The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-03-06
Editorial and Otherwise

The salary Of the major general command
ing the army is 81 500.
A New Jersey man committed suicide b.
freezing himself to death.
Jutland was originally Juteland, or the Ian,
Of the Jutrs, a Gothic tribe.
India has now become, next to China, tn
largest tea growing country.
The glory winners are those always in aw
Of the judgement of the world.
Rosa Bonhrnr, the French painter, has worI
blmnlcrs for over twenty years.
In 1885 Davenport, OF Vermont, built al
electric railway in Springfield. Mass.
The Whitney boom in Mississippi was Ger
tainly on the "Ay up the creek" order.
Italy, the home Of the pawnshop, regulates
the conduct Of such places BY strict laws.
A towering plant is said to abstract from
the soil 200 times its own weight Of water.
The new Duchess Of Marlborough has en-
gagged IA secretary to look after her charities.
A little Underwater applied to plants occa
s.onally will kill the earth worms in the soil.
President Cleveland made up his mind som,
time ago not to be candidate for reelection
A paper mill to be established at Waycross
Gn., will utilize the palmetto plant in making
paper.
"Thc Solid South" will be II financial phrase
ten years hence, predicts the Chicago Times.
Herald.
Secretaries Carlisle and Oney are said Ia
be Democratic candidates for the presidential
nomination.
The Territory Of New Mexico is knocking at
the doors Of Congress, demanding admission
To tatehoud.
The Republican party was started bv n club
of five men who met in the city OF Wasmglon
in June, 1855.
Ex-Congressman NJ. D. lIarter, of Ohio,
committed snicide Saturday by shooting him
self with pistol.
Howard Cummings, the most noted gambler
of Missouri, Kansas and Texas, committed
suicide last week.
Men with bunions or with everything toes
from the wearing ot tight shoes are not ad-
nitfed to the army.
II takes all that man earns to keep the
present in such a shape that he may hope
tn save in the future.
The sultan admits that not all the dead
Armcnians committed suicide some Of them,
he thinks killed each other.
Most Of people give advice cheerfnly and
freely and show that they think about other
peoples business more than their own.
A famous oak in Palestine is believed by
the peasant felix's Of that country to have bern
planted by Cain the day bcfore he killed Abel
Thanks Ia Congressman John s. Williams
for his speech on Coin Redemption Fund, in
the House Of Representatives, February 7,
1896.
J. II. Brown, Of Ross Fork, Idaho, has the
longest mustache Of any man living. II meas
nres . feet from tip to tip-A]S each way from
the lip.
Miss Llllisn Gwin Money, daughter Of Sena-
tor.eiect II. D. Money, was married On the 18th
in Washington City to Mr.. Beverly Allen
Reed, Of Texas.
West Virginia dogs have no rights are mt
recognized as property, and no person can be
convicted of.tealing one. West Virginia must
be something like Paradise.
No patent medicine man. has been bold
enough as yet to ornament his advertisements
with portrait of Grover Cleveland. Here ia
hint for the vermifuge man.
Congressman Benson Wood. Of Illinois, says
that he has heard every speech delivered in
the House during the present session. Some
body must have "gumned" his chair.
M h'idua uhu w'Ve ie'tcT W VIC p'St'
Office department certifying that the appoint.
mcnt Of lady to a clerkship would gratify
many political friends. The lady proved to b.
his own mother.
The Canton Picket makes the following
humane suggestion: Merchants who refuse
to advertise ought at least to supply their
clerks with cots for sleeping purposes during
the long days"
Senator Blanchard, Of Louisiana, has offered
a resolution approprating $lOo 900 for the sup
preston and determination of the dreaded
Mexican weev,l, which appeared in Texas las.
year and wrought great damage to the cotton
crop.
II Spain can get $lpo, 1000, 900 for Cuba's
freedom she had better take 1t. The island is
worth vastly more than that, but II is better
10 get small price than to lose It altogether,
which will be the inevitable result Of contin-
nation Of the war.
Next November women will vote for Prcsi-
dent in the three States Of Colorado, wyom-
ing and Utah. II Is estimated that Colorado
will poll total vote Of about 100000, Utsth
10000 and Wyoming 10000. This will be the
first considerable test Of woman suffrage in a
national rlcction, and tho result will be
watched with interest.
Senator Rowan has introduced an amend
ment to the constitution to separate the school
fund of the two races. Senator Hardy has
introduced an amendment to the constitution
10 reduce the school fund appropriation from
Ss5o, 900 to $Aoo, o,ooo, including the poll tax,
but that any county may levy an additional
,as To carry IN the public schools for four
months or longer.