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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24
THE LION WAS UPON MY TRAIL.

mans enemy. The track led up along
a path through the thicket and toward
the mouth of a small canyon. AS l
proceeded / saw that the trail, which
was quite fresh, circled around tow ward
the point where had crossed the
stream, and when arrived again at the
crossing was somewhat startled to
see in the sand by the side Of the
stream, close to one Of my own foot
prints, made not ten minutes before, a
second track of the mountain king.
This was becoming interesting. The
lion was upon my trail, and it sent a
cold shiver over me to fancy sudden
spring from rock or tree, followed by
a weight OF four hundred pounds of
wildcat upon my shoulders. at once
determined to leave the trail and seek
q point OF vantage among the rocks at
the mouth of the canyon. This I did,
not emitting an occasional glance over
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24

thickets the cunning mountain lion
trails his prey. This animal, one of the
most formidable of the cat species,
more nearly resembles the tiger or
panther than his noble namesake. His
Is policy of stealth, and it is only
when wounded or at bay that he will
attack the human species. He rarely
falls prey to the rife of the hunter or
mountain ranchman. The latter wages
a relentless warfare against him be-
cause OF his fondness for the blood of
young colts and his frequent inroads
upon the herds that pasture the noun
tain meadows
With all his cunning, the mountain
lion often comes to grief in the ranch
mans bear trap, and his career of
blood and depreciation is changed for
one OF innocence and usefulness as q
parlor rug. A miner who returned re-
Gently from prospecting tour in the
western hills gives an account of an ad-
venture with a lion which well illus
trates the habits Of the animal and the
danger of attacking him at a disad-
vantage. s2&s1 N
II was prospecting for gold on the
Limestone range about a month ago"
said he, "and stopped over night with
ranchman named Jones, who had
quite herd of horses He complained
bitterly of his losses from the lions. l
asked him why he did not hunt them,
and he answered that it was useless, as
1t was very rarely that sight could be
had OF the animals. He had trapped
four in the last few months, but his
losses still continued, and hardly a
week passed that he did not find the
half-eaten carcass Of colt or horse.
The next morning started out to be-
gin prospecting upon ridge near the
ranchman's cabin. In reaching the
point to which was bound had to
cross stream at a short distance from
the ranch. As was leaving the bank
noticed in the soft earth foot prints
which looked like those of giant cat.
1t had rained the night before, and
had no difficulty in following the trail,
which at once recognized as that of a
mountain lion.
had no arms with me except a large
revolver, but knowing that these ami
mails rarely attack man had no fear
OF an encounter, and thought that
might possibly get shot at the ranch
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24
Explanatory.

Indignant Wife-Here, sir, is tho pho
tograph of strange woman find you
are in the habit of carrying around in
your pocket. ! demand an explana-
tion.
Husband-Why, pshaw! my dear,
fell in love with that girl long before
our marriage.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24

Little Dot-I wish you'd come here
and help me mend my dolls crib.
i Little Dick-I'm tired.
Little Dot-You needn't do any work.
Jes' hold zis nail while I hammers 1t
In, --Good News
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24
just Like,

"Jenks asks almost every young lady
he meets to marry him."
Hes like great big ire-cracl1er."
How sop
He's such a splendid pepper 49,
Judge, ttf
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24

What an old umbrella Brattles
carries!' Remarkable, isn't it? It is
evidently one of the shades of his an
cestors. s."-Washington Star,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24

There is way in which the post
age stamp has the advantage of the
small boy. 1tcan never be licked but
once, Rams Horn,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24
> A MOUNTAIN LION,
An Adventure with a Savage Dem
izen of the Mountains.

n THE remoter
regions of the
Black Hills, far
from the towns
a nd mi n i n e
camps, the or
iginal denizens,
bear, deer, elk
a n d mountain
lions, enjoy al
mo S t u n d i S.
puted poss e s.
81 o n. In tn e
shadowy c q n
yons and dense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
Objects for Bible Lessons.

"We keep these things for object-lesson teach
ing of the Scriptures" said the dealer in Sun
day school goods to a STAR reporter. SIN these
two bottles are myrrh and frankincense, such as
the wise men brought. This is mite the
smallest coin in use 1000 years ago. It was one
like it that the widow dropped into the poor
box. In this receptacle are 'tares,' Of the sort
that grew up and choked the grain that was
scattered by the husbandman. These are the
pieces Of silver tribute money, thirty Of which
were the price of the betrayal Of Christ. This
IL bit of 'sackcloth' Of the kind that is used in
the east. If you will observe how rough it is, it
will not surprise you that people should
have regarded the putting on Of
such a fabric as penitential performance, suit
able, with an accompaniment of ashes, to the
ceremony of mourning Here are few of the
'husks' which the prodigal son was glad to
share with the swine. They look to me like the
bulls Ct some kind of beans. though am not
accurately informed. This bottle is labeled
'manna,' though its contents are a mystery to
me. smelling somewhat like dough- These
little articles Of glass and earthen ware are
tear bottles In ancient times people used to
cry into such bottles Lastly, here is a crown
Of thorns made from the same sort Of thorns
as are believed to have composed the crown Of
the Savior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
Eccentricities Of Vision.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
81 do not suppose this world looks alike to
any two persons" said Thomas McHenry at
the Southern. "a dozen Of us were looking
at the moon the other night. To one it
appeared the size Of a fve-cent piece, to
another much larger than a cart wheel. To
one it appeared well-rounded globe, and to
another fiat, circular piece of brass. 1 noticed
this diversity Of human vision once in Calves
ton, Tex. l saw a man named O'Dell shoot a
fellow gambler named Quinlan to death. He
fired four shots from a large revolver. At the
trial one man testified that Quinlan had q knife
In his hand at the time of the shooting. An
other thought it was q cane, while third ex-
pressed the opinion that it was a billiard cue. /
was standing facing him when he was shot and
would make oath that his hands we're open
and contained nothing. Those who testified
were disinterested spectators and told on the
stand what they honestly thought they saw
The shooting began in a saloon. Quinlan ran
out, followed by O'Dell, who kept shooting.
Some thought one shot was fired in the saloon,
others thought three, yet all were looking right
at the two men. You often hear people say
that what they see they know; but they don't
They have no assurance that they saw right. A
man who implicitly believes his eyes is liable to
fall into grievous error"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
Mr.. GladstOne's Eyes.

From the London Daily telegraph
Fifty-four years since Mr.. Gladstone con-
ceived the idea that it would be better for his
eyesight were he to substitute candles for the
somewhat primitive lamp by which he had been
in the habit Of studying by night. The light
shed by two candles was not sufficient for his
purpose, but. with the infexibility and perse-
verance which are his most marked characteris-
tics. he continued to perform his nightly task,
with the result that his right eye became so
much weakened that his medical adviser en-
Joined upon him the necessity Of obstaining to-
tally from work and living as far as possible in
u dark room for six months. Long before that
period had expired Mr.. Gladstone made q
trip to southern Europe in company with his
old college friend, Sir Stephen Glynne.
Once again grave accident to Mr.
Gladstone's eye threatened for q few days
to produce the most serious consequences. 1t
is well known that he did not begin to WELD
the az as an amateur Teller of trees until he was
forty years old, and not long afterward a chip
few upward as he was cutting down big oak
and struck him in the right eve, which ia the
more sensitive Of the two. A Jew DAYS of rest
and of abstentiOn from work suficed to re-
store him entirely; but it is remarkable fact
tina: tho "arcus senilis, or circular ring out
side the pupil, was developed in Mr.. Glad
stones eyes at q much earlier period than 10
common with human beings whose life il
destined to be more than usually prolonged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
The Morning Cold Bath.


According to Jenness Miller cold bathing in
the early morning is beneficial only to those
persons who have sufficient vital energy and
nervous force to insure good reaction, with no
subsequent languor or lassitude. Many persons
who are greatly refreshed by their morning
bath feel tired or languid two or three hours
after it. When this occurs it is conclusive evil
dence against the practice.
Persons who have an abundance of flesh and
blood, who are sluggish in temperament and
whose nervous force Is not depleted can take
the cold morning bath to advantage Others
who are inclined to be thin in flesh, whose
hands and feet become cold and clammy
ON slight provocation, who digest food
slowly and assimilate it with difficulty, who
are nervous and who carry large mental
burdens should avoid early morning bathing.
For all such the bath at MONDAY or before re-
firing at night is far more desirable, end ii
should be followed by rest of body and brain
till equable conditions of circulation are re-
established.
Some individuals who are weak in nervous
power have such excitable peripheral nerves
that they get at once perfect reaction from,
cool bathing, but loose in after effect more
than the value Of the bath. This class of per-
sons should not bathe too often, and should
always use tepid water, choosing the time
preferably before retiring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
THOMAS BOWLING SON. Aucssl. ol2 d n y.

cHANcEEH SALE q L1IEoyEp REAL ESTATE
ss a5Jsns oS a s5f 81 sMTt
Under The decree Of the supreme Court q The Die
oocn,sne ct 81 as.in.. Adslms1n q az Ne Vim sell
Z stses e M pI:S:s' On f 1Fi
O'CLOCK Pm 10. z IN sauArs Al. with hogss :,
Ssh -n 70 sS
Nd .rs.s so sSSs and e. Ha = 5;
Nth house No. 4as street southwest and he houss
~, Ssa s s Il 5sfSSs IxS,I &.
nth house. 81 sS sSS sss ~ y :s ss.s
fsss ,. NS w 1 s snsre q "a r
square 500, With house 102s 9Th st. SO part Of iot
~ square 5Ol being strip 20 feet vide on the east
md t s.S :s
The full dspia thereof q 10. Is. square ssS VIII
n9 ana o. nj MS2 81 6a9 it'll f%ENrYr1rrH 1882
AT FIVE O'CLOCK P. M. we viii sen LOT 5 Of Sel
SG aDs IN, :gs " Of 'qgsss nm h0r.s. No
Sos SiS @ 81 sns IN
thereto. sad part po 1 Ss II ss.s
south 4 feet thence east So fed. themes north il
with house No 1oI ID 81 Sc. iii q said ppepepy be-
Terms Of sale: One-t cash and balance in eaua
With interest payable semi snnuaiiy or ali cash Al
option Of purchase. reasonable deposit will be re
sTirSd :. ms Of :sls on each separate p9rch.se and
be comPg Gs With il fifteen days
500 5th st. NV
BENJAMIN r. LEIGHTON, trustees
lid Az La. ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
FUTURE DAYS,
u ATcLIFFE. DARR L CO., Aucta
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
On STREET BETWEEN SIXTEENTH AND
SEyEETEENTH STREETS, IMPROVED BY

CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
on Strict BETWEEN SIXTEENTH AND
SUBSTANTIAL BRICK BUILDING.
o Of p.sss s Court Of s
i'sss wherein the Employer IisSiIisy A.saranc o
E. r al ct al are defendants. will sell at rnblic
auction IN front Of the premises; on MONDAY, JULY
Of Washington, District OF Columbia and known and
described as all OF THO western % feet inches Of
original lot No; and the eastern "a feet Of srbd-
vision Of ot 20" IN square No. lS. the whole being
north line Of North i street % feet inches
east Of the southwest of the said lot and
ming thence west foryseven feet six inches thence
-four feet thence north twelve feet to the north
west corner Of said lot thence twentythree
six inches thence south hundred and two feet six
inches TO the point of the BEGINNING subject alley
way the i've feet Of real and also all
that other piece parcel Of real estate situate In the
city Of Washington. District of Columbia and known
and described all Of the east thirty feet North
street by the full depth of lot No. g in T. Drurye
al subdivision Of square 1S5. per plat recorded in
ber B. folio 2lO CT the records of the once
announced at sale.
Terms of sale: third cash and balance in equal
fnSallments AT one and two years from day Of safe,
with interest payable semi annually or all cash at
9niTed a. time Of sale consysncine and reoordinr
at purchasers cost. II terms OF sale fully
complied with in fifteen days from day of sale the
trustee the right to resell at risk and
defautng purchaser after i've days readvertisement
Of such sale in some newspaper published in Washing
ton, ID. O.
3yl2-eodSds 412 5th st. N. W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
After the Question IL Asked.


So few men know how to propose well. Al.
most always directly man says 81 love YOU
there comes pause in the conversation and
thence on paucity Of ideas on his part. 1t is
q good thing to lift the strain little for man
by saying something ordinary and common
place after the proposal is over. OF course il il
il a proposal you are going to accept he kisses
You some, and that starts the conversation com.
fortably again or else renders it unnecessary.
But 1t is a difference when you refuse a man.
OF course 1t ID not really fair to let aman kiss
you under such circumstances, unless, indeed,
you want to see how he does it and this II going
TO be your last chance. Some men are 20 queer,
You know, after they are refused. II you are
not going to let him kiss you. better get in some
quaint little remark right OF to set things going
again. have o friend who always says that be
has been deceived. that her hair does not curl,
and that she could not think Of accepting man
who bad asked her while under tbe impression
that she did not use irons.
This sort OF thing, however, sometimes only
makes man ask you all over again. II may Be
better TO be wistful and bored and say: "NoW
you have gone and spoiled everything. What
think what he did do II for. and just q pftsn q
not he does not himsek know. One ought a.
vsys TO give man chance Hke that, whether
ons means 70 acoept o. not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

strictly nocturnal and Ii often attacked by d.
urnal beasts and birds Of prey. In Forest and
Stream a writer recently called attention to the
fact that he had just examined the body Of q
golden eagle that had been shot in Jefferson
county, n. Y, and found the feet of this eagle
were full OF porcupine quilts, which was proba-
bly, the last animal he had dined of of, and
must have been about as hot q meal ~ he ever
had
I'm the Adirondack mountains the porcupine
IL particularly abundant now and reported as
really on the increase as to numbers. 1t II
known to spend most Of its time high In the
trees, although its den is concealed in some
ledge of rocks or sandy burrow. When 1t has
selected tree to its liking il often never leaves
that tree day or night for a moment even until
the foliage has been completely stripped on.
Merriam speaks Of this popularity in New York
forests just as Hearn observed 1t in the Cana
dian wilds fifty years ago. All observers ex-
press their surprise that so large and clumsy Q
beast can climb out far enough on the branches
so as to reach the terminal buds and twigs. but
it manages to distribute its weight over several
small branches, then with his strong claws
bends back their tips and draws or whips them
into its month.
WILL NOT HURRY ITSELF.
''The porcupine will coolly shuttle through
your camp at night anywhere you may be To-
Gated in the Canadian woods Of Lake Superior
and the copper districts on our own side. II
will grunt and utter that queer small baby cry
as it rubs against your camp kettles and snuffles
about and around the ashes Of the fire. You
shout at it, you throw q boot. 1t leisurely re-
tires, only to return in few minutes, until,
weary of the uncanny visitor, you arise and kill
1t with a club or pop it over with revolver.
Take it all in all this animal is about as sim
gular . creature al the economy Of nature has
as yet produced. 1t has been persistently con-
founded by thousands Of intelligent readers
with the little European hedgehog (Erinaceus).
which Is never found in the new world, and
which is nearer in relation to the moles Tai
pidce) than any other beast Several Of the
species which inhabit Java, Sumatra and Ma
lacca have been invested with the reputation OF
possessing a certain intestinal calculus or con-
cretion which as a 'bezoar' has been extrav-
agantly valued by the natives Of those coun-
tries, and Pennant says that some Of these
stones have been sold for as much as 500
crowns apiece. But the old Romans. who
bought its body in the open market. never made
this discovery, and they were quite credulous
enough"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

'V'dOMAS DOWLlNd Bun, Aucto. 6l2 Z st. n ".
BY virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia passed the twenty hrst day Of
June. A. ID. lSo, In cause there depending wherein
Jackson H. kalstoa and another were complains
and Thomas g. Qusen and others were defendants.
s ~ = tuSn IN tF8Hs 3 r.
Al that part q traf Of land lying IN the county Of
MssniIssEr; u the District e coluIbi. and called
o ss :. sns
lying at The southeast c9rer Of STD Of tsct and
feet % stone thence north Is degrees ~ minutes west
rs feet TO stake " thicket near brook. and BE-
jspss b. Hove 70 JaeksOn q RsIsson: shsncs :Outk
20 deGrees 20 minutes west COL feet stake at
south 2 degress - nnutss 80 seconds east x5 Ifset
shsn on s the e TIE s.d ssS,n 2 sd
- fsst % ths psss q bssnnins. oesssinias
IL OF acres. bearnes being true and allowing de-
ees for westerly Variation the said land being the
ssme e that Of vhieh Asxius Queen did ssissd and
fssa: q ~. s,iAs -shird essh. pssA... noeey
b sscured b TIE notes Of ths ppschassr besFinx
Pss osnt interest pei annum n IL date Of sels he
% s &. ess: q 81 &. srsS q
s tie ans Of he al. An eoavsysseans. Sc.
9 sas pYFcassess cot U9ls. tAs tssns q Ne Are
$3.50 rsss9ys IS ss 9 ssss 4 5. S.issiaas
''''A' ifff11RiE eesa Z sTpposs. 3rs....,
=. RANDALL VIDA fFSA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

Consul Bedloe in the Practitioner.
Annoy bears the unenviable reputation of
being the dirtiest and most unhealthful city OH
tue globe. The reputation is thoroughly de-
served. What is a more unpleasant fact is the
promise Of the present tendency Of affairs to a
lower and worse condition. The reasons
are obvious to O newcomer at q glance.
The city is built on the edge Of q mountain
Gus island and IL exceedingly old. Inscriptions
on ancient tombs run buck as far rs the be.
ginning OF the Christian era, and coins found
In accidentally discovered graves date to
dynasties from 500 to 1000 b. c. During all
this period the hillsides Of the CITY have been
used as burying grounds. As the population
increased the houses encroached upon the
cemetery land, until finally the two became
hOpelessly intermixed.
The United States consulate is regarded Ms
a very superior locality but il is surrounded
by over 100 tombs. A score OF the large
blocks OF granite used in and about it are
old tombstones. On the hill immediately be-
hind the residence Of F. Malcampo the graves
touch one another at every point and form a
solid white surface of rock. brick, porcelain
and cement, covering more than l.OOQ. OOO
square feet. Near the Lam-paw-do Toss
house $4,000 bodies are said to have been
buried vertically to save space. Thew
lie or stand in a plot Of land of as many
square feet. Annoy proper and its suburbs
nave living population OF about LOCO, OOO
and dead one Of four and half times AZ
many. The wells are shallow and are sunk
on the edges Of tho graveyards, and, even
among the tou1bs themselves. have moi
seen one whose water is lot muddy and die
colored by the perpetual turning up Of the soil
The city il a relic Of the past. It il walled
the same as y was in the time of Confucius. II
two to six feet in width; no wheeled vehicle car
use them: An equestrian would experience
great difficulty in turning . corner. Here and
there is IN open space or plaza, dug out 90 O.
to be huge open cesspool; into it the streets
discharge their filth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

Besides the eight open hearth furnaces men.
! toned In connection with the armor plate mill
there are eight other furnaces Of the same kind
from twenty to forty tons capacity. Near by !,
the plate mill, which takes slabs from the armol
plate mill and rolls to any desired size and u
the width Of 10 inches. II was probably no,
mentioned that the armor plate mill can roll
100-ton ingots and that it has the largest shears
in the world, ffty-four by ifty-four inches
which cut steel Of any thickness with greatest
ease.
The new Bessemer department is equipped
with four twelve-foot cupolas, vessels in which
iron IL melted before 1t Is run into the con.
verters. There are two twelve-ton converters.
Everything in this department is operated auto
matically with hydraulic pressure. The capacity
of the department, without crowding, is 20 ,00t
Of ingots for beams, channels, Us and other
structural material per month. The old Bes-
semer mill has been changed to a large refrac.
tory house for the grinding Of clays, mixing
| and other uses.
There is q twenty-eight-inch mill which
makes blooms and billets. The thirty-three.
inch mill will be converted into a structural
| and billet mill aud will make various shapes
THIS mill is equipped with all automatic ap'
pliances in use.
The twenty-three-inc mill is now being
remodeled and equipped with an entire outfi
of automatic Appliances When completed il
will be run on lighter structural material
The ten-inch or guide mill, the little toy of the
pIan,, Is making rouno ana nat RODS, OARS ano
small angles.
PERFECT SYSTEM.
Throughout the entire plant the most perfect
system nrevails The wards are vriaironed with
roi,rood tr.ck, 40 socil,.oto tbe ,ron,nor,;o,
80 N - = 'Ao "A.po, Nc-
OF raw or finished material. or material II
process OF complexion. Nineteen i0como
ives Vi n ", sizes aIc fequlIea 10 h"hoie INC
llninc. Inc pant mas at the most con,
vehleht p0Iits SHOPS ior repairing ano
turning rols, IN "nich .here are Az ia.ne >,
nachine shops IN %nich are emP,oved ~
machiosts and their heipers The blacksmith
snoP, VIII iorges' steain MANNERS. &c, keeps
.weh'y-nse men busy. hep1lrs 70 gas aho
s s! anu water pipes anu required comes
s , oenlnho IN me cons.Aht ehploymen1 Oh
uolon hien inose nre carpe..ers. uhners'
pattern makers ana mechanics OF every Dfanch
Az.
"nen ~ le"nhea 'na' TINS Plant produces
sos;Iv r npdarntnd "n ths oI a'eai;
m;rsd on ,ha D".. 20 i 'ne uamos. care Is re,
qulred on tne part OF the management, and that