The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-10
Editorial and Otherwise.

The top rounds Of ths.ladler Of fame are few
and far apart.
Honor is jewel that may glisten from the
snout Of swine.
A blizzard will strike the Republican party
next November.
Marriage is a stream in which all may angle,
but few catch pearls.
The sun sets last to those who hayc climbed
highest up the mountain.
The fool who snaps nnloaded guns at people
is still at large in the land.
The contents of Mr.. Morton's barrel must BE-
way down past the first hoop.
Women are considered strong minded when
they cease to care for the men.
We like to see people push, but not push
themselves in places where they are not
| wanted.
AS the freely shines only when on the wing,
so is it with the human nind-when at rest, it
darkens.
Winged tune rlides on insensiblv and de-
ceives us and there is nothing more heetng
than years.
Twcntrv three ladies cowhided doctor in
Ladonia, Texas, last week, for Nritin. whisky
prescriptions.
Kentucky may have but one senator. but its
horses are as swift, ITS women rs beautiful, and
its whisky as popular as ever.
gems on earth. More precious than rubes,
more valuable than diamonds.
Hong Kong ranks fourth in the worlds
greatest ports. The annual value OF its com
merce is figured a 5000 900, 900.
| The onion is an historic vegetable, having
been used since the dawn of history BY the
Greeks, the Romans and the Egyptians.
| They say that Speaker Reed means to have
Congress adjourn before the meeting Of the
ST. Louis convention, if he can manage it,
The Boston girl who sued man for kissing
her, claiming S2noo0 AS compensation, may
be angry because he only kissed her once.
A single sentence well weighed aud careful
lv delivered is better than volume of careless
uttrrances which may suffer by addition or
| subtraction.
The man who would accomplish any import
ant purpose in life must first acquire an ex-
pert handling of his chiei instrument that is
himself.
The Iowa, the finest battle-shp in the world
was successfully launched at Philadrlphi las,
Saturday. The contract price for this yess,
is 1000, 900.
The Brnndywine took its name from Dutcl
brandy distillery ON it's banks in the earl,
days. The Dutch name for brandy is bran,
win, or burnt wine.
True greatness is acquired BY a succession
of noble efforts like the tree, which as it con
tinucs to grow, adds to itself, until complei,
with great and little members.
Several women, provided with bloomers an,
rifles, have started for Alaska, where they ex
pect to make good living cooking and sewing
in the mining settlements.
William F.. Gladstone remarked shor
time ago that he was proud of the fact that h
had never been addicted to the use OF wine
tobacco, or other stmulant.
A New York paper says that the the grea
trouble which the Republican candidates hav
in buying Southern votes Is that the Southern
: Republicans will not "stay bought"
There are two pine trees, one in Bohemis
tie other IN sweden and NORWAY, which ar
known to have been living $40 years, accordin
to Gericke, the great German forester.
Papers with patent insides cannot expect
have much regard for the fitness of thing.
One of them was out in illustrated plate matt.
this week showing how to carve a turkey.
: An old man Of Otumwa, Iowa, who saw
t wood for a living, claims to have discovere
perpetual motion. His machine is at worl
but he has not made IFS working features pul
s. lie.
When Cherokee Bill, the notorious outla,
:, was placed upon the gallows at Fort Smith Il
u he answered "No; came here to die, not
talk"
In the middle Of an onion she was peelir
, some days ago a woman in Bath, Maine, foul
q gold ring. The explanation offered is th
\. some one dropped the ring in the onion b.
aud the onion grew around it,
}. A Chicago paper notes that many me
chant who does not advertise will spend lar
f, sums of money in rents, in order to be nei
: enough to the merchants who do advertise
=, catch their overflow of business.
=" Replying to the complaint Of free silv
paper that some of the government gold is II
clean, a gold standard sheet suggests tn
Y perhaps IL has been allowed with the brass
the silver men. And Thus the world wags o
I'd Washington news saws that soon an ord
will he issued extending to the civil servi
reform class to a large majority Of the oiic
now on the excepted list. The new order W
v. leave only an iniinitesmal number not cover
by civil service rules.
t. Millionaire Rouss, of New York City, who
- losing his eycsight from overtaxing I
D. strength Of his eyes, has been told by
most celebrated oculists Of the world that
" will be totally blind in few months. He oft
81 ,oOo, 900 to any man who can save him trt
the darkness that threatens him during his |
on earth.