The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-03-15
SCRANTON, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, MARCH Is 1895
Editorial and Otherwise.

EulCUlldl dNu UIlISrXlSC.
Don't talk shop too much.
Yellow fever has broken out at Rio.
Mrs. Cleveland has Joined the W. C.T.U.
| Distrust Of others is the result of distrust Of
self. ~
He is the greatest coward who fears him
| self.
A man who does wisely should not indulge
in foolish talk.
Ardor in love is the great conquerer of fe-
male hearts.
Mems follies often cost them more than
| their wants.
Reading feeds thought. just as food nour-
ishes the body.
Slander deserves almoG as severe punish
ment rs murder.
Ripley is to hare q cheese and butter fac
tory soon.
There are about 20 kinds of religion in the
United Kingdom.
Envy Is one ofthe most expensive exercises
one can indulge in.
Tall men ATE rarely the strongest or the
most intelligent.
He hatl poor spirit who is not planted
above petty wrongs.
The Shah of Persia's favorlte wife smokes
thirty cigarettes daily.
I It is well enough to be critical, bat it is
better to be sensible.
There is an idiom in truth which falsehood
never can initiate.
Some temptations come to the industrious,
but all temptations attack the idle.
st. Patrick's dav, March II, will be cele-
brated in many cities in the United States.
The Massachusetts, Legislature has given
women right to vote in all municipal elections.
Ii Hung Chang onght to secure satisfac-
tory piece from japan for his own future
safety.
To remove tar from cloth rub It well with
turpentine and every trace Of tar will be re-
moved.
Susan Il. Anthony says she has not slept
! at home for the past four years. The giddy
old girl
Mans greatest responsibility in this world
is woman; she Is kept busy seeing that he
doesn't shirk it,. ~
Near Modena, in italy, the petroleum gath
erers dig hole in the ground and il is speedily
| filed with the oil.
Congressman out Of job will now be hunt
ing the White House for crumbs that fall
from Cleveland's table.
New York is the largest German city in the
world next to Berlin, and contains larger
Irish population than DOublin.
Hot Springs Is indeed afflicted. She has
Just been visited with big fire, and nov is in
the midst Of smallpox scare. /.
Congress refused to appropriate $225, 900 to
pay the Behrng Sea award, which was recon-
mended by Secretary Gresham.
Marietta Ca, has just opened big new
paper mill with q barbecue. The mill has
capacity Of ten tons Of paper day.
Congressman Allen succeeded in having a
bill passed granting a homestead Of land to
the Industrial Institute, at Columbus, Miss.
| No more fishing in the great State of Ar
kansas on Sunday. This is, indeed calamity
in the shape of crucifxion to her citizens.
Ex-Treasurer Woodruff Of Arkansas who
went out of Office as defaulter has been SEN
fenced to one year in the penitentiary.
All men are measured by character. No
other criterion can be used as means of as
certaining the inwardness Of mans soul.
The pension appropriation for the present
year is $l4 1881 $40. The South pays q large
share Of this, but does not get to see il any
| more.
The smallest paper published in America is
said to be the Weekly Star, Of Decota, Cal. II
measures six and onehalt by ten and one
half inches.
John Temple Graves used to work six nights
week as 4 newspaper reporter for thirty
dollars, and now he gets hundred dollars a
night as lecturer.
John l.. Sullivan is in trouble in Jackson
vile, Fla. His theatrical combination is
stranded and the trunks of the ex-champion
are in the hands Of the sheriff
Meridian, fearing small pox, has qnaran-
tined against Monroe, La, and Hot Springs,
Ark, forbidding all persons or baggage stop
ping in the town.
Since the garterless stocking has come into
vogue, New York girls are having cuff but
tons made Of their old garter buckles for their
gentleman friends.
The Agricultural department reports that
1913 per cent. Of this years cotton crop has
been marketed and that the entire crop will
aggregate ABOUT S,oVU,UUU.
The latest boy preacher who is spoken Of az
wonder is seventeen years old. Mark Sexton
Of Missouri, who can talk faster than Il Con-
gresham in tight place can think.
Miss Anna Gould married the Count de Cas-
teliane last week, and there WAS quite stir in.
New York social circles. But it is coming to
a pretty pass when an American girl has to
pay 100000 for Count husband.
The Southern Memorial and Literary So
cety oGRichmond, Va, has decided to put the
Jefferson Davis mansion in thorough repair at
a cost of $l3, 900, preparatory to converting i.
into a museum for Confederate relics.
At the meeting of the Insterstate Demo-
cratic Club In Washington, last week, speeches
were made BY Congressman StockdaIe, Of Mis-
sissippi, Deason Of Alabama, Bryan Of Ne
braska and others, all Of whom warmly advo-
Gated the restoration of free coinage Of silver.
II is charged by some Of the northern Re-
publican newspapers a liberal use Of money
was used in passing the sugar bounty bill. II
is charged that just before the vote On the
amendment was taken that $4,000 was divided
In certain committee room. Wonder II any
Of our Southern members got any Of the
Doodle.
The Clarksdale Advance says that The SEN
tinlent Of the press and people is that none
but the soundest, most substantial and COM
petcnt men should receive the Democratic
nominations In the coming contest-men who
are competent To lead the party triumpl,antiy
against The enemy, and competent To satisfac-
torily discharge the duties Of the Offices after
elected.
A valuable paper, just published, by Profess
sar Simon n: Patton, tells how Econimics
may be taught successfully IN the elementary
schools. When II is considered how many
grsmmer school before tksy stop, II 10 possi.
bic IN realize how inportal1k II that econo-
mics in some way should " taught in the
lower grades.