The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-14
Editorial and Otherwise.
1t will soon be "ay time"

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Washington correspondents have very fer
tile minds.
| The linen duster is part of the average
country editors wardrobe.
| Gresham may be a new convert, but he ism 4
afraid to "turn a rascal out"
| There is nothing in life so ptiable as false
pride allied to genuine poverty. >
Rhode Island Legislators get one dollar a
day. They favor short sessions.
The things that come to him that waits are
generally frayed by frequent handling.
Treasuring upa grievonce is about as wise
as it would be to reopen wound every day
| John i. Sullivan says he will die of heart
disease when he does die. Should not wonder
Hoke Smith is wedding out incompetency
in his department. Let the good work go on
Iloke.
Mrs. Cleveland is said to be as pretty as
ever. She is, by far, the most sensible lady
of the Nation.
The Birmingham News remarks that client
is over" The devil can now resume business
at the old stand.
| The year 1893 began on a Sunday, and it
will iiniss on Sunday, so that it will contain
ffty-three Sundays.
| Chicago editors are now engaged in calling
each other liars and knaves. They should be
competent to Judge.
We are indebted to Senator j. z. George for
some garden seeds. Rather late coming, but
better late than never.
Hon. Carter H. Harrison has been elected
Mayor Of Chicago for the fifth time. He was
the regular Democratic nominee.
| The new Code requires property owners to
give to the assessor full and complete list Of
all stock and cattle they own, exempt and 9TH
erwise.
President Cleveland is adhering to the "nc
ex" rule. He is not making any exceptions
So ex-ofice holders had as well be satisfied
to take back seat
| The Michigan central railroad presents each
woman passenger with rosebud or other
flower while journeying in its cars. The COM
pany raises its own plants.
| volume on sef-cuture gives the following
as the secret of happiness "Have no vain re-
grets for the past, look forward with hone tc
the future, and strive To do your duty"
There is reason to believe that the favorite
Bible text among United States Senators and
Representatives is this "He that providcth
not for his own house is worse than an infidel.' u
The DEMocRAT-STAR is the oldest and most
widely circulated newspaper on theGulf Coast,
and is therefore the BEST advertising medium.
Old advertisers who have used its columns ad-
nit this.
The seventy-two corn canning factories of
Maine employ 1900 men, 2l65 women, 637 boys
and 430 girls. The average daily wages of
men is $l.55, women 81 cents, boys rs cents,
girls So cents.
Georgia agricultural editor is of the opin-
ion that sweet potato draws rooted in April
had better be thrown away as for the good
they will do. Early draws, it is true, do not
produce early potatoes. Vines, however,
from early draws do.
Mr.. Cleveland has a head of his own, as cv-
idenced by his making appointments of men
not endorsed by Congressman or. his Cabinet.
The Atlanta Constitution is demanding
more "pe" for the Georgians at the hands of
the Cleveland administration.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland has informed the
Columbian Exposition directory that she can
not attend the formal opening of the Worlds
FAIR on the first of May. Well, we have about
concluded that we will not be on hand either,
for reasons best known to oursclf
Mr.. Depew seems to have forgotten the pre-
dictlons he made as late as November of the
paralysis of business" that would follow
Cleveland's election. lie now says: 81 shall
be mistaken if from May to December we do
not have phenominally prosperous times"
Sullivan says he will fight no more. He has
not fought much for long time. He says that
he ought to have known that he was physically
done for before he went up against Corbett,
but that he did not realize the pace he had
been till he entered the ring the last time.
The Fort Worth Gazette has basely surren-
dered to the spring poet, and this is the re-
suit:
Now doth the little fly
Upon the bald head swoop,
And when he comes to die,
lie slips off in the soup.
At a wedding in Germantown. n suburb Of
Philadelphia, on Monday last there was pret
ty innovation. A mixed choir of thirty five
voices met the bridal party at the church door.
and in the professional sang "The Voice That
Breathes Der Eden" and "Thc God of All
Love-"
Dew is great rcspcctor of coors. To prove
this take pieces of glass or boards and paint
them red, yellow, green and black. Expose
them at night and you will find that the vel
low will be covered with moisture that the
green will be damp; but that the red and
black will be perfectly dry.
Miss Mariat Paul, of Brown county. Ohio.
the 10 year old daughter Of minister, and re-
putcd the belle of that section, eloped with
and married negro one Sunday recently.
The girl has three big brothers who rayed and
stormed about the miscegenaton, but the
honeymoon has so far boen uninterrufted.
A verdant wcsterner sent the President ten
dollars to pay him for tho trouble to look over
his application for postofiice. rIc said he
thought the President woul,take to look into
the matter was worth about that amount.
The President thought II was worth more, and
returned the money with moral lecture in
place Of the coveted postoticc. :.