The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-24
Editorial and Otherwise

most kicking.
Man is the weakest of all animals in proper
tiGn to his size.
Judge Holt, the man who condemned Mrs.
Surrat, is dead.
The laundry men are not excited over what
Japan is doing.
In western town game Of billiards goes
with each shave.
The tallcst being on earth is the boy IN his
first pair of boots.
paternal government makes the worst
kind of a steptather.
Sapp is the name of "A man in Kansas who is
candidate for Congress.
No man can be either saved or lost without
himself giving the casting vote.
No man ever yet fell so low that some sweet
woman was not willing to help him rise.
The boil worm is working destruction in the
cotton fields of Central and Northern Texas.
Live by the day, even though you work b,
the month. There are no tomorrows that you
know of.
Washington, D. c., will entertain the
Knights of Pythias from August 9th to Sep
tember jth.
Secretary of State Gresham allows him
self twenty cigars day, and he is rarely seel
without one.
A boy does not become a man until he il
twenty-one, but pretty dress becomes I
woman at any age.
The largest family in the world is that o
the King of Siam, who has ninety wives ant
seventy-two children.
Forest fires are still raging in Michigan ant
thousands of dollars worth of property ant
crops are being destroyed.
The Alabama Kolb thinks that he wa
defrauded out of the election, but he reall,
doesn't think so, YOU know.
The white Republicans of Texas call them
selves the Lily Whites. This refers to thei
hides and not to their hearts.
James r. Wasson, an American, is to take
command in the japanese army. He is from
Iowa and is graduate of West Point.
Never say anything that you may have +
take back. The man who has to apologize
knows how it feels to be worm in the dust.
The Spirit of the Times thus defines Popu
list The populist is a man who does no
know what he wants, but he wants it d
bad.
Capt. +. l.. Sykes, who was indicted at tn
instance of Geo. ID. Barnard Il Co., st. Louis
on the charge of embczzlement, has been hon
orably acquitted.
The smallest people in the world are native
of the Andaman Islands. Their average
height is about four feet, and their weigh
about seventy pounds.
The memorial bronze doors which the Astor
will put in Trinity church, New York, ar
HtdtiN N'i'pieiVs II t''N UNIV sS"'o W hiiS
them at a cost of 100000.
The World has announced that Miss Polar
will appear on the stage in New York Cit
about the middle of October under the man
agement of Nelson Roberts.
The Japs and Chinese are engaged in feed
ing the fish with their bodies. The Japs seer
to be on the inside track and are defeating til
Chinese in every engagement.
Senator George, of Mississippi, sometime
| appears in the Senate chamber in his shir
sleeves. When it is hot he does not see tn
sense of loading up with clothes.
After all is said about the Alabama election
| it seems that the real cause of Capt Kolb'
defeat was, in the picturesque language {
Senator Quay, lack of votes.
A bill has been introduced in Congress
making lobbying a crime. If it becomes
law, it will deprive great many Republican
of their only means of support.
One day in the bliss of perfection we'll live
And avoid all these troubles and shocks
More starch in our shirt fronts the laundres
will give
| Instead of so much in our socks.
Philadelphia writer wants women to wea
costumes indicating whether they are marie
or single. The boomer costume goes far t
ward solving this difficulty it indicates plair
ly that its wearer has no husband and no hoI
of one.
What Capt. Kolb particularly complains
in Alabama is the Australian ballots whc
went into operation there for the first time
the late election And yet that is somethin
that is designed to prevent fraud and intim
dation.
| japanese papers say that the Oldest marie
couple in that country live in Sawada, in Ii
province of Sado. The man is 1873 years ol
and his wife 1876. OF the family, numberin
IA persons, the eldest daughter is 1903 yeal
old and the eldest son lO5.
When Striker Debs left Chicago he is sal
to have Travelled in a Pullman car. That
what astonshes the Chicago papers. But Il
Pullman people may have ended the strike b
giving Leader Debs pass. "Flesh is weak
you know. So are pccuniary anmosties.
The prosecutions Of George D. Barnard an
o'har foreign printers and statoners. who Al
alleged to have made combine for the puu
pose of securing the blank book and prntin
contracts in the several counties of the Stat,
are being pushed. Several Of the parties wei
arrested the other day at Meridian and place
under $4,000 bond.
Things are never half as bad
As they might be so
Might as well keep feclin' glad
Whistin' as You go!
| World keeps workin' like charm,