The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16
Editorial and Otherwise.

The talking habit will break any bank on
earth.
lfa woman walked more her feet would not
be so cold.
When woman has nothing to say she usu-
ally doesn't say it.
The last epithet to which warning lawyers
resort is the cuspidor.
A beautiful new bonnet will stiffen the neck
of any woman on earth.
Women demand better manners of men than
they possess themselves.
In proportion to their size, spiders are seven
times stronger than hons.
Americans drink tea hot and wine cold The
Chinese drink tea cold and wine hot.
Cambria is believed to have been so called
because it was first made in Cambray.
Turquoise takes its name from Turkey. II
was originally called the Turkey stone.
Most sherilfs make good husbands, and yet
they often have attachments for other women.
The average life of an American ship is IS
years of an English, 26 of a Scandavian, so.
Pennsylvania has a greater railroad track
age per square mile than Germany, France or
Holland.
In France the doctors claim on the estate
Of a deceased patient has precedence over all
others.
Two centuries ago liquors, without excep-
ton, were invented and manufactured in the
monasteries.
Some antiqnarians claim that there is proof
that the locomotive engine was known in China
200 years ago.
The total number of families in the United
States is I2 600 1852, and the total of national
wealth is 500 900 900 600.
1t is sal | that Gen. w. F. Howard, who is tc
be retired this year, goes out of the arm,
poorer than when he entered the service.
Greenlands interior is estimated to be GOV
cred by a shield-shaped cap of snow and ict
not less than 900 feet or one mile in thick
ness.
If a congressman gets sick from eatin!
beans it is heralded to the world that he is a
the point of death. Ittakes the ballot box t,
kill them.
The Mayersvlle Spectator truthfully says
"that you may talk about your drunkards
opium eaters, and back-biters, but liar i
worse than all"
The daughters Of twelve members of Con
grcss and the wives of twenty members dra,
government pay as private secretaries of thei
husbands and fathers.
The champion thiefwas sentenced at Munce
Indiana, the other dav. He had stolen saw
mill. In all probability he was arrested Will
going back after the site.
The world is better far,
And something good is done,
When two fools married are
For then they are made one.
Plans have been approved in Londen for
great Ferris wheel after the Chicago pattern
1t is to cost $3.50 900, and will be known as tn
"Gigantic Wheel and Recreation Tower"
| The talented and unmarried young tdires
of the lIattiesburg Democrat SAYS: "Th
reason great many girls don't get marie,
is because they have the good sense to prefc
$40 salary to $40 man."
United States Senator A. j. MeLaurin ha
been retained to prosecute Rev. W. ?. Ratlii
who killed the late Hon. $. a. Jackson at Kos
ciusko, Miss, receutly. The case will attrac
no little attention before it is finally disposed
| of
Frank Burkitt says that the Popultcs vii
enter the Congressional fight this year an,
contest for everything in sight, but he doesn'
say that the whole Populite shooting match
will come up in the little end of the horn
This is fact Frank omitted to state.
The New Orleans States SAYS that Senate
Hill "would be the best licked man that eve
ran for the Presidency should he be nominatc
in 1896" And adds, "but there is no DANCE
of the Democratic party doing anything S,
foolish"
The Terry Headlight gives the followin,
good advice A man who is so far behind tn
times as not to advertise his business is to-
far behind to buy goods cheap, hence he can
sell them cheap. Patronize wide awake, pro
gressive merchants for bargains. Trade witt
men who advertise.
The bill for the coinage of the silver seign
oragc has passed both houses of Congress.
this bill becomes a law it will add $j4 900 90
to the circulation of the country. The cntir
Mississippi delegation supported the bill.
All the merchants doing business in brio
houses in Summit, Miss, have signed an
published an agreement to place all their in
surance with any reliable company that vii
recede from the outrageous charges of tn
Southeastern Tariff Association since Nov.
1893. They invite general co-operatio
throughout the State.
Women have been elected or appointed I
Offices in the Iowa legislature as follows:
the Senatc-engrossin clerk, Miss Olive Con
ger; enrolling clerk, Miss Capitoa Mardis
bill clerk, Miss Eva Livingston; postmistres.
Miss Fannie Beebe. In the lIouse--cngrossin
clerk, Mrs. Mollic IIeist I; enrolling clerk, Mis-
Fannie Metzler; postmistress, Miss Bell
Springer; bill clerk, Miss Maud Baker.
Alabama has the shortest public school teri
Of any State IN the Union. The average teri
Of the public schools in the South is ninety
one days. Kentucky leads with 100 day.
Texas comes second with 1906 days, and Ala
bama last with only seventy davs. The aver
age term for the entire Union is 1870 days. Th
North aud East is fur ahead Of the South
New JERSEYS school term is 1872 days, Rhod
Islands lss, and New York's LIS.