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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17
LIVE MATTER WANTED.
The Clairvoyant Must Not SEQ Through
Chestnutty Spectacles.

Chestnutty Spectacles.
The lady who entered the apartments
of the fortune-teller shortly before
noon had red hair and an air of reserve
force that was very striking. 1t was
evident that the business on hand was
of the deepest moment to her, inasmuch
as her eyes had fixed expression and
her thin lips were firmly set. With
majestic mien she strobe into the inner
room, seated herself stifiy, and ex-
tended her hand to the clairvoyant.
"Reveal to me-" she loftily directed,
''my future"
The fortune-teller darted swift
glance into the strong face before her
and bent attentively over the out
stretched palm.
"It is very plain" she quietly OBJ
served, "you will be married twice"
The brow beneath the clustering au-
burn curls contracted in a frown.
eyes," the clairvoyant continued,
"there is distinct break in the line of
Hymen. You are destined to bless two
men with your wifely love-"
"Two?"
The red-haired lady's tone was hard
and incisivc, suggesting a trace of skep-
ticism.
'Ah, yes. The first husband will die
under sad circumstances, but you will
be consoled and made happy in the de-
votion of the second"
1t seemed as if the ruddy trees which
had escaped from the elaborate coiffure
and depended witchingly beside the
shell-like ear was trembling, but it
might have been the play of dancing
sunlight.
"But will make sure"
do So"
The red-haired lady watched with un.
feigned eagerness while the fortune
teller consulted horoscope and pack
of cards.
"As 1 thought. The fates have
spoken. You will marry twice"
The red-haired lady breathed hard.
Gall have their sorrows" gently sug-
gested the clairvoyant.
The red-haired lady bit her finger
nail.
Zone dollar, please"
"Hey?"
'One dollar.
"Not by a jugful."
AS the red-headed lady rose from her
seat her manner had not lost a particle
of its majesty.
Zone dollar, indeed! Well, guess not.
Do you think came here to pay dollar
for a lot of old information? Two hus-
bands! The idea! Why, myself know OF
more than that without anybody telling
me. Yes, na'am. You might be interested
to learn that l buried my fourth hus-
band as long as six weeks ago. Mar.
ried twice! Why don't you try to tell
people something they don't know al
ready? You make me drowsy. You
ought to have lived ten years ago.
You're away behind the times"
The sunlight kept right along dane
ing, but the red-haired lady was gone
like a dream that has fed.-Detroit
Tribune
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17
Value of Six Pictures.

In 1888 Charles Smith died in Eng.
land, leaving six pictures, two by Rey-
nolds, three by Gainesboro, and anoth-
er by Hoare A professional valuer
valued them at e1, 100, and the revenue
authorities and executors were content
The business was finished SO far as the
executors were concerned, in 1886. In
1888 the tenants for life in possession of
the pictures obtained from the court
permission to sell them Two sold for
100000 and the rest for a4.5Oo. The
revenue authorities, hearing of this, in
stituted proceedings to obtain payment
of further probate duties, but were
beaten. Chicago Times.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17
No Good There.

Peddler-Madam, have some fina
Biblical notices for sale. Here's "Seek
and ye shall find," for dollar. How
does that suit you?
Woman-The work is pretty and the
price is low enough, but the sentiment
wouldn't be tolerated here for min.
ute. This is the home of Detective No
brain.-Judge.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17
WHO YOU CALLIN' HoNEY?"

too proud er man ter stand dat; Use
travelled too much ter stand it, an now
Use gwine stan right yere an ak you
ct You gwine be my WIFE
"'Ole man. say she. but she didn't
turn de light on me-she give me cold
darkness-'ole man, hobble er long
now. I amt got no crutches fur you,
SO hobble er long while youse able.
Wen wants ter marry sich er man ez
you I'll 20 ober yander ter de guber-
ment hospital an pick him out
Den l come er way. Laws er massy,
de misery did see night after night!
Ever time I'd shut my eyes dar wuz dat
lady shellin' pease. prayed ter de
Lawd ter send me de angel O. peace,
an l drapped off ter sleep, an yere
come de angel. She he'd er long silver
cloak on, an er gold veil; an jest ez
drapped on my knees ter thank her fur
de peace she had fetch me she tuck er
pan full O. pease out frum under her
silver cloak an she lifted her golden
veil, an I seed de cruil lady dat l
loved.
"At last found dat if I didn't take my
mind often dat subject I'd go crazy, an
darfo como down yere and flung er
dollar in de river"
But how will that aid yon to take
your mind off the subject?"
"Ah, Lawd, you'se got er heap ter
Farm an er mighty heap o. travelling to
do. How is it. gwine take my mine
often de subject? Dis way: I'll go away
from yere thinkin' O. whut er fool l
wuz ter fling er way dat doller Wien l
needed it 90 much; an all de time Use
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17
HAIR CUT BY LIGHTNING.
How Jovo Came to the Rescue of a Sufits
ing Telegrauh OnoratOr. -

ing Telegraph Operator.
Tie central figure of this tale was
telegrapher named Bogardus. ''Bogy,"
as he is called for short, is known in
the telegraph profession from Boston
to San Francisco and New Orleans to
Toronto. He possessed rowing dis
position, love for good old bourbon
whisky, and mind that was blank as
to the value of money. The following
occurred in the days when 'Bogy" was
in his prime.
He had recently been fired" from
the New York offices, and for bread
and butter had drifted out onto rail-
road centering in Pittsburgh to sober
up and get new start. He was al
ways careful of his personal appear
ance, and, while he could shave him
self, the cutting of his own hair was an
impossibility. Pittsburgh, some thirty
miles from the little station he was at,
was the nearest place where he could
have the tonsorial feat performed To
go to the city meant another spree and
consequent discharge, and ''Bogy''
knew this too well. But his hair grew,
the weather became hot, and he fretted
and fumed. The comments of the rail
road men didn't add to his comfort
Late one afternoon, after very hot
day, thunder storm of remarkable in
tensity came up, the lightning played
hide and seek among the relays, sound
ers and switchboard in "Bogy's" little
10x10 Office. Every minute the storm
increased in intensity, and the elec-
trical display was grandly sublime. AS
the cracks of the bolts on the switch
board became more frequent and the
flashes more luminous, "Bogy," not a
bit frightened, concluded to put the cut
out plug in the switchboard and there
by save his instruments from burning
up in case the lightning became toe
strong.
On the instant he applied the plug a
bolt of lightning struck . telegraph
pole about fifty feet from the office and
the surplus electricity came in the
| switchboard and over the wire, and
"Bogys" head was wrapped in flame.
The shock threw him on the floor, and
for moment stunned him. Shaking
himself together he got upon his feet,
and feeling no pain, he congratulated
himself upon his lucky escape. There
was a peculiar odor in the room that
"Bogy'' could not readily account for,
but concluded it came from the burned
| silk and wax that made up the covering
of the office wires.
He had just succeeded in putting his
Office to rights and had returned to it.
after making a temporary connection
where the bolt had struck, when train
drew up for orders.
| 'Je-e-rusalem" shouted the con
ductor, as he saw "Bogy." "Where'.
| your hair?"
"Bogy," in alright, clapped his hand.
to his head, and, with startled ejacu.
lation, rushed for the little mirror hang
ing in rear corner of the Office. One
look was enough. "Bogy" hadn't a.
much hair as month-old baby, and
strange to relate, the electric flame hat
not scared his scalp in the slightest
The knock-down blow old Jupiter hat
given him had driven the thought of hi
hair for the moment out of his mind
and until the conductors surprised cr,
had reached him he thought his hal
still needed cutting. Chicago Blade.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17
How 1t Affacts Trade.

"Your paper is to be New York so.
ciety journal?"
Eyes, sir.'
"You will expect to publish full lists
OF names of persons attending parties,
receptions, firss nights, and the likep''
cot course"
"Then, SIR" said the experienced
New York type founder, making cal.
culation on sheet of blank paper,
'you will need for the body-type OF
your paper about sixteen pounds more
of hyphens. Chicago Tribune.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17

I'D like a job, sir, as waiter" said
the applicant. "You have had expert.
ence in waiting, suppose?" queried
the restaurant proprietor. Indeed I
have" For how long?" "Why, sir,
I've taken meals in restaurant for
twelve rs."-Chicago News Record.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17
An Old-Time Calmer,

Winebiddle-I see that a quantity OF
whale oil calmed a very heavy sea the
other day.
Gildersleeve-When I was boy at
school l remember that the same thing
calmed many an unruly boy.-,Detroit
Tree Press
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17

Hungry Higgins-''Please, mister,
kin you gimme ten cents to help buy
me a" "Drink?' SHAW A Alocomo-
tive. see in the papers that good
locomotive earns one hundred dollars a
day."-lndianapolis Journal.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17

thinkin' bout de dollar my mine will bs
at rest consarnln' de lady settin' in de
do she]lin' pease. ."-Opie Read, in Ban
per of Gold
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17
A Genial Cuss,

A wretch was condemned to death in
court.
"You have three days in which to
make an appeal" said the judge.
Thanks" replied the culprit, "I
would like to pass them with my family
in the country."-Texas Siftinps.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17

Bob Peastraw.-You seem to bs
feelin' tough to-day. Bill Haystack.-
Yes, tough as leather. I was up tc
New York the other day and 60,
skinned, and when got home father
tanned me.-N. Y. Herald.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17

-Laconie Proposal-"Cook2" "Yes."
"PianoT ''No." Mine."-Fliegende
Blatter
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19
New York Produce.

NBw YORK, Sept 7.-Flour-Receipts, 3d.
oo5 pkgs; exports. 1922 bbls, e=5 sacks;
dun and steady, sales, 500 bbls: 10Y extras,
fancy. s314; patents, S4.15@4.E0; minnesota
clear. S5@3 SO; straights 81, 45@4 ;25; patents;
81 S5674 IS; rye mixtures S393.5 so. Cornmeal
quiet. steady; yellow Western, ss@ aoa 10
Wheat-Receipts, Isl, $50 bu; exports, none
spots spots dull; No. red 7sc store and elevator
7ss4c afioat, 7ss4@79Ac. +. O.. b.; No; 3
red, 72Iac; ungraded red, 63@5sl2e G. !;
No. northern, s5c; No. hard, 50
cents: No. 2 northern, Sll2 cents;
Chicago, s2Ac; No; Milwaukee, $50
d,IIi: lssfHc lower, with business entirely
local: No. . red, september, Use; October,
7sls@79c closing at 7sase; NoyembeeG' sO 34eS
s2Ec, closing at SIC; May, s17s@sslsc. clos
Ing at sa7sc. Rye nominal; Western; 64g67c.
Corn Receipts, so.70o bu; exports, l2l.OVo bui
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19

FUSES for 1t and in various ways indi-
brought 10 bear upon him that had
changed his mind. Wolcott swears that
Ioucks neglected the affairs of the ele-
vator company. and that the company,
which bad been organized in opposition
to the trust, after continuing for few
months, went out of business. LouckS
Is alleged to have put the blame for the
condition of the farmers upon binding
Irvine and farm implement trusts, claim
ing that these trusts, and not the ele-
VatOr trust, were keeping the farmer
down and preventing his making any
money. Loucks has lately formed an
alliance with the peoples party and has
been making speeches in the South.
The Peoples party, the book says, has
taken no position whatever i'll this mat
ter of the wheat ring, so far as the state
of Minnesota is concerned, and one of
its former members, w. w. Erwin, OF
St. Paul, is quoted as saying that In
view of the action of the Peoples
party's late convention he was satisfied
that "behind the leaders of the party is
secret conclave of the politicians,
monopolists and railroad magnates who
make up the terrible combine which
now rules the markets and politics of
this state with an iron hand" MIR.
Erwin is a prominent lawyer in st.
Paul, and he is quoted as saying that
This combine is close to the life of every
man in this country, and that instead
of marshaling every man in the state to
political battle on that vital question.
the leaders of the Peoples party had
turned q deaf ear to the entreatieS of
Did lighters and acted in a manner in
aicating that some influence had been
brOupht tO bear uOOn them
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

The wheat markets were easy partly in
sympathy with decline in corn and partly
due TO the situation in New York and
abroad. Cables were very quiet but with q
fair demand in Liverpool. Paris reported
French markets steady. New York reported
that the stored supplies increased 345,-
gCo bu OF No. red. making 100000 blu for the
last three days. Exports for the week were
53S4 0to blu, against 5,D65. 600 bu last week, ac-
cording to Bradstreets. The markets were
generally dull Wheat closed as follows:
No. Harden track, 73c. No. Northern
September, 71lsc; December, 707sc; May,
Iic; on track, tic. No. = NorthernAO On
track 6+0l66c.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-Receipts,7 $50 bbls; shipments, 36951
DIS. Quoted at S4@4.40 for first patents;
fancy and export bakers; Sl.2c@2 is for low
grades in bags, including red dog. Flour is
very quiet.
Corn-Receipts, 1920 bu: shipments, 1880
bu; corn is strong at 4S94ic for No. 8.
Barley-Receipts 16,740 bu; shipments,
LIS bu. Barley is strong and active at $50
55l2c for choice
Oats-Receipts 11,64O bu: shipments, $3.50
bu quoted at 30@3ls4c for No. 3 white and
new. 2GGD30lac for No. and No oats
Flax-Flax sales are based less freight on
The Chicago market. Chicago flax closed at
81 o.
Rye-Recelpls, $40. bu; shipments, 1880 blu;
was quoted nominally at 49@54c for No.
:, l. o. b. The demand appears to be fairly
good at present prices
Feed-M1Ilers held at ST.. 25@i775 per ton;
less than car lots, S177;@lS.25; with corn
meal at Sl6@l6.50 per ton.
Hay-Receipts, 127 tons; shipments. none.
Receipts were somewhat larger today, but
dealers report the market steady at quota
tons. We quote upland hav at IS. 50@e9. and
new timothy nominally at SS.5G0l10 per ton.
The demand is reported to be fair for the
season.
Some Sample Sales-No. hard, car, nc;
No. northern, 1 Car, 71s4c; No. / northern,
car, old, 74c; No. 1 northern, S cars, new,
'lt2c; No 1 northern, 1 car, new, re; No. 2
northern, 3 cars &c; No. northern, cars,
?oi3c. No. northern, 2 cars, soc; No
northern, car, Gle; No. northern, l car,
62c; No northern / car, SIC.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
Union Stock Yards.

Receipts- hogs. 1900 cattle, calves, "a
sheep, 81 horses.
Hogs strong at yesterdays prices; quality
fair for the bulk, which sold at S. O5, and
load of good mixed heavies and light sold at
Sic: yards cleared early, all going to the
packers.
Cattle steady; the bulk were Westerns, re-
ceipts of local stuff being very light. The in
quiry was mostly for good killing grades.
especially good butcher cows, and common
stuff was rather slow, but sold at steady
prices. Several buyers looking for stockers
and feeders, but they want good ones;
common steers slow at low prices
Quotations: Prime steers, 81. 3G0g3 go; good
steers. S2.5lG13. 20: prime cows. 81 1902. so;
good cows, S20l2. 40; common to fair COWS,
Sl@1.75; light veal calves. 81. 50093 so;
heavy calves, S1.5t@,2; stockers. S1.75t02. 25;
feeders, 81 .75@2.40; bulls Sl0L5J.
Sheep-Good mutton sheep and frst-class
wether lambs steady; buck lambs aud com.
mon weak. Quotations: Muttons, $500
4.25; lambs, S3.5004.25: stockers and feeders,
S2G1325
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19
OVERRIDING THE LAW,
No Prosecution of Those to Whom
HoIcOmb Sold.

In the control of the railroad and
warehouse commissioners and It's in
Spectors and other Subordinates by the
wheat combine, the charge is made that
Cniet Inspector Clausen, who has re-
Gently promulgated new scheme for
grading wheat which he says is going
to benefit the farmers, raised the dock
age" in one case and made first-clasS
wheat inspect No. when there were
any number of buyers doing an indie
pendent business who would have taken
it as No. wheat and would have paid
a price in excess of the price paid by
the combine. The charge is further
made that no prosecution was ever had
of the firms TO whom Holcomb is alleged
to have sold the wheat which he stole
from the Minneapolis & Northern Ele-
vator company. The railroad law of Min
nesota is quoted as providing for the
forfeiture of a $4,000 bond given by
each elevator wherever such elevator
mixes any grain of different grades to-
gether, or combines different qualities
of the same grade for the purpose of
storing or delivering it, or wherever
such elevator attempts to deliver one
grade for another, or in any way tamper
with the grain with view to securing
any profit thereby" Holcomb'S testi-
officers of the Minneapolis & Northern
Elevator company ordered this done,
and yet it is shown that the railroad
and warehouse commissioners never
proceeded against the Pillsburys, the
Minneapolis d Northern Elevator COM
pany nor anybody else concerned in the
alleged robbery.
1t is asserted that "were the Repub-
lican government of Minnesota not
under the control and dominion of the
wheat ring, were it not of the utmost
Importance that the ring should have
its aid in successfully evading the con-
less disregard of all law and Justice,
were the leaders of the wheat combine
not pledged to maintain in power the
Republican office-holders, who know
they cannot be elected without this
powerful aid, and were the Republican
party in earnest in it's pretended inter-
est in the farmers welfare, there would
be no difficulty in breaking up this
audacious combination" 1t is pointed
out that Mr.. Pillsbury and Senator
Washburn have grown rich in the wheat
business: that Senator Washburn has
home in Minneapolis which cost HIM
cost well up into the millions, and that
the list of endowments made by the
Pillsbury family to the University of
Chicago, q school in Minnesota, library
in New Hampshire and gifts in other
cities aggregated nearly half million
dollars. 1t is also pointed out that John
s. Pillsbury, managing director of the
Pillsbury-Washburn Milling company,
limited. was governor for three terms
in Minnesota, member of the state
senate and occupied other Offices through
the Republican party; that c. A. Pills
bury was a state senator for several
terms, and it also is alleged that the
Pillsburys have said that they have all
the money they want. and do not care
for anything now but political honors.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19
THE THROTTLERs.
Something About How the Cor.
porations Combine.

On the subject of railroad corporations
affiliating with the wheat combine, the
book says that no disagreement or COM
petion IN rates prevails among the rival
railroad corporations distinctly separate
In their organization and ownership,
and whose Individual and special in
terestS in the natural order of things
would require them to compete before
The people for carrying the trade. 1t is
also alleged that all forms of competi-
ton in Minnesota between the different
railroad corporations for the purpose of
securing a carrying trade of wheat and
grain has been utterly destroyed. The
carriage and transportation of wheat in
Minnesota and the Northwest is at the
same rate on all rival railroad systems.
The logical lmputation is that all the
railroad systems, through uniform ac-
jon and with uniform rate, transact
business to common purpose and with
an understanding that they will not COM
pete the one against the other for the
trade. The distinct and different rail-
road systems each employ on their own
account travelling men, who move from
Dne line to another to establish bust
ness, solicit business, and get a proper
share of business in the vicinity of the
line. The testimony OH this subject of
the railroad travelling agents sitting
competition is that each agent of the
different roads makes it his business to
see that the elevator companies on all
other roads do not pay more than the
Sist price for wheat. Thus by watching
Zach other they compel the elevators on
all roads to adopt the list price. The
testimony shows number of instances
where the railroad companies have di-
rectly interfered to enforce the list
price. 1t exhibits many marked in
etances of distinct attempts and
Acts which would naturally follow
from the policy admitted to be the
policy Of all the railroad systems of
Minnesota to prevent rate wars by the
adoption Of uniform prices throughout
the state. 1t is said that it will remain
q mystery as to what compensation the
different railroad systems receive from
the great wheat combine in considera-
ton of the surrender by these respective
systems of the entire fruits of competl-
ton aud the adoption of uniform prices
and weight rates. The moving cause of
this surrender of competition by the dis
tinct railroad companies is alleged to lie
in the fact that the present rates re-
ceived by the railroad companies are so
remunerative in their character that it
Is financial policy on the part Of each
road to surrender competition in view
Of the enhanced freight rates on the
traffi which it receives.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19
SALTWATER NEWS.
Death of Mrs. r. III. Hening-
Other Events

Death of Mrs. r. H. Hening-
Other Events.
Mrs. r. FL. Hening, whose illness was
mentioned in the GLOBE of yesterday,
died early yesterday morning. De-
ceased was in her seventy>third year,
and the only surviving members of the
family are j. G. Hening, of this city,
and Miss Mollie Hening. The remains
were shipped to Springfield, ILL.,, for it,
terment,
The young ladies who participated in
the Demorest silver medal contest at
the opera house Thursday evening will
speak this evening in the prison chapel.
Other temperance exercises are also on
the programme.
The Sale Of reserved seats at the
Grand opera house for the engagement
of Marie Hubert Frohman in The
Witch" this evening is very large.
The city council meets tomorrow
evening.
Miss Jennie Ryder, of ST. Paul, is a
guest of Miss Mabel Merriam. Miss
Merriam leaves Wednesday for Am
herst, Mass, to attend college.
The BARRIERS and clothing and dry
goods clerks of the city played game
of ball at Athletic park, the latter club
winning easily.