The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-30
Editorial and Otherwise.

In California there Is a prune orchard of
over 5000 acres.
Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, died
at Turin last week.
The Bank of England's cashier is defaultel
for over million dollars.
Four thousand Sioux Indians are said to be
regular church attendants.
Queen Victoria sailed last week on her pri
vate yacht for Florence, Italy.
An nugly mans competition is the latest rival
to the beauty show in Brussels.
The State Sunday School Convention will
be held at Columbus April 1890.
A beet weighing thirty pounds has been
raised in the State of Washington.
1t is estimated that the income tax will pan
ont nearly $3l 900 900 the first year.
A Chicago school teacher advertises himself
as "a specialist in mental expansion"
Bill Nye has retired from the lecture plat
form. He was not much of success.
IF all the devils were cast out of some people
they would look like walking skeletons.
The General Conference of the NJ. +. Church
South, will convene at Memphis, May |.
Democrats who cannot stand on the platform,
of the party will have to find some other roost.
According to statistics, Mississippi is ahead
of all other States in the matter of free schoos
A few days since cancelled tive-cent Con-
federate postage stamp sold IN New York fol
$576.
Annie Bailey, a negrcss, who claimed to be
l2l years of age, died in Philadelphia on the
Goth ut.
Nearly one hundred missionaries were sent
to China last year by the Lutheran church in
Sweden.
The Montgomery county colored Baptsts
are raising funds to build university a,
Winona.
IIammerist, Capital of the province of Fin.
mark, NORWAY, is the northernost town OF
Europe.
The man who believes on y half he hears
generally gets slong pretty well if he select.
the right half
The boy whose mother goes to spank him
always believes that it is more blessed to give
than to receive.
Corbett refuses to fight Peter jackson in
June, and Peter seems to be terribly grievcd
about the delay.
Every one who wilfully neglects his duty Is
personally RESPONSIBLE for his share in the
worlds miserics.
The Press says that the boys of Monticello
have hed themselves to the little "streamlets'
in search of the little "tishlcts."
Those things which were not done well were
best left undone, for no good workman is will
ing to patch up the baG job of another.
The Atlanta Constitution SAYS that it "hopes
Adlia Stevenson will keep his health. He is
one Of the hopes Of a long suffering Democ-
racy."
The peach was at one time poisonous al
mond. Its fruty parts were used to poison
arrows and for that purpose was introduced
into Persia.
Ferdinand Ward, who has just been released
from Sing Sing, was married at Genesee, n.
Y, to Miss Belle Stover, II wealthy young
woman of Staten Island.
Canada is again discussing the question Of a
separation from the mother country. Let her
join the land Of the star-spangled banner and
become one Of the gang.
Whenever train approaches the bridge over
the Suwanee river, the stream made famous
by the tender old negro melody, the conductor
announces the fact in each car.
Soon will the festive game of ball
Begin each day at 4,
And through the land will ring the cry:
"Hey, mister, what's de score"
Some one who has taken the trouble to in
vestigate, says that Mississippi takes out one
patent for every 20 Ago Of her population and
Connecticut one for every olS of hers.
1t is said that the Palmer house, Chicago,
has recently been supplied with 800 Bibles. 1t
is not at all likely that the visitors will carry
them away or that they will soon wear out.
perfectly happy. One is when she is first en-
gagged, and the other is when she has the hand
soonest dress of all her rivals on Easter Sun
day.
II is easy enough to pass through the House
resolutions for constitutional amendment
for the election of United States
Senators by the people, but they always stick
in the Senate.
R.J. Stewart, Of Liberty, is preparing his
tory Of the Mississippi Baptist association. to
be published as soon as 400 subscribers at
1915 each have been secured. The book will
contain 1900 pages.
A station agent Of railroad in Iowa has put
the following placard on the clock: "This is a
clock, it is running il is Chicago time; it is
right it is set every day at 10 o'clock. Now
keep your mouth shut"
The Galveston Dallas News thinks Mr.. Bal
ley struck hands with great occasion when
he announced his purpose Of formulating and
urging bill To prohibit concentrations to
office by Senators and Representatives.
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A. 7. Townos, Of Crystal Springs, has writ
ten to Gov. Stone opposing the pardon Of ex-
State Treasurer Hemingway. lie can see no
reason, he says, why an official who has gotten
away with $Si5 900 Of the peoples money,
should be relieved Of the penalty Of the crime
by an executive representing his victims-the
people.