The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-01-17

| heatlcn sacrlhces.
To the brave obstacles are the stepping
stones to greatness.
But for the matchmaker, who would marry
the spring poet off?
The sky itself may some day be used as an
advertising medium.
D" not seek for happiness in the world, but
cultivate it in the heart.
| Every time one conqners a temptation he
strengthens his own soul.
If there is any man who ought to be boy
cotted it is the boycottcr.
Get ont your grandmothcr's fnerv. I, is
essentially up to date now.
The greenback has many foes, but it isn't
likely to go into retirement.
1t seems that the sword Of the spirit is not
sharp enough for the Kurds.
The person who is determined to make a
fool OF himself Is one already.
Be true to ,our fricnds--your enemies will
manage to take care of themselves,
in his attempt to overturn the rransvaal gov
ernmcn,.
The evangelical alliance has appointed spe-
cial day fur PRAYER for peace between America
and Great Britain.
Mr.. II. NJ. Mcneil, Of New Orleans, predicts
that the crop Of cotton next year will not ex-
crcd 6,j0D,O 900 bales.
The new bond sale is going to bring to the
front more gold than many persons thought
was in the United States.
Venezuela is reported to he purchasing
munitions of war in the United States. She
is preparing for emergencies.
that he had never promised to pardon or not
to pardon the slayers of Dlnkns.
The new mayor of Boston don't chew tobac-
co, and for this reason the anti-tobacco users
think le will make good official. 0, my
II is snid that George Q. Cannon, the virtual
head Of Mormonism, aspires to represent the
new State in the Senate, and probably will.
It is estimated that there are IL, 900, 900 able
bodied men in the United States able to do
military duty in case Of war with a foreign
power.
Miss Corrnna Shuttack, the American lady
who has shown great hcroism at Oorfa during
the recent Turkish massacres, is a native Of
Louisville.
A Judge of the supreme conrt Of the District
of Columbia has decided that children are
chattcls, and may be wilcd away from their
mother by their father.
There are now forty-fve States in this
Union, the latest addition being Utah. Soon
there will be no territories. There is room on
the flag for all Of them as States.
John G. Bailv, Of Indiana, has made a will,
expecting to die soon, and leaves $500 to Col.
R. q, Ingersoll with The proviso that he is to
o t, nd his funeral and make an oration.
Governor McTaurin at an interview in
Meridian said he would appoint the Judiciary
solely with regard to their competency and
efficiency. And who can say that is not right?
Gen. George is not to 60 into "inocnous dcs-
euetude" when he rctires from the Senate. He
will write a work on the Constitution of the
United States, and no one doubts It will be a
masterpiece.
Canned fruits and vegetables should be
opened an hour or two before being used. In
this way they become richer, as the oxygen Of
the air driven Oft at the time Of sealing is re-
stored to them.
Two grls in Cumberland, Pa, have been
heavily fined for disturbing public worship by
chewing gum. The minister testified that
when he demonstrated with one of the girls
she made faces at him.
r. J. Harding, the negro who was to raise
5000 negro soldiers to fight England, has sue
ceeded in securing two enlislmonts, one a
negro bov who was put in BY his father, who
said that he had no use for him because he
| would not work.
A party Of hunters discovered a mammoth
cave few days ago near Redbud, III. Its
entrance appeared at first to be an old aban-
doncd cold shaft, but on exploring il n river
was found about four miles from its mouth
which abounded with fish with no eyes.
| A man named Moon was presented BY his
wife with daughter that was new Moon.
| The old man was so overcome that he go,
drunk this was full Moon. When he got
sober he had only twenty-five cents this was
the last quarter. And when his wife fund u
out, there was an eclipse Of the Moon.
Secretary Olney has called public attention
to law passed in Jeiferson's time, which for
bids any citizen Of the United States cores
ponding with any officer or agent nj foreign
government, with view to influence its ac-
tions or relations to the United States. The
penalty Is $4,000 fine and three years ,mprison-
mcnt. II IL said that the New York World
has laid itself liable.