The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-24
Editorial and Otherwise

'Scorching is becoming Questionable eve,
with the cyclists.
A short dress has no tcrrors to the romsr
with pretty foot
The Count of Turin seems to be in Bot
Fifzsimmons' class.
He that hideth hatred with lying lips and h.
that uttereth slander is u fool.
The man whois stuck IN himself is a greater
ass than the One Balaam rode.
As jewel Of gold in swine's snout, so is 4
fair woman without discretion.
The best cure for melancholy is earnest
work in behalf of some sorrowing one.
When youth is given entirely to pleasure
old age is principally occupied in repentance.
A righteous man regardeth the life Of his
beast, but the tender mercies Of the wicked are
cruel.
When n woman ot 20 marries a man of 10,
yon can set him down as n TOOL and her as a
knave.
In the society Of young ladies' an expert gold
player ranks much higher than Il statesman or
| a poet.
The devil is never so well pleased as when
he sees the churcl, Of God divided into war; ing
| factions.
The Kloudike Daily Times is only $3.50 a
year; single copy, $50. Now is the time to
subscribe.
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked
m more, hut the righteous is an everlasting
| foundation.
lie that kpepeth his mouth keepcIh his life,
but he that openeth vide his lips shall have
destruction.
There is that makrth himself rich, yet hath
nothing there is that makclh himself pnor, yet
hath great riches.
This is natures protection against the humil-
iaton Of marriage.
True greatness i, achieved not hy one great
act, hut by the faithful performance "f little
duties frora day to day.
The devil does not want to change the opin-
ion OF the man who thinks that he can str\ Z
God jus, as well ont Of the church AS in it.
There exists, in the economy and course of
nature, an indissoluble union between virtue
and happiness, between duty and advantage.
With favorable weather Tor the next two or
three weeks, the farmers of Ontario will gather
the best crops they have had for twenty years.
Spain is going to construct six new cruisers
and large ironclad She will try to make
them swift enough To get away from an enemy.
The natives Of Alaska seldom change their
rl"thes unless they are worn out. They are
arth.
Two hundred Indianians were made sick by
circus lemonade the other day. Perhaps some
genuine lemons had been used in its manu-
facture.
Education is not compulsory in ireland:
though there are excellent state-aided ma
tional schools, no one need TO send his child
to them.
There are 256 railway stations within six
mile r,dus Of st. Paul's cathedral, London,
while within twelve mile radius there are
nearly 400.
The PENNSYLVANIA Central railroad is trying
the experiment, Of sprinkling its tracks with
oil to keep down the dust, and it has proven
successful in limited way.
Kerosene is very efficient in starting a FIRE,
but unfortunately il will seldom confine its at
tention to the store. II has awayof including
the cook in its ministrations.
The gondols has made ITS appearance on the
Thames. Two or three of these craft have
been seen lately in the uppcr reaches OF the
river and are owned by private people.
Six hundred thousand British sovereigns are
on their way to San Francisco. The American
sovereign will be glad to receive them, and
place them where they will do the most good.
Women bent on suicide should never select
the family cistcrn. Such a course is apt to
have a depressing effect on such remaining
members Of the family as may be water drink
ers.
One cause of the great rush TO the k'ondyke
Is probably due to the announcement that 1t is
dangerous to baths the body there--'lat only
the face. and leet should come in contact with
water.
Sume Of the bachelor women are determined
to keep the bachelor poli,icians out Of "fice in
Boston # possible. Probably they hope to
give an impetus to the matrimonial market
thereby.
DIR. Borsrdus, The most marvellous and ex-
pert shot the world has ever produced, has
trained two horses Of the broncho variety 10
ascend a stairway to a platform thirty-fve
feet above the ground and TO dive from that
height into twenty feet Of water.
"Oh, live for those who need you,
Fcr ,hosc who know you true,
For The heaven that bends above you
And waits your coming, too.
For the good that needs assistance,
For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the future In the distance,
And the good that YOU may do"
When we feel inclined 10 despair, because
the future !mks unpromising and the past
holds dark memories, NJ ns repeat these sim
ple rhymes ,hs, upheld the duty Of the hours
"what IL tks past and ths future
Seem like mistsnd . dream! j
| Now Is the portion w care t"r;