The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-08
Observation-Disclosures.
Disastrous floods in China.

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"When the bawl is over" we should have a
thanksgiving day.
Many Of the stranded National banks are
resuming business.
The sheriff of Miller county, Ark is short
sl7, 900 in his accounts.
The Cherokee Strip will be thrown open to
the public on the 10Th inst.
Arkansas whitecaps blow up negroes and
their cabins with dynamite.
The Picayune wants larger and better
police force for New Orleans.
Houston and Galveston, Texas, are to be
connected by an electric railway.
The new Chinese minister with sixty atten-
dants, arrived in this country last week.
Milton Tucker. II negro murderer, was
hanged at Woodville, Miss., last Friday.
The Democrat says the Sunday law in
Natchcz is observed to the strctest letter.
They have quit using money as circula-
ting medium in Denver and gone 10 swapping
debts.
Migrants who refuse TO work. are chained
to iron posts in the streets of Jacksonville,
Illinois.
The Philadelphia Times dubs Senator Hill
peanut politician" That's tough on the
peanut.
Senator Gresham. it Is said, is not satisfied
with the decision Of the Behring Sea COM
mission.
Two editors in Paris, France, had a duel
last weck, and one Of them was actually
wounded.
A saloonkeepcr tried to whip two editors
consecutively at st. Charles, Mo-, and was
worsted both times.
The Democrats OF Chattanooga have
nominated for Mayor Mr.. Geo. W. Ochs,
manager of the Tradesman.
Many National banks that suspended il,
July and early in August have been author
lied to resume by the Comptroller.
Meridian young man and his lassic were
sky-larking by an open window and both Of
them tunbled out, sustaining serious injury
| 1t Is thought that the new tariff bill vii
put cent pound on sugar. and max,
sweeping reductions on manufactured arti
cles.
A negro man in another negro watermelon
patch nat Meridian last week got load o
buckshot in his legs breaking them both
+ tn Brute
Money to build canning fastory at Wood
vile. Miss, has been subscribed and the fac
tory will be in full operation by the first o
February.
Editor Johnson. of the Kosciusko Star, on
of the most fluent writers in the State, lick
ed popuiite Ratclire last week for question
ing his ycracity.
Here's one on the girls. President Thwin
says more young women are hurt by to
much dancing and candy eating than youn
men are by too much smoking.
The children at Natchcz were locked up |
house while their parents went iishins
Three children creniatcd" were the head
lines in an item referring to them In the pa
per next day.
The indebtedness OF the city of Chicas
amounts to only the tritling sum OF $4,000
OOO but we seldom hear Of Chicago peopl
losing any sleep on this account.
"Whether 1t would be better to live with
good-natured siovenly wife or tidy. scolc
lug Wife" was the question debated in
Washington county lyceun. The questiO
was carried In favor OF the slack woman.
A Maine farmers wife recently prodlcd
saucy tramp out of her barn with pitcl
fork Then she tainted, but the tramp di
not know that. He was making track
large, far apart and thitherward pointed.
The Behring sea arbtrators decided pos
, lively that the seal Is not a domestic anima
IL they had ruled the seal skin out of dome
tic affairs their decision would have met I'll
views of all good men this side the Atlanti
The editor of the Tombstone (Arizona) +
itaph is named Coffin, the business manag
" called Sexton, while the foreman Of the col
posing room Is known as Graves. This COZ
binatlon should make II killing good pap,
The Silver Kings have silver wings,
The Populists the same:
The Gold Bugs" have no wings at all,
But they get there just the same
with forty-fve clear Democratic majori
Just like shot out of shovel"
Col. Louis J. DuPre, former editor OF t
Hazlehurst signal, but more recently of I
Memphis Ledger, anda journalist Of ma
J years standing, died at the Raleigh Inn
resort near Memphis, last week in the 81
year OF his age.
A Georgia editor apologies thus: "We {
pectcd to have death and marriage
n publish this week, but cyclone prevent
the wedding and (the doctor being sick hi
self the patient recovered, consequently
y were cheated out of both"
,. Mrs Lease is billed to make half doi
Id speeches In Arkansas during the month
III September, Hoist the storm signals q
raise the yellow flag Arkansas can St,
10 the yellow fever and choers, but she dr.,
the line on Mary Ycllln'.
Deputy U. $. Marshal ]. NJ. Williams
succeeded In getting nineteen timber dep
dators to plead guilty, at the last term OF
Federal Court He says that there are ah
200 more OF them, and he means to get th
4 all before Court comes OF again ut Mis-
slppi City.
Perhaps the most curious occupation C
ceived by u woman is that OF dinner tas
She Is u product Of Parsian refinement
yet unknown In this country. See spcnt
n. part OF each day in visiting houses and tt
h. Ing the dishes intended for dinner She
IL large numbcf Of patrons and rides In c
Postal cards for the next four years
be furnished by Woolworth 4 Graham
New York. They viii be made and prln
a at Castleton, near Albany. The contract
expect TO make about $500 900 900 cards, I
Is 10 say about thirty-eight cards to c'
man. woman and child. Out OF the busir
- In these cards the government will NJ
! over q 100000,