The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17

God helps those who help themselves.
The poor always think they are slghted.
Life is too short to spend in hating anyone.
The poor and unfortunate are always with
us.
Folly stores its stomach. Philosophy its
mind.
Folly envies the rich. Philosophy laughs
at them.
The skunk has has some strong points
about it.
The mole is president of an underground
railway.
The clam always fastcns his door before 60
ing to sleep.
When the alligator smiles something is
taken in by it.
Ask the snake for his rattle, and he'll give
you his tongue.
Folly pampcrs its body. Philosophy edu-
Gates its soul.
Folly is the fly on the wheel. PHILOSOPHY
is the wheel itself.
Panicy times make sensible people do some
very foolish things.
What is arbitration good for il it cannot set
tie the coal strike?
Who can find virtuous woman? for her
price is above rubies.
When is the hog philosopher? Why, when
he's bacon, Of course.
Folly is disheartened by defeat. Philosophy
makes victory Of defeat.
The Chicago postolce has ghost. ProDa-
bly, of some dead letter.
The yellow fever liar will surely get his re-
ward--Grc and birthstone.
A fool u,tere,h all his mind, hut wise man
keereth it still afterwards.
! AS general thing, Digs are poor sailors,
and yet they all own bark.
Jerry Simpson seems to have been lost in
Kansas immense wheat crop.
When the oyster takes of his overcoat he is
mighty sleek looking fellow.
Folly is ever on the lockout for friends. Ply
losophy needs no friend but itself.
Folly goes bankrupt on hish-toned drinks.
Philosophy turns water into wine.
To keep needles from rusting, sprinkle a
little powdered lime in the packets.
Folly shriuks from death. Philosophy i.
ready to meet it more than half way.
Railway building has been carried on with
vigor of late in the island of Ceylon.
The shad is not vevy hospitable fellow,
and yet he is often boned for meal.
Folly clamors for a palace. Philosophy
makes the hutnblest shelter a palace.
The members of the London bar who are to-
tai abstainers are not very numerous.
The cat never writes for Publication, and
yet it is constantly courIng the news.
Folly is II bird without wings. Philosophy
is an eagle, at home on the highest peaks.
The greatest length of England and Scot
land north and south, is about COS miles.
The turtle is miserly by nature, and yet it is
comparatively easy to make him shell out.
A good horse will do just as You want him
to, no matter how much he may say neigh.
The rod and reproo give wisdom, but child
lett to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
New Jersey mosquitoes are still killing peo-
Pile. Envious Of the applejack's record, proba-
bly,.
Gomez is hunting all over Cuba for Weyler,
but cannot get within shooting distance OF
him.
Break one thread in the border Of virtue
and you don't know how mnch you may un-
ravel.
The beginning Of anxiety is the end Of faith
and the beginning Of true faith is the end o
anxiety.
1t is said that in Scotland there are LAG
parishes with no paupers, poor rates or public
houses.
Folly listens TO the music Of the present
Philosophy hears the happy chimes of the fu'
ture.
While Turkey is said to be bankrupt" tn,
sultan is belieyed to be the richest man in
Europe.
A st. Joseph No., man claims to have
eleven wives. Isn't this a little too much
leaven?
In Connecticut coachman has fallen he'll
to $40 900. or course he will at once leave
Connecticut.
Folly cringes before misfortunes. Phloso
phy makes friends Of them or tramples then
under its feet.
Last year Canada's total export Of bread.
stuffs was Sl2,93l,23O, Of which slo,793,l2s
went to Britain.
An application Of cologne water or am
monia to the stlngs Of mosquitoes, bees, ol
hornets will cause immediate relief.
Scotch and Welsh volunteers at Aldershoi
are getting praise for their unanimity ir
church going on Sunday and hymn-singing.
Some men who are as brave as the braves
in battle or in a personal conflict, but wher
the yellow fever germs or insects begin to hy
around, he quakes and shows the white
feather,