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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29
Jackson County officials.

= ,he Courts-F. n. Lewis.
rlsft y .,a ~ Tax. Collecior-R. J. Loughridge.
Sfn.a.rr-Arthur Sfna II. Smith.
.s,-Willie r. Ramsay.
A'ss.,ndeut Of Educstion-D. D. Cowan.
'' BOARD or suPERvisoRs.
..., Browu, president: Simeon George, 4. q
,am! a q Furry. Andrew Altman.
BOARD or HEALTH.
. u.vsrs president: I. p. Delmas. eecreta
T. ,sossurer: N, M. Evans, b. +. Duke. quar-
Zine physician.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29

A boy says Ia his essay on hornets:
"A hornet is the smartest bug that
flies. He comes when he pleases, and
goes when he gets ready. One way .
hornet shows his smartness IS by at
tending to his own business, and max.
ing every body who interferes with him
wish they had done the same thing.
When a hornet stings y fellow he
knows 1t, and never stops talking
about 1t az long as his friends will
listen. One day a hornet stung my pa
(my pa is a preacher) on the nose, ana
he did not do any pastoral visiting for
month without talking about that
hornet. ."-Our Dumb Animals.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29

The appointment Of Hazel, ward
politician of Buffalo, N. Y, as Judge
of the United States district court, has
brought out the charge-which has
been admitted-that he received q
commission Of q, 900 for selling yacht
to the government for $4,000 during
the war. Other commissions were paid
amounting to $4,000, and after the
war was over the government tried 10
vain to sell the yacht for S25, 900. This
only a sample Of Republican extrava.
xapce.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29

The presidents is said to be extremely
superstitious 10 politics. He wants to
fight the campaign Of 1900 on as near
the same lines as those Of 1895 as pos.
slble. He wants to 60 back to Canton
and have the grass trampled down
again BY visiting delegations. He
wants to do the same old things over
again for luck. Alas, there has been
50 much new matter since 1895 that
MI. Mckinley cannot half realize bis
dream. His managers got the people
scared four wears ago about what the
Democratic would dol they gained the
election. Now they are In high state
Of alarm about what the Republican
administration has already done. Gin.
cinnatl ENQUIRER.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29


There Is an ancient legend which
tells of an old man who was in the
habit of travelling from place t0 place
with a sack hanging behind his back
and another in front Of him.
What do you think these sacks were
for' Well, will tell you.
In the one behind him he tossed all
the kind deeds Of his friends, where
they were quite hid from view, aud he
soon forgot all about them.
In the one hanging round his neck,
under his chin. he dropped all the sins
which the people he knew committed;
and these he was in the habit OF turn
inH over and looking at as he walked
along, day by day. -~
One day, to his surprise, he met a
man wearing, just like himself, a sack
insfr0nt and one behind. He went
up tn him and began feeling his sack.
What have you got there, my
friend?' he asked, giving the sack in
front a good poke.
"Stop. don't do that" cried the 9th
er, "you'll spoil my good things"
"Wllat things?:" asked Number One.
why my good Deeds" answered
Number Two. II keep them all In
front Of me, where l can always see
them and take them out and air them.
See, here is the halt.crOwn l put In the
plate last Sunday, and the shawl l
gave to the beggar.girl, and the nit.
tens gave the cripple boy, and the
penny gave to the organ-grinder, and
here is even the benevolent smile be.
st0wed % the crossing-sweeper at my
door, and"
"And what's In the sack behind
you?" asked the tirst traveller, who
thought his companlon's vood deeds
would never come to an end.
"Tut, tut" said Number Two,
''There is nothing care to look at in
there. That sack holds what l call
my little mistakes"
1t seems To me that your sack Of
mistakes is fuller than the other" said
Number One.
Number Two frowned. He had
never thought Of that, though he had
put what lie called his mistakes" out
OF his sight, everyone else could see
them still. An angry reply was on his
lips, when happily Il third traveller
also carrying two sacks,as they were
overlook them.
The first two men at once pounced
on the stranger.
"What cargo do you carry 10 your
sack?" cried one.
Lets see your goods" said the
other.
"With all my heart" qu0th the
stranger; "fOr have a gOOdly assOrt-
ment and like to show them. This
SACK" said he pointing to the one
hanging 10 frontof him, us full Of the
goods deeds Of others"
1T must be a pretty heavy weight To
carry" observed Number One.
There you are mistaken," replied
the stranger; 1.-THE weight IL only such
as sails are to = snip Or wings " IA
eagle. 1t helps me onward"
'.Well, your sack behing can be OF
little good to YOU" said Number Two,
.ior IL appears to be empty, and see
ithas = great hole In the bottom Of it,
II did it on purpose" said the
stanger, .'for all the evil ! hear 0f peO'
pie / put In there and 1t falls through
and IS lost. So you see, ! have %
weight to drag me down Of backward. =
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29

It has been charged, and never de.
uied, that Gov. McLaurin was the in.
stigAt0r OF this primary, 10 order 70
avoid holding . STATE conve0tiOn
threby making II impnssIble 70 adopt
q platform that would suit Senator
elect McLaurin or Senator MAILMAN,
who differ % national issues. 1Sc
Comb City Enterprise. SSD AZ
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29

ILLUSTRATING THE STORY.-"ShOn,
mine son." said a worthy German emf
grant to his hopeful heir OF ten years,
whom he heard using profane Ian
guage. "Sh0n, mine sou, come here,
and / will dell you q liddle stories.
Now, mine son, shall II be q drues
story, or a makes-believes?"
"Oh, q true story Of course, answered
John.
"Ferry fell. den. There vas vonce q
g0ot, nice oldt ehentleman (shoost like
me). Andt Won day he heard his son
shwesring like young flllan 40 he vas.
So he vent to the vinkle (cOrner) and
dock out cane, shoost as am toing
now, aud he took ter little rascal BY
collar (dls way, you see), and vOlloped
him, sh00st 90! Andt den, mine tear
son, he bull his ears dis way, and
smack his face dat way, and tell him
to do mit0ut his supper, ehoost ~ you
will do dis etening. "-London Tid-Bits.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29

One u the Boer envoys is quoted -
saying, when informed Of the fall of
Pretoria: Pretoria was we'll fortified,
but our generals saw that u Wa use.
less to stand the Siege when they had
but 5000 men 70 combat the enemy's
G.. .O00.n
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29
rHE COURTS.
1NE REGULAR TERMS.
Circuit Court-2nd Dist.
THAD A. WOOD. JuDGE.
w,1rrR A. WHITE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

WAITER A. WHITE. DISTINCT ATTORNEY.
=. ,ho .o.,ptv Of wavpe on the second Monday
=, T. i,"uary nj, and July and continue zig DAYS,
" IN the county Of Pearl River on tha thert Mon
A.. =" ~ Anil and October and continue ak davs.
wv :. ,hs rmuty Of Marion second dist, ict on the
s.,,b :" Monday of January and July and c.ntinue
NV d,ys In the first district on the frat Monday
.r rshrnary and Anenst and continue ak ,lays.
p" IN ,he cm,nty of Clarke on the second Monday
of Fsbrunyy and August and continue twelve days
" In the rouuly of Jasper on the first Monday Of
March and September and continue twelve days. ,
March and Seutembpr and continue ak days
In the county Of Hancock on the fourth Monday
os Nav and November and continue ak davs.
In theconuty If Harrison on the second Monday
of Nav and November and continue six davs
In the county of Jackson IN the fourth M"anday
Of April and October and continue ak days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29
LOUISVILLE a NAsnv,Llz \. r..

LOUISVILLE d NA0HvillE n. n.
GOING EAST.
No a-Lssv1s New Orleans at 7:A5 p m, Ar
riveA At Scranton vt 1855 p. m. Arrivsa in Mobile
At 1905 u. m.
No. 4-IAaves New Orleans at il:i5 u. m. Ar.
tiv~s nj scranton at 20S p. ~. Arrives at Mobile
n 312 p. m.
M. Sleeves New Orleans Ut 755 \. w. Ar
rivas vt scranton At ll:35 ~ m. Arrivea At Mobile
At i2:4O y. m.
GOING WEST.
No. I.-Leaves Mobile 2i5 p. m. Arrives At
Scranton 3Ss y. M. New Orl~aMs. 7;i0 p. m.
No. 3.-Leaves Mobile Il5 A. m. Arrives at
Scranton 4;?l \. m. New Orleans. TAO y. M.
M. 5.-l~aves Mobile at All p. IN. Arrives ai
Scranton 5;si p. m Now Orleans, $40 p. m.
In effect June 3. tSa9
John II. SANTA CRrz. Agent.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29

Send your orders for job printing to
the DEMoCRAT.STAR ONCE. Good
work guaranteed.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29

"Old" Cuffle is out in the feld work.
Ing the cotton aud the corn. In the
vast majority Of cases "old" Cufle is
all right, and II we had to deal only
with him there would hardly be any
race problem to solve. II Is the
''young" Cuffie who Is the cause OF the
tr0uble-the young negro who has
grown up since the war; He wears
store bought clothes, smokes cigars,
and carries a walking cane. He Is the
fellow who makes the race problem.
There has been little change compare
lively in the old ante.bellum negro.
He Is the same old humble, faithful
darky now that he was before his free
dom. 1t is 10 rare instances that he
gets into trouble. The negro has made
progress, but II has been 10 the wrong
direction. Columbus lGs.) E0Quirer.
Sun.
A Missouri editor has bit upon q
plan ~ keep subscriptions paid up,
which takes the cake. Every time !
delinquent subscriber L meatione1to
bis paper his name q inverted. T0f
example: .'foQu fouss and rl6 wiis
aro speeding : few days ID Chlcaeo.r =
pNvArv dkhAp ar1hnarihnr nnflArata n6a
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-29
THE LEGEND OF TWO SACKS

Escatawpa, Miss, June 10, 1900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
q & 8 8
SoRoSIS.

The beautiful home of Mrs.
Morgan Hamilton, on west hill,
was the scene of an interesting
meeting of Sorosis yesterday
afternoon. the third meeting of
this year. Mrs. Hamilton's
parlors, always elegant in their fur
nishing, and had the added beauty
of lovely tea-roses in bowls on
stands, shedding their fragrance
on an appreciatlve air.
There were few absentees from
the meeting, but like "Mr. JON
sing" of ballad fame, they always
have .good excuse.
Meeting was called to order
promptly on the hour by presl-
dent, Mrs. 7. B. Biggers.
Secretary, Mrs. J. E. Mathers,
being absent, Mrs. George Welsh
was appointed secretary pro TEN,
by the chair.
Roll call responded to by quo
tations from various authors. 1t
is understood that American
authors are to furnish quotations
for this year.
Reading of minutes of last
meeting.
Unfinished and new business
was taken up. One new member
Mrs. J. B. Sparks added TO the
roll by secret ballot. Two names
were presented for membership
to be voted on at the next
meeting.
The program was taken up,
beginning with short but com
prehensive and interesting paper
on aim and Influence of late Amer
lean fiction, followed by discus
sion by Mesdames Light, Eugene
Hamilton, Harry Welsh, Franklin
Ridgely, and others. Books talked
of we're, "Yica Crusis" "Richard
CarveI, :" ''Red Pottage@ and 9th
ers.
A parliamentary drill, led by
Mrs. ]. r. Harris, proved that
the club had not forgotten all OF
sRoberts' Rules, and that they
were anxious TO add to their
knowledge.
Mrs. F. E. Riddle, critic pro
tenn gave witty and wise sum
ming up of mistakes in general
and some in particular.
Current events brought out
much of interest. Club adjourn
ed to meet on Wednesday after
noon October 9th. Hostess
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

The Ardmoreite of yesterday
has a column Of interviews with
different business men Of that city
on the license tax question, in
which most of them are IN favor
fighting the question to a finish.
All believe the tax illegal, but are
willing to pay it when the courts
decide the same to be legal. The
last sentence will meet theapproval
and sanction Of every merchant in
the territory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

In another column 10 this paper
will be found q letter from w. O..
Davis. attorney for the merchants
of Ardmore in instituting suits to
test the legality of the one per
cent license tax attempted to be
collected by the Indian govern
ment. The letter is as caustic as
it is correct, and makes mighty
good reading just at this time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

Alas and aIack.! The great
Rock Island, the pride OF our
hearts, and the proud boast OF our
growing city has given us the
marble heart, aud will run an ex
cursion up to the \ and switch
away to Mangum and Granite!
The whyness Of the thusness is a
mystery, unless it IS the great
Rock Island is afraid Of corrupting
our morals or offending our dig
niry by running Sunday excur'
sion into this sanity place!
One line of the poster reads,
.sTrain does not 90 into Chick
asha' and makes no rate from
here to Mangum. Well, it is
tough, but we still have our Sun
day schools and we can help out
the foreign mission fund with
the money we would have paid
this sacriligious Sunday excur-
sion, and better our future pros
poets at the expense Of our world
lv tastes and sordid ambitions.
Go to, with your Sunday excur-
sions, we want none of them.
We are a moral and Sunday abid-
ing people and are takiug on airs
of culture and refinement that do
not tolerate Sabbath breaking.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

Politics IN the states is running
at Il great rate now. Both sides
are claiming the election, and
making figures to prove that Nc
Kinley and Bryan and will each
be eleted. If figures Prove any
thing we viii have two presidents,
and more prosperity, more imper-
ialism and more expansion than
we will know what to do with.
The votes are what count, how.
ever, and we will not long wait
for the story.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

A. S. Daniels s. Co. sell strictly
for cash. This is the reason they
are the lowest price House in the
city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

More and better goods for yoar
money at A. 5. Daniels & Cos
than a, any other place in town.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

WANIED-To buy so head of
calves. John Wells.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

Go to Twins Photo Gallery for
pictures. Any style. All work
guaranteed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

Galveston storm pictures at
Twins Studio, also many other
interesting pictures. Come and
see them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

Without a doubt the finest thing
IN the way of rugs or carpets that
has ever been shown in the city are
now on display at Morgan & Cribs
new store
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

Why experiment on yourself
with remedies Of doubtful utility
when you can gel Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy, which las ssooa
the test Of iime' Twenty-Five
years sale and use haze proven
that remedy to be prompt and
certain cure q cold day Il taken as
soon as the cold hes been contract.
ed before IL settled in the system
Sold by Palace Drug Store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
Commandery Meets.

There viii be q meeting of the
X rs tonight at the Masonic hall
work in the Temple. The degree
will be conferred by Past Grand
Commander, J E Humphries,
visiting X rs invited.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
Mrs. j. r. Harris. Subject
The Indian Territory.
Subject;

The Women's Missionary society
and the Ladies Social circle of
the Presbyterian church are invit-
ed by Mrs. John W. Light to at
tend a meeting at her home
tomorrow, Friday, at 2p m to
begin articles for the fair in
November. Please bring any
thing you wish to make up for
the Fair.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

All members Of the Ladies
Social Circle and the Women's
Mission society of the Presbyter-
ian church are invited to be pres
ent at Mrs. John Lights residence
on west shill tomorrow, Friday,
afternoon, at 2 o'clock sharp.
Bring with you any material,
thread. zephyr, etc for making
articles for the FAIR to be given in
November. All come out and
make a beginning for our Fair
and incidentally have a pleasant
social time.
The Western news., 1900-07-11

He was escorted b va band of patriots
to see the ''goings on" and confesses that
he enjoyed the occasion as break in
rather monotonous life of captivity. The
crowd of Bostonians tore down the lion
and the unicorn from the old headquar-
ters Of the British Government, after
ward the old Massachusetts state house.
1t was not until after the signing Of
the treaty Of peace with Great Britain
that celebrations of Independence day
were held regularly in all places. Dinners
were favOrite features of the day. Ev-
erybody was invited and it was seen to
that there was enough for all. The citi-
zen sat down at the outdoor table with
out any fear that cannon cracker was
to be exploded under him before he had
finished his first course. Pandemonium
had not as yet come into general use as
synonym for the features Of the Fourth
of July. All through Virginia the public
and private feasts on Independence day
The Western news., 1900-07-11
A Strange Pacific Island,

The report that Lots Wife, perhaps
the strangest island in the Pacific, had
been damaged by an earthquake is de.
MED, and the claim made that the lone
some rock has been seen by recent nav
igators of that portion Of the Pacific.
Lots Wife is in latitude 29:47 and
longitude 14O:22:3O east, and is south
east of the island of Neppon, the larg.
est Of the japanese group. Meares, the
explorer, ran across it in 1888, and al
first mistook it for ship. He called II
Meares' rock, but 1t had very Likely
been discovered in advance Of that time
by Spanish explorers who charted 1t as
Vela rock. The United States steamer
Macedonian passed it in 1854, and she,
too, mistook it for sail. It's rugged
peak rises nearly 300 feet above the
sea, and it can be seen for twenty-five
miles. There is great cavern in the
base Of the rocky pinnacle and the sea
roars through it with voice Of thun-
der. The diameter Of the water line Is
about fifty feet, and it stands as an i'm.
pressive monument to the force Of Ma.
ture in convulsion.
The Western news., 1900-07-11
Money in q Famous Name.

It Is estimated that the fame which
attaches to Stratford-on-Avon because
Of the fact that Shakespeare was born
there is worth $5,OOO,OOO to that town.
The charges for admission to the poets
house, to Anne Hatheway's cottage, to
the church, to the memorial and to the
grammar school net $150,00O yearly
a sum which is equivalent to an income
Of 8 per cent. on the $5,O00,0OO capital.
This calculation does not take into ac-
count the income to the railways from
the pilgrims to the Warwickshire
mecca, and there is no estimate Of the
profits Of the Stratford tradesmen, who
do q good business in photographs,
pamphlets and trinkets relating to the
town and the great bard.
The Western news., 1900-07-11

had as dish what was known as Bruns-
wick soup or stew. The name probably
arose from a desire ON the part of the
Virginia householders to suggest that the
kingly house of Brunswick was 'in the
SOUP"
In the staid land Of steady habits, Con-
necticut, in the town of Hartford it was
the custom for years to have great
dinner ''in the field" A newspaper of
100 years or so ago gives an account of
one of these dinners and list of twenty
toasts. The crack military companies of
the section were in attendance at the
dinner.
The Boston official dinners on Tndepen-
dence day were held in the hubs cradle
of liberty, Faneuil Hall. Edward Everett
Hale tells Of one of the earliest Fourth Of
July celebrations Of his remembrance.
1t was that of the year 1888, and on that
day for the first time great chorus of
school children sang "My Country, 'Tis
Of Thee"
Character of Celebration Changes.
It was just about this time that the
character Of the celebration Of the anni-
versary of the birthday Of American in
dependence began to change. Parades
were held ~ usual. but noise began to
The Western news., 1900-07-11

safely through dangers that would
sadden an American Indian, only to
find one situation funn!er than the
preceding one; that this commander
had such a power over men as to make
Afghans his personal admirers and
COLES his friends, and, not knowing
these things, Cronje began the siege.
Few men are as versatile as the
hero Of Mafeking. His accomplish
ments are described by an English
writer, who knows him we'll, as those
of first-class sportsman and polo
player, a crack shot, an admirable ac-
tor, fine singer, a forceful and clever
writer, and an artist of great power.
With all this he Is modest and kind.
hearted and is the idol Of his wife and
his pretty daughter.
The unconquerable colonel is 43
years old. He entered the army in
1876, and most Of his active service
was seen in the Zulu war, during
which he reconnoitered 600 miles OF
the Natal frontier In twenty days and
absolutely alone. Whatever the fu
ture may hold for him, it is not prob
able that he will record nobler per.
formance than that he has accom-.
plished in the defense of Mafeking.
The Western news., 1900-07-11
Alexandria, Va, with large company
of civil and military people of Fairfax

Alexandria, Va, with large company
of civil and military people of Fairfax
County"
Things were not particularly bright for
the colonial armies on the first anniver-
sary of the declaration of independence.
The soldiers at Morristown heights. how
ever. under Washingtons command each
received an extra gill of rum with his
ration in recognition of the day. The
third anniversary of the signing of the
declaration was made memorable by the
issuing of an order by the commander
in-chief that all military prisoners under
the sentence Of death should be pardoned.
Perhaps the most enthusiastic and
heartfelt celebrations of Independence
day did not take place on the day itself.
News travelled slowly in the year 1910,
and it was some days before New York
knew that the country had been declared
free. When the pleasing information did
reach there, however, the town went
wild. The kings statue was pulled down
and melted up into bullets for the Ameri-
can armies. Two or three days after
New York had given vent to it's enthusi-
astic feelings Boston celebrated. A Brit
ish army officer who was a prisoner in
the hub at the time wrote an account of
the rejoicings Of the "deluded people" !"