The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-12-23
Editorial and Otherwise.

Don't borrow your neighbor's paper.
Remember the poor during the Christmas
holidays.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Lyle has just been appointed
postmaster at Wheelerville, Jones county,
MISS.
Pencil writing may be set by breathing on
it, or better still, by passing the tongue over
the writing.
Justice l.. Q. c. Lamar, on account of i'll
health, will probably resign after Mr.. Clexe-
land is inaugurated.
According to the sworn statement Of the ex-
ecutors, Jay Gould only left $72,OOO,OO0 worth
of property, after all.
Thos. A. Edison, who sleeps but few hours
himself, says the man of the future may do
without sleep entirely.
This climate insures larger profit in manu-
featuring than in cold regions. This cannot
be successfully denied.
The next United States Senate is in doubt.
The Republicans are scheming to steal the
Legislature of three States.
President Harrison seems to be in the atti-
tude of the woman who, convinced against her
will, is of the same opinion still.
The COW pea, so uxurant in the coast coun-
try ranks above all other vegetable products
for food and fertilizing, also subduer and re-
clamer of soils.
A perusal of Mr.. Harrson's message, says
the London Morning Post, suggests rather the
doggcd courage of gladiator than the fore
sight of a statesman.
1t is now definitely settled that Meridian
will have no red liquor saloons next year.
Schab Co. have withdrawn their petition,
acknowledging defeat.
Attorney General T. Marshall Miller has
rendered his resignation and the same has
been accepted by Gov. Stone to take effect on
the 2lst day Of January, 1893.
The issuance of liquor licenses by the Board
of Aldermen of Holly Spring has been pre-
vented in two or three instances and it now
looks as If the town may go "dry."
Under the Sherman silver act there have
been stored away in the treasury vaults 12o,-
479, ,9Sl ounces of silver. 1t would require
several thousand two-horse teams to move
such weight of metal
The President has pardoned number OF
persons lately, among them John Nj. Cox, OF
Mississippi, convicted of violating the revenue
laws, has the imprisonment rcmittcd on pay
| ment of fine and costs.
Among recent inventions suited to these fast
times is bicycle weighing but llM pounds
which person can carry over rough places
| an electric sleigh that will make twelve or fif-
teen miles an hour, and an electric wagon, in
| which the inventor says he can travel on good
roads at the rate of forty miles an hour.
A good sized onion, after being boiled Z
short time will yield, on being pressed, large
quantity of adhesive fluid. This is used ex
tcnsively in various trades for pasting papel
on tin, zinc and glass. The tenacity will
which it holds is surprising, and it is thu
cheapest mucage for many purposes.
There are plenty of laws intended for th'
repression of cigarette smoking, but they ar
almost wholly Intellectual. The Alabama Leg
islature proposes to deal with the evil withou
gloves. 1t is likely to pass a bill taxing al
dealers in cigarettes $1,000 year and prohib
iting the smoking of cigarettes in publi
places.
Hon. r. II. Thompson, chairman of the com
mittee that compiled the new Code, has writ
ten letter to the Attorney General in whcl
he says that the opium prohibition law was on
ly intended to restrict the sale of preparation
in which that drug constituted the chief ele
ment, and was not intended to affect the sal
of paregoric or other medicines into the prep
araton of which II necessarily enters.
Under the new law road overseers are re
quired to report on first days Of January an
July. Penalty for failure $40 fine. Each re
port has to be examined by the Board of Su
pervisors and each Supervisor has to max
written statement to the Board Of Supervisor
the condition of each road in his beat, unde
oath, and these reports have to be furnishe
the grand jury.
The Chicago Journal, a Republican pape1
does not take gloomy view Of Cleveland
election, remarking that "any fear that tn
business interests of the country will suffer b
the election Of Mr.. Cleveland is without four
dation. Upon the question Of the currenc!
which is the greatest of all questions, Clevt
land can be trusted to do nothing that will in
juriously affect the credit Of the nation"
A little postofice in the interior Of lllino
has been the scene of funny incident. 0
the announcement Of Cleveland's election, Il
former postmaster, German, presented hin
self with wagon and demanded possession
the fixtures and effects. The demand WI
obeyed, and everything pertaining to the o
fec was moved to the Democrats store. Il
has been running the business ever sine
though an inspector has been detailed to reil
state the ousted Republican.
The Lexington, Oklahoma, Leader talks
its delnquents in this wise "All persol
knowing themselves to be indebted to this o
fee are requested to call and settle. All tho
indebted to this Office and not knowing 1t q
requested to call and find out. All tho
knowing themselves to be indebted and n
wishing to call are requested to stay in OF
place long enough for us to catch them. A
those not indebted are requested to call al
become indebtcd--provided they are good pa
The foolhasdy Captain Andrews, who sail
some three months ago from New Jersey I
. Europe ina dory-a little sailboat not mu
bigger than rowboat--has actually 9
across. Ever since the LIST Of October he h
A been regarded a. lost. Now that fate has I
ID lowedhim to live, he Is no better Of than
'' was. lie has wasted great deal Of his tin
/. riskcd his life, worried his friends, and ma