The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-08-25

and the more useful 1t is.
A Missouri newspaper, speaking of an es-
teemed lady lately deceased said ''she has
always been native Of Missouri"
The South will not lack for funds with
which to move the crop. Bradstreets must
have listened only to the aiarmists
1t is said that the third finger was chosen
for the wedding ring because OF the idea that
a vein ran straight from it to the heart.
II. W. J. Ham, OF Georgia, says he had
rather be % knot on bow-legged negro's
walking stick than Washington office hunt
er,
The crow flies at the rate OF but % miles
per hour The sparrow hawk flies six times
as far, or 100 miles, in the same length OF
time.
George Gould takes u gloomy view of the
present financial situation. lie thinks
things are going to improve very slowly, il
ut all.
The composer OF the song "After the BALI
has made 500 900 out OF it,. lie could readily
double the sum II he could call the song in
| again.
o, for a hot wave in Washington 1t
might make Congress anxious to get away
again, and so repeal the sherman act inlme-
diately.
| Even Cor yressmcn and Senators seem to
| be all Mt sea ON the silver question Where
are we at 2" can be asked with proprlety all
around
One source of consolation to the Galvest IN
| News Is that there is a gold standard In heay-
en-, the streets of the New Jerusalem being
paved with 1t.
The Marquis Of Queensbury rules should
be adopted by the English House OF Com
mons when the home rule bill comes up
| again for debate.
Mr.. He,non Money. of Winona, Miss. and
son Of Congressman II. y. Money, has been
appointed to an important position Ill the
United States Mint at New Orleans.
Governor Tilllnan, OF South Carolina. has
gone to the Worlds Fair, but the report that
he took along one Of his dispensaries to en-
ter il IN competition for II medal, is denied
Citizen John l.. Sullivan, of Boston. came
very near losing his life in New York las
Sunday. John is such a tough that bul!e
would hardly make an impression on hl'
hide or head.
A Liverpool policeman, who swallowed
six pence thirteen years ago, recently had
very severe pain in the throat, and hit o
coughing came on. when the long lost con
WAS relc ased from his thront.
Out In Kansas the various religious denom
nations In some sections have pooled thtl
iss,ies-all come together In one church Il
save the expense OF so many pastors. Mon
ey must be pretty tight in Kansas.
The whisky distlllers complain to Secreta
ry Carlisle that they can not get none
: enough from the banks to pay the tax no.
due on bonded whisky. The law requires til
tax to be paid In United States currency.
Mr.. pattillo. secretary OF the Souther
Lumber Manufacturers Association, say
the South produces more lumber than an
other section of the United States, and tht
: the lumber production Of the United Statt
is In dollars and cents as much as that
coal, iron. and cotton combined.
: In printed card Of regulations for publ
information, issued by the Wells-Fargo III
press Company in the early '5Os, the last re-
ulation read: This company will not be r
sponsible for any loss or damage or loss o.
: casioned by fire, the acts OF God or of j
dians or any other public enemies OF the go
crnment."
The Birmingham News scnsibly remarl
that there are some who will be disappoii
ed because President Cleveland did not sc
tie this financial fuss" Why, my dear s
the president cannot settle IL; II he cou!
rest assured he would In a jlfy. He plac
the responsibility on Congross-your repr
sentatives where 1t belongs"
FL Capt. Pat Donan. the erratic, but brillia
descriptive writer, sums up the situation
after cleaning out the treasury, bankrul
= ing the continent and appropriating' ever
thing In sight for 60 years to come. the i
l.l publicans stepped aside and let the Den
Il, Gratis take hold just rs the bottom fell out
the whole governmental machine. II was
70 shabby trick
Thomas Jefferson said on one occasion I:
served with Gen. Washington In the Legls
ture Of Virginia before the revolution, a
. during 1t with DR.. Frnnklin In Congress.
uever heard either Of them speak ten NJ
! utes ut a time, not to any but the main poi
] which was to decide the question. They II
their shoulders to the great points, know
that the little ones would follow OF the
selves"
Sam Iiarpers bright little paper, the RI