The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-12-02
Editorialand Otherwise.

Don't kick If you don't get fat office.
A uit-jar--the one You get when you slip |
upon banana skin.
Tho old strikers have returned to work in
the Homestead mills.
The people have no use for party that Airts
with trusts and combines.
But didn't the South raise a large crop of
game roosters this yeare
A candidate for offs is willnger than a gal
that wants to get married.
One half of the wealth Of England is in pos
session of 1000 individuals.
Lord Alfred Tennyson is the ll73d person
buried in Westminster abbey.
J. s. Clarkson: "Harrison was defeated on
account Of his dislike for me-"
A Maryland man died for joy when he learn
ed that Cleveland was elected.
Christmas follows close upon Thanksgiving,
and turkey gobbler's life is short.
The Michigan lumbermen carry cedar knots
in their pockets as cure and also as preven-
tive Of rheumatism.
Gov. Russell, of MASSACHUSETTS,, will be thir-
ty-six years old on the day of his inaugura-
ton as Governor for his third term.
The money is up and machinery ordered for
a cotton knittng,mill to be running at Enter
prise, Miss, by the LIST of next February.
The Age Herald says that when Birmingham
men pray, they turn their faces toward the
postoffce, as Mohammedans turn toward the
East.
| The Washington Post says "Of all men
who monkeyed with the Populist rainbow,
Gov. Buchanan, of Tennessee, was hit the
hardest"
The Century Dictionary has coined two crisp
new words, Observation-Disclosures" and "pal-
atophariugingeolaryngeal," and onr happiness
is now unalloyed.
The Memphis Commercial regrets to learn
that there is no truth in the report that Sena-
tor Hill is to take wife. 1t thinks that David
ought to marry and settle down.
The box factory in Friars Point will begin
operations Alright next week. Experienced
workmeu are now busily engaged ovcrhaulina
and repairing the machinery preparatory tt
that end.
The Mississippi Supreme Court has decided
that none but registered voters who have pait
their taxes are eligible to jury duty. Thi
will render the getting of juries in some local.
ties quite difficult.
In 1883 Harrison had surplus of votes, an
in 1899 he found surplus in the treasury. 1
1892 Harrison has deficit in votes, and in lS9
he will leave the treasury with deficit, if tn
accounts are all paid.
It is stated that number of fine hotols hav
been erected during the present year tha
have omitted the number thirteen in number
ing the rooms. Many hotels long in operatio
have this peculiar omission.
J Bro. Burkitt says he is in the middle of IL
road, with no apologies to make to anybod
with no regrets to express individually, ar
with no disappointmcnts to grieve over. "
!, are glad Burkitt is resigned to his fate.
Visitors to the Worlds Fair who wish
take things easy can do so if they feel able
!. pay IS cents an hour, or IS day, for prean
!, bulatng chair. The owner of the chair priv
!, lege will provide 1000 of them, some beii
double.
When United States Marshal Dunlap,
Indiana, was requested to appoint few Der
: ocrats among his deputies he said: "Not
Democrat In business my Office is run
the people n politics it is managed solely
Republicans"
The Federal grand jury at Jackson has r.
turned verdict against the Pullman Sleeps
Car Company for $4,000, in favor of MI
Florence Dupree of that city. The suit "
brought for $40 900 damages for rejection frt
berth for which Mrs. Dupree held receil
Cleveland's plurality over Harrison in Il
nois, according to the official count, is $50
and it is safe to say that the magnitude of
victory astonished the Democrats as much
it did the Republicans. Illinois can no lonl
be regarded as doubtful State.
A Tennessee orator the other day made
of the epithet "snollygoster," and when asl
for definition Of the word said it is pi
yune fellow who goes sneaking around fol
little Office which he can't get, and which
couldn't fill with ability il he did get it."
Hon. James H. Neville, our able district
r torney has declined to stand for attorney-G
eral, in place of Hon. T. Marshall Miller, al
the LIST of January. He says he is not an
!. plicant nor aspirant for any Office just n
Jim is true Democrat and did good servc,
. the late canvass.
Nineteen Of the forty three undertakers
: Gently indicted for combining to monopo
I and control the price Of cofIins went bel
Judge Niles Of the United States Court
ly jackson and plead guilty. They were fnet
and costs, the total for each one being ah
SIS. The others will likely do the same.
A case Of "peanut" politics is reported &
Philadelphia. A detout Harrison worsh
who must be considerable Of goose in Of
respects, paid an election wager by pushin
; peanut along the sidewalk on Chestnut 1t
from Broad to 7th, with toothpick. BY
o. time the man reached the end Of his jour
his back achcd so that he thought the vi
Democratic party had jumped on him.
tted
Ialls A Kansas man was asked the other day
's'. he was in favor Of sending Mrs. Lease to
m. United States Senate. "Well," he repl
"we send beard to the Senate, and we |
= ] ahonk noncl,,Aad that wa didn't sand any n