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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27

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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22
Chancery Court-2dDist.
n. C. HILL. CHANCELLOR.

In the county of Pearl River All the first Monday
Of January and July aud continue six days.
In the county of Marion first district on the
second Monday Of January and July and continue
six dys. In the second district on the third
Monday Of January and July and continue six
davs.
In the county of Hancock on the fourth Monday
Of January and July and continue six days
In the ronntv Of Harrison on the first Monday
Of February and August and continue six days.
In the ronnv Of Jackson on the second Monday
of February and Anqnst and continue six days.
IN the ronnty Of Wayne on the second Monday
ofInn" and Decemh,'r and rontinmne six days.
In the cinfy Of Jones on thp first Monday of
March and September and continue ak days.
IN the county of Jasper on the second Monday
oi Marrh and September and contimns nix days.
In the county of Perry held In Augusta. the
First district on tho third Monday Of March and
&p'emherand continue six days. IN the town III
l1atiieshurg The s"c",M district on the the first
Monday Of June and December and continue siN
davs.
In the county Of Smith on the fourth Monday al
March and SePtrnher and continue six lays
In the county ofCovinston on the fourth Mon
da. of April and Ort"her and continue Nix davs
In the county Of Greene on Thursday after tn.
second Monday of April and Oct6hcr and confirm.
three days
IN the county of Newton oii the first Md,rlay
Of april anil November and continue six DAYS,
In the eSuniy NJ Lau1crlale ou tie first Mon.
dav "f May and November and continue twenty.
fur DAYS
In the coutv of Clarke on the third Monday Of
April and November and continue siS days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

Mayor Frank E. MOOres, of Omaha,
has just paid a debt contracted In jan
uary, 1855, when he was a captive in
Libby prison. The debt consisted Of
a loan OF $225 In Confederate script,
secured from the Rev. T. V. Moore, Of
Richmond, Va. At the close of the
war Mr.. Moores made every effort to
locate his bencfactor, but failed. Last
week he discovered the son OF the
Richmond divine and paid $50 In gold
and interest, which was the equiva-
lent Of the loan. The father died
years ago at Nashville.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22
THE GUIDE.

"This is thy burden. Yet an hour,
And the poor pain shall passw
The words come dropping like shower
Through heat; the suns day has
To my soul set, lone lamped tower,
Where mist things pass and pass.
Dreaming, walked beyond the night
Whence the clear mystery stirs,
And wonder If, in some long light,
shall know smile Of hers,
For light were dark without that sight,
And life than death were worse.
"And this shall end. Thy waiting cheek
Shall flush to hers!" Oh, Thine!
! wake to hear that calm Voice speak
To sunk ear Of mine.
My heart that, hoping. will not break,
Lean far out for sign.
She had smile (God knows y that sung
Liked n stretched silver wire.
Her look rose upward, straight and
young,
Like a gold, slender spire.
Her kiss was like pale flower hung
On the dusk wall of desire.
Her face has lighted all my ways.
Now that my tears are blown
In my dimmed eyes, uncertain haze
Dear God! Is she thine own?
Shall she at thy throne stay to praise
Il. 7
"On that glad breast shall her sweet eyes
Fold down. So shalt thou know"
Thou who hast framed all mysteries,
Shall this fail even sof
Now she is made all heaven-wise,
Wilt thou yet bid her 60?
She sorrowed meekly when she sinned
And gave mild tongue to thee;
But when she grieved me, fierce wind
Tore at her spirits sea.
At my shut heart, her full sobs dinned-
Thus, God, she cared for me!
Thou has slain men (by the Wise Book
With thy great lightning stirred;
cbuld have stabbed her by look,
And slain her with word,
Yet was lOath, ~ Christ had shook
To kill a nesting bird.
"rhou shalt 60 forth, not yet to wrath.
She shall go forth, and freew
l hear the whisper. Still my path
Doth point wide out from thee.
Give me this, dream that such Joy hath
That she shall fare with me!
will tread softer, better, So
| For look on her still face. lt
"She shall stay for thee! Far and low
Ihear it down the ways.
One day together we shall go
Back to her God, for grace.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22
MCLAURIN'S CRITICISM.

Hattieshurg Progress.
The Progress has all the time had
very high respect for the honorable
gentleman who has just vacated the
gu ubernat0rial chair, but somehow here
OF late he has not been tOting fair and
the Progress is inclined M criticisc
him in mild form. or course it would
not do t0 be severe IN its criticism. for
it would hurt the paper. We have
found out that the man who is not
very close kin to the ex-governor is his
friend. Not only that. but u great
many people In Perry, Jones and Smith
counties never heard Of any other pub.
lie man, and they fully believe that lie
discovered America, whipped Spain,
whipped the mayor OF Jackson on the
turnpike leading over into Rankin
county and caused his pillow to ''go
wet" with tears.
But notwithstanding he Is to a large
extent the only well known man to
many OF the subscribers Of the Prog.
ress we must criticise him In a mild
way and take the chance Of losing u
subscriber who b0rrows the paper from
Il friend. These subscribers are nu.
merous and they are all McLaurin
men.
The honorable gentleman declines
to become "A candidate for delegate at
large and proceeds to write a long let.
ter 0f explanation. There was no
pressing need for the letter, but some.
how lie could not get out Of writing it.
He wanted To make few statements,
which OF course he knew were not true.
but still they had to come out or there
would have been an explosion. He
stated, for instance, that the c0nven.
ti0n held at Jackson was only u caucus
He did want TO say that II was q com.
plete bolt, but he could not make any
body believe that, and Al he confined
himself TO calling II caucus.
Mr.. McLaurin went on further tf
say that the State executive commit
tee held on from one election year u
next election year. He may not have
known that this was an error, or know
Ing did not care, nevertheless 1t Ia "
error. But what does he care for suct
y thing like that.
He tries In many different ways Il
pick flaws Ia the caucus, all OF course
s0s ths purpose Of boosting up his sId'
OF the question, but SITTER sll I've fall
70 show why he should write Z column
OF criticism Of the convention just 4
make the simple statement that b,
would not accept the candidacy fol
delegate u large. II 10 wopdeffu
how small some blk men cap be.ssS
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

We like Anse McLaurin because he
is sno fool. He may, and has fooled the
people OF the State for a number of
years, but 1t cannot be charged that he
is fool. He believes In plurality
primary in all elections, for he knows
this mode Of elections, is the greatest
humbug OF all elections. One man may
yet ejghty.eight votes, another ninety.
nine. and still the fellow who gets one
hundred and one is elected, though he
IL not the choice Of the people. Mr..
McLaurin knows this to be a fact, and
yet, he Is persistent In his advocacy Of
a plurality primary. 1t Is q little re.
markable, but nevertheless true, that
your Uncle Ans, comes nearer f0Oling
the people all the time than any other
man ID the .-Hattiesburg Prog.
ress.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

Senator II. d. Money" says the
Bolivar County Democrat, made
forceful and eloquent appeal before the
Senate committee recently In behalf Of
u large number Of Southerners whose
property was illegally seized during
the civil war. The total amount in.
volved is 1892, 900, and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that the senator's pow.
erful speech will result In speedy and
favorable action on a Just claim which
should have been paid years ago."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

Colonel A. X. Mcclure, editor Of the
Philadelphia Timssr and : lonv time
friend Of the South, says 10 . letter 70
the Chattanooga Industrisl Convsn-
tion: Tho South 10 to-day on ths
threshhold Of anttt Of prosperity that
never Wa known IN ail he uunnleat
days be the past The adyanee will
nov b surprisiaRly rapid. With ID.
cFsssins uon'satsn from ysAr y
year" y
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22
MANY SPOMGES FROM FLORIDA
CATCH THIS YEAR PROMISES TO RE
MORE THAN USUALLY LARGE.
Washington Star.

Washington Star
This year the catch Of sponges in,
Flori0a waters promises to be even
larger than in 1899. when sp,ngcs val.
ued at s3O0.OO were found of the coast
by the fishing feet" said prominent
resident of Key West, who is on a visit
To New York. toa writer for the Star
recently. For several weeks prior 70
my departure from home all the boats
on the bars 0f the bay were making
catches which averaged hetween 400
and 500 bunches Of sponges. and n the
fishermen continne to make such ex.
cellent hauls the market will s<n,o be
well supplied with the article.
THE Florida fishermen detect the
presence Of sponges by means OF a
water glass. which Is a simple c0ntriv.
ance that consists Of q piece 0f glass
inserted In the bottom OF bucket.
The bucket is thrust Into the water,
and, looking through the glass, the
sponge hunter can generally distin.
gulsh any object at the bottom OF the
sea, even II the water is rough. The
sponge are gathered with q pole from
eighteen to forty feet long, with a
three-prOnged claw at the end.
THE sponge, which grows either on
rocks or directly upon sandy bottom,
Is encased in a jet black membrane.
When thesponge IS under or partly be.
meath rockss ray from the sun, the
membrane oe In color, but 1t Is al.
ways full Of Click. milky fluid. As
the sponge is torn from its roots and
while st,ltI4 the water the fisherman
gives hi46nlp a sharp twist, which
bursts tte membrane and scatters the
milk In the water. The milk Is vile
smelling and produces an eruption
whenever 1t touches the human flesh;
but the operation Of scattering the
milk Is considered very necessary and
also the 6shermans duty, as IL is be.
lieved to hold the seed Of the sponge. I"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

In one Of his poems Churchill, who
died 10 l764, desired that a hay tree
should be planted On his grave to
point him out when dead" His wish
was not carried out until four years
ago, when an admirer placed bay
tree In the mould over the poets last
resting place at Dove.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

One Of the features OF the COnfeder-'
ate reuniOn was the observance Of JEFF
ferson Davis birthday. Gen. Stephen
d. Lee presided, and eulogies on the
life and character Of the old chieftain
were delivered by survivors or that
bloody conflict.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

Under Favorable conditions Of peace
the mortality amonu soldiers is prac.
tically the. least known, with death
rate Of only s In every 1000. Com.
pared with soldiers life the placid
days even Of clergyman are full OF
danger, for his death rate Is II In ], 900,
or more than twice az great US that Of
his military brother.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

James r. Keene, the hig New York
spscuistor who supported Mckinley il
1893, called down = Republican buffer
the other day BY offering 70 bet $500
~ $4,000 that Bryan would defeat
Mex finley. t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

Quite I peculiar acsiop w taken by
the Reformed Presb.tsFlsn. Synod n
Oadervllle, Ohio. They passed teB01'
luton prohibiting license 10 b issued
70 elders aud ministers who use W.
bscco.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

There is scarcely y record Of any siege
Of Importance In which the press has
capitulated SO long az there was .
square yard Of brown paper or canvas
~ feed u with, During the famous
siege Of vicksburg In the civil war the
Daily Citizen came up smiling 70 the
very last day, when Il was reduced 70
= diet Of wall paper.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

The railroad has been graded IN
entire distance to Columbia, and ~
road ia expected to be completed by
August I,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

There are now forty pearl button
factories In Iowa, working up shells
procured from the river beds. Nearly
l,50O people are employed In the fac
tories alone.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22


Milwaukee, Wis, entertained the
Federation Of WOmen's Clubs last
week. The attendance was very large,
it being estimated that between four
and five Thousand active club women,
delegates and visitors, assembled at
the opening meeting.
A dusky delegate from Massachu.
setts, Josphine Ruffln by name, came
as delegate from u club composed Of
white and negro women, of which she
is president. Also, as a delegate from
the State at large.
But whatever anticipatiOns this del.
egate had Of the pleasure in store for
her during the session were completely
extinguished when at the FIRST meeting
the color line was rigidly drawn, ex.
cluding her. The majority Of the
States opposed the admission Of col.
Ored clubs to the Federation. u mum.
Der Of Northern States taking a de-
cided stand against their admission.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22
LOUISVILLE q MAsAv,LLs a. :

LOUISVILLE d NASHVILLE r. r.
GOING EAST.
No. 9-Ieavps New Orleans at 14J d. M Ar
Hvps NJ Scranton at 1886 p. M. Arrives in Mobile
AZ t?:05 n. IN. fa 'Aa 4.Hh
No 4.-IAaves New Orleans at ii:i, "A. m. Ar.
rives at scranton At 2:0f p. IN. Arrives al Mobile
at3l2 p. M. s&e
M. 6.--L@aves New Orleans at 7.55 a. m. Ar.
rivrs NJ Sc'antan at ll:25 a. ill., arrives at Mobile
at 12:40 .. IN.
% GOING WEST
No. f.-Leaves Mobile s.i, D. m. Arrives at
Scranton 33s y. M New Orleans 7:1O y. M.
No. 3.-IPaves Mobile al5 a. M. Arrives at
Scranton 4.2i a. IN. New Orleans 1:40 a. m
No. 5.-I@aves Mobile AT 4:il y. M. Arrives AZ
Scranton s:3l y. M New Orleans, $50 p. m.
In effect June 3. 1900. ftf 'IIF
JOHN II. SANTA CRyTz. Agent.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

The catch Of salmon IN Canadian
.wxters last year vac valued It oS,l6o,.
500, ) decreass Of o262o, ,Sos when com.
pared with the returns oi the previous
yexr. +.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22
rHE COURTS.
the REGULAR TERMS.
Circuit Court-2nd Dist
TUAD A. WOOD. IrDGE.
WAITER A. WHITE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


WAITER A. WHITE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
7, tho county Of WAYNE on the srcond Monday
or ianuarv and Jnlv and continue six DAYS.
WI In ,ha connty Of Pearl River on the thir, Mon.
.,r of Amil and Octo~r and continue Six DAYS.
In the 'run,v of Nation. second district on the
e,a",b Monday of January and July and continue
r;, Ja,s In ihe frat district on tm first Monday
or reh,nary and Angnst and continue ak dnvs
In the ronntv Of Clarke on the second Monday
os February and August and continue twelve days
" In .he rountc Of Tnsncr on the first Monday oi
M,rch and September and continue twelve DAYS.
In the county Of Greene on the first Monday OF
March and September and continue s'x "nvs
In thr rovpty Of Hancock On the fourth Monday
ol Nav and November and continue six davs.
In the county of Harrison IN the second Monday
of MAY and November and continue six davs.
In the county of Jackson on the fourth Mounday
of April and October and continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

The YazoO Sentinel advocates = pa
per mill for YazOo City. 1t is said
that rice straw makes an exceedingly
tough and valuable paper.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

White oats are heing extensively
cultivated between McComb and Mag
n0lia; not only for feeding stock, but
as money propositlon. -
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

Probably the hardest problem Of
the average mans existence 10 getting.
his own consent to crawl out Of bed In
the morning.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22
Moss Point. June Is, 1900.

The Memphis Sclmitar thinks that
the census takers question 'are you
married?" is a useless one when the
lady Of the house meets him at the
door surrounded by : dozen or more
young hopeiuls. Some women will
even take the question a IN insult.
All In oil, We don't envy the census
mau his Job . little. bit.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22
SHOULD BE ESCHEWED.

Col. Edgar s. Wilson, In his current
comment in the Mississippi depart.
ment Of the New Orleans Picayune,
says:
Ofiice.holding and ufflce-seeking Is
something that should be eschewed by
young men. or course there may be
fame and:fortune to Il few. more fame
than fortune, tn be more accurate. as
was exemplitled by the life OF the great
Lamar, but for every one that reaches
the coveted summit Of the political
mountain, tens Of thousands fall by
the wayslde. And yet. despite this
fact, there is something, 1t seems, very
fascinating about otfice.seeking and
office. holding to those who have not
run the race to the end. But after
they have passed of the stage. they al.
most invariably testify that offices are
Like dead sea fruits that tempt the eye.
But turn to ashes Oh the lips.
In confirmation OF the above, the
late Albert Gallatin Brown, who held
almost every Office within the gift Of
the people Of Mississippi, a short
while before his death wrote: d,
True, as you say, held many Of.
fees. Indeed, l may say 1 never knew
defeat in my aspirations. And it is
just because had success which peO-
pie call wonderful that l feel compe.
tent to administer caution to the men
OF this generation. My young friend,
do not be deceived by the glitter OF
office. am now past my three score
years, and am fast travelling into the
ten. 1have held almost every office
IN the gift of the people, and can say
with the preacher, 1T Is all vanity and
vexatiOn OF spirit Looking back owe
a long. and l hope not unsuccessful
life, l can say, with clear conscience
my greatest regret is that ever mad
a political speech or held an Offic
which beguiles man. Re assured, M
young friend, it is the fascination Of
serpent; or, to change the figure, it /
the ignus fatuus which coaxes you T.
inevitable ruin. ! speak Of that whicI
l know. Ifrny young friends will b
governed by advice, l have this to say
After all my success as a public man
now, WIN my head is bIossOming 10
the grave, l feel that 1t would hav
been better for me ii l had fOllowe,
the occupation Of my father and beef
a farmer
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

Col. Jack Chinn, 10 an interview Ia
New York, declares that W. 8. Taylor
Will b brought back 70 Kentucky and
hanged.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22

Judge Patrick Heary carried the
primary elecslon u the Third district
cf niaslseippl for the coagreuol6eal
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-14
PORTO RIcAN TARIFF.
DISCUSSED BY THE PRESIDENTS
CABINET,

(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pllot.)
Washington. D. c., April 13.-The
Cabinet meeting to-day was occupied
largely in a discussion of Porto Rican
affairs. and particularly the Porto
Rlcan bill. which was signed by the
President yesterday. The provisions OF
the Dill were carefully gone over and
suggestions were made as to the per-
sonnet OF the new administration Of
the Island
Secretary Gage has already taken
steps to assume charge of the collection
OF customs duties, and very soon an
expert VIII be designated to go over
the island and inspect the present sys-
tenn with a view of making any
changes either in methods or personnel
mat may seem necessary. Secretary
Gage has decided that the customs fea-
ture Of the Porto Rico tariff and gov
ernmental bill goes into operation on
the LIST OF May, 1900
rms decision was made necessary in
we" OF discrepancy I'm the bill MS to
the time the act should become opera
tive.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-14
SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOATS.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT CON
TRACTS FOR SEVERAL.
(By Telegraph 10 Virgir.lan-P llot.)


Washington, April 13.-The Navy De-
partment has signed n contract with
the Holland Submarine Torpedo Boat
Company for the addition OF some of
their boats to the navy. BY the terms
of the contract the government pays
$500 for the Holland. 1t also agrees
to pay Sl75,0O0 each for any boats of the
Holland type it may purchase here
after, provided that the boats shall be
similar in dimensions to the new IIol-
land, which will be larger than the old
one. The company undertakes to pro-
tect the government against any claims
for infringement of patents aud also to
sell to the government at a price to be
fixed by a board of appraisers any of
the patents used in the construction
Of the boat, which it may be desirable
for the government to possess. A fur
Their obligation upon the company is to
furnish experts for n reasonable time
to train naval crew in the mnnag e-
ment OF the Holland. The company
also binds itself in the sum of 100000
to complete the Plunger. There is no
lack of applicants from among the
Junior naval officers for the first COM
mand of the Holland, despite the nov
city of the craft and the element of
danger. The disposition is to give the
command to volunteer.