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The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
70 LIFE. o BEYOND p

Strange-strange o mortal Life,
The perverse gifts that come to mo from
From childhood / have wanted all good
things
You gave me few.
You gave me faith In One
Divine-aboye your own imperious might,
o mortal Life, while but wanted you
And your delight.
wanted dancing feet,
And flowery, grassy paths by laughing
You gave mo lettering steps, aud eyes all
With tears and dreams.
/ wanted love, and. lol
AS though In mockery, you gave me loss.
o'erburdened sore, wanted rest you gave
The heavier cross.
| wanted one poor hut
For mine own home, to creep away into:
You gave mo only lonelier desert lands
To journey through.
Now, mt the last vast verge
Of barren age, stumble, reel and fling
Me down, with strength all spont and heart
athirst
And famishlng.
Yea, now, Life, deal mo DEATH
Your worst - your yaunted worst
Across my breast
With numb and fumbling hands | grid mo
for
The best.
james Whitcomb Riley, In tho Arena.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

him there was dark object in the
snow. The old man slipped from his
mount, then with quaking limbs led
the beast forward till at last they
stood beside the faithful lover of his
little master, half buried in the drift.
''Pinto - called the old man breath
lessly, "Pinto, old boy, get up, get
lpW Then as no answer came as Of
old, the lime-burner dropped to his
knees, ungloyed his hand and thrust
it under the kindly coyerlet of white,
laying it upon the poor beasts heart.
Then he turned away, moaning.
All, little did old Williston Marlowe
know that the very moment after the
faithful shepherd dog had given into
the keeping of his rescuers the dear
little master whom he loved and
sheltered to the last with his own
warm body, crying out through the
lonely hours and darkness until succor
came, when he saw the group Of
searchers moving in triumph away,
with his own limbs frozen, unable to
follow, he watched the moving lights
afar and when the darkness closed
forever between, he made not a moan,
but laid down like true hero who
gives up his life for his master, and
slept.-New York Journal
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

A fellow of the Royal Geographical
society, Mr.. Harry de Windt, has
lately revolutionized to some extent
popular ideas of Siberia and the Rus
rian penal system by the publication
Of his book, The New Siberia. Mr.. do
Windt has visited the penal island Of
Sakhalin and the political prisons an |
mines of Eastern Siberia and collected
his information at first hand. He says
that the latter-day treatment of the
victims Of the Russian penal system
is much less rigorous than is commonly
supposed, good deal being due to
the vivid imagination Of writer's on the
subject. Although some severe and
even barbarous punishments are still
in use, the general lot Of all classes Of
convicts is an improved and an inn
proving one Mr.. de Windt was given
very unusual facilities for observa-
ton, and the account Of his voyage on
the convict ship, Yaraslay, is espe-
cially interesting. st. Louis Star.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
THE LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.
A Pathetic Letter written by Woman
Who Bore the Anxieties of the Life.

A Pathetic Letter Written by n Woman
Who Bore the Anxieties of the Life.
An article on "Heroism in the Light
house Service" is written by Gustav
Kobbe for the Century. Mr.. Kobbe
quotes the following letter, written to
friend by Mrs. Grant, who lived for
many years on White Head, off the
Maine Coast: Sometimes / think the
time is not far distant when 1 shall
climb these lighthouse stairs no more.
1t has almost seemed to me that the
light was part of myself. When we
had care of the old lard-oil lamps on
Matinicus Rock, they were more diff
cult to tend than these lamps are, and
sometimes they would not burn so
well when first lighted, especially in
cold weather when the oil got cool.
Then, some nights, could not sleep
wink all night, though / knew the
keeper himself was watching. And
many nights Ihaye watched the lights
my part of the night, and then could
not sleep the rest of the night. think
ing nervously what might happen
should the light fail.
In all these years 1 always put the
lamps in order in the morning. and I
lit them at shnset. Those old lamps
as they were when my father lived on
Matinicus Rock are so thoroughly
impressed on my memory that even
now l often dream of them. There
were fourteen lamps and fourteen re-
fectors. When dream of them it
always seems to me that / have been
away long while, and L am trying to
get back in time to light the lamps.
Then | am half way between Matini-
Gus and White Head, and hnrrying
toward the rock TO light the lamps
there before sunset. Sometimes I
walk on the water, sometimes am in
a boat, and sometimes l seem going
in the air-I must always see the lights
burning in both places before wake.
| always go through tho same scenes
in cleaning the lamps and lighting
them, and / feel great deal more
worried in my dreams than when | am
awake.
wonder il the care of the light
house will follow my soul after it has
left this worn-out body2 II / ever
have gravestone, / would like it to
be in the form of lighthouse or
beacon.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
a SONG OF BAossoMs.

Ther' is ,I's never ,., q blossom that blooms for
As sweet as my blossom my sweet.
And not in Gods skies any stars like bor
eyes
Like the eyes Of my blossom--my SWEET
Like her beautiful eyes, where my destiny
lies
ALI bright with the blue and the dew q,
the skies;
She Is wonderful sweet--she is wondertu,
wise
My beautiful blossom--my sweet
And not for the queens OF the loyelIes.
lands
Would give her-my blossom, nv sweet.
Not kiss of her lips not clasp OF her,
hands
For the loyeliest lady you'd meet.
For the loveliest maid in whose honor a
blade
Hath flashed where the battle made foe
men afraid;
Her lips to my own. May Gods tempests
be stayed
For my blossom-my blossom--my sweet
Atlanta Constitution.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
HUMOROUS.

'Did the play have good run?" "No.
but the actors did. They were chased
out of town"
Eva--Does your new dress fit you
well? Vera--Oh, splendidly. / can
hardly move or breathe in it.
He-Why are you 50 cold to me to-
day? You weren't yesterday. She
Malaria, my dear; have chill every
other day.
Hoax--Do you believe that 10 is an
unlucky number? Joax--Well, oil the
people who lived in the thirteenth CEN
tury are dead.
Attorhey-Are you married man?
Humble Witness-No; was hurt in a
sawmill last week---that's what makes
me look 50 bad. y
Every woman has a fad, !" said the
observant lady to the ono who had
buried three husbands. 'Hml I'd like
to know what mine isl''
Mrs. Henry Peck--I read here that
Western state proposes to tax bache-
lorhood. IIr. Henry Peck-A good
idea. All luxuries should be taxed.
"Do you believe his interest in the
state is as deep as he pretends 1t to be?"
cit is several thousand feet deep,at any
rate. He has lot of gas and oil
wells. /"
Teacher / have explained to
you the difference between good and
evil, tell me what sort Of little boys go
to heaven? Billy Shocks promptly
Dead 'uns.
Benedict--Do you think man will
have bad luck if he gets married on
Friday? Bachelor-Oh, don't think
it makes any difference whether it's
Friday or not.
Would-Be Poet What's the best
time to write poetry? HasBeen Poet
Just after you secure a situation
from which you get enough salary to
live comfortably.
''But, madame, can't pay your boy
four dollars a week when can get any
amount of boys for two" ''Ah, but
they're not like Micky. He'd be
companion for ye."
Mr.. Howland-I tell you, Maria,
you're worrying over nothing. | can
stop smoking any time I want to.
Mrs. Rowland Well, then, stop now.
Mr.. Howland--I don't want to now.
81 sent dollar last week in answer
to that advertisement Offering method
of saving half my gas bills" "And
you got" ga printed slip direct
ing me to paste them in scrapbook.
Stranger But I hear that your New
England climate is exceedingly yari-
able. Native-Not bit of it; quite
the contrary. 1t is pretty much the
same all the year round, continually
changing.
'Iistenl' he Kissed. "No," she an
swered, and, turning upon her heel
brusquely, she left him there alone.
For she was telephone girl by pro-
fession, and it was not her wont to
listen to anything, unless she was sure
it was none of her business.
Dusty Dolan--Providenc is great
blessin, Corney. 1t takes appertite
from the rich, who would give any
ting to regain it. Coldfeet Corney-
Yes, an gives appertite ter de poor,
who would give anything ter git rid NV
it, an can't. Don't tork ter me; I'm
chock full Nv de emptiness NV dat gift.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

In any settlement of the Cuban
trouble which this Government may
promote, the sanitary question will
play an important part, predicts W. Il.
Curtis in the Chicago Record. Mr..
Olney opened correspondence on this
subject with Spain, but went no fur
ther than to inform that country how
much the epidemics of Cuba mean to
the United States. He forwarded
through the Spanish Minister to that
Government strong protest from
Surgeon-General Wyman against the
continuance of the dangerous and
costly menace which the island has
long been to the Western Hemisphere.
When the present administration
moves in the Cuban matter this griey-
ance which the United States has
against the island will be kept promi-
nently in view. AT some point in the
negotiations it will be insisted that
whatever government is established,
upon the return of peace, guarantee
shall be required to maintain better
sanitary conditions. The State De-
partment and the marine hospital SER
vice will shortly consider the sanitary
proviso upon which this country will
insist. The Surgeon General has esti-
mated, as the result of an investiga-
tion extending over long series of
years, that over ninety-five per cent.
of the danger of contagion to this
country from yellow fever and other
contagious diseases originates in
Cuba. The remedy is only question
of the expenditure of money, and that
in Havana, principally, 1t is the con-
clusion of experts, including several
Spanish commissions appointed to ex-
anime into the conditions, that the
same regard for sanitary laws observed
in the cities of the United States and
Europe will stamp out yellow fever in
Cuba, where the ravages are continu-
Gus every month in the year. The
last invasion of this disease from Cuba
into the Mississippi Valley caused
$4,000 deaths and entailed CONNER,
cial loss of 800, ,0Oo,0 900.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

Professor Edouard Won Hoist, who
has lately returned from Europe and
taken up his chair in the Chicago
university, will shortly make public
the details of the discovery Of life
within crystals made by Professor
Won schroen SEaples. Won schroen
is Bavariar 81, he made. the dis
covery by /, fging high magnifying
glasses to bear on crystals of various
forms. He has preserved his discovery
by thousands of views taken from
about dozen crystals. Professor
Won Hoist believes the discovery is
one of the most important made in
science for years, and, although not
a scientist himself, he says that
Spencer and Others have agreed upon
the genuineness and importance of the
discovery.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
Indian PIaythlngs.

An article ON "Home Life Among
the Indians" is written for the Gem
tury by Mrs. Alice O.. Fletcher. The
author says; Playthings are impro-
vised by the Indian youngster with no
small power of inventing, Fine war
bonnets are made from cornhusks, at
the expense of much time and labor.
and everything that children see is
modelled in clay; dishes, pipes, ponies,
whole villages, show their initiative
faculty, while coflins with bit of
glass set in the lid covering pinched-
up baby indicates their keen observa-
tion OF new customs. Dolls vary as
much as the children and their sur
roundings. Stone babies are not un-
common among the Alaskans, dull
enough in appearance, but evidently
responsive in the fancy of the small
Northwesterner Dollies made of
fawn-skin, with painted eyes and
cheeks and red hair, having hands
with wonderfully tapering fingers, and
clad In gala garments and moccasins
fitting well their diminutive feet, are
the delight of the children of the
plains. One woman who was skillful
in the manufacture of dolls made a
pair for me, but refused to duplicate
them, because she had already used
nearly all her own hair in the con-
struction of dolls. Hobby-horses for
boys are as universal as dolls for girls.
The sunfower-stalk with one nodding
blossom left on the end is a favorite
pony In their races the boys ride
one stalk and trail two or three others
after them as fresh horses" thus
increasing the dust and excitement of
the play.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
A New Cure for Rheumntism.

Remarkable results are claimed for
new rheumatism cure now being
tried by Philadelphia physicians.
The method consists in the local APP
plication Of hot air to the parts affec-
ed The apparatus by which this is
accomplished consists of copper
cylinder, under which several gas Jets
are kept burning. Into this cylinder
the limb is inserted and the ends are
closed. Stop-cocks are arranged to
let out moisture exuding from the
skin, and the temperature is raised to
$50 to 260 degrees. Precautions are
taken to prevent the limb from COM
ing in contact with the hot metal, and
the application is continued for fully
forty minutes The explanation given
was that the increased temperature
and moro rapid circulation dissolved
and carried off the deposits upon the
bones and in the muscles, and that
this effect extended in greater or
less degree to the whole body. The
apparatus used is now for the first
time brought to the notice Of the medi.
cal fraternity of this country.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
Warriors and Uniforms.

''Who is that rather plainly dressed
man with the iron-gray hair sitting in
that box?"
"That is Colonel Blank. He is an
old campaigner who has won consid
cradle celebrity as an Indian fighter. 2
81 have heard of him. Who is that
fierce-looking man in the gorgeous
uniform, with epaulets, cooked hat
and gold braid?n
That's Colonel Van Cleave."
Whom has he ever fought2
Mosquitoes. "-Chicago Tribune.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
Gbe Sen coast Gfbu.
Published every Saturday at Bay st.
Louis, Miss.

The Nineteenth Century has an in
teresting article on the consumption Of
tobacco in Great Britain in which the
statement is made that it costs Eng
lishmen about $315, 900, 900 a year to
indulge in the luxury of the weed.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

Charles Dudley Warner thinks the
time will come when newspapers will
have no advertisements. '"The news
papers of that time will be much less
interesting and serviceable than those
Of to-day" is the comment of tho
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

A short time ago an old lady went
on board Nelson's flagship, the Vic
tory. The different objects of interest
were duly shown her, aud on reaching
the spot where the grand naval hero
was wounded (which is marked by a
raised brass plate) the officer remarked:
''Here Nelson fell. .
Sand no wonderl' exclaimed the
old lady, II nearly fell there myself. "
---London Answers.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

New Jersey has had good roads
law for six years. In that time she
has expended 81, 400, 900 in road-mak-
ing and has 800 miles of solid, perma-
nent highway-"mostly macadam"-
to show for it. The County assumes
two-thirds of the cost and the State
the other third.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
Proved.

Small girl--How did Jonah know
that he was three days and three
nights in the whale2
Small boy (reioicing in the posses
sion of his first time-piece) He
looked at his watch, of course
Judge,
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

The San Jose scale, which was
brought from Chile to California about
quarter of century ago, and which
has been lately distributed among the
orchards Of the Eastern States by in
tested nursery stock, is one of the
most dreaded and destructive enemies
of fruit trees. 1t has ut last reached
Florida, says the New York Tribune,
and since the climate there is supposed
to be especially adapted to its consti-
tuition, its arrival was not made known
to the public until the Government
entomologist had satisfied himself rs
to its identity. In examining some OF
these ajnseSts Professor Rolls, Of the
Station, discovered that
many Of them were dead without any
apparent cause, and correspondent of
'"The Country Gentleman" is authority
for the statement that the mortality
has been caused by n contagious dis
ease. DIR. Rolls says that the fungus
which causes the disease is native of
Florida, that it can be propagated in
great numbers artlfciAlly with ease,
and that any orchardist can apply the
spores with q spraying machine just
rs any other insecticide is applied. II
this is verified it will gladden. the
hearts of many fruit-growers in all sec
tions of the country, for this scale
(Aspidiotus perniciosus) is one of the
most troublesome to deal with of all the
enemies of vegetation.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

"a man who tries to argue with
woman is fool, shouted Mr.. Meri-
bole, as the discussion waxed warm.
eyes, I've usually found it so, re-
spondod Mrs. Meribole, in her most
conciliatory tones. Detroit News.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

Australias rabbit plague bids fair
10 come to an end, owing TO the lal ge. /.
expectation Of frozen rabbits for the
London market From Victoria alone
1000 rabbits day, or over 1000,
600 q year, are shipped now.
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
A Mail Carriers Terrible ride.

Some years ago Fort Benton had
daily mail from Helena. The stage
coach brought it three days of the
week, and on the alternating days the
mail-sack was brought on horseback
or in light wagon. The wagon was
driven by young boy, Bob Casey by
The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11

go, father, please = please I"
pleaded the little one and the old
man sprang up to do his bidding, as
if it were the command of an angel.
Down the lone stair and out through
the darkness to the barn old Marlowe
hurried. There he hastily bridled
his horse, and without even throwing
blanket over the beasts back
mounted and started at full speed
down the valley road toward Esper-
ence. How mean he felt within him
how selfish That dumb brute be-
came human creature in his eyes
now. He felt that if he returned to
the little one again without the faith
full dog to vindicate him, he would
feel himself guilty of some great
crime. Besides, the childs restora-
ton to life and health depended upon
it. He OWNED the truth from the
earnest appeal and from the onlinous
look upon the silent physicians face.
He must find Pinto and save him for
that haunting white visage of the
little sufferer stood everywhere before
him on the snow-swept night
Soon the lone searcher left the
trackless highway and struck through
the bleak fields and guardedly down
the declivity where the old man
himself had fallen in his mad haste
scarce an hour before. There before
him was the ravine, and the glad
heart leaped. Crossing the depth, he
urged his horse up the incline, peer
ing into the thick night Just beyond
Evening journal., 1897-03-11
-suNDAY sc4ooL LIeRARIEs.
B4nus OF ihc Books nn Insult To tie In
teliigcnec OF Young People.

B.nus Of ihc Books an Insult to the In
teliigcnec OF Young People.
Edward W. Box has been making
careful and comprehensive examination
of Sunday school libraries, and in fhe
Latics' Home journal he confcsses HIM
scif disgusted with the literature thus
placed in the hands Of our hoys and
girls A less complCtc investigation
Mr. Box says would not have made II
possible for him TO believe that the i
brarics Of our Sunday schools were
stocked with such piles Of rubbish
"wishy washy literature, as he terms
it, He quotes tho titles and gives tic
themes Cf anumbor Of books he obtuincd
from Sunday school libraries, und these
seem to completely warrant his conclu'
sions. "Such books, hc contends, ''mC
an insult 20 tho intelligence of the
young people and have pcnicious in
fluoncc. Instead OF being healthy books
they are decidedly unhealthy in tone
and teaching Surely we are culiivating
a dangerous taste for reading in ths
young whom we feed them ON such rub
bish. "
Mr.. Box unhesitatingly lays pant of
the blame upon the publication boards
and societies, which ere influenced ly
a donominational spirit that narows
their choice of books. Then, again, 20 is
shown that the most mediocre sort of
talent" is employed TO writo these
books, and that hcggarly pricos-loss
than $50 per bock-are paid. a shac
of responsibility, Mr. Box asserts. rests
upon the men who purchase Sunday
school liharios. who, as is most fro-
quently the case, are not qualified fCl
the task and whose object is TO secure O
library as cheap as possible. Mr.. Bol
warmly urges that the selection of Sum
| day school books be left 20 women, VIII,
"instinctiyoly know and feel the kint
Of a book which a boy or girl VIII ron,
and enjoy lie insists that womci
should be given carte blanche TO mal'
the selections so far as the prescribe,
amount of money viii go. a hundrc'
good books, Mr. Box concludes, carr
far Letter than 500 books of indifforen
interest. which are bought simply De
cause they are cheap. "a Sunday schoo
library cannot De created in a day, unI
no discouragcmont should be felt if tn
financial means of the church are con
tracted and nccessitato the purchase G
only a few books at a time
Evening journal., 1897-03-11
unlnloss nstn nrcnh.

Captain Bliss was like all seamen, q
strict disciplinarian, and his crow re-
spectcd him beyond measure. Not one
of them would have dreamed of inter
prcting "a command otherwise than ac-
cording 90 the strict letter of the law.
Things must be done shipshape under
his rule.
Ono day, while the shipwas in q GER
tain port, the captain gave a dinner 60
soino town acquaintanccs. and as the
resources Of the ship were not great
scmo of the sailors were deputed 90 wait
ON the table TO rc-cnforcc the insufficient
number of stewards.
As these men were not used 20 suci
work each one was told exactly what
service would fall 70 his share.
The hour came, and tho dinner went
meuily on Presently, however, one OF
the ladies wanted "a piece Of bread.
Thcre was none very near her, and the
moly disciplined stewards seemed 20 le
quite oblvicus TO lcr need. She turned
lcr head and srCEc vc-y softly TO tLg
man Ct lo elbow
Bread. please " she said.
lie looked regretfully at the bread
and then at her. It was evident that ne
would fain have helped her if it had
been in his power He saluted in fine
naval style.
Cant do it, ma'am, " said he. I'm
told off for tatcrs. "- London Tele.
nranh.
Evening journal., 1897-03-11
Ion ii onl sarca q rraIn.

Owls are by common consent adj
judged 20 bc birds of in omen, but En-
gincor Ned Barnett Of the Santa Fe
says ho happens 20 know that they art
anything but that and tells the follow
ing story 20 prove bis assertions:
one morning ag the east bound over
land was pulling Though the r.ouutairs
west cf hc-c, Barct's org.ao doing
tho work, big horn bCakcd owl dash-
cd against the front window Of the cab
with such force as TO break the win
dow, the bird itself dropping dead at
the engineers feet. Though Barnett is
not, generally speaking, "a superstitious
man, this seemed 30 singular an occur
renee that lac stopped the train and sent
a brakeman ahead TO see if the way was
clear Strange 10 relate, the brakeman
soon returned, reporting a landslide
across the track I'm tho mountain pass
about 100 yards ahead. Hands wore
sent at once Co clear the track, and IN
removing the debris they found another
owl, no doubt mate 60 the first caught
in the crotch If an uprooted tree, crush
cd 20 death in the fall.
Barnett had both owls stuffed and
the two now adorn his cab, always i'm.
surfing him good luck, be says. -Philn-
delphia Times.