The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21
with oar Mississippi Exchanges.


Tine Holly Springs Reporter ia no
backwards u recognizing the pro
grcssIyo spirit that has taken hold
OF Aiissisappi:
The state of Mississippi has never,
in It's history, shown so much enter
prise and advancement as bas been
evidenced in the last six months.
Every county, town and city within
our borders has been on the move.
Marshall county is in tie procession
aud will keep obteast Of the front
in its march to prosperity.
The BRILLIANT, Carthageniau, of
Carthage, dwells in this wise on the
"early bird" and the political boom:
I When we note the effort fof va
ious congressional aspirant n the
several districts to begin a feverIsh
and excited race for congress some
twelve months in advance Of the
proper time for such dFgvass, our
mind turn backward EDWARDS the
ditch Of our boyhood's days, apd we
can without the aid Of any prefer
natural agency, foretell wnat is in
store for early worms wNo enter the
race prematurely. A political boom is
a thing of very uncertain growth.
Like the gourd Of Jonah, Il may grow
up in a night; and like the same
gourd it may wIther in day.
Tue sensible News OF Brandon
says this summer is hot Enough with
out infusing any of tho "hot time
Of the congressional campaign that
belongs to next summeP.
Congressman will not be elected un-
ttilDa year from next -Noyembe" and it
I Is entirely toQ early to open the UGiiif-
peign, as some state papers seem in
chned TO do. There will be plenty
time TO make a thorough canvass af.
ter The warm weather Of this summer
is over. 1t will be hot enough next
summer.
The Greenwood Commonwealth
KNOWS well the beadman of the re-
publican party:
| The man with full purse, dshon.
est brain and hollow heart, is n
very contemplate character. That
is a character Of man who would run
this government and ensaye 7,000,-
600 Of freemcn that the character
of man who is now IN charge Of the
Republican party and whose brutal
clutches are now in the throat Of in
dustry. The struggle rs on.
Mississippi has Nwhistling COON
saye the WInona Times:
A little "Grcuada coon" giving
the name Of George Smith, has at
tacted considerable attention in WI
mona this week bv his imitation Of a
mockine bird. He Is almost perfect
in his notes and if person did not
know where the sounds came from,
he would begin at once TO look for
a bird. With proper training, the
lltle negro would become q ironder
and make money.
Southwark wants the ex- slaves
pensioned:
That The pensioning of the ex-slaves
would place large sum of money in
the south goes without saying, and
would be great benefit to the south.
ern states. However, If the bounty
scheme was carried out, the south
would for short time be flooded
with money. To pension and give
each ex-slave a bounty of 500
would have the effect of over bal
encing the money paid to the nortl
through the present pension system
and Southward is of the opinion tha
1t would meet with general approva
oy our people if once inaugnrated
From the Gulfport Southwark:
DIR J. j. Thornton went to the In
dian ball game at Hattiesburg an(
was accompanied home by Mrs
Charity Grantam, mother of Mrs
Thornton. Mrs Grantam is 80 years
of age and has lived on the banks O
Leaf river for eighty years and las
Wednesday took the first ride on
railroad of her life, Notwithstanding
| the N. o. & N. Z. trains pass through
her garden. Eighty years of her lif
has been sr5nt in a radiusaof fiv
miles.
The Aberdeen Examiner name
Capt. Is. e. Houston for governor.
Jackson, Miss, is to issue 5000
in bonds for fine sysoem of sewer
age. Jaekson's enterprise is com
mendable. Grenada Sentinel.
Several "brand new" oubernato
rial boom5 have been launched durin
the past week; and still there ar
more to foIlow.-Acorn Democrat
Now that silve. IS so cheap th
humbIest cloud can have its silye
lining. g.-Columbus Disp atch.
Fortunes In Lumber.