The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-02-03
Editorial and Otherwise.

The way to do right is to cease doing wrong.
The cholera is slowly spreading in Germany.
The grip is downing people in New Orleans
Candor walks too near the precipice of self
conviction.
The echo of our most secret thought is
heard in heaven.
Pennsylvania produces more cigars than any
other State in the Union.
If you want to live long, don't try to live
more than day at time.
The Mississippi Grand Lodges of Masons
meet at Natchez on the sth inst.
Dead beats, like the silvery moon, come pc
riodicallv to their las quarters.
Pride, like opium, is not dangerous in small
quantities, but fatal in large ones.
Most every one has pet virtue with which
he cajoles himselfan other people.
Keep within the pale of the law, and you will
never have to stand before the judge.
| Knock out the credit system and some people
| in this country will have to go to work.
The emigrants who left German ports for the
United States in 1892 numbered lOS,s2O.
The circulation of the bEMooRAT-SrAR is
jumping up every day. Advertisers, make a
note Of this.
Mr.. Burwell Arlington, the "cow king 'of
the piney woods, died. home in Wayne
county short time ago.
The gambling houses of Memphis have been
voluntarily closed by the prorrietors. Certain
ly the country is growing better fast.
| J. M. Williamson, editor of the Hattiesburg
J Democrat, is a candidate for postofce in
spector under the new administration.
| 1t has been estimated that about one-third
of the people beat the other two-thirds out OF
a living, and the estimate is not far wrong.
Old Joe McCullagh, editor of the Globe
Democrat, says man should do no loving OF
his enemies until he has first got even with
them.
The largest pumping plant in the United
States was that placed in a mine at Iron Noun
tain, Mich. 1t pumps 100000 gallons in "a
hours.
About 5000 words in the English language
have no rhyme to them. These include sucl
important words as honor, virtue, gulf, month
and echo.
Mrs. N. B. Forest, wife of the famous Con
federate Cavalry General, N. B. Forest, died al
Memphis on Monday, the 23rd ult., age sixty
six years.
In Portugal the wine treadng is done by q
gang of men dancing to the music of bag
pipe. The work is hard, the weather warm
and the results indiscribable.
half dozen onions for nickle. ! am doing
myself u rank injustice. am giving you 81,
scents for FIVE.
Awriter in the Atlanta Constitution say.
that one pig is worth seven million puppies
Cotton will not grow when shaded by doubl,
barrel gun and pointer dog
Hon. Roger @. Mills has been. re-eect
ed by the Legislature of Texas United States
Senator. He is one of the leaders of the Dem
ocratic party, and we are glad he is reelected
The Supreme Court has decided that tn,
Mississippi College cannot legally be move'
r. T.. a =. -
if it does leave Meridian "out in the cold.
In Washington county on the 18th ult., diet
Thomas Kinds, grandson Of Major Thoma
Kinds, who commanded the Mississippi cayalr,
at the battle of New Orleans, and whose nam
was given to one of the counties of the State
The flag carried by Pizarro and his follower
during the conquest of Peru will be notabl
object in the Venezuelan exhibit at the World
Fair. The sword Of Cortez will be exhibited
from Mexico.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has decide
that women in that State can vote in schoo
elections. The decision was on the appeal O
Martha Z. Plummer, who last May defeate
two male candidates by the aid of the votes @
1893 women which the county Court decide
were illegal.
Congressman Boatner has introduced u b
to make municipal and State bonds the basi
1 for national and State bank circulation. II
proposes the bill in view Of the probability tina
the present Congress will do nothing in III
way of free coinage or removing the tax froi
State bank circulation.
Bro Henderson, of the West Point Forum
seems to be having trouble with delinquer
subscribers. Hear him "0ne Of the meane,
things man can do is to take paper severi
years without paving for it, and when asked I
liqudate his Indebtedness to refuse to pay an
go Off and make cash subscription to riv,
paper. He'll il too good for such people,
rather will be when they get there, as the
surely will"
The unmarried men Of the German capt.,
lately formed the idea of havinga bacherlor
club, but the tcrrors Of social vengeance ove
took the committee. They received threate,
, ing letters from the hosesses of Berlin wi
possessed unmarried daughters, and, in dil
dread of being sent to Coventry during Il
festive season and Of being struck of the VII
iting list Of the matrons of the city, the con
mttcemcn resigned.
y Senator Georges daughter writes from Ha
tiesburg, Miss, to the Meridian News, denyir
the report that young Robert George, wi
4 murdered Captain Prince, his intended fathe
in-law, and subsequently suicided, is ncphe
Of her father. She explains the actual rel
d tionship Of the unfortunate young man to Il
!. family Of the Senator by stating that Robe
Georges grandfather and the grandfather
J. Senator George were brothers. Senator GeorI
never had any George nephcws, as he was Il
only child Of his father.