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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-04-09
A LINGUISTIC TEST.


When Man Can Get Mad in a Foreign
Tongue as Easily as in His Own.
One frequently hears man, or more
commonly still, a woman, speak enthu-
siastically of some friend who knows
French, or German, or Italian. or what
ever language it may be, quite as we'll
as English
There is about one case in hundred
where the claim is substantiated. In
the other ninety-nine cases little in
vestigation would show that the lin
guist in question does not possess by
any means the same mastery of the for
eign tongue as of his own English.
saw this we'll illustrated the other
night in French restaurant, where a
gentleman who has lived in Paris for a
dozen years was dining with some
friends In the course of the meal he
got very angry with the waiter for hav-
ing served a sole du ein blanc instead of
a sole az gratin. And his annoyance
was out of all proportion to the enor-
nifty of the mistake made by the unfor-
tunate garcon. The gentleman, whom
/ knew as ordinarily calm and self-pos-
sessed, grew red in the face, excited in
gesture and loud in voice, although the
fact of the matter was that the fish was
almost as good with the wine sauce as
if it had been served with cheese.
F "Do you know why you got so angry
with that fellow to-night2' / asked
him later in the evening.
Certainly l do" said he; "it was be-
ha naar1u cpoilo1 INV I;,nor
his ridiculous blunder.'
NO" said l., 'that is not the real
reason. If you had been in an Ameri-
can restaurant you would not have got
into such rage over the same thing"
"And why not, pray?'
because in an American restaurant
you would have spoken English, where
as tonight you were obliged to get an
cry in a foreign language. However
excellent your French may be it did not
allow you to dispose of the matter and
of the waiter in few quiet but crush
ing sentences, as you would have done
in English. The waiter had you at a
disadvantage, and that exasperated
you"
At first my friend was disposed to ar
que the point but finally became con-
vinced that one OF the crucial tests of a
mans absolute perfection in language
is his ability to use it with the same
GOODNESS and deliberationg as his own
when he is under the influence of some
| strong emotion.
Another test is a mans ability to add
or multiply, using the foreign names
for the figures. Ask your friend who
boasts that his French is as good as his
English to add up substantial column
of figures with the uingt and quarantc
and soirante instead. of the names he
has been accustomed to, and nine times
out of tcn or indeed oftener, you will
find him unable to do 1t.
This speaking foreign languages as
well as ones own is much more diff
cult matter than certain Cooks tourists
would have one believe,-N, Y, Herald,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-04-09
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Our LADY OF THE GULF CHURCH
'Catholic-Sundays, first mass z am;
high mass 10 am. Evening service at
4:3O pm. On week days mass at $3.50
am. Rev. Henry Leduc, pastor; Rev.
Father Alphonse, assistant pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH
Preaching second and fourth Sunday 9
in each month at II am. and 7:3O p. M.
Sunday-school at 9:30 am. Prayer meet
ing evening Wednesday at Z o'clock.
Seats free. Rev. W. G. Forsythe, pastor.
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHuRcII-Preach-
ing every second and fourth Sunday
morning at II am. Sunday-school at
9:30 am. The public is cordially invited
to attend. Rev. Nelson Ayres, pastor.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-04-09

pecting. After working the paper of
we usually spent a couple of days in
securing over the mountains and To-
eating mining claims Somehow or
other they didn't pan out and we would
resume the publication of the great
silver organ with whole lot of accu-
mulated experience concerning lodes,
dips, spurs, angles and adits. At one
time we had fourteen claims located,
but if steamboats, had been selling at
two cents a dozen, we couldn't have
made the first payment on paddle.
However, the hotels and various sa-
looms advertised literally and we were
able to move in Lake Ci<y's best
society. Woods was appointed chair
man of the republican county central
committee, while l secured like
honor in the democratic ranks, and we
doomed both parties and their respc CT
i've candidates without fear or favor.
We rose above party and every body got
show in the Silver World, top of col
umn next to the advertisement of the
Lake City Town Company, which took
two columns on each page. The adver-
tisements were as unique and original
as the policy of the paper itself. / re-
member few of the local announce
ments:
"FiveFingered Jack has just secured brand.
new layout and will furnish sport to gents at
all hours. Call and see it, at the Montezuma
dance house,
"Twenty-fv dollars reward fer the ornary
cuSs that shot my jackass, and no questions
| asked JIM GAvINs.''
"Seven new grasshoppers at San Cristoval
hall tonight. Plenty Of girls to dance with
| everybody
When the Silver World started there
were only five hundred people in Lake
City. When it died three years later the
town had a railroad and two thousand
population. Lake City has had many
newspapers since then, but none that
maintained such lofty independence
in all things or had such history. It's
proprietors and publishers are scat
tered far and wide, but none of them
will ever forget the tribulatlons and
trials of running frst-class family
newspaper eighty-fve miles from no,
where. Tom FL. Cannon, in Kansas
City Times.
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N NEM ESiS.

Il has come to me just this minute
How strangely ones thoughts will rove
Long since maiden loved me,
And tried to return her love.
But was not very successful,
could never make believe.
One should be deceived q little
Before he tries to deceive.
But she bore with my boyish temper;
know what she used to say:
HE knows not love at present,
He will come to know it one day."
She is fully avenged if she knew it;
1t is years since We said good-by:
My love has just left me laughing,
And / can only sigh.
sigh for the lips of coral,
sigh for the curls of gold
He has gone to his dolls and marbles,
He is only three years old.
And my worship bores him sadly,
For 1t interrupts his play
He knows not love at present, GEES
He will come to know it one day.
Herbert e. Clarke, in N Y. Independent.
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He "There is one fatal ailment
you women are not subject to-" She.
What is that?" He--"Old age."-N.
Y. Herald.
Mrs. S.-'They say man never
marries his first love-" Her Hubby
HE can't 1t would be polygamy."-
Funny Folks.
-Editor--'I am sorry, but can not
talk to anyone to-day" Author Oh,
that's no matter. will do all the talk
ing myself Comic.
Even Tempered Day "Joblots is
very even.tempered man" Weeks
--"How is that2' Day-"He is mad
all the time. IN. Y. Herald.
-Charles-'I am trying as hard as /
can, darling, to get ahead" Clara
We'll, the Lord knows, Charles, you
need one badly enough. IN. Y. Herald.
~ have unique thing in the book
line," said the Poet. 80 have heard"
returned the Cyntic. "The complete
first edition of your own book, is it
not?"-Brooklyn Life.
This thing of marriage being fail
nre is more or less matter of ones
own doing. II man uses Judgment
IN investing his wife's money he is rea-
sonably safe.-Boston Post.
--Of No Use. -Canvasser-"Can sell
You a bottle of my famous complexion
wash, ma'am?" Fair Maiden-''Oh.
no. 1t doesn't matter about my COM
plexion. I'm already engaged" ."-Phar-
maceutical Era.
but what is this?'' asked young
Nilcash, as Miss Dingbatts pressed a
check for one hundred and fifty dollars
into his hand. after saying "Yes" to
his proposal of marriage. "That's to
buy the engagement ring with, love. p
Harpers Bazaar.
-Seeker-"So your friend, Dumble-
ton, has written novel, eh?" Sage
man-"He has, for fact" Seeker
What is his plot?" Sageman-"His
plot seems to have been to invcigle the
public into buying book that isn't
worth reading. boston Courier.
1T Would Drive Him Away. Wife
But suppose burglar should try to
come In while you are away, George,
what would do?" Husband-'Wby,
just Imagine he is your hus band coming
home late from the lodge, and give him
piece OF your mind. Yankee Blade.
-schoolma'am (Boston) 81 am told
that Willie Brown used improper Ian
guage on the Fairgrounds. He may
come forward Willie Brown-sI
didn't say no bad words" School.
ma'am 'Since Willie owns up so
readily will excuse him this time. y
Kate Fields Washington.
That was delightfully."- shrewd an
swer OF the good wife of Prof. Robson,
who disliked the cant expressions of
the religious tongue of that day. She
had invited gentleman to dinner, and
he had accepted with the reservation;
If am spared" "Weel, weel," SAID
Mrs. Robson, ''if ye're dead I'll ma ex-
pect ye."
Human Nature?-'I thought Won
had your heart set upon going to Flor
ida for the cold season." .Well. SO
did, but l changed my mind" Why
was that?' why, l mentioned the
subject to my husband and" "He
was opposed" mo, he wasn't. He
said at once that we would go if | cared
about it, and asked me to decide. He
didn't give me an opportunity to pro-
duce my arguments and forgot whv
wanted to go.'
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Her Inference.

"You don't know how to play chess,
do you, Mr.. Adlet?" asked Miss SSitts
with a look at the clock, which indi-
Gated 1890 p. IN. ..,..,
"Why, yes, l do, Miss Skitts. What
made you think didn't?''
why, you don't seem to know when
nv your move, "~-Jury,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-04-09

-Customer-"Give me porous plas-
ter" Clerk-"Here it is Customer
mo, sir, you don't come that on me.
want one that isn't full of holes. l
never buy damaged goods even at re-
duction. N-Pharmaceutical Era
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The SiEShYNorId
-sAAG Ii2Zs.atA.

q , HE first news
p a p er ever
published on
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-04-09
HUMOROUS.

He "There is one fatal ailment
you women are not subject to-" She.
What is that?" He--"Old age."-N.
Y. Herald. -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09

stab wounds In the abdomen. Had he
been stabbed and then thrown of the
bridget
1t was shown on investigation that
he had left his watch and pocket book
at home. The bridge keeper testified
that he saw Snyder lying on tho rocks
as II drunk. Two strange letters were
found near the bridge. In which Sny-
der tod all about his afTairs They
read like last will and testament He
looked forward to the sum insured a.
the sole means OF saving his estate to
his family. Although $4,000 reward
was offered. no trace Of any assassin
was ever found This case was ended
with compromises. III Snyder could
have got to the place where his body
was found. then the verdict should be
for the one OF the insurance that was
unwilling to pay $50. 0o0." The coun-
try jury, all the neighbo OF Snyder.
went against the company.
The case OF Bernard Hartung,
merchant OF Madgeburg. was one.of the
most terrible on record. He poisoned
his wife. One evening he pretended
to be sick. His wife nursed him.
She. at his suggestion. took some bark
he was taking. He had put poison on
it. She died. As the physician certi-
fed that the woman had died OF
Asiatic cholera-it was prevalent In
the neiehborhood-- Hartung got the
insuran money. However the crime
was finally revealed and he was put to
death.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09
A BoorLEss VICTORY.
A Case OF "None 50 Deaf ~ Those who
Wont Hear"

A Case OF ..Nons 50 Deaf NJ Those Who
Wont Hear"
There is time to keep silence but
it evidently was not the right time in
the case OF the boy mentioned, who
lives in an Ontario town. He got q
silver in his foot and. in spite OF his
protesta lions. his mother decided to
put poultice over his wound. The
boy vigorously resisted.
Il wont have no poultice," he de-
ciared stoutly.
Yes, you will. Eddie" declared
both his mother and grandmother.
firmly; and the majority being two to
one. at bedtime the poultice was
ready.
If the poultice was ready the boy
was not and he proved so refractory
that switch had to be brought into
requisition. 1t WE arranged that the
grandmother should apply the poul-
tice. while the mother was to stand
with the uplifted switch at the bedside.
The boy was told that II he .opened
his mouth" he would receive that
which would keep him quiet. As the
hot poultice touched the boys foot he
opened his mouth.
You" he began.
keep still" said his mother, sbak-
ing her stick. while the grandmother
busily applied the poultice.
Once more the little fellow opened
his mouth.
81"
But the uplifted switch awed him
into silence.
In minute more the poultice was
firmly in place and the boy was tucked
in bed.
There. now" said the mother.
.the old silver will be drawn out and
Eddie's foot will be all we'll.
AS the mother and grandmother
moved triumphantly away q shrill,
small voice came from under the bed
clothes
You've got it on the wrong foot!"
-Rehoboth Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09
THE LIcoRIcE TREE.
It's Homo in Asia Minor--The Black
Licorice Made In Spain.

It's Homo in Asia Minor--The BLACK
Licorice Made In Spain.
Most OF It comes from Asia Minor.
where 1t is found growing In great
abundance all along the fiat unculti-
waited and almost uninhabited lands Of
the rivers Tigris and Euphratea II
is small shrub not more than three
feet high, with light foliage, and Is
never found far from tho water.
The season for collecting the roots
Is generally during the winter al
though 1t is possible all the year
round. When the root Ii first dug II
10 full OF water and must be allowed
TO dry. long tedious process. often
taking year 1t Is then sent to
Bagdad. where II 10 pressed into bales
and shipped to London. and from
there to America quantities OF II be-
ing used In this country In the manu-
facture OF tobacco.
The black licorice stick or rolls
which we see In the confectionery and
drug stores come mostly from Spain.
and are made OF pure juice mixed
with little starch, which prevents IL
from melting in warm weather and
before packing each stick Is wrapped
in bay leaves
The word licorice means 'sNeet
root" and is OF Greek origin. -Har-
per's Young People.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09
Mr.. BEsLER.s SOUP.
He Ate the Fish Sauce TO the Cooks
Great Constsrn ation.

He Ate the Fish Sauce to the Cooks
Great CONSERVATION.
A party OF Chicago Burlington 8
Quincy officials we're out on tour OF
inspection mixed with pleasure In the
general managers car and fine mus
callonge. which one Of the party had
captured. was to be the leading attrac-
tion OF the dinner. says the Locomo-
tive Engineer The cook devoted spe-
cial attention to making the fish tri-
umph OF his culinary art and the most
appetizing sauce known to cooks was
prepared to give the muscallonge n
good eeud-off. When dinner was
called General Superintendent Besler
sat down and continued the story he
was telling. The waiter carried in q
dish and set 1t down beside Mr.. Besler.
who took up spoon and began to eat
without letting the act interrupt his
talk. Presently Mr. Harris rang for
tho waiter. and said: Why don't
you bring the soup for the rest OF usp"
why. Mass'r Harris said the
waiter. 'dar's no soup to day."
mo soupP Why. Mr.. Besler is eat
ing soup"
The startled darby gazed at Mr..
B.sler, and whom he could find breath
exclaimed: 80 de Lud sake II Mr..
Besler aln't eat all de fish saucel"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09

How . Philsdeiphisa Of . Past osnsss-
ton Becsme Rich Man.

How . Philsd eiphisn Of Past 0snsse-
ton Becsms = Rich Man.
A few weeks since . gentleman
named Hastings died In New York.
ays the Philadelphia Times He had
for years lived the life Of reclusa al
though knowa to DO wealthy. His
fortune came from suncle Lewis w.
Clark. who was ut one time a note
broaer In this city. About 1880 he
had IN Office in Front near Dock. but
was not very successful being exc
tremely proud and unsociable. Il was
about this time that he inherited from
his Uncle Egmond Of Halifax. q large
sum OF money and retired from active
business. The circumstances CON-
nected with his inheritance were both
curious and startling.
Sable Island. ninety miles east OF
Nova Scotia has for centuries been
terror to the mariner Hundreds OF
ships have been wrecked here and
lives lost. Sixty years ago the dan
gers were enhanced by band OF
wrcckers. who we're. In fact pirates
and had no scruples about killing the
uncertainties who reached shore II
necessary to make robbery effectuaL
The plumber was sent to Boston and
Halifax to DO disposed Of Egmond
Clark. was and had been for years the
agent and counselor OF this confeder-
acy OF rutfiana furnished them sup
Plies and made a large fortune out Of
thcir booty.
In 1909 the wife and daughter OF q
Boston merchant named Raburn en-
barked at the port OF Havre to return
to the n native land. 1t was supposed
that the ship was driven north of their
course and struck on the deadly reefs
of Sable Island. There was no report
of her on the coast and all on board
must have persisted.
1t was a terrible blow to the hus-
band and father and he searched in
vain for some intelligence OF the ulti-
mate fato Of the ship until year aft
erward looking in the window OF q
Boston jewelry store he saw a locket
set with turquoises with the motto In
French. ..Toujours OF toujours that
he at once recognized as having been
worn by his wife.
He entered the place, examined the
locket and found. as he expected. his
name engraved on the back. The
storo-keeper was not very communica-
tive until threatened. when he told all
he knew. The jewel had been pur-
chased from a Canadian who came to
Boston frequently to sell such goods.
He was at once looked up and arrested.
He gave Mr.. Clark. OF Halifax as mis-
principal. Mr.. Raburn saw Clark.
who was insolent and Indifferent in
the matter and this 30 enraged the
Bostonian that he handled the rufflan
so severely as to cause his death not
long after.
His brother Lewis was an upright
gentleman and deeply shocked at the
exposure. The estate was left unset
tied until after Lewis death In Ber-
muda in 1916. when It had become
very valuable by the growth OF the
real estate. OF which It largely con-
sisted. and about 1880 1t came by in
heritance to Mr.. Hastings. the only
surviving relative Of w. Lewis Clark.
Mr.. Hastings never married. and his
wealth will go to distant relatives In
the North OF Ireland
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09
DOWN The STREAM.

Lowell It began with q glance,
Grew with the growing of fowers,
Smiled IN dreamful trance,
Rocked not the passage OF hours;
Our passions food rose ever,
Flowing for hcr and me,
Ttll the brook became q rivor,
And the river Became sea.
Grief 1t began with word,
Grew with the winds that raved;
A prayer for pardon unheard,
Pardon In turn uncraved;
The bridge so easy to sever,
The stream SO swift to be freei
TIL the brook became river,
And the river became sea-
Lfei It began with sigh,
Grew with the leaves that are dead;
Its pleasures with wings to fly,
Its sorrows with limbs of lead:
And rest rcmaineth never
For the wearier years to be,
TIL the brook shall become river,
And the river become a sea.
Robert, Lord Houghton.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09
Getting q LIGHT.

The aristocratic and lordly ways OF
ye English lord were we'll exemplined
some time ago on board steamship
going to Europe. The story was told
by well-known lawyer. who wns
crossing the ocean and happened to
have on board as fellow traveller a
real. live English lord. The lawyer
happened to take Q cigar from hls
pocket and, walking over TO the lord,
who was smoking. asked him, Please
let me have q lightr
Beg pawden, said the lord. In
that droll languishing way Of tho
English.
'.Let me have light for my Cigar
pleasep' said the lawyer
Jaw. yeas; call my servant John
he carries my matches.
The lawyer walked OF, and In one
of those ina minute Charley looks sal
down In dark corner and wondered
at the increase Of crime Cinoinnasl
Enquirer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09
A m aine Hermit.

Among the many hermits In Maine
John Hallon OF Keys Corner in
Wakefield. is the queerest. He lives
in tumble-down hut through the
roof CT which rain and snow, sunlight
and starlight have easy access. He
cooks his own food. makes his own
bed and does all the work about his
estate" including the care OF an
emaciated horse. He believes in
witches. and every night despite his
seventy years, he mounts guard with
a shotgun 10 shoot any hobgoblins that
may issue from tho hedges
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09
PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR.

Tho shoes worn by Luther at tho diet Of
Worms are preserved with reverent care
In tho Historical museum at Dresden.
The grave of Washington Allston, the
South Carolina artist and poet, is in one
OF the cemeteries of Cambridge, Mass,
with no suitable memorial to mark It
One Of Washington's venerable lawyers
is Gen. ]. +. Farnsworth. In the days
from 1857 to 1881 he represented Chicago
In congress, when 1t was entitled to only
one congressman.
James Russell Lowell, Walt Whitman
Thomas w. Parsons. e. p. Whipple, Julia
Ward Howe, w. w. Story. DIR. J. g..
Holland and Herman Melville were all
born In the year 1919,
Tho late K. A. White OF Boston, left
about $3.50, 900 to his widow, and an UNI
brelia to his daughters husband Though
thus provided with something to put up
for rainy day, the daughter is to contest
the will
A statue of John Bright was recently
unveiled in Manchester, England, by
Lord Derby. 1t is tho work of Bruce
Joy, who has exhibited his works In this
country, and Is said to be very good
likeness
The bible used by John Wesley at Ep-
worth for forty years, and new owned by
Rev DR.. Boole, of Staten Island, was ex-
hibited at the Methodist council in Wash
ington recently. In 1884 Il was presented
by the Epworth church warden to Rev.
Robert Aitken, . popular clergyman Of
that time, who In turn gave It to Mrs.
Smith, daughter Of Adam clarks. When
she died II was sold, aud thus came into
DR.. BODIES possession
Whom in Warrington some years ago
Labouchere. the London editor, was
lounging 1t the door Of the British
legation. when pompous stranger
entered and asked for the British
minister. "Not in," said Labouchere
drumming on pane Of glass.
I'm wait until he comes" and the
stranger sat down on chair. An hour
went by; two hours Labouchere stiIl
drummcd on the glass and the stranger
waited At last he asked with some OK.
ASPIRATION; '.How soon do you expect the
British minister infv s'In about three
month"; replied tho imperturbable La
bouchere HE sailed for England yes.
terday."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09

skin that bad boon carefully preserved
aud laid 1t on The deck.
poor old jumbo" che exclaimed.
Captain faul had to pay 1900 for
killing neigbbor Garcia's fine New
foundland dog, and so we have kept
the skin"
The mon filed out IN. Y. Recorder.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-09

Florida sponge fishermen detect the
presence OF sponges by means OF q
water-glass, which IL simple con-
trivance, 1t being . circular piece Of
glass inserted In the bottom OF q
bucket The bucket is thrust into the
water, and. looking through the glass.
the sponge hunter can clearly dis
tinguish any object on the bottom OF
the sea even II the water be rough.
Tho sponges are gathered with pole
from eighteen to forty feet long with
threc-pronged Iron claw ut the en- 4