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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-04-29
PIGS IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND.
The Local Mind Is Concentrated on tho
Porkers.

The Local Mind is Concentrated on tho
Porkers.
In the south of England the pig is
the family pet and pride, and in Hamp-
shire especially his position is as i'm
portant as that of ''the gintleman that
pays the rint" of Irish cottages. A
woman in that county who was dy ing,
after long illness, expressed her
mournful regrets that she had never
seen the present pig, and added that
if her husband had known in time how
much she wished it, he would have
carried it up to her bedchamber. Now,
however, it was too large and heavy.
Indeed, the local mind seems to be
engaged in constant speculation upon
this useful animal. A clergyman who
wondered whether his flock under
stood the long words of his sermon,
asked one of them if he knew what was
meant by "predestination.
well, SIR" returned the laborer, 'T
believe it's something about the in
nards OF pig!''
One old man is fond of describing his
"mlssus," as he first saw her at her
confirmation in great cathedral.
"And did you get acquainted with
her at once, and ask her to marry your"
was the question.
"No, no, said he. "I waited till I
had two pigs in my sty, and then, sir, l
kneo soas a match for any acomanF'-
Youths Companion.
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THE NATIONAL FINANCES.

Ahe PRESIDENT will Stand Firm for the Ma
uonal Credit-Newspaper Reports as to
the Governments Intentions Liable to
be Misleading-The Country's Undoubted
Credit and the Good Scense of the Peo-
pie the National Safeguard.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-To repre-
sentative of the United Press the presi-
dent said last night:
The inclination of the public to ac-
cept newspaper reports concerning the
intentions of those charged with the
management of our national finances
seems to justify my emphatic contra
dlctlon OF the statement that the re-
demption of any kind of treasury notes,
except in gold, has at any time been de-
termined upon or contemplated by the
secretary OF the treasury or any other
member OF the present administration.
The president and his cabinet are en-
tlrely harmonious in the determination
to exercise every power conferred upon
them to maintain the public credit, to
keep the public faith and to preserve
the parity between gold and silver and
between all financial obligations
OF the government. While the law
OF 1890, forcing the purchase
OF fixed amount of silver every month,
provides that the secretary of the treas
ury, in his discretion, may redeem in
either gold or silver the treasury notes
given in payment of silver purchases,
yet the declaration of the policy of the
government to maintain the parity be-
tween the two metals seems so clearly
to regulate this discretion as to dictate
their redemption in gold. Of course
perplexities and difficulties have grown
out of an unfortunate financial policy
which we found in vogue, and embar-
easements have arisen from ill-advised
financial legislation confronting us at
every turn; but with every cheerful
evidence among the people, and a pa
trlotic disposition to cooperate threat
ened danger will be averted pending a
legislative return to a better and
sounder financial plan. The strong
credit of the country, still unimpaired,
and the good sense of our people, which
| has never failed in time of need, are at
hand to save us from disaster.
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DEATH IN A MINE.

Nine Miners Suffocated In a silver NIlno
at Butte, Mont. from a Fire Caused by
Bursting Lamp-The Mine Flooded.
BUTTE, Mont, April 22.-At 9:S0
o'clock yesterday morning the timbers
OF the pump station at the 5O0-foot
level OF the Texas Silver Bar shaft No.
., belonging to the Butte & Boston
Mining Co. caught fire. Before an
alarm could be sent through the mine
nine men on the levels and slopes were
suffocated. They are:
Edward Pascoe.
Richard Andrews.
S. Rovetta.
Frank Gerard.
Richard Trembath.
Thomas Gray.
James Nattio.
Antonio Beara.
Evan Peughs.
All were miners. The fire a SUP.
posed to have originated by tae ex.
plosion of q lamp, where four wera kept
lighted at the station. The tinbers
were very dry, and when the blaze
started spread so rapidly that the
miners in the shaft No 1, nearly 1,5OC
feet distant, had barely time to escape
from the gas, which found it's way
through ceiling cross-cut at the 200.
foot level
That the fire may be extinguished as
soon as possible, and the bodies of the
men recovered, the shaft in which the
fire started is being flooded with water.
The damage to the property will be
considerable.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-04-29
A DIRECT ANSWER.
How Lord Palmerston Evaded tho
Question.

How Lord Palmerston Evaded tho
Question.
Lord Pal1nerston, when confronted
with an annoying questioner, as states
men SO very often are, used to answer
him with joke, or chaff him for want
ing to know too much.
There was butcher who, whenever
the prime minister appeared at the
hustings used to ''heckle" him with
questions. His lordship bad an Off
hand manner which took with tho
crowd, and he would turn the laugh
against the butcher.
One day, when Palmerston had treat
ed him in his usual style, the butchef
said to the crowd:
'You can never get direct answer
out of that man. He always wriggles
out with joke or some dodge"
mot so bad as that" answered Lord
Palmer ston, with good nature. "I'll
promise you direct answer to any
question you may now put to me-"
Immediately the butcher asked: III
such and such thing is proposed in
parliament what will you do?'
us that your question:"
YES"
Aud you want direct answer?"
Eyes"
''Well, promised you one; you shalt
have it. I aoon't tell you"
There" {" said the butcher. turning to
the crowd, ~ told you he'd get out of
it somehow. And you see he has. -
Youths Companion.
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JOHN BULL GETTING THERE
The Ancient Locomotive Hustles Along
at Lively Rate on His Journey from
the East to Chicago.

The Ancient Locomotive Hustles Along
at Lively Rate on His Journey from
the East to Chicago.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 21.-The
people of Hoosierdom looked backward
six decades to-day. The "Old John
Bull" train travelled from Lima O., to
Plymouth, Ind, on schedule time and
was, viewed by thousands of people at
Delphos, Van Vert, Fort Wayne, Co.
lumbia City, Warsaw and Plymouth.
The blizzard of snow and wind had no
effect on the old tea-kettle engine and
it made from fifteen to twenty miles an
hour all day over the Pennsylvania
company's beautiful track. The old
engine seems to have got it's second
wind and will make the 1,OoO-mlle trip
without stop for repairs.
During the engines career on the
Camden & Amboy railroad it carried
thirty pounds of steam. To-day, dur
ing portion of the trip, it carried 11o
pounds, and the skilled railroadero on the
train did not anticipate any ill-results.
Tomorrow afternoon the train will ar.
rive in Chicago at o'clock and pull
into the Union depot.
Amid the modern inventions in rail.
road motive power, "John Bull" will
present a most amusing contrast in
the Chicago Union depot. This relic
OF the inventive minds of the earlier
years of this century is "a curiosity
even in the eyes of men who have been
In railroad life for years.
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"Seen any lately?" l asked.

"Why, there's never a day passes
without seeing some of 'em; only the
turn but one before you-a big Amer
ican he was-he had been tattooed on
the soles of the feet"
"What!" I exclaimed, jumping up
and almost running out of the sham
pooing-room, regardless of being in
puris naturalibus, and that my head
and eyes were covered with soapsuds.
"Stay moment. SIR" the man ex-
claimed, but was not to be stopped.
A sort of frantic frenzy seemed to take
me as dashed from the shappooing"
room, slipped accidentally into the
plunge bath, swan to the other end,
seized a huge white sheet from the
astonished attendant, and rushed mad
ly up the stairs to the cooling-rooms.
The attendant followed anxiously,
inquiring the cause of my excitement
"The man with the tattoo marks on
the soles of his feet!" exclaimed;
"where is he?-where is hep
By this time my curious appearances
had attracted considerable attention.
when a small boy attendant ran up.
DO you mean tall gentleman, with
black hair and a tuft of hair on his
chin like goat?"
''That's the man." l almost shrieked.
"Well, sir, he's gone. He went
almost as soon as he came up from the
hot room. He said he couldn't stop,
and he told, me to say that if anyone
asked, he had forgotten an appoint
ment and would not be at the dinner
party tomorrow.
/ was too humiliated for words. Here
had been my real chance, and 1 had
missed it. The very man had been
wanting to catch had caught me and
fairly taken the wind out of my sails
by his cool check All that did catch
was very severe cold indeed, and a
conviction that had made a decided
fool of myself in the eyes of the Turk
ish bath people.
dined the next evening with my
American client, but l didn't tell him
how near I had been to earning his
dollars.
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AN EARNEST PROTEST
Against the Promulgation of the Recent
ly Ratified Extradition Treaty with


Against the PRONUNCIATION of the Recent
ly Ratified Extradition Treaty with
Russia. ,..
CHICAGO, April 24.-State Senator Ed
ward L. Noonan presided over we'll
attended meeting of representative cit
izens at Central Music hall yesterday
afternoon, which was called for the pul-
pose of protesting against the ratifca-
ton by the United States senate of the
extradition treaty with Russia. Judge
L. f. Tully was the chief speaker. He
denounced the, treaty as one to deprive
some one to of his liberty, and a
wrong done the hum blest Russian peas
ant was a wrong to the 6O,OOO,O00
people who professed allegiance
to the American flag. The criminal
laws of Russia were such, the
judge said, as to dishonor any
nation that will make with it an
extradition treaty. He did not wish to
criticize the president and the senate,
but they should not be permitted to
cast stigma upon the country.
Judge Tully also read letter from
George Kenna, the Siberian explorer,
in which he expressed opposition to the
treaty and recommended that every eff
fort be made to organize public opinion
against it.
Among the other speakers who fol-
lowed were Bishop Fellows, Rev. DIR.
Clifford and Rabbi Hirsch At the close
of the speech-making resolutions We're
adopted requesting the president to
give immediate notice to the Russian
government Of the termination of the
4 ff,aaty sa7
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BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS, SATURDAY, APRIL 49, 1898.
"Is that the case you want me to

us that the case you want me to
take up?"
''That's it, and If you can hunt him
down anywhere I'll give you enough
dollars-or pounds, if you like" look.
ing at our critical friend, who laughed.
ITO make it the best days work you
ever did in your life"
"What's he like-how does he mean
SO much to you-when was he seen
last?" exclaimed, as fast as could.
''l'll answer that last right off-he's
the dead Image of meas like as the
halves of split pea-what you call
over here my double"
"But how can you get the money
from him? It's not criminal offense
to be mans double
"You find the man and he'll know
right off whether I'm going to get the
dollars or not"
"But does he differ from you in moth
ing?'
"Well, that's the most extraordinary
thing in the whole bag of tricks, for
he's got his initials tattooed on the
soles of his feet"
"What!" l exclaimed.
Eyes, on the soles of his feet. It's q
ticklish job, admit. y
Van Scoup entertained us with a long
rigmarole as to how he had only to find
this double, whom he knew to be in
London, and to produce him in New
York, to have him convicted of an i'm
pudent fraud by which he had abso
lutely got immense sums of money 10y
personating Van Scoup in several places
in the states.
OF course, never gave the matter
moments consideration, until one nigh
felt l should like to have Turkish
bath and SO found myself in Northum
berland avenue luxuriating in true
eastern fashion.
l had not been in one of the ho
rooms long before saw the big burly
form of the American coming through
the doors.
rose from the marble slab to gree
him.
We'll, Van Scoup, this is a quee
place to meet you-why, we're dining
together tomorrow evening"
so we are, but that's no reason why
we shouldn't enjoy ourselves together
to-night-is it?"
''Of course not"
He took one of the wooden loung.
chairs beside the marble slab on which
was extended at full length, and WE
had a very interesting conversation.
I've not found your double yet"
said. "Have you seen or heard O.
him?"
mo, I've not-but you wouldn't ex
pect to find him here, would you?''
laughingly replied: "No, perhaps
not; of course, you would be able te
see his feet here, wouldn't you?"
He laughed. "Ah! so you would
Never thought of that ought to have
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had private detective put on at every
bath in London"
! suggested: 1T wouldn't have been
bad plan, if 1T was worth the trouble. /"
'Oh, it's worth any trouble"
Time passed on as merrlly as it does
in Turkish baths when freed from all
thoughts of dress or cut of clothes;
man meets man simply on equality and
judges accordingly. always am rather
long time over Turkish bath, and nv
companion was the first to announce
his intention of being shampooed, and
left for the cooler room.
I'VE shall meet upstairs" he said.
II suppose you are going to have look
at the papers?'
Certainly, I shan't be very long af-
ter you"
! stayed little longer than antici-
pated, and was rather annoyed at
finding a considerable rush on the
shampooers, SO that possibly / was
not undergoing that delightful process
OF being thumped and banged about
till quite twenty minutes after my
friend had left me. Shampooers are a
very communicative sort of men, and
the one operating upon me was no ex-
ception to the rule.
That's fine piece of tattooing
work on your chest" said, looking at
an immense design covering his whole
chest, a cruci6xion, in fact. =
"Yes, it's about as good as you'll see
in days march; but it's silly game
to play with yourself-it gives you no
end of pain at the time, and it doesn't
give you chance if ever times go bad
with YOU"
His words seem to burst upon me
with new thought splendid idea
better than the plan of Van Scoup's of
having private detectives at the baths
ask all the shampooers.
had recovered my breath, after the
vigorous assault ! had received, and
was preparing to he douched all over
and enveloped in soapsuds, as asked:
vi suppose sometimes some of the
bathers themselves have been tat
aooed@n
"Ohl heaps of 'em, especially those
Chat have travelled"
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AM a young
solicitor, who
perhaps has
been m o + e
overdone with
Tho fanotc Of
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A VIOLET SPEAKS.

Q passer-by, draw nearl
Upon grave grow
That she who died was dear
They planted me to show.
Pluck me as you go by
am her messenger;
With her sweet breath I sigh;
In me her pulses stir.
Through these my quivering leaves
She fain would speak to you
She whom ths grave bereaves
OF the dear life she knew.
How glad was up there!'
She whispers underground
Have they who found me fair
Some other fair one found?
Has he who loved me best
Learned Loves deep lore again,
Since was laid to rest
Far from the world of menl
Nayl Surely he will come
To dwell here at the last;
In Deaths strange silent homo
My hand shall hold him fast
Yet would that he might know
How hard 1t is to bide
In darkness here below
And miss him from my sidel
Fain would send my soul
TO lie upon his breast,
And breathe to him Loves whole
That life left unconfest"
Ah, pluck me, passer-by!
For would bear her breath
Undying Loves own sigh
To him who fees from Death.
Louise Chandler Moulton, in Harper +
Magazine.
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who has been out of his articles nearly
ten years. My time was served with a
cele brated firm in Lincoln's Inn, who
would have tainted at the proposition
OF their doing any police court bust
ness, and would sooner have ceased
practising than have seen their name
on company promoters prospectus.
!, however, had my own way to make
IN the world, and, despite what pro-
fessional etiquette might dictate, all
was grist that came to my mill. For
two or three years there seemed more
grit than grist in the legal machinery
set up in little third floor Office in
Chancery Lane, of which 1 was the
engineer. But people got worse, so
times got better-for solicitors. have
always been little inclined toward
Journalism and many of my best and
most intimate friends are Fleet street
scribes.
One evening, rememb Der, had ac-
cepted an invitation to dine with the
dramatic critic of popular Sunday
paper, and delightful evening we
had. We most certainly gave the lie
I direct to those who think and foolishly
circulate the idea that when pressme n
meet together they invariably dine
mot wisely but too we'll"
When I arrived at the Monaco, very
favorite resort for literary men and
foreigners, my friend was there with
another man.
My friend, Mr.. Van Scoup," he said
by way of introduction, as he put his
hand very familiarly on the shoulders of
typical American. Broad-shouldered,
tall, neatly-dressed. though not quite
in English fashion, there was an air of
good nature and an honest open ex-
preston about Mr.. Van Scoup which 1
could not fail to notice Immediately.
I'm real pleased to see you, SIR" he
replied, as he extended his hand and
shook mine, little thinking he was
driving asignet ring right into it.
1t would be impossible to explain or
even mention the heads of all the topics
touched upon. "reminiscences, expert
ences, yarns, and bon mots were the
order of very pleasant evening. Van
Scoup broke the run-in which, by the
way, he had taken his fair share.
so you're an attorney, then?" ad-
dressing me.
.Yes, i am, worse luck.''
"Ah! Business slack, then?'
No, not that exactly; but it's hum
drum work at the best, not exciting
enough. Now man like you is meet
ing with fresh experiences every day,
and life's not run in a groove and tied
up in red tape"
''Ah!' exclaimed our mutual friend
the critic, ''the same old tale. Van
,Scoup; the business that anyone could
have made pay is always another
mans"
We all three laughed and saw the
truth of his words. Van Scoup thought
moment then he looked over at me
in critical sort of way.
DO you want real, live, exciting
sort Of job, no red tape about it?"
Let's hear about it," re Piled
We'll, I've made my pile, so it's no
much consequence to me: but there's
one man on the face OF Gods earth,
and If could lay my hands on him I'd
be worth another fifty thousand"
"Dollars?'' the critic suggested, in
his matter-of-fact way.
''Wcll, it doesn't matter for our pur-
pose whether it's dollars or pounds--I
want the man.
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Prof. Shore, of Columbia college,
while lecturing on total eclipse of
the sun, stated that fifty years would
elapse before it would occur again.
Professor" said Student Tom An.
jerry, I'D like to ask a question. {"
Certainly, Thomas" "Well, when
that eclipse takes place, are we to have
a day off2"
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A Complex Problem,

FORT MONROE, Va, April 22.-Secre
tary Herbert will probably have a com
plex problem to solve before Monday
should the Russian admiral now on his
way from the West Indies, arrive here
before the departure of the fleet on that
day. Admiral Hopkins is said to be
very anxious to have the position of
honor among the foreign ships, plac-
ing him next in line to the American
vessels. The commission of the Rus
sian admiral, who is of the same rank,
antedates, his, however. It is hintod
that if the Russian gets the decision,
Admiral Hopkins will present a full
admiraPs commission, which he is said
to have in his possession.
Secretary Herbert is expected to reach
here at 10 o'clock this morning, and
will be received with salutes from al,
the foreign ships and Admiral Cher.
ardfs flagship In the evening he will
give dinner on board the Dolphin tc
the commanding and flag officers
while the junior officers will entertain
their ward room brethren of the visit
ing ships.
Admiral Gherardi stated yesterday
that the fleet would sail at 10 O'Clock
on Monday morning for New York
The caravels may be sent ahead in con
voy of the tug-boats.
The immense crowd was increased
yesterday afternoon by the arrival of 9
steamer chartered by members of the
Army and Navy club of Washington
bringing about hundred officers will
their wives and friends. The ball room
was crowded with dancers until a late
hour last night
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fare you fond of music, Miss de
Riche?" "Passionately, Mr.. Padruski.
Why, do you know, / hired hanson
last Saturday, and followed pi;lno-
organ all over Chicago just to hear it
play."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-06-01
Happenings Round About.

Morrilton has III children of school
age 207 of whom are colored.
Small Bile Beans cure Sick -headache.
Rev. j. A. Conley has been called to
the pastorate Of the G. p. church at La
mar.
s,,aH Bile Beans prevent Constipation.
There will be masonic picnic and
public installation of officers at Chica-
lah, June "a.
Small Bile Beans cure Constipation. s5c.
Dwight Strong, son of +. o. Strong of
Slick, lately returned from Winfield,
kas., where he completed a course in
the commercial college located there.
Small Bile Beams cure Biliousness.
Farmer Bros, Lamar carpenters, have
secured the contract for erecting double
story 24x54 Masonic and store building
at London.
To aid Digestion take one Small Bile Bean after
eating. &c. per bottle.
J. B. Wooten, citizen of Morrilton
who has exercised vast deal of interest
in having justice done to persons who
operate blind tigers, was hung in efflgy
in front of his own store recently.
Cure for Colds, Fevers and General Debility.
Small Bile Beams 25c. per bottle,
Dardanelle Post. Mr.. Edgar Shinn
has taken a lease ON the sulphur Springs
property. He is going to put it in fine
condition and start first class stock
farm. We wish his enterprise success.
SnrrH's Pain Oil-positive pure;
Every ache and pain will cure.
Conway Log Cabin: The Log Cabin
stated last week that Mr.. Mars, repre-
senting the Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone Co, was here arranging for
placing telephone exchange in this city
with connection with Little Rock and
Morrilton. He succeeded in getting a
sufficient number of subscribers to in
sure the exchange. He visited Morrill,
ton and Will put in an exchange there
also. This Insures the line from Little
Rock to Morrilton.
One Small Bile Bean every night for q week
arouse Torpid Livera &c per bottle.
Morrilton Headlight: Last Thursday
the case against S. J. and w. Il. Orrell
was withdrawn by the prosecution.
They were charged with running blind
tiger. The consideration for withdraw
ing the prosecution was the payment of
$500 and the signing OF an agreement
whereby they pledged themselves not to
engage In "blind tigerism," and to use all
honorable means to prevent Others from
doing so. One hundred dollars of this
sum was paid the attorneys for the pros
ecution and the balance placed in the
bank--to the credit Of the problbitionists
TO be used in further prosecutions, If
the necessity shall arise, these are simply
the facts in the case.