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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17
The "ShibboIeth" Of State
Candidates.

Editor and Readers of DemocratStar.
1t was with pleasure ! saw by the
papers the enthusiasm with which
the news from Washington in refer
cncc to work on Pascagoula river was
received in our county.
In the days Of the judges of Israel.
the Ephriamites were slain because
they could not pronounce the 'paS>
word" Alright, and l am happy to have
lived to this good day, when every
candidate offering for State Office in
the State Of Mississippi, knows and
admits that he must have the pass
word, viz: "Deep water on our coast"
and pronOunces them without the
omission Of even as much as the little
letter II, as did the Epliriamites, Or
else lie too, will be slain by our true
State Isrcal when we meet at our po-
litical "fOrd OF Jordan" viz: State
convention, through which candidates
must pass, and there pronounce our
"shibbolcth' and swear allegiance tn
deep water harbors OF our coast.
Many Of them will be new converts to
this faith, yet we know that new con
verts are often the most Jealous.
In all the affairs OF this life, like
that OF the farmer, there must of nc.
cessity be sewers and reapers, and
while the reaper sees the work Of his
hands aud rejoices therein, the sower
must content himself with the assur.
ance that he tool doing a good work
When l begun TO talk, write and work
for deep water on our coast thirty
years ago had great landed interests
that would have been greatly enhanc
ed in value by the present action Of
our government, but now it will effect
me financially but little. However
am Just as anxious for it rs evcI
was, and for the information Of YOU
younger readers, here give some his
tory of our efforts to get deep watc
at Pascagoula and vicinity.
At the end OF the civil war bctwecr
the States In 1865. there was 0nl!
about five TO seven feet OF water a
high tide over the bar ut the moutl
Of Pascagoua river. About 1867, tw,
Northern men, Brown and N0yes, sc
cured the right to cut a channel acr0s
the bar, and to charge tolls for tn
passage through said channel. A
that time a schooner that could carr
10000 feet OF lumber across the ba
often got stuck, and laid there 10
days. The tolls charged Brown an
NOyes were hurdensOmc to our trad
and after two or three years the stat
Of Mississippi bought Brown AM
Noycs out.
| In this deal which was largely work
cd up by the late Dr. Il. +. Grihin,
went on the State of Mississippi'
bond for 5000 Is the papers 10 ti'
once Of the Secretary Of State vii
show. In 1870 the N. O.'& Chattanoo
y railroad (now the L. \ ny bcgai
|.N build and reached Pascagoula Il
1871. Soon after the trains began d
Il
lvun from Mobile 70 Pascagoula (nov
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17
1ouE COURTS.
THE REGULAR TERHS.
Circuit Court-2nd Dist.
rHAp. A. WOOD, JUDGE.

THAD. A. Woupt '.'""
Waller A. WHITE. DIsrnIcr ATTORNEY
u,, of Wayue on the second Monday
in the u"d ond Iuly and continue six days.
Of IarnA', ' of Pearl River on the thirlMon'
IN Tue Apri I and October aud c"n,inne six days T.,
dav y s"nuty of Marion second district. on tue
nr,h Ia N, Monday of January and July an, and continue
s il ,s . a.a. s "' a"a continue 9" '"s a * .ss
Of feerum' aan,,tw of Clarke on the second MONDAY
u S,,yv Inv apd and Augrst and continnetwei days;
Of tth'''a,a If Jaspcr on the first Monday of
,,h IA las suI 'I %ptrmhcr and continue twelve DAYS
hs'l =, ,hS county Of Greene on the second Monday
s March and e",9"s ,hs f"th sS Mouday
~ M." ,,' 'nI November and continue six days.
~ ths county of Harrison on the second Monday
:, u"~ % and November and continue six days.
~, ' ""',nty Of Jackson on the fourth Monday
=, Anil and October. and continue twelve days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17

Lava streams that have flowed out
OF Vesuvius during the last three
years have deposited l05, ,000, 600 cubic
meters Of lava on the sides Of the
mountain. A cone OF lava go feet
high has been formed, out Of which.
fresh streams are flowing. The val.
leys on either side OF the observa-
tory peak huve completely been Oiled
uu.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17
NUMBER 5.

for our teachers but exclude them
from our school boards or from any
choice in the selection. We men con.
sign to their tender care and training
our little ones, but claim the exclusive
right to elect or reject at our pleasure
and to make the rules and regulations
and choose the books for them To
teach. But all this will be reformed
In due or undue time and they will
have to wait on the Lord | reckon.
Many reforms have already been made
within my memory concerning the fe.
male sex, but more are wanted and I
would like To see them made before /
die.
Well, l am weary OF writing and
will dismiss the subject Until after the
wedding. My folks made me address
most Of the invitations and there were
800 OF them and each one had to be
addressed inside aud outside aud It
made me tired to write near q thOusi
and names. When they ordered the
500 l was amazed, for couldn't imag:
inc We had that many friends who
felt interested II, our antiquity, but
they kept on adding to the list until
the pile was exhausted and the post.
aye broke me, and now all that we
can say to our friends Is that IL any
have been omitted please to lldld up
your right hand and come anyhow.
Standing room will be free and air
and water abundant. The 7th Of
March will soon be here and our child.
rem have determined to gather at the
old homestead for the last time, per!
haps, and to rejoice with US in the
goodness OF the Lord. Tile children
are the promoters Of this golden wed:
ding and my wife and l are trying to
be calm and serene.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17

After while the people Of Mississ.
ippi will dnd out that the full stock
law is better than the partial and
none at all, and that the Legislature
will be forced to do what it should
have done years ago-require every
stock owner to provide bis own pas.
ture.-JacksOn News.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17

A cornefs's jury Ii ruraI district
Of Georgia returned the following
verdict recently: THE deceased
came to his death BY trying to light
his pipe with an electric light which
can't lie done successfully"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17

The St. Louis Republic has a cut Of
up.to-date "Miss Liberty" 1t repre-.
sents her with her hair done up with
bayonets, and standing on q monu'
ment with lou9 cooaon potatlug out
on " sldes,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17

Over 100000 ponds of powder MS
exploded at Ls Gaubran, France, and
. number Of soldiers on guard and
citl1ens were blown. 20 Ato0A
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17

The aged attorney looked keenly at
the young lawyer. "Do you love my
daughtcr?" he asked. The y0unestcr
hesitated. Before / give you . d.
rect answer, Judge" he said, with
much earnestness, II want you to
pledge me your word that the infor.
nation viii not be used against me-"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17

Admiral Dewey will not return 70
the United States until the Philip
pine troubles are settled. He ssys u
may Be his fate 10 die out there.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17

Literature is business with the Ar
Kansas Thomas Cat, which says: I'VE
will publish u tcn-versc poem for a
load OF wood; . three column story for
4 load OF groceries, and will cheer.
fully give space to obituaries of for
mer subscribers ut the rate OF six lay.
inv hens q column"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-17
Hillsdalc, Miss, March 5, 1890.

His DENOMlNATION.-At the close
OF service one Sunday morning The
pastor of a city church went down the
aisle, as was his custom to greet the
strangers in his congregation. "You
are not a member OF our church," he
said to one OF them.
"NO sir" replied the stranger
"Do you belong TO any denoMina.
tion. may l ask?"
"Well," responded the other, hcslta'
tingly, "I'm what you might call a
submerged Presbyterian
"IlOw Is that?"
II was brought up a Presbyterian
my wife il a Methodist, my eldest
daughter is a Baptist, my son Is the
0rganist in a Universalist church, my
second daughter sings in an Episco
pal choir, and my youngest goes to
Congregational Sunday school.
"But you contribute, doubtless 10
some one church?"
"Yes, I contribute to all 0f t"e".
That Is partly what suonierses me-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
REBUILD OCONTO
LUMBER PLANTS.
New Mill will Not be as Large as
the One Destroyed by

Oconto, Wis, Sept 29.-[Special. i
The Oconto Jumper company's sawmill,
which burned yesterday morning, will be
rebuilt, but on scale of less magnitude.
The capacity of the mill burned was
nearly 100000 feet of lumber in ten
hours run. and it was one of the most
thoroughly equipped plants in Wisconsin.
The original mill was built in 1856 by
cotton cloth manufacturers from Lowell
Mass. Two years afterWard it was pur
chased by George Farnsworth and
Archie st. Ores of Chicago. Later it
burned and in 1882 rebuilt Various
parties became interested in it's owner
ship.
The new mill will probably be in opera
ton by April next. Arrangements are
being negotiated for cutting the present
stock of logs in the Holt mill, running
night crew. Yesterday was the third an
niversary of the first mill burned on that
site. The fire lasted three hours. For Il
time it looked as though the city was
doomed to destruction. Sparks were car
ried nearly mile into the business por-
ton of the city, and buildings ignited
The greatest excitement prevailed.
Goods were removed from business
houses and household goods conveyed to
places of safety.
1t is fortunate that the season is so far
advanced for men now thrown out OF
employment can go to work in the woods
rs nearly all lumber companies are fitting
out crews for the winters logging.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
MANY STAMPS STOLEN.
Berlin Postohice is Broken Into
and Robbed.
THE WORK OF EXPERTS
Thieves Make Their Escape at Wau-
kau in Borrowed Milk
Wagon.

Berlin, Wis, Sept. 29.-ESpecial. /
The postoffice here was robbed last night
of between $1,000 and $500 in stamps.
The burglars blew open the safe with
dynamite and took everything of value
from it. Postmaster Johnson is busy
checking up and is not quite certain what
was the exact amount stolen.
There was only one way for the men,
1T is thought that there were two, could
have entered and that was through the
door. The door shows no signs of beii::s
forced and it is the opinion of the police
that the men hid in the office until after
1T was closed up for the night and then
began operations. There is an outer and
an inner Office and it is very probabla
that the men hid in the outer office and
as soon as all had gone made their way
into the inner room, where the safe
stands. The neat way in which the safe
was cracked shows without doubt that
the men were experts.
This morning Spencer Angle, a farmer
residing two miles east Of here, reported
to the police that his milk wagon and
team Of horses had been stolen. Later
the missing wagon and team were found
in the village of Waukau, ten miles east
of here. 1t is thought that the thieves
stole the team to help them escape.
The police have notified Oshkosh au-
thOrities and the police of all the sur
rounding towns to look out for any
suspicious characters. Postoffice In
spector Bird has been notified and is
looking up the case.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
The Horse in Battle,

A veteran cavalry horse partakes of
the hopes and fears of battle Just the
same as his rider. AS the column swings
into line and waits, the horse grows
nervous over the waiting. If the wait
IS spun out, he will tremble and sweat.
and grow apprehensive.
If he has been six months in service
he knows every bugle call. AS the call
comes to advance. the rider can feel him
working at the bit with his tongue to
get it between his teeth As he moves
out he will either seek TO go on faster
than he should or bolt He cannot bolt.
however. The lines will carry him for
ward, and after a minute he will grip.
lay back his ears. and one can feel his
sudden resolve to brave the worst. and
have done with it as soon as possible.
a man seldom cries out when hit in
the turmoil of battle It is the same
with horse. Five troopers out of six.
when struck with a bullet. are out of
their saddles within minute. If hit
in the breast or shoulder, up go their
hands, and they get a heavy fall: if in
the leg. or foot, or arm. they fall for
ward and roll off. Even with a foot cut
OFT by jagged piece of SHE'LL a horse
will not drop 1t is only when shot
through the head or heart that he comes
down. He may be fatally wounded. but
hobbies out of the fight to right or left.
and stands with dropping head until the
loss of blood brings him down.
The horse that loses his rider and is
unWOunded himself will continue to run
with his set of tours until some move
ment throws him out. Then he goes gal
Looping here and there, neighing with fear
and alarm, but he will not leave the
feld.-COllier'S Weekly
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
The First Scientific Investigation Of
HypnOtism.

The subject of hypnotism was rescued
from the charlatans, rechristened. and
subjected to accurate investigation by
DR.. James Braid of Manchester. as early
as 1871. But his results, after attract
ing momentary attention, fell from view.
and, despite desultory efforts, the subject
was not again accorded a general hear
ing from the scientific world until 1878.
when Dr. Charcot took it I'D at the Sal
petriere in Paris followed soon afterward
by DR.. Rudolf Heidenhain of Breslau.
ana host of other eXperimenters. The
value of the method in the study of men
tai states was soon apparent Most of
Braid's experiments We're repeated, and in
the main his results were confirmed
His explanation of hypnotism, or artifi-
clal SOmnambuliSm. as a self-induced
state. independent Of any occult or super
sensible influence. soon gained general
credence. His belief that the initial
stages are due to fatigue of nervous cen
tiers, usually from excessive stimulation
has not been supplanted, though supple
mented by notions growing out of the
new knowledge as to subconscious men
tally III general and the inhibitory influ-
ence of one center over another in the
central nervous mechanism. -HarDer'S
Magazine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
The Narrowest Street in the World

The seaport town of Great Yarmouth
England, contains q street that we'll NAV
be considered the narrowest built-up
street in the world. This thoroughfare is
known as kitty Witches" row, and
measurement gives it's greatest width as
hfty-siX inches the entrance would Sc
rlously Inconvenience a stout person, as
Twenty-Five inches are all that are spared
from wall to wall The advantages of
such pathway are not numerous the
possibility of exchanging hand-shakes
from the window with your opposite
neighbor hardly compensates for the in
convenience of his glances should you and
he not be on the most friendly terms The
town contains many such streets as Kit
ty Witches" they are all called rows in
stead of streets, and there are 145 of
Them varying in their narrow width and
extending a length of over seven miles.
No one seems to know just why these
streets exist in the form they do: some
claim the inhabitants so arranged their
dwellings as to enable them to resist the
attack of possible enemy with compare
tive ease.-John Russell Davidson in
Woman's Home Companion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
LILLIAN SEERY
is INDICATED.
Court Awards Her $500 Damages
from Her Slanderer-A Fa-
nous Case Ends.

KenoSha. Wis, Sept. 90 Special. /
The sensational SANDER case of Lillian
Seery VS.. Lafayette Cook, a well-known
citizen OF the town Of Somers, which
has been occupying the attention of the
circuit court in this city for the past
week, came to a close last evening when
the jury, after considering the evidence
in the case for over eight hours, returned
4 verdict in favor Of the plaintiff and fix
ing the damages at $500 and the costs
of the action The case has attracted
more attention than any case tried in
the county since the famous arson case.
The suit was an outgrowth of the di-
v0rGe suit filed by Mrs. Petite o. Stone
braker wife of Dr. Stonebraker, i'll 1896,
In the trial of the case Miss Seery's name
was mentioned as one Of the reasons
that the wife Of the doctor was seek
ing separation and after the divorce
mad been granted a number of people III
the town Of SomerS talked considerably
about the evidence and these tales had
the effect of making Miss Seery a social
OutcaSt Her friends deserted her and
homes which had formerly been opened
to her were closed. Even her most init
mate friends refused to speak to her on
the street. The girl was beautiful and
as well educated as the usual country girl,
but she was stunned even all the more
ON this account. After she had borne
this treatment for some time she decided
to seek vindication from the stories
which had been told about her. As a re-
suit of this in~sthe spring of 1896 six suits
for SANDER were filed iii the circuit court.
Miss Seery was the plaintiff in each of
them and the defendants were Lafayette
Cook, Emertia Cook, George +. Leet,
Ward T.. Balm and William E. Burgess.
The men were SO well known in the
county that the filing of the suits pro-
duced a great sensation. The cases came
up for trial at the last term of court
and all during the trial the courtroom
was packed with people from all parts
of the county At that time the defend
ant III the first case tried secured non
suit on the ground of technicality. The
plaintiff was poor and when she had paid
the costs Of the cases she had nothing left
to start in for another siege But some
friends came to her rescue and the cases
were again brought up for trial. The
verdict given in the first case will I'M
doubtedy result in the remainder of the
cases being settled out of court.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
NO RICE THROWING.
Paterson Pastor Objects to "VuIger
Marriage Customs"

Marriage Customs"
Persons contemplating matrimony will
be interested to learn that an anti-rice
ordinance has been promulgated by Rev.
Charles Z. Gillen. pastor of St. Joseph's
Roman Catholic church. Paterson, \. J.,
and that he stands ready to call upon the
police for help in abolishing the old pagan
practice.
Not because the throwing of rice and
old shoes was a pagan invention IS Fa-
Their Gillen so opposed 10 1t. but because
such frivolous antics at a church IN con
npction with the sacrament of marriage
strikes him as being highly irreverent, if
not sacrilegious. SO sincere is he IN tax
ing this position that on Sunday. much
to the surprise of his parishionerS, he dis
coursed Oh the subject from the pulpit.
Such scenes as have been witnessed
at some weddings here, he said. are
nothing less than a scandal to the church.
If it were not for the antiquity OF this
silly custom of throwing rice and old
shoes after neWly-Wedded pair. 1t
would be incomprehensible that members
of any church should mar one Of the
most solemn and beautiful occasions of
life by an exhibition of stupid and vulgar
and irreverent hOrSeplay.
But antiquity shall be no excuse for
the practice hereafter in this church.
wish it to be understood that at future
weddings here these repugnant proceed
ings will not be allowed. This warning
ought to be sufficient for all offenders.
but l fear that some Of them are so
welded to their buffOonery that nothing
less than a demonstration of civic author
ity will suffice to restrain them. There
fore let it be known that persons who
come to this church to be married shall
have the protection Of the police, il nee
essary, from their misguided friends
Officers of the law used to be in attend
ance at my request to preserve order on
such occasions
Father Gillen's uncompromising an
nouncement was received with approval
by the elderly members Of his flock and
ward to being married are widely prais-
ing the priest for his attitude The
younger generation, on the other hand,
shows a disposition to murmur at the
curtallment OF an lmmemorial privilege
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03

She bowed her head in assent and the
tears welled in her eyes.
Il must get papa to take me home
She turned and walked away from him
quickly. Before she had gone a dozen
PAGES she stopped as if transfiXed and
looked with dilated eyes into an alcove
she was passing.
Then she ran back to Harry, and, al
most fainting, caught his arm.
Take me home. Take me away from
here!''
He fastened to call a carriage. When
they had entered it Esther began to cry,
and he tried to console her. Instructive
" he put his arm about her. and she did
not resist. A moment after-it was the
natural thing to do-he kissed her, and,
leaning her head on his shoulder she
wept until her sorrow had abated. He
could not imagine what was the matter,
but when they arrived at her home she
enlightened him. AS she was leaving him
in the conservatory she had seen her ia
Their kneeling before the widow, proposing
TO her. and had seen her grant him q
kiss of acceptance. All her illusions
about duty vanished in an instant. Her
father was getting another to take care
of him, and her occupation was gone.
Il shall leave home" she cried, angri-
ly. If he marries her, | must leave
home
II have a home to offer you," said
Harry.
1t never occurred to Harry that the
widow had ordered him to propose to Els
ther so that she could bring her father,
as if by accident, to see the little scene.
She had watched his movements, and,
Judging the correct moment to nicely.
had brought Mr.. Townsend to that part
of the conservatory. He liked Harry
TOO much to interrupt, which the widow
had taken care to learn before she took
the step, but he was naturally surprised.
Of course she promptly sympathized with
him on losing his housekeeper. and so
wrested from him the proposal which she
had long ago planned. She had not count
ed on Esther overlooking her part of the
drama. but that only FASTENED the ac-
ton of her plot. and she was not sorry
when she heard of it.
Harry was naturally profuse in his
thanks. for his happiness so blinded him
TO everything else III the world that he
thought it was for his sake that it had
all been done. When this dawnel upon
the widow she laughed loud and long.
"Oh, go away" she laughed, ITO your
billing and cooling with Esther, Iou are
such a pair of fools you should be happy
together" And she added. somewhat
mischievously:
You see l am. in a sense. taking a
boy to raise after ell. But you Will find
me an indulgent mOther-in-law.