The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-02-10
Editorial and Otherwise
Turnen,;ne is good for the lockiaw.


Mayors is the name of new postoffice in
impson county, Mississippi.
Boston has two negro councilmen now and
oston is Democratic city.
Now that coffin trust has been formed an
merican cannot afford to die.
tits singular truth that the only Ex-Pres-
lent living is the President-elect.
The chew and cry" is generally raised by
he boy VINO mas TO cnop stove wood.
The anti-saloon element has triumphed in
Columbus. The town goes dry after March.
During this century over $4,000 varieties of
oses, worthy of cultivation, have been pro-
luced.
One frontier industry has been ruined in
Idaho. Horses in that State are too cheap to
steal.
The Woodville Courier, "patent outside"
weekly is offered for sale. And more to follow
ere June roses bloom.
The Charity Ball, given by the Kings
Daughters of Jackson, on Friday night last,
was great success.
Man may be the architect of his own fortune,
but he is responsible for some structures ter
rible to contemplate.
The DEMocRAr-STAR is "al home print"
therefore it is home institution and deserves
liberal home support.
When keen edged weapon oses its temper
its becomes duller. 1t is not sdwth woman.
She cuts sharper than ever.
A bridge half mile long will be built across
the Mississippi near New Orleans, with $5,-
900 of Chicago Capital.
The Kentucky Legislature las Friday elect
ed Judge VIM. Lindsay to the United States
Senate to succeed Mr.. Carlisle.
A large party Of Eastern Newspaper men
and their wives went to Niagart Falls on a
recent Sunday to see the ice bridge.
DR.. Writ Johnson, of Jackson!has resigned
his position as physician at the penitentiary,
which he has held for seventeen Years.
There were forty dues in France last veal
and but two deaths resulted. This makes il
less dangerous amusement than foot ball.
During the year 1892, the State derived a
revenue of $2G,592. .l4-earnings ofthe peniten
tiary for the year after all expenses have beer
paid.
Chicago is a good deal pufled up over a SOU
venir spoon witfa~ ~prg IN the bowl. Both th
pig and the bowl will be generally accepted at
very appropriate.
Susan b. Anthony pays Mrs. Lease tn
doubtful compliment of declaring that she
better qualified for the United States Senat
than any man in the Peoples party.
The Davis Monument Association have re
solved to remove to Richmond from New Or
leans the body of the Hon. jefferson Davi
and to inter itin Hollywood Cemetery on Ma.
Both, Hollywood Memorial Day.
Gambling, as Herbert Spencer defines it, "i
a kind of action by which pleasure is obtaine
at the csst Of pain to another. It Afford =
equivalent to the general good; ne happines
of the winner implies the misery of the loser.
The gambler is parasite on society.
The New.York Wood Pulp News says 18th
belief is widespread in financial and CONNER
cial circles that the South is to have durin
the coming year revival of business that ma
really be worthy the name of boom. If thi
be so, and the indications fortify this position
there is cause for rejoicing"
Capt. Bob Banks was compelled to polish Of
Populist leader, j. A. Bailey, the other da
in approved pugilistic style. Bailey, smartin
under the sting Of defeat which was helped o
by the caustic editorials Of Capt. Banks dur
ing the campaign, gave Banks the lie whe
they met, which led to the fracas.
A friend Of mankind, and womankind an
babykind-is the Texas doctor who has dis
covered that the oil of sassafras changes cas-
tor oil from superlatively sad and siekenin
horror to "the most grateful confection yo
have ever tasted" The admixture is table
spoonful of castor oil, a teaspoonful Of suga
and two drops of oil Of sassafras. Mix well
Cures sick stomach.
The late Justice Lamar, until year age
had most remarkable memory. He coul
repeat word for word the speeches of great or
ators which he had read and passages fror
authors unknown to others than students lik
himself. lie rarely erred in u quotation, an
one might have said of him, as Lord Melbourn
is credited with having said Of Macaulay, "
wish were as cocksure Of any one thing as h
is Of everything"
Ex-Presidcnt Hayes invented an ingeniou
method of shaking hands with crowd. II
once made short speech to ten thousand pee
pie in Columbus, regretting that he could mt
shake hands with every one present. "I,ut
have plan" said Hayes. an hold up m
hand, and when shake every one shake" II
did II, and it seemed as though 10000 hand
went up.
DR.. Richard J. Calling deserves to rank frs
among peace makers. The gun that bears hi
name fires 600 cartridges minute, but he hs
invented new one which has capacity
1000 a minute. An electric motor Is employ
ed in feeding it. When it comes to fghtin
battles by machinery, war will become too dis
gusting for civilized nations to contemplat
and will be abandoned.
The marriage Of Father John T. Culleton,
Catholic priest well known in Kentucky, hi
made sensation. A charming cousin was to
much for his doctrine, and so he quit the Cath
olics and took wife. II were we'll II many
the Catholic bishops and priests were Marie
men. The Roman Catholics forbid their clel
gy to marry. The Greek Catholics allow the
clergy to marry once, butif priests wife dis
he cannot marry again. II is said that N
best cared for women In the world are Ii
wives Of The Crook Catholic priests,