The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-07-06
Editorial and Otherwise

"0ld coons" get it in the neck very
often.
Some are whistling to keep their cour-
age up.
: Never trust the promises of a two-faced
person.
= Some people are blacker than they are
painted.
Female virtue should be protected at
all hazards.
Some people are actually ashamed of
! their own feet.
When you meet an obstacle use it for a
stepping stone.
Many an illiteratc man is able to max e
his dollar mark
"Dinner for nothing" is more desirable
than "nothing for dinner
No man ever bought horse that turn
ed out to be just as represented.
Divorce is the dividing line between
matrimony and alimony.
In driving nail a woman either drives
it crooked or hits her finger.
There are not as good fish in the sea Al
some anglers claim to have caught.
1t Is mistake to Suppose that the sun
is supported in the sky by its beams.
It's pity that mans stomach isn't
built to correspond with his appetite.
Few men are SO averse to labor that
the won't work another man for drink
1t is but natural that breech of prom
Use case should be heard in courthouse.
The whistling wind and the whistling
woman are seldom able to stop street
car.
An astronomer say that shooting stars
ought to go far toward elcvating the
stage.
| The breadth Of mans religion can
often be measured by the length of his
face.
The man who reaches green old age
is apt to fall an easy prey to the bunco-
steerer.
The man who wins girl by his cheek
sometimes turns out to be a husband who
is meek.
About this time of year no man should |
complain If it turns out cold day for |
him.
With some people, plain. everyday
stinginess is made to masquerade As wise
economy.
Foolish men come to blows over trifles.
hut wise men never fight except for the
gate receipts.
Trouble sends man to bed late, gets
him up early, and keeps him on the jump
throughout the day.
The difference between n dog and n
drunkard is that one drinks for his thirst
and the other thirsts for his drink.
Women are like soldiers-they enter
with tmidity into their first engagement,
but grow bolder with each succeeding
one.
A great many missionaries may con-
clude hereafter that China isn't worth
saving, anyway.
A few thousand Boxers seem to have
gotten their four hundred million fellow
citizens into serious trouble.
When the glass in the kitchen falls it
Is sure sign of domestic storm.
Theproprietor of certain eating saloon
ldvertscs. n sacred clam chowder every l
Sunday evening.
When an important man dies he leaves
l void, but he Wouldn't If il were some
hing that he could avoid
The easiest and best way to expand the
chest is to have good large heart in it.
1t saves the cost of gymnastics.
There not many offices that seek the
men, hut good many of them are look l
ng for pretty stenographers. y
The man who looks too long upon the q
vine when it is red is getting ready to
lse 1t orpaint. Il
II 1t is true that brevity is the soul of b
Wit, the man who is short ought to be a
'ery jolly individual. n
One Is sometimes weighed down by the y,
that life is merely a war of :,
conquest. -,
Some people never accomplish any 81
hing because they have too much pa II
icnce with themselves. !,
A courageous man will always stand y,
" his convictions, regardless of what
thers think or say.
A "puppet" has no opinions of his own. .,
lie is controlled and "bossed" by men to ~ =,
airy out their nefarious schemes to the W
etriment of their bcttcrs. az
An ostrich in the Cincinnati Zoo has
cen cured Of paralysis OF the legs by the ="
pplication Of electricity. ~
Anugget Of gold that weighed II ounces VI
nd valued at $4,000 was recently picked III
p in the Klondike--the largest ever Il,
'und or this continent. I'll
1t Is said that single tribe Western W
adams are using forty-onc kinds OF veg hs
'ables that are absolutely unknown to ..]
vilixation. he
Missionaries who desire martyrdom th
'st now might take pity on us--their liz
lnerals In China will bs much more cx- he
snsive than at home. ~
Generally speaking, man enjoys pop nl
arity for one Of three things--he has
oney to spend, favors to grant, or IL too sa
cak 10 make enemies. ~
The man who has lsrge-sized cold In
10 head Is stirred TO righteous anger th