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The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
SIGNS OF ILL LUCK.

TO be struck by lightning on Mon.
day.
To sit on buz.saw in motion on
Friday.
To break the mirror sour wife's
mother gave her.
To fall down stairs with the parlOr
stove on Tuesday.
To speculate with other peoples
money and get caught.
To spill salt in the coffee OF the man
who has the carving knife.
TO see bill collector over your right
shoulder on Saturday.
70 get wet when you fall overheard
while boating on Thursday.
To see bulldog over your left
shoulder in your neighbor's orchard.
To be one OF thirteen at table when
there is only TODD enough for six.
To call a bigger man than yourself
hard names any day in the week.
To marry on Wednesday girl who
practices with ten-pound dumbbells.
To meet a detective at the depot
when you are buying a ticket to
Canada.
To bet all your money on a horse
whose driver has bet his money IN
another. -
To attempt to sit on a chair that
some one has removed when you. were
not looking.
10 see your OvercOat over either
shoulder as you pass out Of the shop
OF your uncle.
TO offend your best loved girls little
brother who saw you kiss another
little boys sister.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02

Answering the question OF cor
respondent, the Commercial Appeal
gives the following concerning woman
suffrage in the United States:
"W0men have full suffrage and vote
for all officers, including presidential
electors, in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
and Idaho. In Kansas women vote in
most municipal elections. lndiana
women may hold Office under the
school laws, but may not vote for such
officer. Women vote, chiefly In mat.
ters affecting schools or taxation or
both In Arizona, Connecticut, Della
ware, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, North Dakota. Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota,
Texas, Vermont, Washington and
Wisconsin. Bills tn create or extend
woman suffrage were defeated IN 1S9s
In the Legislatures Of Maine, Massa
chusetts, Connecticut. Vermont, Hin
0ls, Oklahoma, Arizona, Indiana
Missouri, Michigan and California
and constitutional amendments Civ
inv women suffrage we're defeated b!
popular vote 10 StMth Dakota ant
Washington"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY. Feb
Il WIDER RINGE 4 DEEPER SEA

- " aHNh h-i.SuE Al HEEA Ash bisAls
love to linger near the shore
When tempest beat and thunders roar;
When breakers dash against the main
And reel and stagger back again;
When white-caps, rushing from the sea,
Strike hard and cry, ~ will be free"
Like things Of life they seem to leap,
And lift themselves out from the deep
With purpose fixedto rend the rock
Submerging all beneath the shock
That they may range forever more
In space, unbounded by shore.
To me, these billows seem to cry:
"I'll scale these shores, rock-ribbed anc
high;
] must away; will be free;
There is wider range for me,
A broader field. deeper sea,
AS boundless as eternity"
Though all the ocean, wide and deep,
Is theirs through which to range ant
leap.
They seem to cry, "rhis narrow Sc,
Contains not room enough for me-"
And lifting high their crest again,
They hurl themselves against the main
And so within this house of clay,
My soul cries out: 81 must away.
This narrow earth, and air and sky.
My boundless longing doth defy.
There is wider range for me,
A shoreless, vast eternity"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
PERILS OF TIE LONG SKIRT.

London News.
In the course Of public discussion
on womcn's dress at Berlin the other
day, Professor Rubner condemned the
long skirt as frequent cause Of acct
dents and as promoter OF neauralgic
pains. which were brought on by CON.
stantly holding up the dress. Profes.
sOr Brockmuller, the artist, while not
denying the gracefulness In general OF
trains, pointed out that 10 any quick
movement the effect was the reverse
Of graceful, and recommended short
dresses, especially at dances. Niue.
Seller advocated the short skirts be-,
cause 1t was unworthy of women to
yield to a fashion which made the
wcarer a slave to her garments and
because the short skirts made those
who wore them look younger. In the
end the meeting resolved by q large
majority that long walking dresses are
irreconcilable with the modern re-
quirements Of hygiene, liberty Of
movement and beauty.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
HOW TRUSTS CHEApEN PRICES.


"The paid attorneys OF the Stand.
ard Oil Company by a liberal use of
the public press and system Of com.
parison, have imposed upon the
American people the thoaght that tile
Standard Oil Company has furnished
them their oil cheaply. II the people
have been served cheap by this mo.
nopoly, what means the five hundred
which this great monopoly has gar.
nered? IL Is not the purpose of
trusts to serve the peoply cheaply. 1t
Is the purpose 0f trusts to create mo-
nopoly, and force the producers and
consumers Of America to pay divi.
dends on billions of watered capital.
Before the Sugar Trust had fully
fastened its fangs upon us I bought
good granulated sugar at $3.50 a hun.
dred. To-day, the Sugar Trust is
forcing the American people to pay
them $3.50 to s6 hundred for the
same sugar, difference, l am told,
to the American people Of more than
two hundred million OF dollars an
nuaily. Think OF it, Mr.. Chairman!
Two hundred millions annually Ut
the wealth produced BY the people
transferred bv this process from the
packets OF the people into the Golfers
Of the Sugar trust, and Mr.. Haven
eyer says what are you going to do
about it?"
Extract from testimony OF Hon. NJ.
L. Lockwood, President American
Antitrust League. before the To-
dustrial Commission.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
LYNCHING BILL INTRODUCED
BY SENATOR ADAMS.

Section /. Be it enacted by the
legislature Of the State OF Mississippi
that any sheriff, constable or Other
peace officer OF this State or of any
county or municipality thereof, hav
ing a prisoner in his custody, shal
suffer the prisoner to be unlawfully
taken from him, and while being Sc
taken. or II consequence thereof wound
ed. crippled or killed, the office held
by such officer shall Immediately be-
come vacant and he shall not there.
fore exercise any OF the functions
thereof or receive any em0lument
therefr0m
Section 2. In case prisoner, while
in the custody Of any such officer, be
crippled or MANNED by third persons
or in an effort to take him from Gus.
tody in order to put him unto death
he shall have right OF action against
the county in which he shall have been
50 crippled or manned and may recover
two Thousand dollars; and in case a
prisoner while in the custody OF such
officer. or as IA consequence Of having
hcen taken therefrom, shall be mur
drered, his heirs who may sue there
for within three months or, il hi'
heirs do not sue within such time, hi.
administrator will lave a right o
action against the county in'whicll h,
shall have been murdered, and ma,
recover $4,000.
Section 3. Ifany person not havin
been immediately before in the Gus
tody of an officer, shall be murderc,
by a mob or unlawful assembly hi
heirs who may sue therefor With
three months, or If his heirs do no
sue within said time, his administra
tor will have right OF action agains
the county in which he shall hav
beenpurdered and may recover $4,000
Scctton L. Suits may be brough
under the provisions Of this Act i
the circuit court Of the county sued
which is given full, ample and CON
plete Jurisdiction thereof, but the
shall not be instituted after the expi
ration OF one year after the inhictiol
OF the injury.
Section 5. This Act shall be IL
force after its passage.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
WOMAN BANK PRESIDENT.

Richmond Dispatch.-At the recent
annual meeting OF the stockholders of
the First National Bank OF Elkton
and the Cecil National Bank OF Port
Deposit, Md, Mrs. Evelyn s. Tome, of
Port Deposit, was elected president Of
both institutions. The new bank
president is the widow OF Mr.. Jacob
Tome, by whose will she acquired
LIP shares OF stock of bOth banks,
beside shares In a number OF other
banking institutions. Probably very
few women have held the position Of
national bank president in this coun.
try, it Is said, and certainly Mrs.
Tome is the only one In the State OF
Maryland. There was q woman bank
president in North Carolina some
years ago-Mrs. Williams, at Raleigh.
Mrs. Tome is one Of the executors, or
an executrix, Of her husbands estate,
which is valued, it is said, ut q, ! ,00O, 600.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
GOVERNOR LONGING NAMES THE MEN
BERs TO CONSTITUTE 1T.

GOVERNOR LONGING NAMES THE MEN,
BERs TO CONSTITUTE 1T.
Governor Longino has appointed
the new State board OF health. For
the past two weeks the Governor has
been beselged with applications, pc.
titions and numberless letters from
physicians desiring places on the
board, and after very careful consid-
Grafton he has at last made up the
list and publicly announced the ap-
pointments.
Under the provisions OF the code the
State board Of health is composed OF
twelve members, five OF whom are
recommended To the Governor by the
State medical association and the
other seven are selected by the Cover.
nor from seven congressional districts.
Following are the selection made by
the governor:
Firts district-Dr. W. S. Green,
Aberdeen.
Second district-Dr. P. W. Rowland,
Oxford.
Third district-Dr. ]. N. D. Shinkle,
Friars Point.
Fourth district-Dr. z. d. Mitchell,
POntotoc.
Fifth district-Dr. II. S. Gully,
Meridian.
Sixth district-Dr. d. B. Watkins,
Natchez.
Seventh district-Dr. E. p. Jones.
Hermanville
Following Is list Of members rec.
commended by the State medical assO.
citation and to whom Governor Lon
gino has issued commissions: DR.
J. F. Hunter, Jackson; DR.. II. II
Haralson, Vicksburg; DR.. II. A. Cant
Water Valley; DR.. S. r. Dunn, Green
vile; DR.. William NJ. Pa,n nc, Aber
deen.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
Chancery Court-2dDist
Y c. HILL. CnANCElLOR.

IN, ,or,tv Of Pearl River on the first
.n.aav ~ d", NJ January and July and continue
| ok days ,u.,ion arst district. nm
| ,,nsacord Wonday OF January ana Jmly ana
.n,;,,e six DAYS. In the sefohd 0lstrirt'
%"i,shi an the third Monday OF January and July
and continue SIX days ,..
in The county OF Hancock on ,he Iomr.n
Monday OF January and Jnly ana commune
| IS days ui.,, or tho 6ret
uona.v m w. ~ February and August and con-
tnue six days. A.. .a
uorS.y NJ February aud August and con-
tinue SIX days a..
Monday OF June Had necenber. and continue
| nix davs. a. N,,d., a,
| n, March and September anG continue six
days, e.. so,na
Monday oi March aud September and con-
tnue six days.
the Fjrst District on the third Monday OF
March and september ana continue SIX DAYS
i'm rho town Of lIattiesbury. the Second Dis-
trlct on the first Monday ofJune and Dece n
her and continue SIX DAYS,
In the county Of Smith on the fourth Mod
day Of March and September. and continue
sly days.
In the county of Greene on Thursday aftc,
the second Monday Of April and October and
continue three days
In the county " Covington on the fourth
Monday in April aud October and consinn
SIX days.
In the county OF Newton on the first Mon.
day OF April and November aud continue 81,
days.
In the county Of I.audrrdale on the hrsI
Monday ot Mav and Novenl9r and continu,
| txsnty-four days.
In the county nf Clarke on the third Mon
| day of Aurll and November and continue 81,
| DAYS
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
CATCH BARBER'S ITCH.
aILs GET 1T BY INDUCING IN SOME
KISSING GAMES.

Plymouth, Ind, Jan. 2-A number
Of young women In the vicinity OF
Bourbon, six miles east OF here, have
the BARRIERS itch. This disease has
been quite prevalent In many OF the
northern Indiana towns this winter.
but until now the weaker sex has
escaped the contaglon. The young
folks have been having a great many
social gatherings, where, 1t Is alleged,
they swapped kisses somewhat Pr
miscously. All the elderly people
OF that vicinity, with girls OF society
age, have set their feet firmly against
the popular sociables," ana tnat
neigh hb0rhOod 10 as tame us U cnurch
yard. So far twelve cases OF the
barber's itch among young women
have been reported.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
BRITISH SHIPS ON GUARD.
POSTED NEAR THE MISSISsIPPI'S
MOUTH TO PROTECT TRANSPORTS

New Orleans, Jan. 19.-1t is stated
here that there are British warShips
within easy reach OF the Mississippi,
assigned to the duty OF csc0rting the
mule transports when they shall have
been loaded with animals from New
Orleans for South Africa. The pres
ence OF the warships In the gulf
waters is said to have been brought
ab0ut bv the advice received at the
British War Office in London to the
effect that two old hulks had been
fitted out by American sympathizers
with the Beers, with the avowed in
tention OF capturing and sinking the
mule transports as soon as they left
the mouth of the river on their vOy.
age across the Atlantic.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02

Congressman John Allen has intro.
duced bill In the house authorizing
the secretary Of the interior to grant
permission to cut timber from the
public lands in Mississippi, and pro-
viding that the money collected for
such privilege shall be paid Into tue
common school fund Of the state.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02

It cost the government the neat
little sum OF $3442 tn bury tile late
Senator Morrill,. One Of the Items
was SlOO for the caskee, though use OF
carriages. and special trains made up
most Of the amount. Liquid refresh.
mcnts appear under the modest title
of commissary supplies, the bill for
which was el08.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02

Representative +. W. Elmer. Of
Harrison county, has introduced q
bill in the House to amend section
2287, Code 1892, referring to the State
Board OF Health, so as TO require the
same to be composed Of business men
rs well as physicians. There should
be u majority Of the latter on the
board, II we are 20 have such y thinu
In this State.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
VOLUME 80.
,cuE COURTS.
/ TINE REGULAR TERMS.
| c;,cujt Court-2nd Dist.
Waller A. WHITE. DISTRICT ArroSsks'
~rAp. A. WOOD. JUpGE.

,,pp WHITE. DIsTEIcT ATTORNEY.
..,,,r of wavue on the second Monday
b lhe ro"" sni July and continue six days.
county Of Pearl River on The thir%M"n' SsS"
bsd APT. s"" af Marion. S~ond district. on the
hlh, lh"lay r""ai of January and July and continue
kutA "o'," y" the AMI district on the first Monday
di ats t.,,x :" and N" august and continue six days
II Fternalv w" of tlarkr on the second Monday
= im e"",a ana Auurst am, continne twel 'e days.
f,s'" ,ss county Of Iasper an the first Monday OF
s y, an. s""- on Ss -.e"nS s%rT' a"say ays
lu inc '.u% .n% Ssnterbcr and continue six days,
Of Nalsa .""nry "', of Hancock an the fourth Monday
Num- s.n' and u" November and continue six days.
MY ". 1 S"unly of Harrison on the second Monday
:, y w,S ,,'' and November and continue siX DAYS.
M va, s"" "",nty of Jackson an the fonrth Monday
n,ai ,ur;, and October. and continue twelve days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
"BOYHOOD IN TIE SOUTH" 4"

Constant and free intercourse from
early childhood to mature years de-
velnped between the young white mas
ter and their black companions Il bond
Of sympathy which not even the aboli-
tion Of slavery has wholly broken; and
these ties of real election between
boys OF both colorS, between the white
girls and their black maids, between
the very young white children and
their black "lnammies" and nurses,
ought to be sufficient explanation OF
that wonderful loyalty Of the slaves
to the defencelesS women and chill.
drcn left on the plantations during
the Civil War.
In the fall season there were "cOrn
shuckings,' when the negroes from
adjoining plantations met, first on
this place and then on that, and
slucked the great piles OF corn, sing
ing as they worked. When the work
was finished at night, they seized the
young white master of the place, and
hoisting him on their shoulders, bore
him triumphantly around the premi-
SeS to the great suppcr-tablc, still
singing their "corn songs"
On the Fourth 0f July the great
plantation barhccucs marked the day
for the darkies. The entire expense
was. Of course, borne by the master.
The negroes, old and young, male and
female, assembled aud roasted whole
carcasscs Of pigs and lambs and kids,
ending with frolic Of strange games
and dancing at night,
The great holiday OF the year was
the "Chrs'mas time" as it was then
called. Az this festive occasion there
was scarcely any restriction Lut upon
the slaves; no limit To the liberties
they were permitted to take with "Ole
marster" and "missus" and the
younger members Of the household.
The excItcd darkies felt at liberty t.
creep silently into "the white folks
house, at earliest dawn, and often
before dawn, on Christmas morning.
and startle every member OF the
household by shouting "Chris'mas
gif, ev'ybody" and all respond with
some present.
have never known any one, white
or black, who had any idea OF the au.
thDrship Of the strange songs the
negroes used IT, sing. recall one OF
their dancing songs, to the rhythm Of
which they kept time not only
by the shuttle Of the feet, but by The
patting Uf their hands:
Corn stalk fiddle
An er sh0e-String how;
Frog IN de middle,
But he can't jump Joe.
This was the solo. sung by male ol
female dancing alone In the centre q
Il great circle; and they all joinet
hands and danced around the centra
figure, repeating several times over:
!! Frog In dc middle,
+ But he can't jump Joe;
You'll nebber get nut
Till you jump Jim Crow.
Many other stanzas Of equal mcri
followed.
i Another dancing song was sung
two lines by the male dancers, ant
then two by their female partners
First the men sang:
Hop light. ladies, de cakes all dough
, Nebber min dc weather, 81 de vii
J, dom blow.
To this the feminine respons came
Hop light, brudder. an hop jcs' 80,
Nebher miu', rOckin' de heel an toe.
And the fiddle screechcd and tlI
banjo twanged rs the darkies swayc
aud whirled. Gen. john 3. .G0rdO
In Tho Youths Companion.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02

The Cleveland, Ohio, Plain Dealer
says the attempted corner On s'gs
which began last summer will cost
those who engineered the scheme about
sS,5O0.O0O. There are 100000 cases
Of eggs, or about 2lO,0OO,OOO dozen
stored throughout the country.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02

Bishop w. w. Duncan has ap-
pointed Rev. G. A. Guice, OF Utica,
Miss, to succeed the late Rev. DR..
q. G. Andrews as presiding elder Ut
the Meridian district. He will enter
upon the discharge Of his duties NJ
soon as practicable.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02

1t may be Of interest TO know that
according to State State Supcrintend.
ent Whitdcld's annual report, there
are nearly 5000 more cOl0red, than
white children enrolled In the public
schOOls Of the State. To te exact
there are lo7.l7S white, and lsAsoe
c0l0refl.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02

The Goth annual meeting Of the
Chautaugua Assembly WAS heli Ia
Cleveland, OhlO, and the financial re-
ports shOw total receipts for the veal
to be sl2A,005. The attendance At ths
assembly for 1857 was Al ,0oo.. \
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02

The English are even more given Ia
the abbfeviation of words than the
people Of this country. "Flue" Is now
the proper thing with them ioNin
huenza.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-02
LOUISVILLE d NASHVILLE r. r

louisville q NASHVILLE r. n.
GOING EAST.
No. a-IRaves New Orleans at 745 D. m. Ar
rives At Scranton at 1886 p. m. Arrives in Mobile
at l2.O5 n. IN.
No. 4.-Lraves New Orleans at il:i5 n. m. Ar
rives ut scranton at 2:0T p. M. Arrives al Mobile
al 3l2 p. NJ.
M. G.-I~aves New Orleans at 7.55 a. M. Ar.
rives Mt Scranton at lies A. III. Arrives at Mobile
1t 1910 p m.
GOING WEST.
M. l.-Leaves Mobile 215 p. m. Arrives at
scranton ]:31 y. M. New Orleans. 1lO y. m.
No. 3.-Leaves Mobile BIS a III. Arrives at
Scranton 4:2i a m. New Orleans 7.40 n. M.
No. 5.-leaves Mobile at 4:Il p. m. Arrives at
Scranton sal p. nL New Orleans, $50 y. m.
In effect June 3. 1891.
John II. SANTA CRJrz. Agent.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-19

The following distinguished gentlemen
have accepted invitations to speak at the
banquet: Hon. Jonathan P. Deliver. Hon.
Leonidas Livingston. Hon. Amos j. Cum
mings, Hon. John Allen, Hon. George P.
Lawrence. Hon. H. II. Bingham, and Mr..
Chaplin Brown. President of the Bar Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia. The
preparations indicate an unusually salts
factory attendance. and the event promises
to be one of the most attractive given
under the auspices of this patriotic organi-
ZatiOn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-19

1t does not seem possible that any social
historian of the National Capital can ever
have recorded more solennly impressive
and scenically beautiful wedding than that
of Miss Elizabeth Blount and the Rev. Eu-
gene Shipper, which occurred last night at
The Oaks the home of Col. and Mrs. Henry
f. Blount. On the heights CT Georgetown.
The splendid old mansion was transformed
into fairy-like bower of pink blossoms
and the lights throughout were yelled with
couleur de rose. The walls of the great re-
ception hall and the corridor that extends
the length of the house were green with
trailing vines, and at every point were
artistic masses of pink bloom, the floral
color expressed in roses, tulips, and carna-
tons.
A string quartette stationed in the gal
lery opening above the hall heralded the
approach or the wedding train; the bride
and her maids descending the east stair
way at the same moment that the groom
with his best man and ushers came down
the stairway TO the west. The brides maid
of honor was her sister. Miss Mary Blount,
who has just returned from a two years
course OF study in the Latin Quarter OF
Paris, and who was the embodiment of
grace in an Empire gown of rose petal
liberty silk with a soft scarf drapery Of
white chiffon. Miss Phiilipa Chase, of
Boston, and Miss Dorothy Croft. of Los
Angeles, Cal. were the additional maids.
They wore exquisitely dainty creations of
green peau de sol, with crush girdles of
green panne velvet and yokes and sleeves
Of misty lace. The bouquets carried by
the trio of pretty maids were bridesmaid
roses, the one pretty floral color of the
night. Mr.. William S. Allen, of Massa-
chusetts, was the groom's best man, and
Mr.. Clarence HUMPHREYS, of Dorchester,
and Mr.. Walter Blount, the young son OF
the house who is a student at the Pre-
paratory College at Boston, completed the
list of attendants.
The bride was girlishly lovely in
Paris gown of Ivory satin the trained skirt
draped with elegant simplicity and the
yoke and sleeves formed of rich, gossamer-
like lace. Her tulle veil was crowned
with wreath of natural orange blossoms.
and a spray of the same flowers was
worn as a boutonniere by the groom. The
bridal bouquet was of lilies OF the valley
and white hyacinths, and the something
borrowed" which bride must wear at
her wedding in difference to folk lore ira
dition was a lace handkerchief that be-
longed to Eugene when she was Empress
OF France. The two groups met in the
deep bay window of the reception hall
that faces the entrance with the wide
corridor sweeping to the east and west
The recess was hung with a priceless
arbusscn tapestry and festooned with gar
lands of pink roses. cluster of electric
lights pendent from the ceiling cast its
rosy radiance on the bride and groom
The ceremony was solemnized by the Rev.
Rush r. Shipper, the father Of the groom,
who was formerly the pastor of All Souls
Church, Of this city. About thirty guests
were present at the service but over a
thousand invitations we're issued for the
reception which followed at o'clock
So great was the assemblage OF guests |
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-19
ToIberr. Removal Expected.

The President is expected to remove John
r. Tolbert, Collector of Customs at Charles
ton. s. c.. on the ground Of improper con-
duct in connection with the dispensary
troubles at the customs warehouse. Secre-
tary Gage has recommended the removal.