The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-05-26
Editorial and Otherwise

no knowledge.
The china-berry crop a Port Gibson is al
most failure.
Air and lake water comes free to visitors to
the Chicago Fair.
The Baltimore Baptist is making war on the
"Ah me" brother.
No man shall ever be poor that goes to him
self for what he wants.
So far hunger strike has not been ordered
among the pie hunters.
Shuqualak Female College will turn out sew
en- sweet girl graduates.
A Gloster farmer expects to realize $1,000
from four acres of cabbage.
Many men tie their horses very carefully,
but let their tongues run loose.
The man who lives to please himself will
fnl that he has a hard master. ...
A Louisiana girl, ten years old, is said to
foretell coming events with great accuracy.
There is no reason why fourth class post
master should not always be a first class man.
Secretary Gresham says the Swcdes are
class of immigrants the South should culti-
yate.
Lamar Ross, of Oxford, Miss. has been
awarded first prize in the oratorical contest at
Harvard.
The National Editorial Association met on
Tuesday, 10th inst, in Chicago. The attend
ance was large.
"Keep right on telling the TRUTH" says the
Galveston News, "and somebody will believe
it after awhile"
II is estimated that there were $500 mur-
ders, 1913 hangings and 1876 lynchings commit
ted in this country in 1891.
Kate Field says that the secret of longevity
and success is never to do yourself what you
can get anybody to do for you.
There is liable to be another epidemic OF
"0nly pansy blossom" Since the lst o.
May it has been the national flower.
The Brandon News says that tax Of 81 OF
every dog in the State, for the benefit of the
school fund, would be grand thing.
No one can talk more glibly about the
grievances of labor than the men who arr
living on what the laboring people earn.
The Selma, Ala, Mirror places the picture o
John G. Carlisle at the head of its columns
with the inscription under it, "0ur Next Pres
/ ident."
The Mississippi Railroad Commission ha
fixed the sleeping car rate at ST for 100 miles
or less and 81. 80 for over 100 within the limits
of this State.
The United States Army has about $500
soldiers on its muster rolls, while the army o
! holders numbers about lS3, 900, or nearl.
eight times as many. ..
Near Meridian, Miss, farmer plowcd up
number Of human bones. The barrel of an oil
army musket and some battered brass button
were also discovered.
The razor back hog with his elevated bris
ties, is becoming an important factor in human
affairs, now the price of pork is giving on
planters such close shave.
Martha Jordan, of Dallas, Texas, is attend
the dental department of the Denver Universi
ty. She is the first colored woman to prepar
herself for practicing dentistry.
DR.. George, the Secretary of the America
Union, wants Congress to stop the Sunda
mails on the ground that the carrying of lei
ters on the Sabbath is iniquitous."
Miss Kate IIoder,a Mississippi girl, is ms
tron and apothccary of the New York RveI
side Hospital. She has just received the hoi
or Of the silver cross of the Kings Daughter.
The failure of number of National Banl
in Chicago and indianapolis, following the IT
cent financial troubles IN New York have eau
ed considerable uneasness in business circle
A four-legged girl and a three-legged ma
are on exhibition in st. Louis. Now. il the
should marry and get to kicking, the mule th
wtne ssed the performance would be ashame
Tames r. Randall, Of Baltimore, author
l "Maryland, My Maryland" will, it is reporte
{ be given good position under the Secreta
of the United States Senate when that boz
meets in extra session in September.
A curious animal captured on the Africi
coast in 1854 was called the talking fish
/. though it was speciec of seal. Among 9th
innumerable tricks il was taught to articula
the words "mamma," papa" and "John."
= Prof. Falb, of vicna, who has already W
= his halo as long distance weather proph,
!. " announces that September will stand oui
month that has beaten the record for rain
This seems to imply sufficiently dry inter,
to give business show and let the country 4
to the Worlds Fair.
We find this in the new code, section %
. "The Board Of Supervisors of each coun
y shall maintain a good and sufficient fer
around the Courthouse yard, a substant
y pavement on the walks of the same, shall ha
: shade trees planted therein, and shall provi
for the absolute exclusion Of all livesto
therefrom."
A washington correspondent mcntit
sr among the wcalthiest colored men Of the ca
L. tai John F. Cook, estimated TO be worth fr
$15O,OOO to $500, 900; Fred Douglass, $4,000
the two sons Of the late James Wormel
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