The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-08-28
CHE Star
KISSING Inns.

larry Known as Elton, has 100
scholars.
The Columbia River is so clea
at low water that salmun fi>hin,
can only be successfully conduct
ed at night.
The largest 'shipyarJ in thc
word is AT christina, in Norway
Forty ships can load al It's docks a
the same time.
Japanese lace is coming into
market. 1t is IA new manufacture
aud hitherto has been manly con
snmed at home.
An AtchiSOn. Kan, man who
has sen: a IS bill to England in an
envelope for The past twenty wears
says he has never lost a dollar.
The British Museum oppears ia
he losing its popularity. The
number Of visitors last wear was
$4,000 below The number OF five
years ago.
IL is said that old sailors are
made seasick by the excessive
amount Of vibration caused bv The
propellers Of some of the high
speed cruisers.
The ''cily article" of the London
Times informs its readers that CHI
cago is destined to become one Of
The greatest grain.growlng States
in The Union.
a Maine farmer who believes in
the strict observance of the Sab.
bath went out and killed a lamb
which persisted in blealing on a
recent Sunday afternoon.
1t Is said that ii red fox guards
the %baruyard of ii Iarmerin Batter
county, Pa, and the chickens and
geese are perfectly safe from
thieves when he is around.
The greatest bird cage on The
continent is said 10 be the Grand
Central Railroad Station in New
York. The noisy English sparrows
swarm there by thousands and nest
IN The great archlng roof girder5.
Considerable British Indignation
has been aroused by a fancy dress
ball in India IN winch officers
dressed as tienlS with horns and
tails danced a qualrille with eight
ladies costumed as ''reluctant an
gels"
The German Colonial Society
has offered two prizes for the best
essays upon the following subject :
what Advantages Has German
Southwest Africa for Germln Set.
tlerSF" The first prize is 1909
marks, and the second 500 marks.
A recent applicant for a teach.
ers certificate in Lake county, :
California. wrote il answer 10 a
question, that the ~"vegetable king !
dom of Australia was divided into !
Two grand divisions, as the animal
and mineral ) and IN answer to
the question as TO how our laws 1
were enacted, answered that they
were 'enac ed by the grand jury"
Mrs. Peter Burns, of Bridgeport.
who eleven months ago distin-
gnished herself hy presenting
her hu 'band with lnpl,t., again !.
became locally famous the other
says the NorristOwn. Penn,
DtSpdtch. She has been married a
nile over seven years, and in that
has had twelve children, five
of whom were born within the past
months.
a fashionable young man has
just received a sentence of twelve
years and six months in prison
a New York judge, having
times fired his boarding. house
IN hopes of securing an insurance
Ut Sl,SOO on his personal property
therein. The sentence. although
severe, was insisted upon by the
who argued. with great en-.
DhasiS, against a stay of sentence.
stay has, however, been obtain.
ed.
One oi the greatest obstacles 10
he settlers Of vast regions IN A fri. :
"A has been the lsetse tiv. Al. I
hough harmless 10 men. all civil !
zed animals die from its lite IN u
or three DAYS. 4 man Of Ma
al has discovered a remedy for
poison in which he has such
confidence that he has contracted
q carry the Portuguese military 8
iores through the tabooed districts
IN bullocks.
The devotion Of Miss Sheparl.
vino laid her iewelry on the Gal
ar of The Lord" at Saratoga. was AT
nrpassed a short time . bv he N
Duchess Eugene Litla Bologuine
u Milan. 10 express her con-.
lete abandonment of the vanilies DJ
nd pomp Of the world,ihe duchess =,
her wonderful gems Tor $780,
Do and gave the money TO her
riesi. with instructions 10 erect
nth II a hospital for little children. BE
The town Of Saraiow. in the
'uiheaSt IF Russia. has LOST a A
ver-tbe N"lga. The water Of :.
.e river has for some time been :
nserling The right arm of the A%,
ream, upon which Saratow is
nit, and flowing exclusively in -,
10 left arm. which Is sbout a mile NJ