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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
ORGANDY MUSLINS.
fhe Fashionable Thin Fabric for EIabor,
ate Summer Dresses.

ihe Fashionable Thin Fabric for Elabor-
ate Summer Dresses.
Colooed and dotted organdies are the
fashionable thin nuslins for elaborate
summer dresses. The fancy is to choose
these with flowers of natural colors on
ground Of contrasting color, and
make them over silk or else plain organ
dy of the color prevailing in the flow
ers. Thus lovely dress talso from
Rou1f) of greyish-blue organdy with
yellow blossoms is made over yellow
taffeta silk shot with white. The skirt
falls free from the yellow taffeta skirt
beneath, and has a deep fiounce of ecru
guipure lace with yellow satin ribbon
drawn through the top as a heading.
yellow silk whaleboned lining fastens
in front, but the blue organdy covering
it laps to the left side. Guipure lace
crosses the back below the high lace
collar, and is graduated narrower along
the Tapped edge of the front. Yellow
silk like that of the lining comes down
from high point in the back in a
double fold to the point in front, and a
similar fold edges the corsage (which
extends below the waist line), and ends
in an upright bow on the left. Very
wide mutton-leg sleeves of the. muslin
over fitted taffeta sleeves are banded
three time below the elbow by double
folds of the taffeta.;
Instead of the warm lining of silk,
plain mauve batiste is used under a
yellow organdy that has mauve blossoms
printed on its dotted ground. The batiste
foundation skirt is bell-shaped closely
fitted at top by darts, and has hem
and anticipating at foot; on this, at.
tached to the same belt, hangs an or
CANDY skirt of similar shape, but gath.
cred to the belt and separate otherwise,
except that the bias back seams are
tackled together in two or three places
notably at the foot-that they may
always move in unison. The bias back
seam OF each skirt is pressed open and
neatly bound on each edge with thin
ribbon. Three bias ruffies of organdy,
each two inches wide, are bound with
mauve batiste, and put on tapping in
scanty gathers around the foot of the
skirt, below wide insertion of white
guipure. The organdy waist is drawn
down in plaits on fitted mauve batiste
lining from shallow yoke of guipure
lace, from which falls wide lace low
over the bust and caught up on the
shoulders by ,choux of mauve satin rib
bon. A coat frill of lace edges this
waist. A bow of two loops is at the
throat and twist of ribbon goes thence
to the end of the yoke to meet another
bow. Lace sleeves are close and trans
parent up to the elbow, and above they
swell out over yellow organdy puffs. A
mauve ribbon band and bow is at the
elbow, and band without bow is set
inside the lace at the scalloped edge
next the wrist.-Harper's Bazaar.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1882

About sundown something made N,
start up and | saw sight that mad,
my heart jump to my throat. Comine
slowly out of the stream, waving his
head to and fro, spied an enormous
anaconda. The stream was more than
twenty-five feet across, but may |
neve- speak again if his head and five
feet or more of his neck weren't clear
ont of the water on my side and yard
or SO of his tail on the other. For mo.
ment l sat perfectly still-paralyzed,
partly with delight at having at last
got on the trail of such a
monster, and partly with fright
at the sight. There was nothing
to do but to w Sh, so l sat there
and saw him coke wholly out of the
water. He was about fifty yards away
and / noted his colors were different
from the usual run of anacondas.
Black on top, he had gray sides with
brown spots and only his belly was vel
low. He must have just cast his skin,
for it shone dazzlingly. For awhile he
lay motionless on the grass, then he
raised his head and wagged it up and
down. How he spotted me / can't even
guess, but when noticed he was look
ing st raight at me felt decidedly
queer My gun, double-barrel, was
loaded with buckshot, but | had no
notion of courting an encounter. Yet
it would not do to run. for no man can
ousfoot snake. So l sat there, per-
fectly still. not daring to move, and
waited. In few moments the ana
conda dropped his head and lay seem
ingly motionless, still looking towards
me. Watching him closely discovered
he was moving, yet l couldn't detect
the quiyer of a scale. Then 1 saw he
was coming closer-coming for me-
actually stalking me! As the thought
flashed through my mind my. hair stood
on end. In all the years I had had to
do with snakes, and I'd had some close
shaves, never had one deliberately at
tackled me without provocation. To
say l was scared doesn't begin to ex-
press how felt, but the horror of the
situation burst upon me VIXEN l tried
TO reach for my gun. couldn't move
| have watched snakes fascinate small
animals, but | never dreamt man was
susceptible to the influence. But there
was with gun by my side, unable to
move a muscle.
'On he crept-gliding so slowly, so in
sidiously, / couldn't tell how he moved
but he was getting closer all the time
don't know if l prayed, but with all
my might l strove to shake off the
frightful torpor that had seized me.
The sweat poured out all over me, but
couldn't move a finger. Thirty feet
twenty feet away. Nearer yet-teb
feet, then he raised his head That
movement saved me-before that awful
notionless, gliding approach of death i
was powerless, but the sudden break
gave me back my powers. To seize my
gun, spring to my feet, yell, let fly both
barrels and take to my heels didn't
take second. As / fed l heard the
brute kissing like barrelful of mad
eats, but didn't stop to size up the
damage. Reaching camp more. dead
than alive hustled the Indians into the
boat and we spent the night five mile.
down the stream. My tale scared the
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Indians and we sat up all night, guns
IN hand. With morning our courage re.
vlved and we went back to investigate.
The snake had gone-so had the ante.
lope, so guess didn't hurt him badly
We tracked him to dense swamp,
but neither money nor threats could in.
duce those Indians to follow him in; to
tell the truth, didn't press them very
hard. We left the neighborhood that
same day and | contented myself with
shipping Jamrach a couple of twenty
footers picked up on my way down
stream. They arrived at London in
good shape and, RS he never knew what
specimen he had lost. he was perfect
ly satisfied.
"When / reached the states figured
out that it was time for me to enjoy the
years ] had left and quit snake catch.
ing for good. But whenever meet a
crawler now kill him. AS was saw.
ing, though l owe my little pile to
snakes, we don't meet on friendly
terms. s."-Zu Iefehl, in Detroit Free
Press.
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CANNING FOOD,
How Fruits, Meats and Vegetables MAY
BE Put Up,


BE Put Up.
The destruction of germs and the ex-
clusion OF air, are the principles upon
which the canning of food is based If
these things be properly done, no pre-.
servatlve need be added, except to give
1t flavor. Some substances REQUIRE
long exposure to a high temperature
before all the germs are DESTROYED.
while others need only to be heated to
the boiling point, and then be boiled
for minute or two Nearly all small
fruits are easily preserved by thor.
oughly heating, and then canning.
The larger kinds require longer time
for the heat to penetrate every part.
Some vegetables, such as peas, beans,
corn, etc., require long exposure to a
high temperature. Meats are still more
difficult to keep, and it is the practice
to add a chemical to the water in which
the cans stand that the tempera ture
may be raised to degree higher thar
that of boiling water.
The essential things in canning fruit
are to have the jars and covers hot. and
the fruit boiling hot The jars, also.
should stand perfectly level. Fill them
with fruit and juice, passing a silver
knife between the can and the frui,
that all spaces may be filed with the
juice. Now pour in syrup until it runs
over the top of the jar; seal at once.
When the jars are cold, set them in a
cool, dry, dark place. Fruit is ALWAYS
better favored when sugar is put with
it; the amount is a. matter of TASTE
Ladies Home Journal.
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COMPENSATION.

s. 90 - sva ~
poor old farmer's only son,
Alittle laddie, strong and plucpy,
1t happened. as the fates were spun,
Was born what people dub as "lucky."
That is tosay, from morn till night
He plowed, he hoed, or did the churning
and thumbed at eve, by candle light,
Old books, TO get little learning.
And by his "luck" it came about
That to the town he thought he'd HE hirrl
And somc old merchant sought he out,
Who. as kindness, said he'd try him.
And his "luck" stayed by him still
He toiled and toiled, and kept on thrifty,
And millions left he in his will
When sudden death said: "Come" at fifty,
This wealthy towsman left one heir
He'd brought up as becomes his station.
Free from struggle, toll and care,
His only pest his education.
This easy-going, cultured youth,
Like other scions, now a-many,
Got all the millions, though forsooth
The rascal never'd earned penns.
And when he learned how much he had,
Thls young man thought, and he reflected,
And pondered, till he grew most sad,
How piles of gold were best directed,
lie didn't think to make 1t more,
Nor thought he how twas best to lend IL;
The problem he kept pondering DER
Was-how, the happiest way, TO spend iti
The rich youths friends, "He's daft" they said
For, after pondering very slowly,
I he left III ambitious life he'd led,
z 5And lived and gave among the lowly.
And thus the cranky, rich man S son
Gould do no better than keep giving"
And when his sands of life were run
Heleft naught but moderate living
fet when this spendthrifts summons came,
"A glorious statue was erected
. The thrifty, lucky fathers name,
Who made the fortune, was neglected
Victor Mapes, in ST. Nicholas
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men. And yet whenever we met ii
was pretty rough'for the snakes. The
TACT is I'm indebted to certain mem
bers- OF the snake family for what lit
tie money l possess. For six years,
you know, visited different parts of
the world to interview various kinds of
snakes in the the interest of Jamrach,
the great London wild beast dealer,
l must have shipped him two Thousand
odd live serpents of all kinds big and
little, harmless and rank poison. What
he does with them all beats me. I've
suspicion that our cousins in the tight
little island make pets of them, but
never inquiredfvery closely. The crea-
lures do possess a peculiar attractive
ness, but to see them, to advantage you
must watch them in the open and un-
awares Did ever tell< You how nea
came to being fascinated myself? :
Five years ago last Christmas l
shipped to London a large cargo of
South American reptiles. Among them
were two twenty-tive-foot anacondas--
fair-sized specimens as such snakes go.
They were neatly packed in separate
barrels, but one was hardly in shape
for travelling, as he was just shedding
his skin. Being such we'll matched
pair, | hoped they would pull through
all right, but on arrival our friend was
dead. The result was that had hardly
got taste of home comforts when
there came cable calling for another
anaconda. L hated like anything to 60
back to the swamps at that time of the
year, but | had no choice. Guiana is
the nearest port for big snakes and
there went, determined to hurry mat
ters. Now, could have got dozen
falr-slzed crawlers in a week, but hear
ing OF some monster snakes up country
got the fever and set off to interview
them. / hired a boat manned by half
dozen Indians and went seventy odd
miles up the Essenquebo. That's a.
wonderful country-a veritable land of
palms. Though within few degrees
OF the equator the thermometer seldom
climbs above eighty-fve degrees in the
fhade. Butterflies of the loveliest hues
float about all day in the sunlight; fire.
flies light the bushes by night. On,
every tree limb sits gay-plumaged
blra and the rivers are full of colored
fish. OF course there are drawbacks.
The insects are terrible pests, and be-
lieye it has more bad snakes to the
5ofare mile than any other country.
tracked several big serpents
every day, hut none of them came up to
px-expeetahNns, and after two weeks
OF fruitless search began to think /
was wasting time on what seemed a
fools errand. Still, knowing-the repu-
tation of the country, hated to give
up and SO decided to stay yet another
week. Three days went by, and still
nothing extraordinary turned up Then,
on the evening of the fourth, l took nv
gun and went out after game, as was
tired OF eating the fish the Indians sup
piled with unvarying monotony.
Before had gone a mile l brought
down small antelope, and as there
was plenty of time to get back to camp
before supper ! hunted up shady spot
by the side of u little stream and Law
down for quiet smoke. The tramp
end the beat had made me sleepy, and
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13

Worked His Way -"How on
earth did Coke, the anthracite harou.
ever get into socieN?'' Through the
coal hole. Truth.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13

Didn't ! sec You at the opera last
evening"" said Martin. 81 don't know, :"
returned IlickS II wasn't t.;era."
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13

ALI the Same to Him. m.-Travers-"I
want you to come around every week
to crease my trousers. Tailor-"When
Shall come around to collect my bill?"
Travers-"E Every day, If you like
Black and White.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
Never Got So Far.

You say you have played Macbeth, !"
said anew York theatrical manager to
an applicant for a position.
81 have acted the role of Macbeth
fourteen times"
well, let me hear you repeat his de.
6ance to Mcabeth.''
20, never got SO far as that. The
audience always made me quit before /
got to that part. Texas Siftinps.
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The man who does wrong suffers
but those who love him suffer more, :.
Raia's Aorr.
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Miss Moire (startinp ont with

miss Moire (starting out with Mrs
Hoppin to match a piece of goods)-I
suppose we'd better go to Chintz g. Pop
Inns first. Mrs. Hoppin--No, indeed
we won't Th'yll be sure to have ii
there
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c AN IT SA Y
I ever admired
snakes" began
the c oil n e l.,
"but for some
years MS long as
they kept out
of my boots l
never killed a
-so,1o
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
~ REFLECTOR ABILENE. KANSAS FEBRUARY 49, 1899
DIoKINsoN's SHARE.
The County Should Arrange for a
Worlds Fair Display.

"OiAh All DhpldJs
Dickinson county should make y
display Of her products at the worlds
Fair next year.
There is no question about II.
In fact we can't afford not to be
represented at Chicago next year
We want half dozen men to collect
money to pay expenses. And we want
them to make collection Of grains,
grasses, fruits and other products.
Aud we want our farmers 30 take
particular pains TO raise sonnet ing
extra lne to be- sent to this great fair.
The time to begin il now. We want
big corn, big wheat, big grasses and
fine fruit.
Let every farmer make provision to
produce something for the fair. And
We will try and ind some way to get II
sent 10 Chicago Aud 1t will take
money to pay for making this collec-
ton.
What have the people of Dickinson
county to say about thsY
We already have a Dickinson county
Columbian Exposition company aud
can sell shares. Then when the legis-
ture meets 1t may redeem these shares.
And we should go to work now.
la the mrautime everybody should
make up their minds that they Will
produce something for the exposition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
A Pleased Investor.

Mr.. L. b. West, of Halsey Valley,
N. Y, returned to his home Saturday
afternoon after spending a couple of
weeks in this and neighboring cities,
looking after his various interests. Mr.,
West says this country is all right in
the estimation of the eastern people
but the calamity howlers are looked
upon with suspicion and distrust. lie
has many thousand dollars invested in
this section Of the state and says that
he considers them the safest of any
that he has. The VESTS development
has abundantly rewarded him for plac-
ing his means here for Investment and
instead of contemplating withdrawal of
funds he will put more money here,
He says that the statements of debt
paying published by Kansas papers are
doing much to Offset the calamityites'
wall and that with another republican
victory there viii DO no more distrust,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18

special HETLLC or Correspondence.
NAvARHE, Feb. l5. Ralph, infant
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Graham
died Sunday of hemmorhage of the
bowels. The little fellow had the
whooping cough very hard and had not
fully recovered when taken with hem
mOrhage. The funeral WAS held in The
Belle Springs church today at II
o'clock, interment m the Pilgrims
Home cemetery.
Thomas llomler, who is visiting his
brother, john, was taken very sick
last night.
Several Of the Chapman students
improved the fine weather Friday and
came home to visit their parents, re-
turning Sunday afternoon. Messrs.
llamaker, Shank, Stauifer aud llUif-
man were among the number.
Eugene Kimmerly came down from
Chapman Friday and is quite sick ut
home with tonsilitis.
Harry Stauifer has moved to his new
location near Maple Grove.
farmers near here have gIIo to
work ~ earnest aud II the weather
continues number Of them Will suUn
SOW oats.
g. 5. Hoffman had a marrow escape
from serious injuries. lie WAS attack
ed by his bull aud driven in,D thr
corner OF the corral aud If the hire d
men had not come To his assistance
with pitch forks and driven the auimal
oil he would probably lave been badly
hurt, II not killed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18

1t is generally known among cngi
nccr, that novel motor is running Mt
the Patent Office in Washington, and
has been for many years, and to some
minds seem TO fulfil the conditions Of
perpetual motion. The inventor made
this claim, but 1t is hardly correct.
Perpetual motion is said to exist In u
machine that "when once started will
continue to run until worn out" This
machine operates by the power given
out in the different expansion of metals
under varying conditions, and is SO
small and carefully constructed that il
there was absolutely no change In tcm-
pcraturc of the room it would run when
once started thirty-eght days before
stopping. If it was possible to put in
some place for this length of time, as
the center of the earth, where the tenn
peraturc would be constant, II would
stop, so docs not fulfil the condition Of
p perpetual motion; but that cannot be
done where the machine now Is, so il
has run for n great many years without
stopping, and probably will continue to
run until 1t wears out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
A MASS CONVENTION.
Republicans Will Select Delegates to
Cnncnrdia March B.


There was largely attended meet
ing of the republican central commit
tee this afternoon at the secretary's
office to decide on the date Of the
convention To- select delegates TO the
Concordia convention to be held on
March s.
II was decided TO hold mass con-
vention on the Saturday preceding,
March 9th, M the court room for the
purpose. There will be no particular
business before the meeting except To-
name II delegates and altcrnates and
IL was thought best to hold a mass
instead Of primary convention, espec-
tally rs there will be several more
conventions in the campaign,
The republicans Of Dickinson county
are sup aud coming and mean busi-
ness until the polls close Nov. 8. TIE
REFLECTOR expects old Dickinson to
rol up the biggest republican majority
in its history.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
Leoti's Bank All Right.

T. W. Pelham is home from his
extended tsip To New York and WASH
inglon. The Le,u bank matter Is
being slraIRhleucd out in good style.
The bank suspended under peculiar
circumstances It had more assets than
the law inquired aud everything was
In shape for running. Owing to the
cashiers Acknowledgement of the books
there came - nee, ssity for stopping
Mr., Pelham, the president, put up the
money out Of his own packet ahd paid
oii all claims, ABOUT $40 coo worth, anh
took the assets. The bank has been
reopcned AZ State bank, Mr.. Pelham
owning u largely controlling interest
and all depusitOrs aud creditors are
being paid in full as their claims are
presented,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
Shall Abilene Celebrate2 2

One Of Ahilrne's progressive citiz.ns
whp is always looking ahead calls the
REFLECroR's attention to the fact
that II IL Abllepe's turn among central
Kansas cities 10 nave a Fourth of July
celebration this year. There are many
reasons why it would be desirable to
have the "doings" here. 1t would
bring several thousand visitors to town
and would furnish our own people
with considerable amusement A Gel.
rbraton need not be AN expansive one
but II a few snterprlslng cltlzeni will
push the matter II can he "A success.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
sUFFooATED BY GAS.
A Horrible Discovery on a Humble
Claim Cabin.

Special to Tng RI LEcToR.
HorE, Feb. IL A horrible discovery
wa, u ade by a little neighbor giil al
the humble home Of Henry Butler, n
German living over the county line in
Marion county, Tuesday. Butler h.
about sixty years Of age and lived IN A
small house with his wife, about the
same age, and his mother, au old lady
about eighty years Of age. They were
seen about the place Saturday the
last seen Of them alive Tuesday, the
little girl called on an errand and find
ing the door locked, pcrped In the
window and saw three persons on two
beds, apparently dead Ste gave the
alarm, when the ncighburs at once
cougregated at the house and broke
open the dDOi and made a CHASTITY lud.
The two women were not only dead but
IN an advanced stage Of putrfaclion
The man was still alive but uncOn.
scious, and lived but few hours after
being taken out. a jury was empan.
neled and after an inye,tIgatiOn IL was
decided that the deaths resulted from
asphyxia, the result OF breathing coal
gas. Ia the room was a cooking stove
from which two lids had been lifted,
exposing mass Of charrrd coal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
BARGAINS FOR BUYERS.
The Benefit Will Have Full Line of
Good Ones.

a special iIon MI I. l.. lliIsah, Of
the Benefit, who is in ChicagI informs
us that he has found some phenomenal
bargains that will soon be placed on
the Benefits counters and given to the
people IN and about Abilene Mr..
llirsch's well known ability as u buyer
guarantees to The people of this vicinity
some choice bargains rs he will sell the
goods at prices never before heard OF
in this city.
rhe lines purchased include styles os
spring and summer 1892 dry goods
clothing, notions, laces, etc etc.
It will pny every intending purchaser
to wait until these new cases arrive
before buying as the chance will be one
that will save you many dollars
Mr.. llirsch has found many novel.
ties on the market aud these will Offer
the ladies a chance to get unique and
sly lsh designs In dress goods Of all
kinds, The lirst cases have arrived
and all will be In In n few days.