The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-08-11
Editorial andOtherwise

Tears are the tribute OF humaity to Its
destiny.
Confidence is being restored, but sim the
banks break.
One-flfth OF the families in Glasgow live in |
single rooms.
In the rock at Gibraltar there are seventy |
miles of tunnels.
The Meridian bar endorses Judge .Terral
for re.appointment, re.
The annual consumption Of coffee is
placed at 650,OO0 tons.
The Chicago Tribune thinks that the Fair
is detriment to that city.
'Sizzard" is the new word for expressing
the opposite of blizzard
No honor can be conferred upon the menu
ory OF good man by q monument.
A gargle OF. hot claret often affords much
relief in cases OF acute sore throat.
Since 1885 orange industry has increased in
Florida from SOC, 900 to 5000 900 boxes.
There are two things that will always
make man dream-mince pie and love.
The Magnolia Gazette says buckwhcat Is
successfully raised in Pike county by Capt.
| J. II. Stevens.
More women are employed by the British
government than by the government OF any
other country.
1t seems that the German people are going
to take Texas by storm. Several colonies
| will settle there.
Some OF the Ohio farmers are feeding
wheat to their hogs rather than sell it at
the present low price.
DIR. james Cunningham Bachelor. sover-
cign grand commander OF the supreme coun-
ell Scottish rite OF Masons, Is dead.
Rev. ]. Is. Gambrell and family have left
Meridian for Macon, Ca, where the Doctor
has been elected college president.
1t Is said that there are more lies told in
the sentence II am glad TO see you" than In
any other six words In the English language
Senator Perkins was only 10 years OLE
when he caught the gold fever. Men ART
generally older when they catch the golt
cure.
There are three people in Louisiana wht
ure over il5 years old. Louisiana seems de
ternined to rival North Carolina In this re
spect.
Chicago's sub-trcasury refuses silver, ant
the Pittsburg Post says that this is the frs
time that Chicago was ever known to refus
anything
Secretary Hoke Smith has been burned |
eHlgy ut Il small town In Ohio. because an oil
pensioner named J. l.. Reed 70 years old wa
, recently dropped from the list.
A Georgia editor puts It plainly but forci
bly,, thus: "A mighty good way to max
times easier is to cease croaking and put |
six good days work each week."
The Port Gibson city council has decree
that hereafter the town COW shall not be nj
: lowed to monopollze the side walks at nigh
o for similar a. ton In this town.
The Savannah News says that in Chlcag
they keep man in prison month for EN-
bexzling II pigs foot, and pardon the M
archists who attempt to blow up all creatio
with dynamite bombs.
Judge Mayors who opened Circuit Court
Newton county last week, came squarely OF
with Judge Chrsman and Judge Tcrral O
the whitccap question, and is making II re
hot for these gentry.
THANK heaven !" exclaimed the editor. I
he peepcd In his empty box ut the postoftc
there are no bills this morning " don
= be discouraged" said the postmaster, ''heI
Is bill for three months box rent"
Lepers are so numerous In Louisiana tn;
the people Of the State have asked the fcder
government to set apart an island for the
and undertake their care. Unless this
done the terrible scourgc will spread TO ot
= er States.
No more silver certificates will be issu'
= by the Treasury Department for the prese
; as the limit prescribed by law has be-
reached--that Is to say. as many silver cert
o. ficatcs are now outstandinding as there a
standard silver dollars coined and In q
- Treasury to redeem them.
A very modest Arkansas editor writes
:, this way ''You may hive all the stars In
y nail keg. hang the ocean on rail- to dry,p
the sky in u gourd to soak, unbuckle
bclly-band Of eternity and let out the 8
Il. and moon, but never delude yourself VI
. the idea that you can escape that place
the other,side of purgatory unless you
the printer"
The Mobile News says that 1t Is In poss'
= sion OF positive evidence that Deputy Sh
iT Wesley Thomas did not kill Mike Finch
and that when the grand jury meets 1t
4. InS. thut Hx,1v TIM fvull
the facts. that will place the crime OF M
der at the doors Of persons who have b.
= shielded by Thomas statement that he
the killing
The Augusta t0al Evening News sa
.Editing u newspaper Is funny busln
For instance, II you give fellow IN
notice" he never sees 1t and so far as sh
HE Ing his appreciation, he probably me
hears tell Of IT," But just say someth
"agin i'm" and he will pursue you worse h
e tho sheriff and beat your mother-in-
~ "sixn' you up correctly" two and the d
0Id A fellow who don't care much about ea'
ull oan have picnic running newspaper
ms. VIM. G. whitney, OF New York, says
"looks upon the repeal Of the Sherman
. as palliative. not panacea. The con
:. question Is not the most vital question ,
- which we have to deal. The poison
, = deeper. Tho country's prosperity will NJ
] be permanently established while An am
tax Of three or four hundred million dol
. Is laid upon It's industries" llo then q
that the only permanent remedy IL In
adjustment Of the tariff duties.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
4 public service In pointing out the crrt
widely circulated newspaper parasr
id. that 100 National banks have failed
tho January 1, 1885," Instead Of two hundred
number. IL ioS and fourteen Of these !
" resumed business under favorable co
tions" BY geographical sections the fall
arc attributed W follows: New Eng
t q states. :; Eastern States, >; Middle and
sIssippi- Valley states, 10 Northwea
/. states, a; Western States, vi sousl
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