The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-10-26
Editorial and Otherwise.

Electric cars will be established at once in
Jackson, Tenn.
Society is what people are when they know
they are watched.
Remember that the main thing to look after
is your own business.
North Carolina has 1000 clay eaters. And
they all want the earth. -
Mississippi has on hand an abundance of
corn, meat and sorghum.
1t is said that Corbett has gone so far as to
call his rival misfitsimmons.
= A spider web is constructed according to the
best mathematical principles.
The first dentist in America made set Of
teeth for General Washington.
Many species of bacteria are capable of
doubling their number every hour.
1t will be hard, cold winter for great
many men who are now running for Office.
Queen Victoria has rheumatism in the
knees, and it makes her feel very nnkneesy.
Even when the political pot bos over the
candidates throng around to catch the drip
pings.
A ghost eleven feet tall is said to frequent a
Georgia cemetery. This sounds like pretty
tall story. #s
The man who hopes for the best may get to
the worst at last, but he'll have happy time
getting there.
The Howard College Of Alabama, and Mercer
College of Georgia have opened their doors to
young women.
| In Siam tle first wife may be divorced, but
! cannot be sold. The other wives may be
divorced and sold.
A Mexican, said to be the oldest man in the
world, died recently at Kerrville, Texas, at the
age Of l5O years.
| A. F. Herman, editor of the P0ntotoc Senti-
mel, has put aside his bachelor days and wed
Miss Stella Wilson.
Roll along with the world, and il the rolling
tickles you, just laugh as loud as you like.
The whole world will enjoy it.
When the cyclone sweeps your house away
Just thank the Lord that the land is left, for it
might have been an earthquake.
Mississippi ladies have undertaken the task
to raise funds for repairing Beauvoir, the
home of the late Jefferson Davis.
Gan the woods ont" said the editor, "and
we're freezing" "Checr up" said the poet,
~ have a red hot poem here for you"
President Cleveland will not allow the
United States to be used as a cats paw by
European nations in the Chna-Japau war.
"A Silent Musician" is the title of new
story. II some of them were silent occa
sioually there would BE- no living -. IS coun-
try.
The circulation of the London Times has
been kept so secret that not even the order OF
the high court succeeded in bringing the figures
out.
Mobile furnishes a puzzle TO the medical
world in the shape of man who has been sho
through the heart with o rife ball, and still
lives.
| Rev. B. W. Smith and Fred Helm, of In
diana, have traded wives, all parties concerned
being willing. Both men were swindled ou
Of their very eye teeth.
"Ilonest Dick Tate" the defaulting treas
urer OF Kentucky, is now living in Yokohama
Japan. lie is said TO have made money b,
business speculations.
The sweetest peach, the highest grows;
The sharpest thorn turks near the rose;
But no man any pleasure reaches
Who shuns the rose or scorns the peaches |!
"Madam, how old are you ?" asked the Judge
81 am forty-eight," replied the woman
"There now" exclaimed the counsel for tn
defense, "did not tell your honor that she i
insane"
Congressman Reed confesscs the Republic
ans will not be able to accomplish anything
they should gain control of the next Congress
Indeed, there seems no reason why they shou
cumberthe earth.
81 think" said the rural justice, rthat ~
jest sentence this here prisoner to be hung.
"But, your honor, you can't do that" said tn
II lawyer. Jerusalcm You don't mean to tel
Imc that the ropes all outa" -
The Postmaster General has declared III
Cooperative Loan and Investment Compan
of Mississippi, with headquarters at JScksor
a lottery, and the same has been refused tn
use of the United States mails.
The fifth annual reunion of the Missssipy
Division United Confederate Veterans will b
held in Jackson December 18th and 18th
Each of the forty-eight camps now in tn
division is entitled to one delegate for ever
twenty members.
General" Kelly is organizing at Oakland
CAL, another industrial army" which h
intends to lead to Washington in the spring
Tramps aud bummers are rallyng around hi
standard in such numbers as to give the cit
zens of the place considerable disquist.
1t is not generally known that whsna pcrso
4 falls into the water common felt hat can b
made Of use as life preserver. BY placin
the hat upon the water, rim down, with II
arm around it, pressing 1t Slightly TO th
breast, it will bear man up FOR hours.
General s. d. Lee having been elected
the command Of the Department Of the Arm
of the Tennessee, United Confederate Vetel
ans, at the late meeting at Birmingham, Ala
General Robert Lowry, the senior brigadit
general, will'hercafter have command Of II
Mississippi division.
The following paragraph from an exchane
}. contains considerable truth: "Takc the en'
! mics that any WE'LL conducted newspap'
, makes in the course Of business and stan
, them I'M In A row. and the balance Of the con