The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1892-09-16
Editorial and Otherwise

People who think too little are sure to talk
too much.
There is nothing for which the heart ycarns
more than sympathy.
Many men tie their horses carefully, but let
their tongues run loose.
To have to threaten is one of the most dan
gcrous duties to perform.
The advent of cholera may cause postpone.
ment of the Worlds Fair.
The New York World declares that New
Orleans is city of sluggers.
Gov. Peck, Peck's Bad Boy, has been re-
nominated Governor of Wisconsin.
John Greenlcaf Whittier-a poet Of an un-
mixed class-and an old anti isayery crusader
is dead, aged S5.
The Carthagcnian says that the Third party
in Leake either never had the strength claim
ed, or has rapidly lost it.
More persons read the report of She SulIi-
want Corbett fight than read the letter Of ac-
ceptance of Ben. Harrison.
Coal will go up another % cents per ton, all
owing to the coal combine. The new price
went into effect September l..
Speaker Crisp says every married woman
controls at least one vote and each single wo-
man mere. Here is a pointer for candidates.
In Berlin the fire companies must be drawn
up in military fashion to salute their COM
mander before they can start to the scene OF
fire.
We have received the proceedings of the 9th
annual session of the Mississippi Press Asso-
citation, neatly printed in pamphlet form by
the Clarion.
The cholera germs are as bad as bcdbugs--
they may lie dormant during the winter, but
they will be quickened into life with the warm
humidity of spring.
"Preparc for Christmas !" yclls n Phadcl-
pha advertiser in large type. And yet Phla-
delphia is called slow. Perhaps, though, he is
talking about last Christmas.
The Memphis Commercial says: Honest,
truth-telling journalism is what wins. No
newspaper can get fat on its own lies even
though it is made to eat them.
When Mr.. Henry Wattcrson says "Every
back yard in America should be cleansed and
disinfectcd at once" his biterest political op-
| t,,.;ll "a al ;pe,a u,,tb
According to the Street Railway Review,
there are now nearly 1000 street railway
companies in the United States, of which fully
400 are electrically operated, in whole or in
part.
Lizzie Borden, the girl charged with the
murder of her mother and father at Fall River
Mass, has been remanded to Jail without ben
eft of bail to await the action of the court in
November.
Mr.. Harrison has at last decided that he
will accept the nomination rendered him b,
his ofliceholders at Minneapolis. The people
however, will refuse to ratify the ofiicehod
crs' tender.
DR.. Koch discovered the cholera germ lonl
ago and named it the comma bacillus" I
he would but discover how to put period t,
the commas existence, his name would be ex
ated beside that of Jcnner.
There are cighty-fve German papers pub
lished in Illinois and seventy five of them ar
supporting the Democratic party, which shows
quite clearly that the German vote is prett,
solid for Cleveland in the West.
John L. Sullivan is a native of Boston, an,
is 80 years of age, feet lolS inches high, an,
entered the ring on the 7th inst, at 81
pounds. Corbett is native of San Francisco
is 25 years of age, feet | u inches high, an,
entered the ring in New Orlearns on the III
at 100 pounds.
Mrs. Harriet NJ. Plumb, of New York, ha
patented an invention to keep cars supple,
with fresh air without the annoyance of Gin
ders, which has been in use on the local train
between San Francisco and Oakland for sever
al weeks, and is practical and satisfactory.
Arizona claims to have the largest hog ranc
in the world. II is located near Phoenix, au
annually markets 5000 head. The stock hog
and pigs are fed exclusively on ncerde, an
barley is fed to finish off with. The cost q
production is at the lowest point yet reached
In the judgment of the Columbus, Obi,
Press, the political horizon now looks like thi
Of 1852, forty years ago, when the Democrat
party swept all but four States Of the Uniol
and the defeat of its Wing enemy was so o,
, erwhelming that in the following year the la
ter gave up the ghost.
John NJ. Allen, in recent speech, spoke
the follows who boast that they have "vote
! the Democratic ticket for twenty-five yea
and have now gone of with the new NOV
ment" as reminding him Of a sorry calf th
lived all winter and died in the spring just I
4 grass was putting up.
i Mr.. Blaine's idea Of the way to treat Il
J. cholera question is to suspend all relation
with foreign countries until the epidem
: abatcs to allow nothing TO enter except Il
mails properly disinfected, and to admit
persons except American citizens returnir
home, and they only after a rigid quarantiu
The railroad commission Of this State b
taken under advisement all the railroad ases
I ment cases until the third Monday in Seoter
Der, after having heard objections and Q,
dence, the object being to obtain the WRIT
opinion Of the attorney general on some leg
}. points raised before making the hnal asses
ment.
:. Robert B. Porter, superintendent Of I
- tenth census, II is said, Is using the statiSti
10 Of his department toward furthering the en-
fthe Harrison administration. This char
which has been partiaiity substantiated, v
20 long way toward making people have
lack Of confidence In any hing that ID bel
done BY The census bureau.