeous collection from
our garden Of flowers, feel the sof'
warmth Of the Indian summer cir
whose hasy influence II restful and ful.
Of healthful comfort, how can any on,
feel sadi IT'S true we recognise In tht
change going IN around Us In nature thA'
time for rest IL drawing near, and vi
should accept the Lesson taught and resI
and enjoy the bcauteous change. In M
part Of the county ~ the wearied
merchant, statesman, orator, the over
wrought mother and wife, the SWEEP
hqost and lover ind : more exquisite
. y rest In and mediate m, than on
onnttful shores Of the DISABLING
y0ulA bay