The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-14
Editorial and Otherwise

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Poverty shared is usually poverty double.
!, A lantern trust is the lates, thing comes i
light.
Jones county has no money in her schS
fund.
Advertise judiciously II you expect good re
suits.
A boy learns at tbal how to run over hi
own parents.
The mind of the average mortal is little NOR
than passion.
, There is entirely too much good advice 70
sale these days.
There are nearly seven thousand miles o
streets in London.
, There are 10000 different kinds of postag,
stamps in the world.
The strength of a habit often betrays til,
weakness of a character.
All animals whose habitat is the Arctic re-
gion turn white in winter.
A Kentucky district has sent an oranp
outang to the Legislature.
The steps of faith fall on the seeming void
but find the rock beneath
True womanhood comes with maternity. The
child is mother to the woman.
All men of genius are said to have eyes
clear, slow-nioving and bright.
Pocket-pckng by Young girls is an ofense
that is on'the increase in Paris.
Work will be begun on the government
building at Meridian by April LIST.
"What is the trouble with the American
penal system ?" at doesn't work.
Men and women profess to be so tired of
marriage, it is wonder they do not quit it.
Bronkhaven will have canning factory
ready for this wears fruit and vegetable CROP
Levi p. Morton may have the biggest barrel,
but Mckinley seems to have the longest pole
Always try to look pleasant when the dent
ist is pulling your tooth. This encourages
HIM.
Never loan dollar to rich man. His
memory is unable to grapplc with such small
amount.
Musical critics say Padcrewski has a "fne
touch" That's right he touched Chicago
for $4,000.
A Georgian died the other day at the age Of
129 years. And he had never been called a
colonel, either
Eight hundred fishermen were carried out
on an icc-0oe in the Sea of Azof recently, but
we're all rescued.
It is reported that Secretary Carlisle will
enter the race for the Presidency, backed BY
the administration.
Never dispute bill. Wait until it is out
lawed and you may be able to compromise at
50 cents on the dollar.
There are only three ministers in Congress.
The brethren do not fall from grace so often
as some people appear to think.
Fitzsommons and Maher will fight for the
heavy weight championship of the world near
FL Paso, Texas, on February Nth.
II is said that the cars will be running on
the Gulf and Ship Island railroad from Gulf
port to IIattiesbnrg by August lst.
Ex-Presdent Harrison positively declines to
to run for President. lie intends to MARI,
Mrs. pimmick, dashing widow, soon.
Some of the negro women Of Georgia have
taken to the bicycle, and they get hump on
themseles just like ode pore white trash"
Acre once meant any field. 1t is still used
with this significance by the Germans,
who speak of Gods acre aluding to the ceme
terry.
The reason so many people hold themselves
in such high esteem is, that they compare
themselves at their best with others at their
worst.
A physician in Brazil claims that he has dis
covered cure for yellow fever. II consists
Of the internal use of doses Of the extract Of
eucalyptus.
Hon. }. X. Preston, late superintendent Of
education of the State, has taken his depart
urc tor Edinburg, Scotland, where he will pur-
sue the study Of pedagogy.
United States Senator Mcmillan from the
committee Oh commerce, has reported favora-
bly, bill providing for two new revenue cut
ters for duty on the Pacific coast.
Al Fall River, Massachusetts, girl has been
carrying shoe button in her nose for years.
It didn't do her any good, however, as woman
like, she had forgotten where she put it.
II is just as much the duty of some men to
make money as 1t Is of others to preach the
gospel. Both will be held equally sccounta-
bic for the use they make of their talents.
There is always hope for the hypocrite. II
is only when men cease to be ashamed of their
vices and reckless of good mems opinions that
they pass beyond the hope of redemption.
We dislike to complain, but many of the
subscribers of the DEn0cRAT-STA inform us
that they are not receiving their papers regu-
larlv. Postmasters, please do your duty, and
our subscribers will cease complaining to us.
r T. A. Downing, Of Raymond. last week
slaughtered Poland China hog that weighed
lll3 pounds, the lagest porker ever killed IN
Mississippi. The animal was native Of Hi,
nois, but was raised and educated in Missis-
sippi. Il
Representative Yerger, Of Washingtop
county, has introduced bill in the House
making raffles for the benefit Of any chureh or |
institution felony, punishable
with imprisonment for not less than FIVE Years
or not more than ten years in the penitenti&ry.
Miss Richardson, of Lexington, Kentucky,
has been selected by the Secretary Of the
Navy to christcn the new war ship when u n
launched. She Is q true Kentuckian, and inx
sists on breaking against the prov d the vas-
sci bottle Of old Bouvbon whisky instead Of
champagne.