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Democratic messenger., 1893-12-02
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given. that the
subscriber has obtained from the Or
phans' Court of Worcester County.
Maryland letter, OF administration on
the personal estate OF
JACOB Il. POWELL.
late "t Worcester County, deceased.
Ail persons having claims a.ain,, the
deceased, are hereby warned 1" cxhi-
bit the same. with the vouchers there
of, to the subscriber. on or before the
2nd day of MAY. 1924. They may
otherwise by law, he excluded from
all benefit of the said estate. All per-
son> indebted 10 said estate are re-
gucstcd Ia make immediate payment.
Given under my hand thi, 2Sih day
of November 1888.
WILLIAM II. POWELL.
Administrator
Test: TIIOS. ID. PURNELL.
dee. 2-:it. Register of Wills.
Democratic messenger., 1893-12-02
RUGS and nATS
For the Holidays.

O the many styles and grades in Rugs and Mats that
~ have in stock mention the following convey Al
idea of the exceedingly moderate prices which prevail
Chenille Rugs Is 81 inches, - Cents SO ~ inches,
S1.l5.
MaltS inches, a Cents Felt Rugs from
- u yards Sl00 To II p yards, $3.50.
All intermediate sizes at proportionately low prices.
White Sheep Rugs 2S y 6i inches, roms to
Moquettc Mats Is Sc inches, Mouquete.
Rugs, % IS inches 1928: ;6 ~ inches inches $3.50
Baby Carriage Robes from $3.50 To $1,000
Carriage Fur I;oles. from $500 to $4,000.
We also show full lines of Ornamental auf Domestic
Rugs 4nd Mats, and English and Domestic Art Squares.
Large Carpet Rugs made from remnants, at less than
uf material.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
PETER, THE MINT BIRD.
An Eagle Who Was a Ward of the Amer
lean Government.

An Eagle Who Was a Ward of the Amer.
lean Government.
If you have silver dollar of 1886,
1888 or 1880, or one of the first nickel
cents coined in 1856, you will ind upon
it the true portrait of an American
eagle that was for many years IA
miliar sight in the streets of Philadel-
phia. "Peter," one of the finest eagles
ever captured alive, was the pet of the
Philadelphia mint, and was generally
known as the mint bird" Not only
did he have free access to every part of
the mint, going without hindrancc into
the treasure vaults where even the
treasurer of the United States would
not go alone, but he used his own
pleasure in going about the city, flying
over houses, sometimes perching upon
lamp-posts in the streets. Everybody
knew him and admired him and even
the street boys treated him with re-
spect. The government provided his
daily fare, and he was as much part
of the mint establishment as the SUI
perintendcnt or the chief coincr. He
was SO kindly treated that he had no
fear OF anybody or anything, and he
might be in the mint yet if he had not
sat down to rest upon one of the great
fy-wheels. The wheel started without
warning, and Peter was caught in the
machinery. One of his wings was
broken. and he died a few days later.
The superintendent had his body beau
tifully mounted, with the wings spread
n f1pI VITO 4. - - 4
Peter stands in a glass case in the
mint's cabinet, where you may see him
whenever you go there. An exact por.
trait of him as he stands in the case
was put upon the coins named.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
CAPTURED A THIEF.
story Of q Bear Who Was successf fu
Detective,

Story Of Bear Who Was Successful
Detective.
Not bear that went around with
policeman's hat upon his head and
club stuck in a belt at his waist; but he
captured thief as easily as though he
did. His name was Bruin, and he be-
longed to an ItaE an who travelled from
town to town, making Bruin dance for
q living for them both.
Late one afternoon he stopped at a
farmhouse and begged to stay all night.
He ordered Bruin to dance for the chill
dren and then shut him up in the barn
for safel1eeping. During the night the
family were aroused by a great noise
coming from the barn, some one cry
ing: "Help! Help!'
The farmer ran to the spot, followed
by Bruins master. They found the
bear with his arms around mans
neck, hugging him tightly. The bear
was muzzled SO he could do the man
no great harm, although he was terri
bly, frightened.
He proved to be dishonest neigh.
Dor who had come to the barn to steal
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
cHAs. g. MoREAu, Editor and Publisher
II.
A PRAIRIE HEROINE.

She were scch a white m soft m fluffy
Little thing, so kind OF shy m skeary,
Ihct when she settled down into our stufy
Did schoolhouse to teach the kids last spring,
Icould n liken her TO any other thing,
Only Jest TO one of them ther leary
Little weak old chickens He'd n no sand
Very fust day clim' on the dest N hollered
Like pup ki-ote,scaus jerby mouse
Came gallivantn' round about the house,
n tainted dead away when a flannel -collared
tIlow-snake polKcd his head up through crack
In the shnky Aoor, m could n wrigglc back
SO when thcr' rolled food OF prairie fire
Ihet techcd high-water mark, m, swellin
higher
Washed through the bloomin' plain a drcary
black
Death m destruction Uttered racin' track
Thout warnin' caught the schoolhouse in 1t,
hand,
Tossed IT about m swept 1t from the land
We knowed the little ma am u'drlose her head
~ dasen't even hope the hull school WASH
dead.
We can't be blamed fer feelin' purity gay
Thet evcnin' when worrit neighbor found hcl
Out on the plowin' more'n mile away
little SEQ ched by tcasin' flames in play,
But with our ncstlin's huddled safe around her
81 -Doane Robinson, in Century.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
A FoRGETFUL WOMAN,
She Seemed to Have Occasional Fits Of
Remembering.

She Seemed to Have Occasional Fits Of
Remembering.
| Its curious how ferpitful some folks
are, now amt it?'' inquired Mr.. Jahes.
the village plumber, carpenter and
sheriff, in ruminative tone. "There's
people that'll fergit arrants an jobs an
bills an days o the week an so on; an
I've even heard tell of folks that would
| fergit their own names, now an agin. 50
Yes, I've heard mention made of lest
sech cases." said Abijah Snow, who was
| watching Mr. Jakes solder good-sized
hole in the bottom of the Snow tea
! kettle.
well, l b'lieve there's a woman in
this town beats 'em all fer fergittin', /"
said Mr.. Jakes.
WHO'S that?" inquired his customer.
with mild interest.
ITS Mis- Willard Franklin" replied
Mr.. JalSes. ''Shes got inter the habit
OF comm over to our house twice a
week, or sometimes oftener, as t hap
pens. An it's queer thing, but if
you'll b'lieve me. she sets an sets. an
fergits all about Willard till we've had
a good square dinner; nm within ten
minutes after we've cleared everythin'
offn the table she'll rec'llect him. an,
start for home"
Mr.. Jakes shot one glance at Mr..
Snow, and Mr.. Snow returned it. as he
said slowly:
"S'pose the fact of Willard's bein'
sech scanty pervider an your spread
n n 10 1o L
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
A Delicate ComplImnnt.

To be able to compliment without
seeming to fatter is rare gift, and
probably no race of men are endowed
with that gift more extensively than
the French.
An example of the Frenchman's rare
tact in matters of this sort is shown in
that sweet little story of man who
had ventured to compliment a white
haired old lady on her beaaty.
"Ah," said she, II fear you fatter
me. You call me pretty? Why, am
an old woman, my hair is white, and,
see, here is wrinkle.''
"A wrinkle?" he replied. Never,
madame; that is not a wrinkle. 1t IS
but smile that has drifted from it's
nooyings."
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
NO. 20.
Deplorable Ignorance.

~ think Samfire is the luckiest man
know anything about" remarked
Snooper.
What particular piece of luck has
he struck now?" asked Skidmore.
"He put up $1,000 house on lot
which cost him $4,000, and sold the
place for nearly $4,000"
81 don't see anything lucky in that"
Don't you? Nothing lucky in q
profit of s4,000?''
"You didn't say he made profit of
$4,000"
"Well, thought you could add it up
for yourself. Three thousand for the
lot and five thousand for the house
make eight thousand, and the sum of
the two subtracted from twelve thou
sand leaves four, don't it?''
"You poor deluded man."
"What's the matter?''
81 see that you never built q e5, 900
house. Life.
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fine calf. In the darkness he had
stumbled over the bear, who had seized
him and held him fast.
His master, learning how matters
stood, called out: "IIug him, Bruin!"
The bear continued to hug him until
the farmer, thinking he had been pun
ished enough, told the italian to make
the bear release him. Bruin was given
great piece of honey-comb as re.
ward, and no doubt he wished that he
could catch thief every day.-Louise
Thrush Brooks, in Our Little Ones.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
AFRICAN MEERKATS.
They Mako Interesting Family Pets wheE
Well Trained.


They Mako Interesting Family Pets wheI
Well Trained.
The meerkat of South Africa re-
sembles in it's habits and characters
tics the prairie dog of America, but
it is much more cunning and intelli
gent and makes a charming pet, being
easily tanned. In the south African
karroo the meerl1at lives in little col.
onies like the prairie dog, and travellers
driving through the veldt will come
across families of them sitting upright
in the sun and maintaining their posi-
tions until they are approached quite
closely, when they scatter like mice and
run into their holes. They are very
pretty, bright-eyed, nimble little crea-
lures, soft and furry, easily tanned and
very fond of their captors. They are
SO quantity made and marked that one
entertains the idea that they have been
sewed into their skins by hand, and
the curious seam which extends their
entire length, and the neat way in
which their dainty claws and small
feet and ears are finished off, adds to
this process of the Imagination. They
arc very fond of dogs, of whom even OF
the largest they are not afraid and the
tame meerkat invariably chooses for a
soft pillow the outstretched form Of
the skye or coolie in the family, and
burrows in the warm coat with great
satisfaction. They love tho sun and
may be seen early in the morning,
turned towards it, sitting up in their
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29

20 robins on the apple. boughsl Como down.
come down to tea,"
Cried Dolly by the garden wall: "thcre's quite
enough for three
or sugar Jumps and macaroons,
But as for cups and silver spoons
Only enough for me.
.Come down upon the garden wall, dear robins
dol'' she plead,
sand take a sip of cambria tea" But, ere the
words were said,
Those robins vanishcd-every one
And, on q tree top in the sun,
They took worm instead.
Mary A. Lathbury, in Wide Awake.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
A Man of the People.

Hungry Higgins-I tell you, old fel.
Ter, this here man Gladstone is fel.
Ter would like to meet and shake by
the hand.
Weary Watkins-Why?
Hungry Higgins-This here paper
says that he has wore the same collar
for twenty years or more.--Indianazo.
lis journal.
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THE MEERKAT.

peculiar manner and blinking with
satisfaction as they feel the warm rays
enveloping them.
The meerkat follows it's owner when
adopted, much as faithful dog does,
and is more picturesque object. Its
full OF tricks, steals boldly anything it
wants, and is brimful of mischief
Then, when it is scoldcd for it's naugh
tiness, it sits up and begs forgiveness
in such q funny attitude of mock hu.
mility that the rogue is at once taken
into favor and caresscd like a naughty
child.
These little creatures have a natural
faculty of changing into different
shapes and postures with lightning-lik
rapidity. At one moment the meerkat is
quite formidable animal, sitting up
and regarding you with large, serious
eyes. Then it is as soft and timber
as bag of feathers, stretched out on
the ground, and it can curl itself into
a ball and roll into corner, where its
bits of ears and clusters of feet resem.
BILE the ornaments on some decorative
object Indeed, to look pretty and be-
guile its owners with it's mimic ways
seems to be it's sole object in life.
Occasionally docile and apparently
happy tame meerkat will suddenly 20
back to it's wild life, which it can never
again be induced to leave, not even by
Its chosen playmates, the dogs, with
which it has been happily associated.
Many # these little animals are
taken to Europe by travellers, and
aomlclled among other household pets.
where they are regarded as objects OF
curiosity and made much of in conse.
quence, for no matter how many larger
or older pets may be in the family, the
lordly meerkat at once assumes and
keeps the egotistical attitude of q
spoiled child. Detroit Free Press
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29

! The storm which broke with the dis
| covery of Edna's runaway marriage
with her old western lover was an I'm.
pleasant one to weather, even although
her parents never dreamed of the part
Montmorency had played in their
daughters elopement. His position
! now, at best, was an awkward one, and
| he was glad to make his exit from the
scene at Saratoga as speedily as posi-
BILE.
But at home he found it even worse,
for there he had to face his mothers
| bitter disappointment, and her con-
stant lamentations and reproaches
made his life miserable.
So one fine morning, having actually
succeeded in persuading pretty Jennie
into following Edna's example, he bold
| ly presented his blushing bride to his
astounded mother.
This, then, was the ending of her
ambitious dreams! That Montmorency
should have risen in such open rebel
lion, after submitting himself to her
authority SO long. was cruel and crush
ing blow to the elder Mrs Crane. She
gave no voice to her anguish now, for
this grief was too deep for tears; but
she packed up her most cherished be-
longings and without delay went over
| to Italy, where she had been told that
| she could not only live comfortably on
her annuity, but with even semblance
| of luxury, determined to end her days
voluntary exile from the country
| where her ungrateful son had fallen a
victim to his own short-sighted folly.
"Montmorency has had his opportu-
| nifty and missed itp' she said, bitterly.
| but might have known how it would
be, for he's Crane to the back bone, and
the Cranes are all soft-hearted and OBJ
stinate and perfect fools wherever
money is concernedr'
| Montmorency's first care, after his
fall from grace, had been to dispose of
his jaunty turnout and to resign from
the Howling Exclusives club; and by
SO doing he had dropped out of, sight,
nay, had sunk fathoms beneath the no.
tice OF his old set of acquain ntances and
chulnS.
All this Mrs. Crane the elder had
1oreseen, but worse was yet to come;
and when she learned that her fallen
idol had actually accepted the situation
of clerk in a fashionable dry goods
shop, which was the only position
which offered itself to his limited capa-
bilities when Montmorency set out to
| fight the battle of life for Jennie's sup
| port and his own, she felt that, though
the ocean rolled between them, she
could never hold up her head again.
But when, year later, Montmorency
wrote OF his unexpected good fortune,
and how fine and lucrative position in
one of the largest pork-packing houses
OF the country had been given him,
through the influence of his former
fiancee, now happily reconciled with
her parents, her motherly fondness be-
gan to get the bettsr of her singer.
And now she is actually contemplate
ing trip to her native land next sum
mer, ostensibly to visit the Columbian
exposition, but, in reality, because,
hidden deep in the recesses of her fond
| though foolish heart is great longing
to see Montmorency again and to make
| the acquaintance of his infant SON.
Judith Spencer, in N. Y. Ledger.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
He Objected.

"Since you are TO be my sister," said he,
'1nstead OF my wife, as you say,
You cannot object to bestowing on me
A kiss In sisterly way"
She smiled and replied with ingenious air:
III a kiss you are wanting dear brother,
Just step right into the sitting-room there
And affectionately kiss our mother"
Kansas City Journal
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
Didn't Know.

II should steal kiss from you,
Pray, pretty maid, what would you doi"
With cyeids drooped, she murmured: WELL
Until you do how can / tell2"
BROOKLYN Life. (,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29

-Intuitive knowledge. Now, Bob
bie," said the teacher in natural his
tory, what is a panther?" "a man
that makthe panth," lisped Robbie -
Puck.
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tween his fingers, while, With peculiar
smile upon his. lips, he thought of the
jewelers. unpaid bill and of how he had
deliberately thrown away s golden
opportunity" and had thereby shat
tered mothers fondest hopes.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29

If happiness in this life is your oh.
gect' don't Try too hard to get rich.--
RAMS Horn.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
Jobs Comforter.

First Dog-A bad boy has tied a
cracker to my tail,
Second Dog-Ncver mind, it will
soon 60 eli.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
Caught in Her Own Tran.

Caught In Her Own Trap.
When she assured me that might
Look on her always as sister,
exercised brothers right,
And most affectionately kissed her.
Truth
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29

boy-Father sent me up to say that
ne would be very thankful if you
wouldn't lay any more carpets tonight
81 he can't sleep
b Flat-Go down and tell your
father not to let my hammering pre-
vent him from feeling thankful; tell
him to be thankful his carpets are laid
-and, above all, to be thankful he sent
you up instead of coming himself. Git
out!-Puck.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
Not Portable, Luckily.

The Depositor-So Mr.. Skipwith Cash
has left the bank?
The New Cashier-Yes, and it's about
all he did leave-Truth.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
Brooklyn Life.

Penrose Pennington-Say, Nose, 81 in
dat suit little loud?
Mose-Yes. 1t belonged to a nan
dat was deaf.-Judge.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29
She Saw.

Husband-Youll have to discharge
Dinah, and do the cooking yourself.
Wife--Mercy on us! Are you losing
your money?
Husband-No, but I'm losing my
health.
Wife-Oh, see.
Hnsba nd- Tcs, Tho doctor says
:at too r2uch. IN. Y. Weekly.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-07-29

Notwithstanding that Montmorency
had come Of age, he apparently had no
will apart from his mothers; and, hav-
ing followed her instructions to the let
terit was otlong before he found him
self the accepted suitor of the handsome
Edna Barlow, of Chicago.
But, in spite Of his cnviable position
as prospective son-in-law to one Of the
richest men in the west, Montmorency
was low-spirited and miserable, and his
avoidance Of his former associates gave
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-01-12
The Review Of Reviews.

Every page OF the January number
shows evidence of q freshness and a touch
with the latest movements Of the day,
such as no other issue of any other mag
azine in the world ever exhibited. The
most conspicuous article is upon "Pres-
ident Diaz and the. Mexico OF Today"
1t bears every mark Of having been writ
ten, as the publishers of the Review claim
that it actually was, since the fourth in
auguration OF Diaz on the first day OF
December. The frontispiece is fine por.
trait of General Diaz and his full Cabinet,
who gave a special sitting at the request
Of the Review of Reuieus as late as Deem
Der 9th in the City of Mexico. That this,
with the great number of other Mexican
portraits and pictures that accompany
the article, should be actually published
in a monthly magazine in New York,
copies of which will be on sale in Mexico
itself as we'll as in San Francisco on the LIST
day Of January, is triumph of editorial
and mechanical celebrity that no other
periodical has vet attained. The article
is an extremely interesting one and Gov
ers a wide range of political, industrial
and general information about the most
recent Mexican affairs.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-01-12

three graces, no nation or people can
surpass the children of Abraham.
Their charity extends not only to their
own people but freely and generously
to the Gentiles. The orphan houses
Of our people have no truer friends.
They never fail to respond to the
" distress call" Mr.. ]. H. Mills, that
large hearted friend of the fatherless.
says:
"Once | was canvassing for the
orphans at Oxford Orphan Asylum in
town in Eastern North Carolina. |
had not met with much success. ap-
piled to Jewish merchant. He re-
sponed promptly and literally, at the
same time quoting:
Ion, for the rarity
OF Christian charity
| nder the SUM-
This was merited rcbuke.
"Render therefore to all their dues:
tribute to whom tribute is due; custom
to whom custom; fear to whom fear;
honor to whom honor"
\ GENTLE.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-01-12
THESPEECHO AN MIGRATE
charlotte Observer, |

Announcements similar to that
made by Senator Mills, of Texas, that
he does not intend to go into coffee
peddling' under the coming admin
istration, are calculated to make plain
folks sick at the stomach. Mr.. Mills
has tug9ed at the public breast time
out of mind. He has called on his
friends again and again to help him
into position and has generally gotten
what he asked for-the one time that
he failed (that is to say, in the matter
Of the .speakership of the fifty second
congress) he pouted like child. Now
that a Democratic administration is
coming in and he is in position to help
some Of his friends who have for so
many years helped him, he waves his
hands in lofty disdain and gives out
that he is not in the business of " office
peddiing.'' Heloathes al office seeker,
forgetting that if all Texans did he
would be at home.
Gentlemen need not go to putting
on scollops of the Mills pattern. Those
who are being taken care of by their
friends must realize that when the time
comes it will be proper for them to
take care of as many of these friends
as possible, and those of them who are
disposed to get upon some lofty ped
estal from which they can look down
in undsturbed disgust upon the surg
ing mass Of office seekers below them,
would do well to remember that in
the progress OF events the time will
come when they will be suppliants
again of the very herd they now so
much despise but which they have not
in the past felt too great to fatter.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-01-12
A Republicans Version.

4 Republican editor thus expresses
himself since the election:
" Backward, turn backward, 0 time
in your flight, give us victory just for
tonight; wipe from our features the
torrent OF tears, backward, roll back
wa1d, O tide of the ears; turn back the
clock till it reads IS, blot out the
present unmerciful fate; give us some
hope for this nations concerns, change
the returns, Mister, change the returns.
Backward, flow backward, 0 stream OF
the age, seasoned tonight with Re-
publican rage; blot from our vision
stuffed prophets and crow, choke off
Democracy b!uster and blow; jerk
from despair few fragments of hope;
:. keep a good eye as we roll down
the slope; never mind now-it's too
late-what a scoop Bring Us the
soup, Mister, bring us the soup