The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-07-11

dIOulld uHu ouI pIlStu HtI WIFI
lot Of nice things like cologne and
Il pearl-handle hair-brush and a
pair OF slipperS.-FiIly Eight years!
She doeSen't care who knows it.
She never did. There are grown
grandchildren stepping around
her and she cah't hide them and
and doesn't want 10. For she is
proud of them. She is moi asham-
ed Of her age. All she cares
about is TO be younger than am
and to live as long as | do. What
time she has had with all these
children! She was teaching them
yesterday about the flowers and
the origin of their names, and was
ready to answer all their questions
without a dictionary. She told
how geraneum meant Il cranes
bill, and it took its name from The
lille, long, sharp seed pods that
stick up out Of the flower, and how
pelargOnlum meant ii slork's bill
and chrysanthemum a golden flow
er, and the fuchiSia was named for
DR.. Fuchs, an eminent bolonist,
ana the dahlia for DR.. Dahl, an
other bOt0nist, and the tulip from
Persia, and means a turban, and
took It's name from the gay, fancy
colors that the Persia turbans had,
and the sweet little daisy that
opens with the morning light, was
a corruption of days eye, and the
naslurtlum meant a nose tWisier
because it had "A pungent odor that
inclined one who smelled il to
TWIST The nose out of shape. "Where
did you learn all that ~ said |.
"Why, from my botony, of course"
she said. "We had to study when
| was a glrl, and | haven't forgot.
ten what | learned. / would have
been somebody if hadn't married
you when | was nothing but a
child, and I've never had time
since to do anything but nurse and
worry with all these children"
"Like a true woman you have
served your day and generation,'
said /, "and it has kept you well
and strong and renewed your
youth, like the eagle. 1t is wo-
mans natural state, and she is moi
happy out at it,"
was thinking about the origin
of words and names, and | wish
there was a schOolboGk that gave
all the words IN common use and
their derivation. | would like to
know where Smith and Jones, and
Akin and Miner, and Howell and
Gordon, and Holt and Hutching
and all such names came from. |
was reading not long ago about the |
word slave, that at first meant
glory and freeman, and now |
means servitude. The Slayonians
were once proud, free people,
and it was an honor TO be called a
slave, but when they were con
quered and subdued by the Ger
mans The slaves became servants
to their conquerors. Then there
was the cynosure, which used TO
mean The tail of dog, but now is
applied TO a beautiful woman, up
IN whom all eyes are turned in
Not long ago a learn
ed preacher was talking on this
subject and said the first transla
Ors of the old testament found
hat the same words meant so
many different things that II per
picked them greatly. For in
stance, il is said that the ravens
ed Elijah with bread and flesh,
and evening; but the
word raven means a robber-a
3edonin Arab-the very people
who inhabited the eastern country,
o which Elijah fled. They robbed
he rich, but was kind 10 the poor
md friendless, and 81 il may have
been that they fed Elijah. instead
If The ravenous birds. Ravepous
,omes from raven, which means to
OBJ; to destroy. Old Jacob said
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf"
i is curious study, this origin OF
ycrds, and the schools do not pay
enough attention to it.
The schools will soon close for
he summer vacation and The child
'en are now counting the days. OF
course they are tired and the
eachers are tired and the bell
1ngs tired. Our teachers have
leen faithful and the chrildren
Wiling. We can all tell what lhe
eachers are by the way The child
ZEN do at home. What a blessed
lfe is that of a school boy or girl
who is willing 10 study and acquire
and mixes it with play
md frOlic aud pleasant intercourse
With their companions. How free
rom cnrrOding care and anxiety
What if the clouds don't bring
-ainl What if Ingalls, does spout
What If politics gets red
lot and the candidates sling mud |
,nd make The fire dyl What is
Livingston or North"n to them, or
hat other grand old patriot and
Tom Hardeman : Who
loes not love and honor hlm 7 He
nay never be governor Of Geor-
Ma, but he will go down 10 the
.rave with The affections Of his
PEOPLE clustering close and thick
lrouud him. Would that every
,ity aud tOwh and hamlet had
wen one such man Tor the children ,
n look up 10 aud emulate his To-
DE example.