The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-07
Editorial andOtherWise


den State.
There has been several deaths In New Or
leans from sunstrole.
A chair OF Pedagogy has been established
at the State University,
One-third of the visitors to the Worlds
Fair are said to be dead-heads.
The Grenada Sentinel has enlisted for the
war against sheep-killing dogs.
Austria reports the failure Of banking
firm with liabilities at III, 100000.
st. Johns Day was generally observed by
the Mason's throughout the State.
Cotton is barely holding its own in New
Orleans, New York and Liverpool
The Chinese. according to statistics. are
longer lived than any other nation.
The elections In Germany resulted in the
government getting majority Of one.
A shark In the water will bite q venture
some persons leg OF ; on land he will just
pull it.
John l.. IIerrick, of Salisbury, North Caro-
lima. is ninety years old and weighs 2;N
pounds.
II has been noticed that after every Gnan-
cial stress there is u marked increase in the
number OF insane.
Even jury packing finds defenders How
the prospect Of little pap does make some
peoples mouths water.
A Maine editor gallantly says that New
England girls in June are like little brown
daiscs in Il field Of cream.
A donkey cats thistles so as to scratch his
vocal organs and thus nsures the most ex-
circulating rasp to his bray.
The people in this country who are work
ing for glory are getting nothing else and a
very small allowance CT that.
Everything in nature yields to the irresis-
tible charm of silence on u beautiful sum.
mer night, the mosquito excepted.
With Mrs. Lease and tornado in Kansas
both at the same time. may the Lord hav,
mercy on that poor unfortunate state.
Secretary Lamont says there are grca
many employees iu the War department whit
will soon so ON the retired list without pay
To add to the d.scomforts OF the fnancia
situation the bills of the mosquitoes ar
| now drawing on the life-blood Of the cOun
try.
A resident OF Green Ridge. Mo-, who claim
TO be the champion orange eater. At n re
cent sitting he devourcd q, specimens Of tha
fruit.
The Sam Jones revival at Jackson
Tenn. lasted nine days, during which
| time there were over two hundred conver
sions.
! 1t Is a fashion to carry babies to the Chris
tcning font in baskets. II is not new. Moses
in half baptized condition, was found in ;
basket.
A Georgia editor consoles himself with th
reflection thai II n poor man has no food 70
his stomach, a rich man has no stomach 70
his food
The earth's crust is about 100 miles Il
thickness. SO there is not much danger o
falling through when you are digging an ar
tesian well.
| SdIloT mus uTc NOW iliiit "
white kid 1t seems the pretty straw hat
had become too common to suit the tastes o
the extravagant.
There is no fool so stubborn as the prcju
diced fool. lie is the intensified twin broth
or of the fool that Solomon tells us is "wis
in his own concet."
| Travelling men say the outlook for busI
ness is much better in the South than in tn
North or Northwest. the financial stringenc
being not near so great.
Lives OF great men all remind us
That It's easy to be wise;
We can leave a pile behind us
II we only ADVERTISE.
A church at Fastoria. Ohio, has purchase
400 little wine glasses, that each commun
cant may receive the wine from n glass tina
no other person has used, in order to avol
microbes.
Postmaster Fritz. Of Lexington, has enter
ed suit for s25, 600 damages against Congress
man Williams. OF the Yazoo District. NJ
Williams applied to have Postmaster Frit
removed "for cause"
The trial Of Miss Julia Force. in Atlant
for the murder of her two sisters, resulte
In a verdict Of not guilty, the jury beir
convinced OF her insanity. She has bee
sent to the lunatic asylum.
The meeting of Mrs. Jefferson Davis al
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant at Cranstonson, Ia
Saturday. was simple and unostatious,
every one who feels an interest in these tv
historic ladies would desire such n meetii
to be.
Governor Mckinley expects to be wind
, Gated" The governor Is easily please
While he Is enjoying his probable sccoi
term, however, the rest Of the country e.
poets to be vlnlicated by seeing that lit
. bill of his laid on the shelf.
| A number OF the Republican federal of
, ciuls in the State Of Washington have be,
vested with the order OF the grand boun
t. for engaging in u conpirncy to smuegle or
um and Chinese into the United States, N
others will soon follow. Turn the rascn
out
Out IN Dakota the doctors decided that
mans constitution will not stand cigaret
smoking. The Legislature passed an ant
i cigarette law and now the courts hold tn
the Constitution of the state will not stal
that. II there be anything constitution
about the cigarette 1t is time to ascerta
what 1t is.
There Is a fellow up In Greene count
!. Mipn., Who every time he gets on sprt