The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-13
Editorial andOtherWise


The first arithmetic using to decimel sys-
tenn was published In 1852.
Tapioca, used in pudding, is extracted
from deadly poisonous plant
The total valuation OF our State peniten-
tiary and grounds is put at si5,OO0
hypOcrte Is a man who, In trying to fool |
everybody else, only fools himself.
Bone tortoise is cut from the teeth of mas
todons colored with animal matter
People of Spain are rebelling against the
the taxes imposed by the government.
The descendants OF single female wasp
will often number 5000 in one season.
Bees never store honey in the light, be-
cause honey thus exposed granulates.
In the reign of Louis XVI. the hats of the
ladies were two feet high and four wide.
The West Point Leader says there seems to
he perfect shower OF babies throughout the
State,
Over one million people in London live on
less than five dollars week for each fami-
ly,
Train rObbing in Spain is guarded against
by stationing two soldiers In every railway
car.
census Of Chicago shows that up to Sept.
18th there were 70,364 people out OF employ
mcnt.
Senatorial speeches cost the country at the
rate Of four dollars u minute. Silence is
golden.
Senator Platt has introduced a bill per-
hitting railroads to pool traffic under re-
strctlon.
Somebody stole $4,000 worth of undressed
Fair Sunday.
On Octocer 3ist the Columbian Fair closes
its work, while its history will 90 sounding
down the ages.
| The people of Kent county. England are
greatly alarmed over the sinking of a consid-
cradle tracS Of land.
Edgar A. Poe was one Of the first American
authors to give lectures and readings. lie
was Il fine elocutionst.
The little town Of Yaleta, on the Rio
Giande. in Texas. is said to be the Oldest set
tlement in the United States.
The Troy Press says ''if you want TO make
sure your advice will be taken have it en-
grayed on your umbrella handle:
A Yankee has Just compiled tour Of the
world on 75c. Everybody is interested tc
know who managed to get the 75 cents.
Neal. of Ohio. is making thorough can
vass for Governor and is cleaning up Mckin-
ley wherever they meet in joint debate.
The only time man is willing to stay al
home and take care Of the house is when his
wife wants him to go 10 prayer-meet!ng with
her.
The Democratic Governor of West Virginia
wants u protective tariff kept on coal, but
New England wants it of, and no matter
what stays on 1t will have to come off.
There is one good thing about Senator
Stewart. of Nevada--he married Mississippi
girl-a daughter Of Ex-Governor Henry $
FOotc. The Senator Is a native of South Car
oltna.
The labOrers who work in the cotton field
Of the South get low wages. but never strike
The lower the price the harder they work
. Cotton must be made IL it takes all hand
and the cook.
Attorney General Olney has advised Judg
Niles that In the future Federal prisoner
from the Northern District of Mississippi
shall be sentenced TO Kings county pcniten
tiary at Brooklyn.
Mr.. Clevelands letter to Governor North
ern left no possible doubt of his position
, He will never consent to free coinage Of sill
yer without AN international agreement am
he said so openly.
Mr.. John d. Rockefeller, OF Chicago. tn
millionaire Baptist, is TO build on the bank
Of the Hudson, near larry Town, New Yorl
palace at the cost of one million of dollar,
The grounds. 800 acres, cost seven hundre
and fifty thousand dollars.
Bishop Turner insists that Adam and Ev
. were negroes, whereupon the Albany New
says, had 1t been chicken or waterwelo
which Eve took without liberty, instead ,
l the apple. we have strong presumptive ev
l. dence that the Bishop was right.
Indiana furnished great many tall me
" for the army. Out OF lls.aA men whose d,
scriptions were taken Mt the time OF enlis
ing li,;02 were . feet In height or mG.e. The
were 2,6ti o feet inch, 1851 feet inces 4
feet inches. and 3O3 over feet inches.
The Tinto river, In Spain, possesses r.
iharkable qualities. Its waters are yellO
MS the topaz, harden the sand and petrlfy
In most surprising manner. II "A stone fal
into the river and rests upon another tn,
become both perfectly united and conglu,
, mated In year. No fish live In Its stream
The Greenville Times has made caref
poll OF the Mississippi press, on the repe
bill. and finds that out Of eighty five papt
forty-five favor repeal, eighteen oppose al
IL the remainder express no positive convi
tions, while nearly all favor a speedy settl
ment Of the question and call upon the Sc
= ate to vote.
=, The meanest man has certainly been
catnd lie lives in Carroll county. and I
al Currollton Times, (Ga.) says OF him: IF
rs gall and check one of the Times subscrib,
takes the cake. Instead OF coming to the
Ace he passed by and went to the postoffl
and mailed letter notifying us that he
- not wish the paper continued. He refus
, to put stamp on the letter and we had
] pay the postage"
According to Treasury statement. whi
has been issued by Secretary Carlisle,
total amount of money In circulation In
United States. Oct. list, was u .70l ,GD0lS. 7
average per capita, estimating the popu
tion at O, ,3O6 900, is. therefore, &25.29. The l
increase In circulation during Septeml
=" vas &2i. .377.2 .2i6, the greatest item Of increi
nv being gold coin. viz sl4,s207ll.
According to the Chicago Tribune. th'
are fifty million people In the United Sta
who have not seen the Worlds Fair. But
u Evening Journal thinks thnt this estim
does not take into account the fact thu
large number Of recorded admissions to
Fair are Of people who have visited 1t mn
IT. than once. and II estimates that ut least
. wv, ,OOO have not visited the Fair.