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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-02-20
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2o 1892

In a sheltered cove the wind eddies
had blown the snow to one side, leav-
ing large circle of clear black ice,
the joy of a skaters heart.
AS I stood trembling with a new
shiver at every fresh bark of the rapid
ly nearing wolves passage from a
lesson in natural history rose before
me:
Evolves are afraid of fire and many
persons have saved their lives by its
aid'
felt in my pocket and found some
matches. That heap of brush over
there! Under the top there must be
some dry branches. l tore off the
snow covered limbs and beneath l
could see dry leaves and twigs.
l gathered up an armful and made
for the shining circle of ice, tearing out
some leaves from book in my pocket.
/ fixed the best ''start" for fire that
experience in the woods had taught
me to make. The first match set it
ablaze, and, fanning it with my hat, l
soon heard the twigs cracking. But
the little fire would soon be out and
the wolves would then be upon me.
Enough wood must be gathered to
keep the fire going till daylight To
get 1t | must go back to the shore. Oh!
how dreaded leaving the cheerful lit
tic blaze! Back in the woods the howls
were growing sharper and clearer. But
no time was to be lost. -Four times
ran breathless to the shore and came
back with great armfuls of brush and
branches. The fifth time l had gone
about fifty feet from the fire when
saw dark body jump out from among
the trees. l fed back to the blaze and,
fascinated with terror, gazed at the
leaping forms. In moment another
appeared, and then another, until a
dozen were bowling and dancing about
few feet away. piled more brush
on the blaze AS it fsred up the
wolves backed off, and sat on their
launches. So it went on for an hour
or two. Then l began to get drowsy
again. Once caught myself doing,
and on waking found the fire had died
down a great deal.
If / sleep, thought the fire will go
out and the wolves will then pounce
upon me.
Oh! l was so sleepy! l just wanted
to lie down for few minutes, that was
all. must sit down, anyway. could
use that bundle slung over my shoulder
for a seat. l took il down and threw
it on the ice. 1t rang out sharp and
loud as it struck. On my half-numb b
senses it dawned that it was my skates
which had brought along.
IF put them on can keep awake, y
was the happy thought that came like
a flash from the fire. In a moment al
most had strapped them on. glided
around the fire, which was in the CEN
ter OF the circle, several times before
l could get warmed up. Then my
passion for skating awoke. was just
on the edge of learning the most diff
cult motions on skates, such as the
grapevine, single and uble," ''the
scissors" ''the outer edge" ''the
Dutch roll, backward and forward, sin
gle and double" and Figure eights"
of various kinds. One after the other
/ went over them. When tired by one
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-02-20
Was Columbus a Dagoa

II don't often laugh outright in the
school-room," said downtown teacher,
the other day, "but have to struggle
hard to suppress an audible smile
sometimes. For instance, 1 was in
structing my class one day last week
in the events just preceding the Revo-
lutionary war, and after had read and
explained the lesson, began to ask
questions about it. / asked one boy to
name one of the causes that led to the
revolt of the colonies against Great
Britain. Tea he answered. That
was all right, so I said to another, a
colored boy, by the way, Name
another cause After a pause, he re-
piled, Coffee On the same day gave
my boys short talk about Colum bus,
and then asked, Who can tell me
the nationality of Columbus?' A half
dozen hands were raised, and selecting
one of my brightest scholars, told him
to answer. Judge of my surprise when
he said triumphantly, "Dago." ."-Phila-
delphia Record.
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TO MEND WOOLEN DRESSES.
A Little Time and Patience Will Effect
Wonders,

When dress tears, it is nine times
out of ten zigzag line that is made, to
try the mender. Baste under this a
piece of the new goods, pulling the rag
ged edge close together, and running a
line of long stitches close to the tear,
and second one two inches beyond
Ravel long threads from bit of the
goods; if you have none. use fine sew
ing silk, and darn with them over the
unsightly gap, making even stitches
over and under the work, running them
certainly half to an inch beyond the
hole. When done, apply damp cloth
to the wrong side, and press with a
warm iron, first pulling out the basting
threads, or the marks will be pressed
in the goods. If the tear takes
a piece out of the cashmere, or
whatever it may be-, then baste a new
piece, as before, under the torn edges,
and use ravelings in fine darning
needle. This time make three small
stitches over the edge on to the new or
inserted piece. Darn all around in this
manner, pulling the thread evenly, and
keeping the patch perfectly smooth
over the palm of the left hand. In this
manner the center of the new piece is
not covered with stitches When done,
lay cloth over the right side of the
patch and press it with a warm iron. /
have seen this kind of patch made by
French nuns SO beautifully that it could
hardly be found. Do not hurry with
mending, and do not begin difficult
or long task when tired. Ladies' Home
,JOurnal
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l would try another, and SO rest my.
self. An hour passed thus and the
wolves came no nearer than at first.
Then l knew would probably get
through the night and breathed more
easily. knew had wood enough to
last till daylight if could only keep
awake.
So hour after hour I went circling
about the little blaze. The ring OF steel,
echoing among the trees, mingled with
the disappointed barking of the hun
cry watchers squatted on the snow.
At last the faint streaks of dawn
broke over the east and l could see a
curl of white smoke arising from a
hunters camp away down the lake.
Half an hour later it was daylight.
The sharp crack of an early hunters
gun came from near by. The wolves
had been slowly backing off into the
woods as the day dawned and at the
sound of the gun they disappeared en-
tirely. waited another half hour
and then took off my skates and
walked down to the curl of smoke. l.
rested at the camp several hours and
went home.
When next went out skating 1 sur
prised all my playmates by the progress
l had made. "Where have you been
practicing?" they all asked. They had
reason for asking, for on that night of
desperate practice had changed from
a novice into an expert.-N. Y. World.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-02-20
YOUTHFUL LOVERS.
Work as Remedy for Premature Love
Affairs.

Work as Remedy for Premature Love
Affairs.
A correspondent, who says she has
son eighteen years old and daughter
nearly sixteen, requests us ''to tell her
love too young" She says they are
both very bright and good children,
but also very susceptible" She is
afraid her son will ''fall in love with a
pretty face before he is twenty years
old, and mar his fortune" She is still
more solicitous as to what may come of
her daughters susceptibility, because
''she is of romantic and dreaming ma
ture."
This anxious mother is the represen-
tative of class which numbers thou
sands. There are not many things
which cause more material solicitude
than the fear that son or daughter
will be led, while young, into foolish
or disastrous marriage. Among the
most prolific provocatives of such youth
full folly are idleness, lack of mental
occupation, and the restlessness and
dissatisfaction which are usually in
duced by such stagnant conditions.
Therefore, we say to any mother who
does not want her son to fall in love
with a pretty face before the beard
grows on his own: Give him something
to do Let his mind be occupied. EN-
ployment is one of the best safeguards
as we'll as one of the best remedies
for that atintermittenty youthful fever mis-
takenly called love. Furthermore, try
to inspire your son with noble ambi-
tions. which will iift him above his
petty desires, and make him eager to
achieve a manly and useful career.
AS for your daughter, as soon as she
leaves school, give her something to do,
also; something useful and elevating.
She will miss the daily routine of school
life, with it's exercise and occupation
and discipline of mind Undoubtedly
she will fancy that the change is de-
lightful; but she will soon become dis
satisfied. Her life will be full of rest
lessness, her heart full of longing, and
before you are aware she will fall des-
perately in love with some mustached
boy; possibly a harmless, probably a
worthless, perhaps villainous fellow,
who, like herself, had nothing to do.
Satan not only finds some mischief
still for idle hands to do" but he also
provides many ways for idle young peo-
pie to commit sad and sometimes ire
trievable blunders. One of his most
effective lures is that kind of affection,
enormously called love, which is gen
Grated by the restlessness and dissatis-
faction caused by idleness and vacuity
of mind. Therefore, those parents who
wish to save their sons and daughters
from the evils that come of falling in
love too young, should give them plen.
ty to do SO they may mot rust in idle
ness, but shine in use. IN. Y. Ledger.
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NO.. 6.
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE,

Before celery is used on the table it
is good plan to keep the roots, leaves
and trimmings and put them in the
oven when the fire is nearly out, to dry
thoroughly. Then CRATE the roots and
sieve and use for seasoning. This bit
of economy is recommended by. a
Frenchman who says that in a well-reg-
ulated kitchen everything may be put
to some good use, if housekeeper is
careful and "brainy."-N. Y. Tribune.
-Puree of Carrots. s.-Scrape and cut
into very thin slices seven or eight car
rots; slice small onion and turnip;
put them into a stewpan with bunch
OF parsley, couple of bay leaves, and
Try them in about quarter of a pound
of butter; then add the scraped carrots
with pint of water, and let all stew
until tender; pour in the stock, with
little salt and two dessert spoonfuls of
flour; stir it over the fire, and let it boil
for twenty minutes; strain through a
sieve, let it boil again for ten or twelve
minutes, and serve with croutons of
fried bread in the tureen. Boston Her.
aid
"A list of plant stimulants will not
come amiss to the busy housewife who
amid her other cares brightens her ta-
BILE and rooms with bits of living green
and flowers for holiday occasions. The
following will all hell in lessening care
and labor in keeping plants healthy
and strong: Lime water for pinks and
carnations, stable manure and slightly
warm water for callas and powdered
charcoal for roses. For most bulbs,
when in flower, plenty of water, fresh
air when possible and careful sponging
of foliage, while all the beautiful fern
asks is moisture, shade and uniform
temperature.-N.Y Y. Times.
Walnut Cake-One cup of milk;
three-quarters of cup of butter;stwo
cups of granulated sugar; three cups of
flour; three even teaspoonfuls, of bak
ing powder; three eggs; not quite
cupful of broken-up English walnuts.
Beat butter and sugar together; beat
the milk in slowly; beat separately the
whites and yolks of the eggs; sift the
together, putting the broken nuts in
after the batter is thoroughly beaten
smooth. Bake in low, square pans
Ice both cakes, and put one cake on top
of the other. Divide the icing into
squares with the back of knife, and
garnish each nut with half nut laid in
its center. .-Harper's Bazaar.
-Children's Plum Pudding. One cup
full Of black molasses, one cupful of
suet, one teaspoonful of salt, one cup
full of sweet milk, three rounding cup
fuls of flour, one teaspoonful of ground
cinnamon, one teaspoonful of ground
cloves, one-half teaspoonful each of
allspice and nutmeg, one and one-half
cupfuls of raisins, and one level tea
spoonful of soda. Steam three and one
half hours Have the ingredients meas
ured before commencing to put them
together and mix as speedily as possi-
bic. The soda should be dissolved in
the molasses, the suet and salt added,
then part of the flour. the spice. fruit
and rem 'nder of flour mixed together.
IN. Y. Independent.
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SHE HAD A PASS.
And She Took Pains to Let Every One on
the Car Know 1t.

And She Took Pains to Let Every One on
the Car Know 1t.
While Republic reporter was chat
ting with well-known passenger
agent on street car the conductor
came along for his nickels. A lady on
the opposite side of the car handed him
an annual pass. Now annual passes on
street cars are not as easily obtained as
they might be, or at any rate the re-
porter does not remember that he ever
saw one before. This particular pass was
offered to the conductor with flourish
of the hand, and an ostentatious ges-
ture which attracted the attention of
two ladies who sat on either side of the
one presenting it The passenger Off
cial quickly but very quietly said to the
reporter:
Watch the ladys action for mo-
ment and you will understand why rail
road companies do not like to give
passes to ladies'"
The conductor looked at the pass
and handed it back to the owner
who, peeping out of the corners of her
eyes was closely watching if the ladies
in either side had noticed that she was
riding free. Indeed they had. Curios-
osity, surprise, and little trace of envy
was plainly visible on the faces of each
lady who sat nearest while further
along the seat and across the aisle some
half-dozen other ladies were looking
curiously and earnestly at the woman
with the pass. She took it all in in
a moment, enjoyed her triumph, and
then said to her nearest neighbor,
whose eyes were plainly saying: Dear
me, amt that nice, now; tell me about
it, won't you?"
''1ts nice to have pass.
That opened the conversation. The
ladies were strangers moment before,
but they were not strangers now, and
they chatted away briskly, both talking
at the same time, but understanding
each other perfectly, until every wom-
| an and at least two of the men in that
| car knew all about the annual pass and
how its fortunate holder obtained it.
The passenger official laughed as he
| jumped off the car with the reporter
| and said:
'Do you wonder now that we don't
like to give the ladies passes in these
desperate interstate commerce days?'
st Louis Republic.
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AN ANTIQUE.

Queer sc-s of theme for q poets rhyme,
Warped and worn by its hundred years,
Besprinkied over with stains of tears
From waxen tapers Of olden time
Walnut we'll carved by masters hand,
My greatgreatgrandmoth candle stand
The polish dimmed like the lustrous eyes
That once looked merry, or sad, or wise,
AS this by the huge four-posted bed
Stood bearing the light in stick iapanned
. NY great-great-grandmothe candle stand.
OnsAy S sone "nas on us grimm ieet
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Retired Journalists.

Seedy Stranger-Are you familiar
with this section?
Resident-Yes, sir. I've been print
ing country paper here for years.
"Ah! glad met you. l am retired
journalist, and l am hunting for a
cheap place to live, where 1 can have
rest and quiet for the remainder of my
days"
Take that road to the right, my
friend. shall probably join you in a
few years"
where does that road lead?"
ITO the poor-house IN. Y. Weekly.
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lake cannot help thinking how those
fierce beasts once gave me my severest
lesson in skating. 1t was away up in
the northern part of Wisconsin one
bleak December day, years ago, that /
went out to friends house some miles
from the little town where lived.
was only fourteen years old then, but,
like every other boy in that cold eli
mate, where ice begins in October and
lasts until April, had skated ever since
was six years old.
took my skates along, as my friend
lived near lake, and there had as vet
been no snow, which every boy knows
spoils the ice. We had great fun skat-
ing for several days.
One Thursday afternoon about three
o'clock | started to walk home, some
six miles. Dear old Mrs. b, Char
lies mother, carefully warned me not
to leave the main road, and I prom
1sed but soon forgot my promise, so
when | came to a path which 'scut
across through the woods and which
knew would shorten my walk mile
or SO, took it, and had not left the
main road many minutes when it be-
gan to snow, SO softly at first that I
dld not see how necessary it was to go
back to the main road. Deeper into
the woods went, and faster fell the
snow. My path was rapidly getting
harder to follow. At last stepped on
its hard surface into the soft mass off
each side. foundered about till got
turned around. Then l tried to find
the path again. 1t was gone! Every
part seemed equally soft to my tired
feet. The sun had gone down and
darkness came on as kept pushing
through the ever-deepening snow.
thought every now and then to strike
the path again, but no trace of it ap-
peared.
1t must have been six o'clock when
the snow ceased to fall | leaned
against tree and tried to think which
way home was. ! began to get drowsy
and would no doubt have gradually
slid down into the snow and sleep
that would have ended in death had
not sound come that lifted me to my
feet, erect and trembling 1t was only
a bark, and to city boy might have
been mistaken for the bay of distant
deer hound.
But to me, a boy of the frontier, it
meant the bark of wolf-and it told
me that the beasts had smelled me out.
Almost before ] had time to realize nv
danger the noise had ceased to be the
bowling of a single wolf. The cries
were caught up and repeated from diff
ferent parts of the forest as the ami
mails gathered on the trail. l was
getting weaker and weaker with the
fright and the advance of night, but
plunged forward until, rising over the
crest of a little hill, saw a lake be-
low. TO cross was to be wholly at the
mercy of the wolves, whose bowling
by this time seemed So near that
fancied could see them jump from be-
hind the trees upon me.
Should | climb into tree? What
good would that do? In the first place,
benum bed with cold as l was how
could get up, and then how could
keep awake through the night, and
nod might mean falling to the ground?
All this shot like a flash through my
mind. No, said, I'll stay on the
ground. But what to doP Oh, those
awful howls, how near they are Ahi
what was that dark spot on the lake9
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-02-20

Mr.. Furniss Roome-Who is that
portly man who makes such a bluster
about being taxpayer?
Mr.. E. Very May-He's the owner of
about forty houses, and raises his rent
on each five dollars month every time
the taxes go up fifty cents, Puck,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-02-20

1T turns out that the supposed
robbery OF the Gonnup bank was no
robbery after all" "So?" SIT was a
mere business transaction. The cashier
stood in with the robbers, "--Indianap.
oils Journal,
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Unselhsll.

''Your husband borrows great deal !,
OF trouble, it seems to me, Mrs. Blue. "~' .,
"Yes, but he is unselfish with it, 2
he always shares it with me, IN. Y,
Press,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-02-20

when som. young ladies presented him
with loving cup in his eightieth year:
Better loves perfume in the empty bowl
Than wines ncpenthc for the aching soul!
Sweeter, than song that ever poet sung,
1t makes an old heart young!
British Medical Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-22

Frank II. Whitman, Company G, thirty fifth
Massachusetts,, received his medal of
honor for distinguished and meritorious
service at the battle Of Antietam, September
IL, ls62 Being, In the absence on
account Of wounds Of the officers and non-com-
missioned officers Of his company, the senior
and only non-commissioned officer present for
duty for the period Of week, during that time
he had command Of the company. During the
night OF the battle he was eficacous and success
fui IN moving to the rear and caring for large
number OF the wounded and succeeded In get
ting the men of his company to the regiment
in another portion Of the field from which it
had become separated. For his bravery in the
battle and his zeal and efficiency in caring for
the wounded and In collecting the men Of his
company together, he was considered entitled
TO the medal OF honor which Was obtained for
him BY the officers Of the regiment, who recoe-
nixed his gallantry.
Joseph 8 Manning, private, company z,
twenty ninth Massachusetts, infantry, received
. modal Of honor for the capture of the Gag of
the sixteenth Georgia infantry at Fort San
ders, Knoxville. Tenn. Mr.. Manning says,
"when We got near the bastion of the fors
where the assault had been the fiercess dis
covered color sergeant about to tear his Gag
from the stat. After Q short struggle with
him, threatening to use my bayonet upon him,
he gave IL up to me--hag and staf. While Ne
we're in the ditch We we're exposed to Q raking
Ire from the enemy, Who bad fallen baek md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-22

being In citizens dress. The leader and seven
of the mon were tried by court-martal con-
demned and executed. Some Of the others
escaped, and after many adventures and vicis-
STUDIES managed to reach the Union lines, and
the balance were eventually exchanged.
The old seventy-fourth New York infantry
("Fifth Excelsior"), distinguished itself at
Williamsburg, where it fought in an abatis Of
felled timber, holding its position against the
main force of the enemy, and again at Chan
cellorsville, where Gen. Berry, commanding
the division to which it belonged, was killed.
When the eleventh corps was driven back by
Stonewall Jackson, the second division of the
third corps took its place, which position was
reached about dark. While lying there they
heard firing in front and Gen. Berry asked for
volunteers to go out and locate the enemy's
position. For this perilous service four men
OF company A, seventy-fourth New York in
fantry, Sergt Gotlieb Luty and Privates Felix
Brannigan and Joseph Gion ana Sergt. Eugene
7. jacobson volunteered and advanced in front
of their own line of battle. The volunteers di-
vided themselves into two squads and sue
ceeded in getting close to the enemy's line and
getting important information, including the
intelligence that Gen. Jackson had been shot.
The enemy were in good force and massing for
attack. Just then few struggling shots were
fired The fire increased until both lines of
battle became engaged Instead of seeking
cover the scouts dashed back through both
fires and made their report For that act the
medal was awarded. 1t was during the FIRST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-22
9TH CORPS,
6TH CORPS.

For the original fourth corps there was no
badge, but when it came to life again in the
Army of the Cumberland Gen. Thomas pre-
scribed the eauilateral triangle, and that is the
emblem fourth corps veterans wear today.
When you dee an old soldier wearing a NAL
tese cross you are, as rule, looking at man
who had ninety nine chances to die where he
had one to live while he was serving with the
fifth corps. 1t is question as to whether the
arms Of the cross were originally concave or
straight. The cross itself has properly straight
lines only, and the badge is sometimes SO
figured. The troops of the first corps joining
the fifth wore the cross upon the circle.