The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-10-19
Editorial and Otherwise.

anu VlllCIWlSC.
Don't over or under dress.
A rich boor mistakes paror for hog pen.
Poor folks have their vanities as well as the
rich.
Lefore county has no saloon within its
limits.
Apugilistic thugs paradse-the city of New
Orleans.
There is no bad way of becoming good
citizen.
Don't 60 untdv on the plea that every body
knows you.
II business needs a tonic give it dose of
advertising.
With young lawyer self-possesson is nine
points of law. aa.~tN
White caps are burning houses in Arkansas
by the dozen.
Reports of business improvements come
from all sections.
In a mean mind favor may breed more
hatred than an injury.
A party from Illinois purchased GO,OOO
bushels Of corn in Alabama.
The goodv -goody folks can tell you where
to look for all the bad news.
Ben Tllman is still claiming to carry South
Carolina in his coat-tail pocket.
Don't get into the habit of vulgarzing life
by making light of the sentiment of it.
There is a big difference between an unap-
proachable and an irreproachable man.
Tupelo town authorities have passed an
ordinance taxing dogs from one to five dollars.
Queen Lii had better have that suit well
pressed before she brings it against this coun-
try.
Don't express positive opinion unless you
perfectly understand what you are talking
about.
David Bennett Hill believes that Demo-
crat belongs to his party and is subject tc its
commands.
Constantinople is without woman physi-
clan. Here is chance for some enterprising
Yankee girl.
A printer Of Cincinnati named BENJAMIN
has fallen heir to $3,0OO,OOO, left him by an
uncle in Australia.
Don't use galvalizcd iron lemon squecxer.
When brought in contact with the lemon II
forms poisonous salt.
J. j. Ingalls, says it would be better for the
country'if the women entered politics, but not
so good for the women.
The orange crop in Southern Louisiana has
been badly damaged by recent storms, being
cut short fully one-third.
The Attorney General has decided that
sheep hair is the only wool on which the tariff
did not 90 into effect when the new law was
promulgated.
According to the annual report of Surt
Carroll d. Wright, the total disbursements on
account Of the eleventh census to June 30th
last were $lO,365,677.
A Young French officer lately, on wager,
made his way on bicycle to the top of the
Pic du Midi in the Pyrinees, $50 feet high,
and then down again.
Western girls are strictly up to date. A
Kansas young woman demands from man
who wants to keep company with her an afIi-
davit that he is single.
Muscles of the eye, ears and nose show that
several groups, which in the lower animals are
very highly developed, in man are an almost
rudimentary condition.
Canada has now National Council of
Women. 1t was formed at Ottawa, with the
Countess of Aberdeen as president. It held
its first annual meeting in the spring.
"Flying Jib," the pacing wonder, has gone
the fastest mile ever made in harness, having
paced mile at Chillicothe last Friday in the
wonderful and world beating time l:5sA. -
Coffee is taxed 1910 ton in France, $3.50 in
Italy, 5000 in Australia, $1j5 in Portugal,
$l2O in Norway, $lO0 in Germany and Spain,
$75 in Russia and $40 in Great Britain.
There are 6S,OOO postoflices in the United
States. About $1,000 of them do not pay
their running expenses. The profit of the
New York City postolice Is 4,0OO,O 900 year.
Tho Ripley Sentinel gives an account of
one Robert Decanter being shot in the back.
Round about here. decant,rs are invariably
shot in the neck and the shooter Is shot on his
back.
Ex-Licutenant Governor Brockmeyer, of
Missouri, advocates the sending Of 1000 mock
ing birds in cages to the German forests in
order that they may catch the nightingale's
song and introduce it in this country.
The Texas Siftings says: "Some one has
invented a new style of boys trousers which
is highly recommended. They have copper
seats and sheet-iron knees, are riveted down
in the seams and have water proof pockets to
hold broken eggs" VI
Two girls have started the Eastern Ken
tucky Republican At. Grayson, KY, and an
nounce in their salntatory that they "under-
stand their business thoroughly, even to
making up forms for the press" That eHpla-
nation seems to be satisfactory.
The gossips of fashion are again limiting
darkly ut the crinoline scare. Yet there is
after all safe distance between the modcr-
ately wide and paneled skirt, which is great
favorite, aud the hoopcd abomnation which
was so much the rage in the fftics. The dis
tinct cylinder is at the moment persistent
competitor for the first place in womnn's favor.
"The Popultes Of Mississippi are getting
sick" says the Nntchez Democrat, "at tho
determined opposition with which thew are
meeting at the hands Of the Democracy in the
several congressional districts, and Il would
not surprise us il some Of their candidates did
not withdraw before the November election
takes place. It's said that Scott Hathorn,
the candidate in this 1.-THE SIXTH district, has
abandoned all hope, and that he Is making his