The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1910-11-25

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ei'lnnlfrd them ~ hls isnIf .iic IN
tfud0ced The stowins ~ e1iton. IN
disu snd tohsccn, the mtnufactufc "
candles from the wss MYRTLE. lkefo.
seoe not heing In use IN thn4e daysl
aod large quantities. NJ These superior
candles we're shipped ~ the West
fndics and the continent N Eafope.
He sIs0 introduced the manufacture
" cutton cloth, aud invented M I'm.
pfovement ~ the hand iunms NJ that
day, on which, by the operation ~ q
cuntfivaocc run by u large wheel
turned by negro slaves, he increased
the capacity of these looms fouffnid
He guarded his secret with extreme
care, keeping his machines dismantled
when not In use. as there were no
patent laws To protect his invention
He married the daughter Of DE la
Pointc aud was my great sreatgraud.
father.
Teachers were rarity In those
early days; there were no public
schools and few books. Speaking, camp
meetings, church and political bar.
becues were about the only educa.
tional outfit. AS for amusements;
barn raisings, quilting parties, corn
shuckings, shindIgs and hunting In
all It's forms flourished; there were also
racing, gambling and sometimes
heavy drinking. These colonists were
mostly a rough but hospitablc lot,
and many OF them were OF good birth
and noble lineage,
The bursting OF The "Misslssippi
Bubble,n the flight Of Law from Paris
and the collapse OF his bank, just five
months after the founding Of the
colony, brought panic aud great dis.
tress upon them; but Laws company
had given the colony great forward
impulse; slaves had been introduced,
the flg and tie orange had been sue.
ccssfully planted, aud after several
years, reaction set in, and the
colony developed and nourisbed as IL
had never done befnre.
PASCAGOULA'S CHARM.
The charms of Pascaeoula soon
rendered her famous. The beauty 0f
her scenery, the delights Of her
climate, her bathing, boating, fishing,
hunting; her delicious bivalves ana the
numerous other delights, which boun-
teous providence had fairly showered
upon her, attracted people from far
and near, and as the interior OF the
country settled up, wealthy planters
with their families and large rctinues
OF slaves, came overland In cver-in.
creasing numbers to spend their sum
mers at this delightful resort Nu.
mer0us hotels sprang up, and finally
to accommodate the ever-increasing
patronage, an immense hotel contain
iDg 400 guest rooms was built where
DR.. Dukes residence now stands.
This hotel was furnished throughout
10 the most elegant manner and was
at that time, the largest 10 the South.
A great wharf, mile long. stretcht d
out into the bay Ia front OF II, and
the 1ne Morgan steamers, which then
piled along the sound between Mobile
and New Orleans, landed at this
wharf large numbers OF visitors every
week.
Those we're Halcyon days 10 old
Pascagonla; grand old Southern q dSmcs
and courtIy Southern gentlemen, dis
pensed lavish and princeIy hospital
ity on every side, the very flower OF
Southern chivalry was here; pros
pertty was everywhere and everybody
seemed happy.
But dark clouds began to lower on
the horizon, suddenly the storm OF
war burst upor her; her people rushed
to arms. | would like to tell you Of
these heroes, but must pass on, al
my time Is sh0rt--sufiice to say, that
PascaRoula furnished her full quote
OF heroes, who performed prodigics d
yalor upon the field Of battle, ant
bled and died 10 defense OF the prin
ciples they believed 10 be right.
i For four long years the coDfiic
ragged and at Its close, Pascagoula ia,
, broken and bleeding; her homes desc
late, her fields laid waste, her perpl
ruined; her plight was sad indeed
Then followed the horrors Of the datI
days Of the reconstruction period, ii
some respects more terrible than war
But her people, vanqutshed, humiI
! lated, yet still undaunted, turne,
about and faced the future with sue
, determiDatiOD, that out OF the sshe
I OF her despair, new Pascagoul
sprs0g up Phoe0ix-like, upon III
4 ruins OF the old; but this time IL was
different Pascagoula, the old halo d
romance was gone; a busy, bustlinf
) hustIing Industrial city had take
. its place.
Q Then followed In quick succession
: several dreadful epidemics Of ycllo
4 fever, With which the doctors of tha
I day had not yet learned To cop,
q These epideDics were veritable hol,
a causts, 70 many cases wiping out eI
. tire families. These eDidemics,