The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-07
LETTER rROM MOBILE.
MOBILE, April 4, 1893.

MOBILE, April 4, iS93.
Editor Democrat Star:
Mobile is nothing if not generous aut
hOspitable. We sometimes think 1t |,
carried to u great excess. 10 contain,
among MS inhabitants Il great people,
some OF whom become very celebrated. III
Il stranger comes here to spend u month
or two of cold weather, aud concludes to
start a business TO pay his expenses, all
OF which Is perfectly legitimate, our peo-
pie will flock to them AMI ill their Golfers
n let our own people in the same line,
who would do better by them, languish
IN business. . When pleasant weather
comes, the stranger goes with their m0n-
ey, having left nothing behind them thar
their bare necessities cOald prevent. But
this, you know, is hospitality! Take our
newspapers; they are very insutiicirntly
supported, while New Orleans aud st.
Louis drain us daily. Yet people COM
plain OF the scarcity Of money. when day
after day the very ono complain ing is
sending It of to different cities. with no
chance OF its return to circulation here,
This, too, is hospitality, | suppose. We
often wonder how it would do to reverse
this for one mouth as an experiment. Let
every man who now sends off his morcy
for foreign papers take their home IA
ptls and see if hey conld not be better
of, and have more money.
We are going to have great times thi,
month. The great Pythlan meetin.
comes of, which will draw II large mum,
Der OF visitors. This with the flower
show, which thanks to Mr.. DcLeon's suy-
sesilon, Will be- n success, ard the tourna-
n'ent III the Athletic grounds, both with
horse aud bicycle, will make April a show
month with us. Speaking Of bicycles, did
you ever SEQ a woman ride Ones II not,
come up here and take u look. Its a
sight to see, but one you will not want
to SIRE again. Of course, We are not ali
OF the same tate or opinion, bat to me II
Is the most vulgar sight III the world. To
see a woman sitting astraddle of Il wheel
with her legs working up aud down like
the piston rod OF an engine, showing her
whole formation, il a sight that men |
want to see other mems wives and dauph-
tiers trying, not their own. 1t ALWAYS an
10 me that women were not made |
to ride straddle Of anything animate or
Illuminate. Come up, aud take Il look for
yourself.
We have no great news to write You;
he Hon. Hannis Taylor goes to Spain,
and We hope to have MIR. Iiapier for our
postmaster. We never know how
will jump. Mobile wanted the
to appoint the Hon. H. Pillars
70 the Supreme Bench, but he would not.
Mobile wanted him to appoint the Hon.
L. Prince, u railroad commissioner. bur
he would not. Yet he did give Mobile AN
He appointed John Case
Jhief Register. Well, we have only got
little over u year Of Jones, then we
rope to DO Rich in our next Governor,
And that reminds MS, that our very OK.
Mayors term is ont next March,
md there are several gentlemen willing
o succeed him, several of whom ATE now
vowed candidates, about whom we may
AVE more to say later on.
Down on Government Street at the
orhsr OF Water is a sign, "Morning Star"
avn shop. We remember II few years
90 that II dagO kept there a barroom aud e.,
Is sign was the Rising Sun" and it oc- .
urred to me that it was u bit singular
hat the "Rising Sun" should give way
D u Morning Star"
The cities Of New Orleous, 81. Louis. {
Louisville AVID others have cor. 9
from Mobile, and it occurred s
me that your paper, which ~cireulates
mon! a large class of people who trade i.
! Mobile, might have Il correspondent '
No. Hence this screed. W.S.C. q