The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21
Editorial and Otherwise


A Scotch newspaper publishes marriages,
births, and deaths under the general heading
of "Bells, Yells and Knells."
The cholera may come. The Canadian
health authorities are alarmed over the way
immigrants are smugged in.
Gen. Kirby Smith died poor man, and the
Confederate soldiers of Tennessee are deter
mined to raise fund for his family.
A two year old negro child wandered from
home in the Potts Camp neighborhood, and
when found ten days later was dead.
A preacher has begun libel suit against
the Columbus Dispatch because it called him
a "tramp editor" He has a right to feel mad.
Adams county has contracted with Smokey
Coffin Co. to bury paupers at $2.75 for adults
'$2.2j for children. Previous prices were IS
and Sc.
a newspaper. 1t takes cash money and plen-
ty of it to print first-class weekly "all home
| print"
The Bridgeport News navely observes that
Louisville had a $25O,OOO fire Wednesday
night at which 200 barrels of whiskey were
prohibited.
| Of the $4,000 immigrants who landed at
New York last year it is said that much less
than the one-hundrcdth part came to the
Southern States.
The old Liberty Bell is again to be moved
from Philadelphia this month, this time going
to the Worlds Fair. Like human beings, it
has to pay the penalty of greatness.
"The South is in the saddle" says Boston
contemporary, commenting on the cabinet and
other appointments. Why shouldn't she be ?
She's been "hufling it" long enough.
"When we started this paper" writes a
Georgia editor, 1--WE had only one shirt to our
back. The shirt couldn't last forever, but
thank heaven, we have the back still %
The President has appointed D. n. Morgan,
of Connecticut, treasurer of the United States;
C. n. Jordon, of New York, assistant treasur-
er D. NJ Browning, of Indiana, commissioner
of Indian Affairs.
President Cleveland says he will reward in
teligent citizenship among the coorcd people
without respect to race, if he finds colored
Democrat who shows merit by intelligence,
integrity, energy and good citizenship.
The young ladies in East Lake, Ala, have
formed two opposing base ball mines. Now
will the umpire have to wear a bullet-prooi
uniform and the local militia be on duty at
every one of the friendly" contests.
The late Editor Shepard, of New York, was
not the only newspaper man who affected scrip
tural quotations. A Georgia paper cayries at
the head of its editorial column the following
"And thought to advertise. Ruth 4. 4.
The average editor is the most practical
man on earth. One of them tried to run
Populst paper in Georgia, cotldn't meet the
salary list, turned the outfit over to the sheriff
and went TO teaming.
ave bring our years 10 an end as a tale that
is told" is the scriptural text appearing at the
head of the columns of the edition in which the
paper formerly owned by the late Elliott +
Shepard announces his untimely death.
Judge Taft, at Toledo, Ohio, on Monday, de.
cided that the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gincers is conspiracy against law and it.
acts are illegal. Judge Ricks found one en-
gneer guilty of contempt of court for refusing
to handle cars when ordered to do so by court
Heel and toe tips of pierced and chased golt
are now worn, says the New York Sun, OF
some satin house slippers. The metal orna
ments cost from $50 to $lOO per set and th
shoes from $40 to $40 per pair, so that tn
shoes and ornaments may cost as much al
$l2O.
1t is said that there is man in Texas VIII
keeps saloon and practices law. He ha
/, killed six men, clcrked in dry goods store
served as sexton, preached and run gamb
ling saloon. His friends and admirers ar
now urging him to run for Congress at tn
next election.
Editor Morcock, Of the Elberton, Ga, Sta,
bagged a silver dollar recently, and the fol
lowing is the result;
almighty dollar, thy shining face
u Bespeaks thy wondrous power;
IT lnmy pocket make thy resting place,
j.. need thee every hour"
Mrs. Shepard has directed that all of he
late husbands "cranky features" be kept II
in the Mail and Express. No one will envy IL
!. new manager his job. Almost any man ca
be "a crank Of his own sort, but to carry o,
: another's idiosyncrasies must be difficult
possible at all.
L. Q. c. Lamar, Of Mississippi, who is mac
recorder of the dcncral land office, is the olde
son Of the late Justice Lamar, of the Supren
|. Court, and acquired some knowledge Of Il
methods Of the interior department when pr
vate secretary to his father while he was Sc
retary of the Interior.
T.. The census, says Philadelphia exchang
s. embraces 100000 women" The cens
has loud call on that crank who essayed Il
H. wholesale hugging act on an uptown sire
corner in New York the other day. But 4
!. bad feature. about this business is that I
census can't take its pick-it has to take I
whole 100000, good bad and Indifferent.