The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-07-20
Editorialan Otherwise.

The Federal court in Vicksburg was cut
short by lack Of funds.
The weather is hotter in England than it
has been for many years.
Debs gets salary of $4,000 year for throw
ing other men out Of employment.
Officers of the law can never afford to make
any compromise with law breakers.
The Board Of Supervisors have ordered
local option election in Kinds county July 3lst.
Since ls4s California and Nevada have pro-
duced $4,000, 900, 900 worth of precious metals.
Congressman Catchings has been renomi-
mated by the Democrats Of the Third District.
There is great rush for Europe this sum
mer. All the outgoing steamships are crowded.
Labor day falls on the first Monday in Sep
tcmber, but with newspaper men every day is
labor day.
| The Hazlehurst Signal estimates the damage
to Copiah truck growers by the strike at
$5O,OOO.
Lightning struck the Baptist church steeple
at Summit last week, doing slight damage,
however.
The season Of commcncements is now over,
but the summer normal and baseball are now
upon us.
Women are always wishing that men were
true men are always wishing that womer
were new.
The lower house of Congress has passed
bill admitted New Mexico into the sisterhoot
of States.
A woman generally makes the worst of 4
good husband; a man generally makes th'
best of bad wife,
Cleveland has said "a public Office is
public trust" and that office holders had bet
ter let politics alone.
Over one million aud half francs wer
spent in floral offerings at the funeral OF tn
late President Cornot.
In portions of Arkansas the drought still
holds its grip, being one of the most severe u
hc'history of that State.
Bishop Chas. Galloway, of this State, left o
the 9Th for his trip around the world. He wi
be gone until the first of March,
The worst thing about the strike is that tn
Pullman car porters will not be able to bu
many diamonds this summer.
Gen. VIM. F. Fitzgerald, formerly of thi
State, has been nominated for State At,orne
General By the Republicans of California.
The Penteniiary Farm Commissions hay
= purchased 5000 acres, Of which 4S0O lie
Yazoo and 5000 in Rankin, aggregating S9l ,2O
a Joint resolution amending the constitutio
has passed the Louisiana Legislature, increa.
ing the salary of the Governor from $4,000
$4,000 per annum.
If Gear Dcbs and his cohorts were dangl,
at the end Of rope for few minutes, possib
they would have more wholesome regard f
the laws of the land
A man in New Jersey has discovered ne
t cure for hydrophobia. Before being bitten
. a rabid dog he slezed the animal and choked
Y to DEATH The remedy is infallible.
;. The effort made hy New Orleans members
he Louisiana Legislature TO repeal the Su
;; day law of that State failed, the MAORI
{, against repeal being more than two to one.
A review Of the States Treasury books
t Austin, Texas, shows shortage of abo
100000. II is believed that the close of t
J, year will find deficiency of 81 100000.
" Major Pat Henry, having accepted n Unit
: States district attorncyship, is no longer
= candidate for Congress. Sheriff Dobson,
Z Rankin county, is mentioned as a probal
candidate.
! Ben Franklin says, "Search others for tn
[ virtues, thyself for thy vices" A great ma
{ men faithfully observe the latter part of u
/. advice, and having found their vices, proce
: to crafty them.
The law of Denmark now gives to eve
\ Danish subject, man or woman, the right
n pension at 60 years of age, except in cases
= convicted criminals, paupers, or those "
{ have came to distress by extravaganza.
= |
> Gen. Jas. R. Chalmers has withdrawn r.
. the race for Congress in the Second Distr
= for the reason, as he says, that he has seen
{ statement published that Debs and his folio
: ers had Joined the Peoples party. He dra
p the line or Debs.
Capt. W. II. Hardy, Of Meridian, has actu
E declined to run for Congress in the Fifth D
y trct. This is the most sensible thing Will
9 ever did. lie had no chance Of electi
Would not have carried single county in
+ district.
= II is reported that young Russian phot
II rapher living in New York has invented
4 chemical process which will render any 'cl
impervous to fire and bullets. His cloth
only three -fourths of an inch thick, while
famous invention Of the German tailor is tn
y inches in thickness.
Ii the world amt better, there's someth
wrong;
There amt sigh but is half a song!
n And there amt a song that is sweet and II
But falls on the earth like the Lords own d.
And there amt night in a lonely place,
But has some light from the Lords own ia
State Treasurer Evans last Friday compile
pleted his semi annual statement showing
condition Of the treasury. The receipts II
the lst Of January to the lst OF July "
$g4O, ,7s9 .53 and the disbursements for the 81
period 1871 ,6ll52. There was $l75I2s.9o
hand July LIST. Governor Stone counted
!. cash as required by law and found everyth
correct.