The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-23

stituents this year.
An old dyspeptic looks crusty when he finds
out that the pie he had the night before does
not agree with him.
The rumor that President Cleveland has
banished silverware from the White House
dining room lacks confirmation.
The errors which some men commit are
accounted unto themselves by themselves as
the height of business sagacity.
DR.. W. T. jenkins, chief health officer of the
city of New York receives a salary of $l2 800
year. He is native Mississlppian.
A New Orleans undertaken has purchased
the $l2 900 hearse which was on exhibition in
the Transportation building at the Worlds
Fair.
A Texas exchange SAYS that the fakrs of all
countries have landed in Texas. The fact Of
the business is all Texas is fake and they are
at home.
Walter Wcllman, well known Washington
journalist, has left with an organized band to
seek the North pole. Another good man gone
wrong-or smart man gone crazy.
Nicholas 7. Nilsson, young chemist of Chi
cago, claims to have discovered the secret of
making wooden houses fre-proof. The prepa-
ration can be made at cost not to exceed four
cents gallon.
Butterflies have wings of gold,
Frefies wings Of flame;
Editors have no wings at all,
But they get there just the same.
The Mayersvlle Spectator gets $225 per
year for publishing the proceedings of the
board of supervisors Of Issequena county.
That board shows its appreciation of good
home paper.
j. F. Allen, colored lawyer in Natchez, is
in Jail for want of 5000 bond TO keep him ont,
on charge of demanding and collectinga fec
of $3.50 from pensioner named George Gil
land.
Prisoners, when arrested in Morocco, arc
required to pay the officer for his trouble i'll
taking them to jail In this countrythe officers
ljail.
Buck Hunt, an escaped life convict from the
Mississippi penitentiary, was taken out of the
pulpit at Birmingham while holding revival
meeting on Monday. lie will be brought back
to the "pen."
The Hon. George W. billiard, appointed con-
sui l-gcneral to the republic of Ecuador soon
after the Inauguration of President Cleveland
has asked for leave of absence for some weeks
and may soon be expected home.
The Democratic majority in the Houst
pruned down the pension appropriation bill I,
the extent of Sl5 600 900. This is goot
starter in the direction of economy, and shoulC
be persevered in when other appropriation
bills come ur.
The New York Legislature, which is taking
great interest in the subject of good roads, il
about to pass law prescribing the width of til,
tires of the wagons in that State, with the view
of stopping as far as possible the cutting "
of the roads by narrow wheels.
The Savannah News says "If the Cevelan,
administration had done nothing its first yea
, except to secure the repeal of The silver pur
chase law bearing John Sherman's name AM
: Benjamin Harrison's signature, its first yea
would still have been great success"
The New Albany Gazette is a little rough O.
l,rcr Ratltf when it says "When a man pre-
tends to preach and quits the business to dab
BILE with populism as did parson' Ratliff a
Kosciusko, the combination is dangerou
one. A hypocrite in both religion and polite
would not cavil at murder or kindred crimes.
, The Hartwell Sun tells this "good one :" q.
|. travelling man who is in Hartwell gives a
amazing illustration of the fertility Of the so
: of Texas. lie says that he is informed that
man out there planted ten-penny nails tina
yield a fine crop Of iron crowbars. Granite
that the above is true, it would be dangerou
to plant sinners out there or they might rails
well, let us say the temperature to an ur
comfortable degree"
Mr.. Pullman, the sleeping-car man, is
multi-millionaire, but he does not believe
spending his money in order to present b
daughter with foreign title. lie was intel
viewed the other day on the report that h
daughter was engaged to prince, aud he yer
promptly replied, "You can say that IN
daugeter Is not, never was, and rcver will
engaged to foreign prince. An honorab
American gentleman she will select for hui
baud when she is ready to marry and he wi
be satisfactory alike to her aud to me. v
are not investing in foreign princes and ha'
no intention Of doing SO.