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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
DEMOCRACY'S CHANCE.

The republican party has declared
for sound currency, and upon that
issue will ride to victory or defeat.
The tariff issue that was wont to
stir republicanism has lost some of
its yauntcd Importance, as the patty
OF protection is willing to test its
popularity and strength on the all abb
sorbing money question.
But it is doubtful IL those republi-
cans to whom the free coinage issue
is dearer than all the rest of repub-
lican principles put together, will adj
here TO the party. If we are to Judge
the future by the past, they can be
relied en- to bolt, for the weaker sill.
yer men cannot withstand the impulse
that conquered Senator Teller and
other great republican leaders. The
gold republicans may hiss and kick
them, but the silver men are deter
mined and all the condemnation the
gold men can createand inflict will not
induce them to return. The retiring
of Senator Teller aud his followers
from the st. Louis convention, insig-
nificant as it may appear, foreshad-
ows the great democratic victory
that will sweep the country in Nov
ember.
But to attain this victory perfect
accord must be obtained in the dem
ocratic ranks. When the Chicago
convention nominates a silver man,
every democrat, gold and silver alike,
should buckle on his armol and re-
solve TO make the fight of his life that
democracy might come out proud
and triumphant.
A gold standard is not the whole of
democracy--no more than a drop of
water and ray Of light Is the source
OF vegetation. The democratic party
is composed Of an aggregation of
principles, which, if properly carried
out, will rebound to the interest and
benefit Of the American nation.
The coming battle'will be fought
on the financial issue, and II the
democratic gold men do not bolt,
democracy will achieve a grand vic
tory.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
MR.. CLEVELAND, AS USUAL

MIR. CLEVELAND, as USUAL.
The New York Herald wired Mr..
Cleveland, president of the United
States, the other day for his opinion
as to the party and what did
he figure as to the-probablc ac-
tion of delegates TO be chosen at Chi
cago. In this interview the president
expressed his confidence in the good
sense, patriotism aud honesty Of the
democratic party, and refuses to be-
lieve that when the time arrives for
deliberate action there will be de-
mand for unlimited and independent
coinage Of silver. ~ cannot believe
this" he says, because know the
democratic party Is neither unpatrio-
tic nor foolish and because it seems
SO clear to me that such a course
will inflict very great injury upon
every interest of our country, which
it has been the mission Of democracy
to advance, and will result in lasting
disaster to our party organization" !"
1t is plain from this that sIr. Cleve-
land objectssto believe that the DEM
ocratic party being one of such pro-
portions and qualities as he afore-
states and made up Of sensible and
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

Governor McLaurin, who was elect.
ed to office on the silver issue and
asked 10 keep mum about gold, has
been brought to task by the Vicks-
burg Post because in his address at
a recent Alabama commencement be
referred. to those names Of fame on
the books above and inscribed in let
ters of gold. An extract from the
Post reads: "Now that he is secure
in the gubernatorial chair for four
years, he has the temerity and audac-
city to 60 before the youth of the
country, and.talk to them about ''Iet-
tiers Of gold" and thus mislead their
plant minds and tender hearts in re.
gard to the metal which is said to find
peculiar favor in Wall and Lombard
streets, and also, perhaps, in the
streets Of the new Jerusalem whose
streets are made of ''pure gold"
and whose measurement was made
with "goIden reed."
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

patriotic men will deliberately pursue
course which is obviously sure TO
precipitate disaster upon the country
II successful and to wreck the party
organization in any event. He re-
CARDS the success of true democracy
"as identical with the promotion of
the country's good" Mr.. Cleveland
is, therefore, most anxious for the
safety OF the party being on the alert,
that 1t "be not steered upon rocks
and wrecked by incompetent and
treacherous pilots. +" He exhorts sound
money democrats-to greater activity
If they apprehend danger of a mis-
take, and instead of abandoned TO
destruction would have the party res
c ued from peril. IA cause worth
fighting for is worth fighting to the
end" Such is the reply to those
traitors, deserters and towards who
have been maliciously circulating the
story that he despaired of his party
and was going to resign allegiance
without any effort directed towards
its rescue. This reply is supplement-
ed with a strong emphasis by the de-
clarailon that he is an "unflinching
democrat who has been honored by
his party and who desires hereafter
no greater privilege than to occupy
the place of private in its ranks. !"
Mr.. Cleveland speaks straight from
the shoulder, and his words to work
for the party is timely advice.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
THE FORCE BILL.

Should the republicans win next
fall we may expect an early revival
OF the force bill. If we remember
Alright William Mckinley was its
author or was gwen it to engineer
through. The object of this bill is
known throughout the south, and
will never be countenanced by the
people whom it is intended to SUBJ
ject. No wonder the southern dele
gates (colored) went solid for him.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

While Vicksburg is working hard
to secure the location Of the Battle
Abbey, there are quite a number Of
Mississippi newspapers that are
viewing th C efforts of New Orleans
and Vicksburg in a practical way
and not from a patriotic point Of
view. They claim New Orleans is
more in contact with tine outer world
an advantage of much weight in this
matter.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
ILLITERATE IMMIGRANTS.

1t is undeniable that the time
has come when the safety of the
country demands the exclusion of
immigrants who lack the intell-
gence necessary to make them
good and useful citizens. The
right to impose an education u
test in that relation is as Gle ar O
the duty is plain and important.
There is nothing in CTR UTs 4 -5A1eory A:tti.S of
government or in our obligations
to humanity that reqnires us to
furnish homes for the ignorant
people of foreign nations. We
have enough illiteracy of our own
to contend with, and the policy
of permitting that of other coun-
tries to be emptied upon us at
pleasure cannot be defended or
excused. 1t is true that education
is not an infallible guarantee Of
fitness of citizenship, but it is one
of the essential qualifications, and
the absence of it is conclusive
general proof of unfitness. A for
eigner of the illiterate type may
be honest and well disposed, but
it is hardly possible for him to
acquire a proper understanding
of our institutions, and put him
self in the way of performing the
duties of voter with credit. His
Ignorance is apt to remain with
him, and to be the constant cause
of mistake and mischief on his
part.
These considerations are suffi-
cient to justify general indorse-
ment of the bill recently passed
by the house with regard to litter
ate immigration. 1t provides for
the exclusion of all male immi-
grants between 16 and 60 years of
age who cannot read and write
English or some other language.
The inference is reasonable thai
person who has lived 16 years
or more without learning to read
and write his own language is not
likely ever to learn to read and
write English, and hence is not
desirable as a member Of This
country. In applying such a test,
there is little or no danger Of
turning any one away who woult
be advantageous 20 us. The dis
elimination is calculated simply
to shut out those who are unde-
sirable, and whose admission
would help to swell the measure
| of prevailing illiteracy in per-
manent way. There is no room
for a difference of opinion as TO
the propriety of imposing such
restriction. The question is not
a partisan one in any sense. All
good people are vitally interested
in the matter of protecting our
citizenship against evil influences,
and elevating instead of lowering
its standard. The security of our
government and the prosperity of
our country depend largely upon
popular intelligence, and we can
not afford to let ignorance flow
in from abroad when we have the
power to put stop to it by judi
cious legislation.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
TIE REPUBLICAN, CONVEN-
TION.

The republican convention has
ended its labor. William Mckinley,
of Ohio, was nominated president.
and Garrett A. Hobart, Of New Jer-
sey, vice president, Both were nom-
mated on the first ballot. The party
declared for sound money, protec-
tion, to enforce the Monroe doctrine
and 10 recognize Cuban belligerency.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

1t is in order to remark once
more that the scorcher must go.
tie is hump-backed pest whose
reckless flights are a constant
menace to life and limb. The
wheels of Justice must be used on
the scorcher demon, to smooth
and straighten him out, and the
fiatter they leave him the better,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
n POPULITE CRIME.

PSPthoN PhtfJ hVhS dttuinS bUG SUI
pendous nearness to criminality as
does tEal part Of their platform which
would make the. government bank
er, or money lender, loaning mon
ey at a very low rate of interest.
Notwithstanding the dire menace
to our institutions contained in that
proposition, thousands of fairly in
tellieent people are dazzled by its ap-
parent benefcfencJ, and would at
once grasp it and place it. foremost
upon our statute.
1t is not amiss TO say here, that the
utter disregard some people have for
facts and consequences when weigh
ing questions appegtaining to their
own welfare, casts q shadow upon the
dawn Of an assured prosperity, over
shadows the belief that republic is
the best government and contradicts
the universal creed that freedom in
politics is blessing.
Our forefathers fresh from the
field of battle, wheroon intense suf.
fering was.endured that they might
be freed from the shackIes Of slavery,
framed the constitution that today
guides us and which should endure Ia
the end OF time, Dht in this constltu-
tion OF unerring laws no allusion is
made TO Transforming the United
States into a money lender, or rea
estate gatherer.
Do populites cohtend that their
warped imaginatiods can penetrate G
these questions OF economies with
the same clear sightedness our fore.
fathers could, and do they further
contend that, The thoughts which un-
uttered became the refuse Of theil
(our forefathers) brains, bot now o
cherished issue Of the populitc, can
and will benefit humanity?
The major part of the American
population is poor, and the constan,
thought of the poor IS to become
rich: would not borrowing money at,
say two per cent, as advocated by
some of the populites, be just what
they want? Yes, and wha. would fol-
low; every avsilshle inch Of land
would become mortgaged, and ID
their haste to borrow no j.dgmen
would be exercised as TO results.
They would start the wheels Of
commerce, every man would become
producer, over production woult
follow, markets become flooded
business terrorized, a hellish depres 3
sion running riot, borrowers unable
10 meet their obligations, and lastly
foreclosures made by the govern
ment. What a sublime spectacle
the grand est government ever con.
ceived BY man would present acting
the part of sheriff, selling TO The
highest bidder the homes OF those
who must ever afterward remain
homeless.
These results, as Immutable as the
fixity Of the sun, is not the end Of
our government for better ana mob.
Ter purposes was it esta olished: il
has the betterment Of its promoters
and followers at heart, but they in
turn must adopt only sound and un-
questionable principles toattaln that
end. Converting the government in.
TO banker is but the dream of an
excited imagination 1t does not take
sage to foresee universal ruin as a
consequence of universal borrowing.
Let us hope that as long as this gov.
ernment shall be a government Of
the people, by the people, for the
people, its name will not be stepped
in crime nor its ban Is In blood.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

President Kruger Of the Transvaal
republic, says the bible Is his guide,
hut the prisoners who had to pay
sl23,O00 each for liberty think he
meant only that part of the good
book which authorizes the taking of
ti.hes.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

The preponderance of beefy mat
ter In the person Of Mark Hanna and
his successful management of Nc
Kinleys nomination, marks an epoch
and exemplifes the reversal of form
Of that obsolete saying, superiority
Of mind over matter.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

The party that straddles this year
Is ost.-Oxford Globe. This or any
other year Is uncertain.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

Republicans who were mentioned"
for vice president can now figure up
how much it cost them, and decide
whether the money was wisely spent.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

Connecticut has fallen in line with
the genuine democracy and declared
for gold after indorsing the Cleve-
land administration.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

Most Of the work tina. is being
done in the democratic party nova
days is by the democratic newspa-
pers.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

An exchange says one fellow
initiated bird, and another fell
low with a gun shot him Birds of
q feather flock together, both
fools.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

Maryland's state democratic con-
vention has adopted sound money
and indorsed President Cleveland.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
Petition for Pardon.

To his Excellency Governor A. j. Nc
Laurin:
give notice that on or about the lst OF
July, ID. 1896, will make application
for pardon on the ground STATED in my
petition to your excellency, that on az
count of four newly discovered witnesses
OF my innocence of the charge who we re
present, also of my health.
STURGEON THOMPSON,
May So, 1896 Pennington, Miss.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
J. w. WATTS.

Agent for Peerless, Eldridge, Crawford
Dicycles. Next Combel's hardware store.
see advertisement in another column.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

Dollar for dollar is the republican
platform.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
BAY ST. LOUIS
Business Directory.

Business men who permanently adyer.
Use create an impression Of strength and
OF soundness. People at least feel that
those who keep the names before the pub
tic are solid and substantial.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

Prohibition does not prohibit.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
Mothers Friend !"
ss's: s'.'s: east.

/ have been a midwife for many
years, and in each case where MOTH
eRS FRIEND was used Il accomplished won
ders and shortened labor and essensd palm. 1t
is the best remedy for RISING OF rHE
BREAST known, and worth the price
for that alone.
Mrs. M. M. Brewster, Montgomery, Ala.
Sent by Express or mail, on receipt Of price,
Si'00per bottle. Book TO Mothers mailed
free. .
RRADFiELD REGULATOR co., ATLANTA, GA
SOLD ny ALI. DRUaaYsTs.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
Real Estate and House

AGENCY, GRO II. wHIPPLE,
Union aud Hancock Sts.. close TO depot,
Property for sale or rent. Will also be
registered with Messrs. Macon, Den
is, and Kernaghan, New Orleans.
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20
Furnished and BOardin 6

HOUSE DiHhC lOh1g
eo. II. Whipple, Un'oh aud Hancock
Sis. close 10 station.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-06-20

Call on him If you need anything in
these lines.
RAY ST. LOUIS, MISS.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-19
AMUSING TRICK.
With Which to Entertain at Little Ex-
pcnse,

"Aeh "nich 10 EuUertaih at Llttlo Ex-
.pcnse.
neat trick, nfforling considerable
amusement at little expense, can be
produced by causing candle to burn
while almost immersed in tumbler
OF water. The experiment is Us follows:
Insert a nail-not too heavy-in the
lower end of q short candle to order
to make that end heavier, and place
the whole in a glass containing enough
water to reach the upper end OF the
candle without wetting the wick.
At first thought nothing seems
stranger than to expect candle to
be entirely consumed in such a situa-
tion; but it is simple enough. As the
candle burns it grows Fighter and light
er, and rises gradually as it diminishes
in length, SO that the lighted end always
remains above the surface of the water.
Moreover, the outside of the candle,
being cooled, will melt much more slow
ly than usual, and the flame will make
little hollow in the center. This hol-
low place also helps in making the can
die float, and preserves the wick from
contact with the water. Thus the cam
die will continue to burn in it's strange
candlestick until the wick is entirely
consumed.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-19

There is u story told of very emil
nent lawyer now no longer with us,
who once; while endeavoring to dis
suade friend from going to law, was
asked what he would himself consider
sufficient ground for resorting to litiga-
tion. MY dear fellow" he replied,
81 do not say that under no conceivable
circumstances would 1 take proceed
ings against anyone, but do say that
If this moment you deliberately upset
my ink on the table, chucked my wife
out of the window, threw that volume
of reports at the bust of Dickens, made
hay with my furniture and finally
tweaked my nose, should, no doubt,
use my best endeavors TO kick you down
stairs; but once rid of you, either by
force or persuasion, no power on earth
should induce me to bring an action
against YOU"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-19
A WOMAN TRAVELLER.
Miss Kingsley Accomplished Much During
Her Journey in Africa.

Miss Kingsley Accomplished Much During
Her Journey in Africa.
Miss Kingsley has explored the Came
rooms region, West Africa, and her adj
ventures proved both interesting and
exciting. During Il canoe journey up
the Ogowe river the canoe was upset
nearly dozen times and the intrepid
lady explorer and her party of natives
were thrown into the water.
But perhaps the most disagreeable
experience was encountered in the
Fangwc country. The Tangwes are
cannibals, and are one of the few tribes
IN Africa which eat their own dead.
The people were friendly toward Miss
Kingsley, but she had great trouble
in preventing them from killing and
eating some of her servants. She did
not come across one burial place in the
Fapgwe country; but she found that in
most Of The native mud huts pieces Of
human. beings We're being kept, Just
i, ps civilized people keep fresh meat and
other eatabfes'ii, their 1ardefs. On one
occasion wlien Miss Kingsley was turn
ing out the contents of a sack to try
and find out the origin of a sickening
smell, hands, feet, eyes and other hut
1nan remains tumbled out on the
ground.
Although this remarkable lady slept
often in the open air, was drenched
with rain many times, and experienced
almost every variety of temperature,
she enjoyed excellent health, and in.
tends 10 return to West Africa in few
weeks time.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-19
Associates of the Shark.

A small fish called the pilot is nearly
always found with the man-eating
shark. Each shark is accompanied by
from five to seven always by an odd
number, it is claimedD of these little
vassals, and while his sharkship seems
to be necessarily looking for something
wherewith to satisfy his voracious ap-
petite he never eats these little pilots,
though they keep very close to him.
Another frequent associate of the shark
is the remora, or sucker fish. Nature
hasprovided itwith a large, circular disk
on the top of its head. By means of
this sucker" it attaches itself to the
under surface of the shark and is car
ried by it wherever it goes.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-19
Council Proceedings.

Council met in regular session Tues
day evening with eight members pres
ent
An ordinance establishing street
passenger railway to be known as
Route No 2, requiring the completion
OF an electric hallway line within one
year, was read by the Solicitor. Upon
motion the ordinance was referred to
a commitree of the whole, to meet
Thursday afternoon at 3 p. In.
A petition from Kaiser Gracey and
Moore, requesting extension of pro-
posed street railway route No. . to in
clude the West Side and "Texas" was
referred to Council as a committee of
the whole.
The matter of sidewalk from the
railroad bridge to Front street was re-
Sferred,g upon motion, to the bridge
committee and Solicitor. NAV, ,,,,,ao !,
Manager, Reed. of the RIVER, Gas Cos,
appeared before Council and explained
that the shortage complainedsofi in the
supply OF natural gas for the electric
plant boilers is due to the fact that the
supply pipe from regulator on rear of
city lot is too small. Upon motion the
Gas Co. was authorized to enlarge the
pipe in order to furnish a sufficient sup
ply of gas, the work to be done at the
company's expense. ?.
The report of the Mayor for the
month of January showed fines and
costs collected to the amount of $751;;
paid to the city s5425; fines and costs
worked out, SIG; cash paid to city,
s3S25.
The Janitor's report for January
showed receipts for rent of City Hall
for month s1Sa, balance due this date
s11S.50.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-19
FEED UPON SALT WATER.
Countless Living Things That Exist in tho
Depths of the Ocean.

The salts of the sea have fed through
out all time countless things which
have thronged it's waters and whose re-
mains now form the rocks of the con-
tinents or lie spread in beds of unknown
thickness over G6,000,o00 square miles
of the 143,ooO,oOO square miles of
the oceans floor; they have lent the
substance to build the fringing reefs
of the land and all the coral islands
of the sea, and there are at present,
on the basis of an average salinity of
31h per cent, in the 200,700,000 cubic
miles of water which makes up the
oceans, 9O,O0O,OO0.O 900 ,OOOO tons, or TO-
$4,000 cubic miles of salt. This is
sufficient to cover the areas of all the
lands of the earth with uniform layer
Of salt to a depth of 1000 feet.
1t seems, says Popular Science
Monthly, that the sea was made salt
i'll the beginning as part of the grand
design of the Creator to provide for the
system of evolution which has been GO
ing on since the creation. Many dis
tinct species of living organisms live in
the sea as n result of its salinity, and
their remains have largely contributed
10 the growth OF continents. The three
great factors in accounting for the sys-
tenn of currents in the ocean, by which
it becomes the great heat distributor
of the globe, are changes of tempera-
lure, the winds and salinity. The last
mentioned becomes an important fac
tor through the immediate and essen
tial differences of specific gravity and
consequent differences of level that it
produces in different parts of the ocean
through the action of evaporation and
rainfall