The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-04-13
Editorial and Otherwise.


1t takes a man to talk cconomy-a woman
o practice it.
The first British translation Of the Bible was
II the Irish tongue.
Port Gibson rejoices in new Democratic
at last.
To be slow to anger is better than to own
he best kind of a seven shooter.
Love is the most precious of all things, be-
,ause it can only come from God.
Too many people are electric lights in prayer |
meeting and talow dips at home.
Nothing but knowing God can ever make a
man well acquainted with himself.
The annual convention of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will meet in Yazoo City on 2Gth inst.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania once taught
school in Madison county, this State.
The blossom of the prickly pear has been
adopted as the State flower Of Montana.
A conflict over the election of Mayor OF
Kansas CITY resulted in several killed and
more wounded.
Immense gold veins have been discovered in
New Mexico. Some of the ore in sight assayed
Sll 900 to the ton.
OF 900 men who marry, 332 marry Younger
women, so marry women of the same age, and
50 marry older women
For an example of unalloyed contempt take
barber's opinion of the young man who is
growing full beard.
The Democrats in the House, on n vote to
pass the segnoragc bill over the Presidents
veto, failed by vote of74.
A Kansas girl has applied to the courts to
issue an injunction to prevent the man she
loves from marrying another girl.
The Dakota river, with an estimated length
Of 600 miles, is believed by many to be the
longest unnavigable stream in the world.
A British navy gun will fire lOO-pound
projectie four miles with such rapidly that
" "
Orders have been issued in Coxey's army
that the men who ride on freight trains cannot
ioin in the mess. "No walk, no eat" says
Coxcy.
Gov. Tilman gives the public to understand
that he is Governor Of South Carolina, ant
intends to run thin gs" in his own way ant
he is doing it.
Matilda Davis has been employed in Law
renee (Mass.) mill as weaver for so years
She claims to be the oldest weaver in tn,
United States.
Mr.. II. Pasch, the eminent French anthorit'
IN cotton, estimates that next year the worl'
will require l25 900 bales of American cotto
to supply Its needs.
Rev. Asa Routh, of Pincv Flats, Tenn, i
the father of twenty y-nine children, twenty -tou
of whom are still living. So he has still at hi
disposal five full hands.
On the registered roll there are 3 OOi disa
bled and INDECENT ex-Confcderate soldiers i
this State, each of whom ceiyes $50 Is yea
rs pensions.
Philadelphia has small army of newsgirls
mos; of whom are Russians. At the start tn
boys fought against them, now the boys an
girls are on good terms.
The Washington police arrest those VIII
profanc the holy Sabbath BY playing baseball
but Bob Ingersoll's Sunday night lecture
there are never nteriered with.
The Aberdeen Examiner says the cattle in
dustry is iourshing everywhere in Missis
sipp, and is certain, ere long, to represel
our most important farming interests.
Gov. Northern has appointed Hon. Patric
Walsh, editor of the Augusta, (Ga.) Chronicl,
Senator to succeed the late A. II. Coquitt.
seems that the Georgia press is getting con
siderable chicken pie.
When asked what they intended to do o
reaching Washington, one of Coxey's brigad
of tramps said: "Oh, we are going to rails
HI, or have some laws passed for the benef
of the unemployed"
Augustus Southerand, Of Lynn, Mass, tn
other day coughed up bullet that had bee
lodged in his neck since the war. The doctor
said he had cancer and were preparing t
operate on it.
Hopfen Weiss has been decided by the Stat
: Chemist to contain per cent. of alcohol. Th
.. Laudcrdalc circuit court held that it was
: n-alcoholc beverage. The matter wi
probably be settled by the Supreme Court.
LOUIS Morris, who was drowned few day
ago at Mayville, Pa, had his life insured ft
$2O5 00O-the largest amount ofinsurance eve
carried by man of his means. Morris pos
sessed great physical strength and size, an
was active and self-reiant
An expert on advertising says 1t is a sal
rule to take advertising as you would med
| cine-when you need it. Advertising is Il
only medicine for sick business, but it mu
be good quality, just as medicine mast be goo
to do good"
Prospective Fathor-in-law-will you MARI
one Of my daughters9 I'll give the younge
! one $40 900 year, and the oldest one, who hi
hump on her back, SIS 900. Prospecti'
Son n-law--- Haven't you got one with tv
humps?
A Rankin county negro named Harry Wi
liams won prize Of $40 offered by the Davi
Ellis Co., to the farmer making the large
profit over the running expenses of the farr
After paying for his supplies and extra labo
Williams cleared seven bales Of cotton.
Mr.. Wallace McLaurin has been appont'
clerk Of the United Statet Senate commits
to investigate the Geological Survey. N
McLaurin, under Cleveland's former admin
tration, was the popular receiver Of publ
moneys at jackson. The position Is unde
stood to pay ~ 200.