The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-09-04
Editorial and Otherwise

10 mex.
No amount of kind words ever atoncs for an
unknd deed.
Most men who nre "made" BY :heir wives
are made worse.
II hens lay sort-shelled eggs give them
plenty Of gravel.
1t is easier to spend all you make than to
make all You spend
Farmers in Penobscot, Me-, are calling for
free silver literature.
A Democratic victory will rebound to the
good of all the people.
W. Bryan dined with Senator David b.
Hill in New York last week.
What the social system of this country
needs most is good blood purifier.
The narrow path of righteousness is broad
enough to accommodate the travel.
The Knights of pythias have 1902 lodges in
this State and membership Of $3.50.
Tman has got his pitchfork freshly painted
in readiness to meet Bnurke Cochran.
noke Smith, the late Secretary of the In
terror, will resume the practice Of law in At
lanta.
Policemen on bicycle have been set to catch
tn. bicycle "scorchers" Of Eau Claire, Wis
cousin.
Our m,sfortunes would not amount to mucl,
we're it not for the comments Of our friends
upon them.
DR.. Omanza, Of Vienna has invented a
method of photographically registering the
pulse beats.
Physiologists saw that the right side Of the
brain is Of more importance to organic life
than the left.
Some Syrian tobacco has so small per-
centage Of nicotia that this principle can bare
ly be detected.
One of the moons of Jupiter has a moon OF
its own--ti,e only thing Of the kind known in
the solar system.
Silk worms are subject to very fatal and
contagious disease, which the entomoogists
| call the musclrdine.
The Queen of Sweden belongs to the Saliva
tion Army, and sometimes wears its charac-
ierstic garb in public.
Don't think for moment that because a
| man has done you a favor, he is under ever
| la. t;rr nlli,,a inns IN you.
| The Democratic committeeman from NORTH
Carolina SAYS that % per cent Of the people o
that State are for free silver.
The Salvation Army in California is to es
tablsh a prison gate home, or temporar.
hume for discharged convicts.
There are said to be about II 10000 wage
carncrs in the United States. 1t requires
less than G,O0O,0 to elect Mr.. Bryan.
Queen Anne Of England was so red-facet
from her lore If brandy that her not too re
spectful subjects called her "Brandy Man,"
Alexander the Great had a large mole o'
the right side of his neck. II was regarded
bv his contemporaries as a sign OF good luck
Richard III. was commonly supposed t.
have been a hunchback, but according to som
authorities was weil-made, handsome man
| Anastasius rarely spoke. 1t is believed 'ha
he had some defect of the vocal organs. II
communicated with hs attendants by writing
The fact that parrots 1--we to an old age is dc
mo,,stratcd byone which recently died in Ne'
York that had belonged to one family ~ years
The excessive heat and moisture has cause
the peach and apple crop of the North to ro
considerably, which will doubtless cause
shortage.
Caligua was maniac. For nights togethc
he would walk the halls Of his palace unable
sleep, alternately cursiug the night and pray
ing for the day.
Out Of 100000 men who are full grown ma
tyes Of the United States, 100000 Of them al
mare than 6 feet in height and 100000 mo,
than feet inches.
Jaropolk, one Of the early kings Of Rnssi'
had only about half lower jaw, the remaind'
having been cut of by saber stroke durin
; fight with the Turks.
Catharine the Great Of Russla, during h
later years, became exceedingly hcshy, with
red face deformcd By carbunces from her 81
cessive use Of intuxicants.
Book agents are supposed to die an ear
/. and violent death, but Capt. G. +. u. Di'
mond is still at the dangerous trade in 81
J Franc,sco at The age OF 100.
! Louis XIII. could not grow beard, and
comp liment to the kings smooth face Il
courticrs all shaved, and bcardless faces we
the fashion during his reign.
The first fourteen Roman cmpcrors q
! shaved their faces clean. There Is porira
bus. representing Nero with beard, but il
not believed 10 be authentic.
' William ILL.,, Cor many years, suffered fro
consumption and eventually died Of that di
: ease. lie was noted for his taciturnity, wh''
By many persons was mistaken Tor 'll-tempe
}. Moha,nmcd dyed his beard red, and his
annie wss extensively followed among q
J, Arsbians. IIe dislikcd black hair, mud Il
fayoritc wife blondiucd her trcsses with 81
: phur. !.
: According 70 the rabbis, Solomon had
beard three fcct long. Among the Jews u
beard was considered synonymous with wi
! Ao,r. the longer The beard the greater the ps
fundiiy II intellect.
Mai. Il. A. Burke, defaalting TREASURER
n J.ouisiona, who abseonded 10 Spanish Ho
durus, viii return and surrender for trial
fore many moons. Ills wife has already
ltuined 10 New Orleans.