The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-05-11
Editorial and Otherwise.

Tame turkeys can be trained to hunt wild
,nes.
Austria has l24, 900 orphans cared for by the
State.
The aims houses in France have 10000 in
mates.
Fish can be frozen hard without losing their
vitality.
Germany has 800, 900 paupcrs in the public
aims houses.
Seventy million people in Europe wear
wooden shoes. t
Walsingham, Eng, claims to be the health
lest place in the world.
Among flowers chrysaathemums live the
longest after being cut.
More people speak the English language
than any other BY 35,0oo,ooO.
The right to vote in school affairs has been
granted to the women Of Ohio.
Arizona raises oranges that take the prize
in competition with California.
China has an academy of manners that pre-
scribes etiquette for the whole empire.
Miss Pollard says no one knows better than
she how badly Congress needs purifying.
Christopher Grove, a 93-year-old resident OF
Bethany, Ind, is cutting new set Of teeth.
In the days Of Columbus only seven metals
were known to exist. Now there are ffty-o
Horses are so plentiful in Chill and Buenos
Ayres that it is not uncommon for beggars to
ride.
II il not certain how far away "the near fu-
ture is." Those who talk about it ought to
know.
Senator Brice thinks the tariff bill will pass
early in June. Let us hope that he is true
prophet.
A ton of steel is worth more than its weight
in gold when made into hair springs for
watches.
The historic city Of Thebes, in Greece, was
completely destroyed by an earthquake, Friday
night last.
The Memphis police have shut up the gam
bling ,lIels again. They take periodical spells
Of this sort.
An exchange says the principal reason why
postotlice is SO popular is because the stamps
are sold at cost.
Postmaster General Bisscll is appointing
| new fourth class postnasters at the rate Of
about fifty day.
There is talk of running trolley observation
ears across Niagara Falls, suspended fifty feet
above the water.
A new departure in drapery is to catch it up
directly in the back in jaunty way, as though
it were an accident.
The African geld fields yield at the rate Of
t$4O 100000 per year. The striking miners
should 20 out there.
4 Frcnchman has invented an electric mos
uuito bar which clectrocu utes insect pests whicl
come in contact with it.
The white caps are organizing in North Ala
bama. In the vicinity Of Tuscumbia they are
said to number over 400.
| Mai. +. A. Burke, the defaultng treasure
Of Louisiana, now in Honduras, wants to pa.
up his shortage and come back.
Some Of the officials Of the First Nationa
Bank Of Stakvillc have been arrested o
charge Of violating the national banking law.
The eight flowers most priced BY the Japa
ncsc are the morning glory, apricot, cherry
wistaria, peony, iris, lotus and ch?ysanthe
mum.
The women folks will soon have two politi
cal parties and it is to be hoped that they vii
not sling mud with the agility Of male pollt
clans. s-tS
A Georgia man claims to have COW only
, inches high which gives four gallons of mil
} daily. The cow is what is known as tn
Guinea stock.
: Most Of the $50 indictments at the last ses
sion Of the Federal Court at Aberdeen, wei
founded on making moonshine whiskey an
selling il contrary to law.
II Is said Of the fur seal Of Alaska that thel
is no known animal on land or water which ca
take higher physical rank or which exhibits
higher order Of instinct.
A horse 36 YEARS Of age, with a remarkab
fondp1ps for whiskey, died recently at Reat
ing, Pr The animal frequently drank q piI
Of liquor in pail Of water.
{ Gov. Mitchell says if the talk becomes ser
ous about the Corbett-Jackson fight takiu
place in Florida soil, he will call the legisatul
, together in extra session aud have that bod
pass law that will stop such brutal encou,
, ters.
Hon. Patrick Walsh, Of Georgia, the ne
Senator from that State, is very strong a,
vocstc Of the free coinage Of silver aud is Z
anti administration man on almost every issu
lie is fifty -four years old and started in life
printers "dcvil."
While q Georgia editor was addressing Z
audience fifteen eabbages were thrown on Il
stage. II thank you, ladies and gentlemen
he said. Ny garden was killed BY the rcceI
: blizzard, and have large family to suppor
All'that need now is a basket!'
Congressman II. D. Money thinks Presidel
Cleveland's veto Of the scigniorage bill vi
ALLEVIATE the people from President Cievelan
but not from the Democratic party, and Col
gresham Money has attly and pointcdly c'
pressed the situation as II exists.
An army Of 1000 pretty Irish girls has II
vadcd this country in search ofhusbands. FL
hundred we're landed at Ellis Island, New Yol
harbor, Sunday, from tho steamship Lucani
They were the second battalion. The first .
rived on the Teutonc last "Wednesday. The
have nearly all gone West ii tho hope ot I'm
ing good homes.