The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-08-24
Editorial and Otherwise.

Hon. VIM. j. Bryan has returned to
his home at Lincoln, Nebraska.
Kissing the wrong girl in the dark
may be called ease of miss. taken iden-
tity
The bankrupt picture dealer should
not be at Il loss TO frame excuses FOR him.
self.
The man who starts out to study wo-
mankind undertakes never ending
task.
The man who nurses his troubles
shouldn't be surprised If they wax
greater every day.
C.P. Huntington. a railroad magnet,
died few days ago. He was several
times millionaire.
In learning to play the cornet man
also acquires the art of playing on his
neighbor's feelings.
Hon. John Sharp Williams was nomi-
mated in the fifth district for Congress,
having no opposition.
The man who looks down on other
people is apt to forget how small he APP
pears to those who look up at him.
To test the amount of heat delivered
by the sun in Washington shopkeeper
of that city has been frying eggs on the
asphalt.
Incomplete as the census returns have
been for Mississippi it is now an assured
fact that we will have at least one more
Congressman.
Have your job Printing done at the
| DEMoCRAT-STAR Office If you want good
stock and artistic printing at prices to
suit the times.
| The State treasurer has received a war
rant for $4,000 appropriated annually
by the government for the two agricul-
tural colleges of the State.
The indian doctor at Durant advertises
for 500 snakes and 500 black cats for
which he offers to pay 81 each. Wonder
| il these are the ingredients of his deco
tons.
| Adlai Il. Stevenson, Democratic nomi.
nee for the Vice Presidency, says the
prospects for Democratic victory in
the national campaign are very encour-
aging.
North Carolina has followed the plan
adopted by Mississippi ten years ago,
and eliminated the negro from politics
forever. Alabama will be the next to
follow suit.
Gen. John NJ. Palmer no longer poses
as Democrat. He has declared for the
Republican party just as we thought he
would. In 1895 he was only "monkey.
ing" with the Democrats for pay.
Bro. D. NJ. Huff has sold out his Mag
nolia Gazette to Mr. Joseph e. Norwood
Mr.. Huff's i'll health was the cause of his
selling his paper. We hope he may be
restored to perfect health and return tc
the tripod.
Hon. Thos. Spight, of Tippah has been
nominated for Congress in the first dis
trict, the successor of "Private" John
Allen, who declined to be candidate
for denomination. Mr.. Spight is an able
legislator and gentlemen of the old
school.
William J. Blan has tor fifteen year;
edited the Troy Messenger and Other
papers, yet has no hands. They were
blown away by n premature discharge
of cannon. With the aid of an artifii
cial hand, he performed all the work OF
his position.
John Howard, negro, has been elect
ed coroner of Russell county, Alabama
He delivered the negro vote Of his bea
to the Democratic ticket, and the same
vote for himself for coroner. No interes
was shown elsewhere in the county il
the election of coroner; SC Howard wa'
elected.
A curious election bet is announced
from Missouri that involves a mule ant
mother in law. Arthur Williams
agrees if Bryan is elected President, tt
support George Stebbin's mother-in-lav
for life Stebbins agrees If Mckinley /
elected to twist the tail of Williams
mule daily for three weeks, or until per
!. manently disabled. 1t remains to b
seen which has gotten the better end 0
the bargain.
Jackson county, Illinois, has the larg
: est cornfield on earth. 1t contains 900
acres, and every foot is covered wit
growing corn. The new crop is now 81
feet high. Last year it averaged
bushels to the acre. A peculiar featur
of the soil is that dry weather does nc
affect it; it is very rich and spongy an
: retains moisture well, and was pul
\ chased at ~ and $l.25 per acre. Las
summer the greater part of it was sol
to Springfield capitalists at $40 per acr'
after heroic and successful efforts I
!. drainage that made 1t the prize corr
J, field 1t now is.
y There are two kinds OF bad American
! those who are bad because they d
things that are bad, and those who al
bad because they do not do things th,
are good. The latter class is no lei
harmful because Of its inactivity;
fact, it is sometimes worse than the 70
! mer because 1t lacks the saving virtue
energy. As an excellent representa-,
J Of this latter class Of bad Americans v
place in little niche all by himself tn
eminent citizen, the man who doesn
/. vote. The man who doesn't vote is Q
enemy to his neighbor, his country ar
himself. He is menace to good 90
ernment, friend to corruption, o hi
drance to progress. He Is either co
y ceited, supercilious snob, or q snivelin
fault-finding, thick-headed ignOrainus
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