The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-15
Editorial and Otherwise.

| horse in Baltimore wears an artificial eye
truly happy man is at peace with all til,
world.
There are smart Alccks in every town and
village.
1t is a very easr matter for a hungry man
not to be honest.
Mr.. Astor is now a full booded Euglshmar
he has the gout.
Embalmers seem to be cold hearted and
generally charge stiff prices.
There is one good thing about Mr.. Cleve-
land-he don't shoot ''craps."
An honest man need not 60 around with n
certificate Of honesty in his pocket.
Don't keep late hours when YOU are court
ing. Go aw.v early, say about | a. IN.
Isn't it singular that great many people
use the plural when they ought not to?
The world NAV "owe erers man living,
but payments are mighty slow to some.
There are gj3 convlcts in the State Peniten-
tiary, including those ON the State farms.
A wise man has said; "lIe who buys what
he does not need, will soon need what he can
not buy"
1t is not every man going about wishing the
people happy new wear who has paid all his
last wears bills.
The President saws he is glad to be rid Of
the business In other words, there are no
more ducks to die for him,
One souvenir button factory has turned ont
2O0,O 900 barrels of buttons. The advertising
cap factory is a close follower.
Mrs. John Rockefeller is as devoted to hos
ptalS where her charities are concerned as
her hus sband is to universities
The depostorS Of dcfunct banks have one
consultations: They can write obituaries when
the bank officials drown themselves.
In 1896 there were llj bank failures, only
twelve Of them happening in the southern
States, and not one of them in Mississippi.
Inc queen hI bTctcc Is an accomplished
vacl,swonan, holds masters certificate and
is an honorary admiral in the Russian navy.
The Queen Of England has good thing in
her memoirs, revised by herself, and soon To
be published The book will be bound To sell
Mrs. Leases home at Wichita, Kansas, is
abou, to he sold by the sheriff. She evidently
did not make money ont Of campaign speak
ing.
The proper way to pronounce "trocha," the
fortified line Grneral Werlcr has constructed
across the Island of Cuba, is said to be "trot-
SKA"
The Russian Empire gets along very well
with the French Republic. The Gar has been
throwing new year bouquets to the President
Of France.
The Salvation Army will soon organize n
movement among the negroes of the South.
1t is to be hoped it will cause some Of them
to move on.
There is one good thing about the bicycle.
The rider cannot sit on it sdewi>e and talk
politics with a neighbour while picking his
teeth with splinter.
The tremendous effect upon the country that
Drbs imagined would result from his an
nouneement that he had jolned the Socialists
has not vet materialized.
Go forth with smile on your face aud Won
will return believing that most people are
good natured Wear frown, and you will
find plenty of luarrelsome people.
The pamphlet sent out from the Agricul-
tural department showing that 800 600 voters
are either illterate or IDIOTS, doesn't seem to
attract Ms much attention as it deserves.
The waters Of MARYLAND are said to produce
one-thlrd Of the total oyster supply Of the
world, and twice as many OF the biyalves as
are grown in all foreign countries combined.
Thirty -four railroad receiverships during
1896 look like a rather formidable array OF
disasters in that line. And vet it does not
come np to the record of the three previous
years.
A Young girl of sweet sixteen and an old
girl who has been watering place belle for
many summers are entirely different in their
make up. One is \ natural rose-bud the
other is a work Of art.
The old saving that evil communications
corrupt good morals was never more forcblv
shown than BY the case of the Penobscot tribe
Of Indians down in Maine. They are reported
to have become confirmed drunkards.
The Tmes-IIerald, of Chicago, declares that
the dragging Of bodies Of dead Cubans about
the country; tied to horses tails, will not help
the Spanish cause. We desire to add that it
will not do the horses any good, either.
Touring the world without money has come
to be a fad, and not respectable one, by any
means. What possible merit can n mau
claim for subj indiscriminate begging? He
should be arrested aud slapped in Jail as a
vagrant
Senator Allen, Of Nebraska, has introduced
bill appropriating ,OOO,OOO for a survey oi
the hcadwaters of the principal rivers of the
country, with view of establishing reservoirs
for irrigation purposes. The yastness of til,
scheme rather staggers one.
The Chicago Tribune has kept count Of III,
lynchings and SAYS there were ISL in 1896
Louisiana leads the list with 2j, while Misss
sirpi has only 8 to her discredit. The high
water mark was in 1892, when 235 person,
were summarily disposed Of.
There is judge out West who has evident,
been there himself On recent occasion ht
10 reported to have said To LAWYER who had
been called to the witness stand: "Mv dear at.
torney, kindly forget your profession for Z
| f,v minutes and tell the truth"