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The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19

The sun and stars are Gods mighty
loom on which hc weaves the light
and shadows and paints the earth and
sky with colors divine. Let those
looms Of light for moment stop; let
the flashing shuttles cease to fly, and
instantly this beautiful world Of ours,
will, all its bloom and beauty blight
| ed, with all its mirth and music, will
lie naked and dead upon the cold
bosOm OF eternal night. IL hath It's
spirit looms and flying shuttlcs Tor
ever, delivering TO the warp and woof
of hope and memory the shining
threads Of human kindness, and weave
them into gossamer webs OF our hearts
and into our homes. Every tender
word we speak, every blessing We be.
stow, Is a thread OF sunshine woven
into somebody's life. All the smiles
and sympathies which come to us
from other lips and other hearts are
threads OF light and love woven into
our own. But let the loom Of love for
q moment stop, let its blissiul shuttles
cease to fly, and that moment happi
ness will lie dead on the hcarthstone
and laughter and laughter and sonl
will perish among the roses at th'
door.-Bob Taylor.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
THOSE BOSTON GIRLS.

New Orleans States
The dispatches announce that the
girls OF the cultured and ultra.fash'
ionable set in Boston are going to ride
astride at the Forthcoming horse show
in that city. We do not think that
any serious objections can be raised IC
the Boston girls "forking" horse
like a man, because in the last decade
they have been rapidly drifting toward
masculinity, and doing their level best
to make themselves look like Cholly
or Gawgc. In addition to wearing
Jackets and waistcoats similar tC
those worn by men, they cut theiI
hair close and part it In the middle
and carefully brush IL back over the
ears. Their bifurcated skirts are
short and gradually growing shorter,
and 1t is quite "the proper thing" tc
conceal the length OF hosiery, which
otherwise would he exposed and cause
the men to make those gOO'g0o eyes,
by wearing laced boots reaching near
ly to the knees. An alpine hat cover
Ing the closely cropped hair completes
1.-THE walking costume" OF Boston
girl and gives her distinctly jaunty
and masculine appearance. In which
she delights. Riding horse straddle
wise Is nothing more than an0the
forward step and will be followed b.
others Of even greater length. Their
Is much reason to believe that the ad
vance Of the new, woman is going /
be quite rapid 10 this the new ceu
fury, and In a short time we expect t
hear that the Boston girls are smok
Ing cigars and drinking Scotch whisk
highballs.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
Owe FOR FRIENDS: COURTESY FOR ALL; FEAR FOR NONE
SCRANTON MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1901

types. There is, for instance, one
specimen Of sponge which the scien.
lists have called monor haphis, or
needle sponge. 1t is a remarkably
beautiful multicolored sponge, the
stenfor needle Of which is twenty feet
long and very thin. 1t was found at
depth OF $50 feet.
The ocean bottom teens with ami.
mails Of the porcupine variety. These
have been named styracasters. Some
OF them have the appearance of a
deviled crab served a Ia carte; others
resemble the soft sea stars often cast
on the shores. In reality the sub.
stance OF the body is as hard and com.
pact as adamant. There Is also a
variety Of sponge called the aphrocal.
listes, which is Of heavy crystal sub.
stance. A peculiar phenomenon Is
the pelogothuria, which resembling a
medusa, really belongs to the porcu.
pine species mentioned.
CRABS ARE OFTEN FOUND.
Among the German collection also
Is a gigantic mussel crab strakOdOn),
OF which many species have been Sc J..
cured. Any amount of deep sea me.
dusa are also in the Berlin exhibition.
These are OF grotesque appearance and
assume all the colors OF the rainbow.
How these colors are acquired is a
c0nundrum.
As to the subsistence OF these crea.
lures of the deep it has been decided
that most Of them live by chance, or
with other words by what happens to
drift into their mouth. Some OF them
are more fortunate in being provided
with their own light and with espe'
cially sesitive tentacles. In the greater
depths, say $4,000 feet, some OF the
fsh develop a curious whiplike prOjec
tion above their heads, in the end O
which grows a real lantern, a small
ball producing phosphorescent light
Most OF them have huge mouths, ant
as they swim slowly about, other ISL
that have developed enormously larg'
eyes are lured right into the cavernou
mouth OF the lantern bearer, to be di
gested at leasure.
1t sometimes happens that deel
sea nsh in the excitement Of chasing
its prey gets out OF its depth and goe'
tumbling upward, as the pressure il
relieved it swells rapidly and finally
bursts and scientists may find its mu
tilated body floating on the surface OF
the water. The varieties preserved
by the German deep sea expedition
are proof against this metamorphosis
on account Of their peculiarly adaman'
tive substance.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
Port Of PdSGa00u|a,
EMBRACING
Scranton, Moss Point and pasca6oula

On Pascagoula bay, Pascagoula and
Escatawpa rivers, with u population
of upwards Of 10000, representing the
largest lumber interests on the Mis-.
sissippi Sound Coast, the most i'm.
pOrtant shipping attraction and dsh.
cries that are unequalcd by any other
point between New Orleans, La, and
Mobile, Ala.
As a manufacturing region IL is
bristling already with many OF the
industries Of commerce, which are
abundantly supplied by nature from
both land and sea to make them sue.
cessiul and to induce the estab blish.
ment of Others that will add to the
prosperity of the future.
The healthiulness OF the three
places Is noted. As pleasure resorts
they are so closely connected that
denizens and sojourners are enabled
t. enjoy the delights Of both country
and seashOre comforts and divertise-
ments.
An affinity Of social and business
regard exists that renders the trio vir.
tually one community. For particu.
lars address the
PAsCAGOULA COMMERCIAL CLUB,
Scranton, Mississippi.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
NUMBER 10.
HE PASSED ON.
A LAWYER FAILS IN AN ATTEMPT TO
LEARN A wOMAN's AGE.
Nashville American.

Nashville American.
"And what Is your age MADAME"
was the attorneys question.
MY own" she answered. promptly.
II understand that, madam; l mean
how old are you?"
II am not old, SIR" with indigna-
tion.
II beg your pardon, madam. I mean
how many years have you passed?"
None; the years have passed me-"
How many Of them have passed
you?"
"All; never heard OF them stop
ping"
MADAM. you must answer my Qucs.
tion; l want to know your age"
IL don't know that the acquaint-
ance is desired on the other side.'
u don't see why you insist upon re-
fusing to answer my question:" said
the attorney, coaxingly. II am sure
| would tell you how old | was if l
were asked"
"But nobody would ask you, for
everybody knows you are old enough
to know better than to be asking Il
woman her age"
And the attorney passed on to the
next question.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
WHY DON'T 1T BUST?

We quote from the April Century
an anecdote related as one Of "A
W0man's Experience During the Siege
Of Vicksburg."
Speaking OF fuses, the rector told US
one day very funny thing he had
seen during one OF his trips to town.
Every day, as long as the siege con.
tinued, he crossed that hospital ridge
and passed over the most expnsed
streets on his way to the church, al
ways carrying with him his pocket
communion service. apparently stand.
ing an even chance OF burying the
dead, comforting The dying, or being
himself brought home MANNED, or cold
in death. His leaving was daily an.
guish to those who watched him van.
ish over the brow OF the hill. One
evening, coming back in the duSk, he
saw a burly wagner slip off his horse
and get under 1t ia a hurry. His head
appeared, bobbing out first from one
side, tlIen from the other. Above him
In the air, bobbing too, and with a
quick, weasy motion, was luminous
spark. After Il full minute spent in
vigorous dodging, the man came out to
prospect. The supposed fuse was still
there, burning brilliantly. "Darn the
thing :" he grunted, "Why don't it
bust?" He had been playing hide.
and seek for sixty seconds with a fine
specimen Of our southern lightning
bug, or iirefly.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
chancsry Court-sscond District.
STONE DEAVOURS, CHANCELLOR.

=, ,,ho coupty OF Pearl River on the first Monday
4, Tsrnsry and July and continue ok days.
VI Tn IN, county Of Marion. first district, on the
...n,d Monday Of January and July and continue
4, da,, In the second dist, teton the third Mon
S.r ~ January and July and continue six days.
IN tbs county of Hancock on the fourth Monday
=, J,nnary and July and continue ak days.
Tn the county Of Harrison on the frst Monday
a, F.bruary and August and continue six days.
In ths county Of jackson on tho second Monday
n, Fshrusry and August and continue six days.
In ths county Of Wayne on tho second Monday
.fJrr, and December and continue six days.
In the county Of Jones on the first Monday Of
March And September and continue six days.
In the county Of Jasper on the second Monday
q March and September and continue six days;
In tbs county Of Perry held In Augusta. the
srst district, on the third Monday OF March and
S.pt.mber and continue six days In the town OF
Hattesburc. second district on tho hrst Monday
~ lime and December and continue six days.
In tbs county Of Smith on the fourth Monday
II March and September and continue six days.
In The county Of Covington on the fourth Mon
dsy Of April and October and continue six days,
In the county Of Greene on Thursday after the
s.cond Monday Of April and October and continue
thrsedsya
In tho county Of Newton on the frat Monday oi
April and November and continue six days.
In tho county Of Lauderdale on the frst Mon
day Of May and November and continue twenty
four days.
Iu the county Of Clarke on the third Monday Of
April and November and continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
ARMoURs RULES OF SUCCESS


(, Good men are not cheap.
Capital can do nothing without
brains TO direct II.
No general can fight his battles
alone. He must depend upon bis
lieutenants, and his success depends
upon his ability to select the right
man for the right place.
There Is no such thing Is luck.
Most men talk too much. Much Oi
my success has been due to keeping
my, mouth shut.
The young man who wants TO mar
ry happily should pick out q good
mother and marry one Of her daugh
ters--any one will do.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
THE SPARROW AND THE NIGHT.
INGALE

I oft have heard the wise men say
Short songs are best and lasting;
So I, this little roundelay,
Will sing to chase your grief away.
A sparrow and q nightingale
Once on tree were sitting:
But soon the sparrow turned quite pale
His heart was masked in Cupid's veil
His soul enchanted. was 80 full
With love for his companion,
That in his heart he chirped lull,
But sang not, for his voice was dull.
But soon his neighbor with float,
Poured forth song melodious;
Delicious, sweet, and never note
Was sweeter heard from any throat.
This caught the sparrow's listening
breath,
And made him swell with passion;
"Oh! some one tell her, or tits death,
Tell her l love her." thus he saith.
But who that songstress sweet did toll
OF her distracted lover?
None ever; yet, she knew full well,
The sparrow's fit Of loving spell.
But still to him she paid no heed;
And was sore surprised;
When she at length away did speed
To find the sparrow dead, indeed.
All ye who hear this little song,
Love never your superior
So passionately; you'll be wrong;
His love does not to you belong.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
RUNNING A NEWSPAPER

Lumberton Headblock.
After all, IL must be easy to run
newspaper, because everybody knows
how, except the editor. He never does
anything right, and il does look like
he would learn after awhile, people
are always telling him. It's the easi.
eat thing in the world to 20 out and
rake up hints and suggestions by the
sacks full that the charitable people
are Offering the educator on how to
run the paper. These dear people
know IT all, and were it not for their
valuable assistance 1t would be i'm.
possible to get along at all.
| The man who knows but little
| And knows he little knows,
And he who is saturated
With wisdom to his toes,
Are very nice, but credit goes
To him who knows and blows 1t
To him who knows the thing he knows
And knows he knows.he knows 1t
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19

Ex-senator Sullivan, Of Mississippi,
was plaintiff in suit tried Monday
at Washington, d. O., involving the
claim Of sl75 against r. e. Roessele,
proprietor Of the Arlington Hotel 10
that city. Sullivan alleged that q
diamond scarf pin, valued at the
amount stated, disappeared from his
trunk while he was guest Of the
hotel, that about the time indicated
he was summond by telegraph, to Mis-.
sissippi, he did not have time to
change his clothing, and went away
wearing his dress suit. Before he left
be put his pin In his trunk, and left
his keys Ut the hotel office. Judgment
for the full amount was given, and
! the attorney for Mr.. Roessele noted
Ian appeal.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19

The Illinois Central has decided to
build a branch line from Vicksburg
to Yazoo City and a survey party left
Redwood in the northern part OF War
rcu county last Tuesday. The new
line will run along the east bank Of
the Yazo0 river and will tap the Mis-
sissippi Valley at or near Redwood,
opening up one 0f the richest sections
OF the Yazoo. N Mississippi delta, which
Is now entirely without rail facilities.
The work will be pushed rapidly to
completion.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19

There is a man In Philadelphia who
wears commonplace looking little
pin as q watch charm. To the necked
eye II is not different from the mil.
lions Of other pins, Yet It's head 10
masterpiece Of the engraverI art, FOL
on v is engraved the English alpha
bet In Old English lettering, and Il
the center ID cut the year Il was done
sslooo.n
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
RECORD OF SIXTY.THREE
YEARS.
POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY
AS TOLD BY THE LEXINGTON
ADVERTISER.

The Lexington Advertiser has cele.
brated its sixty.third anniversary, hav.
Ing been established in 1888, one year
after the birth of the old Clarion at
Paulding. Commenting upon the event
it says:
Since its birth it has seen and re.
corded in its pages the greatest mate.
rial developments the world has made
during the same number OF years
proved by the records Of history. A
strong Whig party in this country
stood sponsors at the birth OF the Ad-
vertser in 1888, when it at once en-.
tered with all the ardOr OF youth into
the political arena and espoused the
cause Of Gen. W. Fl. Harrison for pres.
ident against Martin Van Buren. 1t
was quite heated campaign, and
placed the Wings in the ascendancy.
The next presidential canvass Of
which The Advertiser makes record
was between Henry Clay OF Kentucky
and James X. Polk OF Tennessee. In
this campaign it advocated the claims
Of Henry Clay, who was defeated. 1t
also records the cause and victorious
elimination Of the Mexican war, un.
der Folks administration.
1t next records the nomination Of
Gen. Zachary Taylor at Philadelphia
and his election, beating Ca>s and But.
Ter, the Democratic nominees. In hi.
election The Advertiser advocated the
claims OF Taylor.
| THIS Is followed BY the presidential
canvass Of Franklin Pierce OF New
Hampshire and Gen. Winfield Scott
commander-in-chief of the army Of tn,
United States; in which Pierce
Democrat, was elected. In this elcc
, tion The Advertiser favored ant
worked for Scott.
In the following presidential can
vass there were three candidates
} James Buchanan, Democrat; MillarG
Fillmore, Wing; and John c. Ere
mont.
i The Advertiser espoused Mr.. FIJI
more, whose platform was "The Con
stitution and Enforcement OF the
Laws"
This brings its pages to the hot
times of the campaign Of Breckenridge
and Lane. nominees OF the Demo.
cratic party; Douglass and Johnson,
independent Democrats; Bell and Ev.
erett Of the Wing party; and Lincoln
and Hamiln Of the Republican party.
In this campaign The Advertiser
again followed its conservative policy
and plead the cause OF Bell and Ev.
erett, Lincoln was elected; the civil
war inaugurated, slavery abolished,
the South coerced, back into the
Union, assassination OF Lincoln, fol.
lowed by reconstruction and hell gen.
orally.
Next we had the election and relec.
tion OF Grant, followed by Ruther.
ford B. Hayes, followed by Garfield,
March 4th, 1881; shot by an assassin
July 2nd, 1881, in the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad station in Washing
ton and died from its effects Septem.
bcr 10Th AZ Elbcrton, N. j., and buried
at Cleveland, o. Then follows the
election OF Grover Cleveland, then
Benjamin Harrison, again Cleveland,
succeeded by Mckinley. Since the
unpleasantncss between the States
The Advertiser has followed the Dem
ocratic standard and esponsed Its
cause as laid down by its nationa
onventiOns.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19

When Commissioner Of Pensions
Evans was asked The other day what
he thought the best way TO punish
Agunaldo, he replied: well. II you
want 70 give him the ssverest pos-
sible, Just put hin, at,the head ofthe
peusl0n bureau"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
0GEAN BED.
Fauna and Flora Of Deep Sea Rich In
Mystery.
Crustaceans Of Lower Waters Havt
Shells Of Adamant Hardness
Force Of Thousands Of
Tons Crushes Steel
Like Paper.

The German deep sea expedition on
board the steamship Waldiva, which,
under the auspices Of the government,
has been exploring during the past two
years some Of the great depths OF the
Indian and Atlantic oceans, has de.
posted some remarkable species OF
maritime fauna and fora In the Ber'
lin quarium. One universal rule has
been established by the scientists In
charge Of this undertaking. Every
animal and plant discovered is related
to the species Of those found nearer
the seas level, the phenomenal trans
formations and grotesque shapes being
due to the enormous pressure Of the
water.
The finds OF the German expedition
we're taken at depths ranging from
IL, 900 to 10000 feet. Few can form q
conception OF the Significance OF these
discoveries, nor Of the weight Of the
tons OF water which transform evey.
thing living or dead into. .unrecogniz'
able objects.
Sir John Murray tells how the TO-.
c'stlc once sent a deputation to him to
ask what had become OF jim, one OF
the sailors. Jim had died the day he
fore, and, sewed in sallcloth, his body
was slipped over the sidein mid.ocean.
Part OF the f0'c'stle asserted that Jim
would never reach bottom and part
asserted that he would. Murray ex.
planned the crushing pressure Of the
water; how one by one the bones would
be broken-in implosion, science calls
it-how the flesh would be crushed
into the interstices Of the bones and
tine clothing fiattened over them, un.
I'll, on reaching the botton, the body
would probably not bc larger than q
mans " rist.
STEEL CRUSHED TO PULP.
1t Is gruesOmc thought and yet moth
| Ing could give him more impressive
ideas OF the awful power OF the deer
sea. The strongest steel ships are
hardly more resisting than pasteboari
boxes. Indeed, one may say that ever,
hollow man.made thing THAT sinks In
to the deep sea is crushed beyond re
cogition before It reaches the bottom
The old idea OF great ships lying a
the bottom Of the deepest seas is ex
ploded. This only happens in shallow
depths. -
The German expedition discovered
striking antithcsis In the nature o
the free.swimming pelagic animal
and the creeping or clinginv variet.
OF the ocean bottom. And yet even q
these great depths they are affecte'
i. BY the gulf streams or the heat ant
cold OF the surface waters. Yet In tn
watery abyss there Is never q stir or
glimpse Of light or \ perceptiol'
change In temperature, whether " b
at the bottom OF the Indian OF the At
. |lantic ocean, whether the hot sun o
the equator or the cold light OF tn
arctics shine above.
FAUNA SHOWS OLD FORMS. .s
The desp-sea fauna show . peculla
|, . resemhlaGca . many Of the extinc
|specles 0i'antIQuity, reminding Of n
I mote geological eposha aud pfeseatin
! sapsIsIss sula5wemept u somemodss
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
STATE OFFICIALS.
JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIALS.

Clerk Of the Courts-F. H. Lewis.
Sheriff and Tax Collector-R. ]. Loughridge.
Treasurer-Arthur II. Smith.
Assessor-Wllie r, Ramsay.
Superintendent Of Education-D D. Cowan
BOARD OF suPxRyisoBs.
voney Brown, president; Simeon George, r. G..
galloway, H.. 0. Furry, Andrew Altman.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
PIX, Mayors, president; I. P. Delmas. secreta.
y and treasurer; NJ. M. Evans, B. F. Duke, quar-.
Anne physician.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
CHURCHES.

Aehodist-Rev. ]. G. Galloway, pastor
Preaching I'd and 9Th Sundays In each month
Mll am and p. nj. SundAy.school every
tendent
Baptist Rev. B. l.. Mitchell, pastor.
Preaching I'd and lth Sundays IN each
nonth at p. m,, and Friday nights follow
Ias each I'd and 4th Sunday. Sundays school
s,eIy sunday at $50 u. M. VIM. A. Hensloe,
b pLutheran-Rev. Carroll o. Smith, pastor.
ssachlng every Sunday at 7:i5 p. m. Sun
a.y.achool every Sunday 1T 10 ., m.
.Oatholic-Rev Father W. Ten Brink. pas.
WI. Services every Sunday at 10 q. m.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
RAILROADs.
TINE TABLES.
LOUISVILLE L. NASHVILLE r. r.
GOING EAST.
- - xkokk
GOING EAST

GOING EAST.
~. In effect Sunday. April Il. 1901.
,,n ,no .-Leaves Now Orleans At 500 p. m, Ar
Mlg2oa. m
40 no A-Leaves Now Orleans At $50 q. M. Ar.
y, %. scranton At 1928 p. m. Arrves 1t Mobile
,tNo's,.Leaves Now Orleans at 1880 q. m. Ar.
Hl&lSp. m. '"'
GOING WEST.
scrs.. Tu, l.-Leaves Mobile aga p. m. Arrives At
'VSan'on 5:29 D. m. New Orleans, 0:25 D. m.
No s.-Leaves Mobile sos 1 M. Arrives n
Nssn'oh t:lOa IN. New Orleans, 100 .. N.
S,,.r., s-Leaves Mobile at 1:3s >. N. Arrives At
'''a"'0n 2;ol p. m New Orleans, $50 p. m.
JOHN II. SANTA CRuz. Agent.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
OFFICIALS or TOWN OF SCRANTON.

Mayor-lrving ?. Delmas.
MaIshal-Fred. L. Lindinger.
Treasurer--F D. Becht.
Town Clerk-D. D. COwan.
.Aldermen--D d. COwan. Pat. n. Lauren
dine, McVea Young, wm. G. Parker, JOhnH.
Santa Cruz.
School Trustees--F. II. Lewis. n. s. ROurke,
WI Brunson. John Y. Morgan, r. D. Becht.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19

The Scashorc Oampmsetlng -
Biloxi will open the secoad Wsdaes'
|&ay IL July. &
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-04-19
Scranton Business Directory.

CMIrH'S BAKERY Il RESTAURANT,
~ By Mrs. Jas. Smith.
Meals OH short notice. Also furnish
Wedding Cakes on orders.
Daily camera., 1901-06-11
GRAMP!AN HILLS COVERED.

Glasgow, Scotland. June II-Snow is
falling in Northern Scotland TO-DAY. The
Grsnpian hills are covered.