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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
Disadvantage of wealth.

"The possession Of great wealth has
been demoralizing to the Usage In
dians," said Mr.. q. NJ. Bass Of Okla
homa.
Every year they are getting more
worthless and more unwilling to e1-
ert themselves in any useful way.
There are only 1000 Of them, but they
own over 1000, 900 acres Of fertile
land, have $1,000, 900 in trust with
the government, which allows them
five per cent. interest, and have lands
leased to cattlemen aud farmers that
bring them in handsome revenue.
Each family OF the tribe owns over
5000 acres and about $4,000 in
money. The Indian isn't by nature
much OF worker, and when he has
such soft snap as, these Osages
have, II is no wonder that he degen-
crates into chronic loaser."
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
PENMAN.s WONDERFUL FEAT.
An Australian Addresses Envelopes Win
Both Hands at Same Time.


Both Hands Mt Same Time.
Wrapper writing il, it would seem.
a popular way of earning livelihood
with the inmates of Rowton house,
London, a six-penny hotel. Here is
an amusing story Of the perfection to
which IL may be brought by practice
and strong will.
There is tradition lingering
among the elder brethren Of the wrap
per writing profession to the effect
that once upon time when the work
was better paid than now, young
man from Australia turned up and
ventured as last resource into their
sphere of labor. He spent his all aud
found himself stranded until funds
should arrive from the antipodes, So
on the suggestion of an acquaintance,
he applied for a job at the world.famed
firm OF Schmidt & Co. On being duly
installed and supplied with 500 en-.
velopes and some pages from direc-
tory he looked around and asked for q
pen.
"'But you have one already, said
the young man in authority.
- want two, said the Australian,
and an obliging fellow scribe supplied
his need. The scene which thereupon
ensued battles description, for the col
onial. separating the pile Of envelopes
into two equal lots, began copying the
addresses by writing simultaneously
with both hands. So runs the legend,
at least, and, Furthermore II is averred
that his rapidity was such as to put
the 'sloggers' to shame. Fifty pens
dropped from the perveless grasp Of
those who but minute before had
been writing against time and as II
for dear life. A hundred eyes were
fixed In establishment on the unknown
one. Presently the young overseer
who superintendent the labors Of many
old enough to he his grandfather rose
and timidly said he would consultthe
governor. The latter arrived, and
the situation being explained. the
Australian was turned into loose box
all by himself and fed with another
thousand or so of envelopes. At this
rate he earned enough in two or three
wibks to enable him to last out COM
fortably till his remittances arrived,
then he went home and Schmidts
knew him no more. We asked the
old gentleman who told us this yarn
TO All his pipe aud have another cup
Of tea, for we though he deserved
both"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
TimiditY and Greatness.

M. Dugas, a Frenchman, has writ
ten an extremely interesting book ON
"Timidity." He finds that tie vast
majority of people are timid in their
youth; a considerable minority remain
timid all their lives. Timidity leads
to meditation and analysis II
enters into the temperament Of the
philosopher and man Of science. Per
contra, n thoroughly stupid man is
seldom timid.
Virgil, Horace, Benjamin Constant,
MicheIet and Amiel were all notably
timid men. NJ. Dugas notes that in
the intellectual man you are apt to
find great speculative hardihood COM
bined with practical timidity. Car
lyle's is typical case. The mere
thought Of having to order coat or
buy a pair of gloves caused him the
most acute discomfort.
In extreme types timiaity approaches
the malady Of the will which the medi-
cal dictionaries call agoraphobia--the
dread of the crowd, of the gaze OF
other people. All public speakers
have known this feeling even. it is
said, the brazen NJ. Rochefort. Ci-
cero, used as he was to the rostrum,
was prevented by "blue funk" from
delivering his "Milonian" speech. NJ.
Sarcey, who has lectured every week
for twenty years, says he has never
been able to conquer his timidity.
Pallet, famous Partisan advocate,
was so nervous that lie used 10 say he
half hoped some accident would hap
pen to him in the street on his way to
the court, so that he might be pre-
vented from appearing. Veteran act
ors, when they are worth their salt.
seldom get over their ''stage.frighs."
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
Naval veaSsl.

The curiosity is the British steam
ship progressist, which arrived some
days ago from Liverpool with cargo
Of salt. Her popularity is In her lines.
The ship is n large one, 2026 tons, and
draws when fully loaded twenty feet
of water. In build IL seems to be a
hybrid between an ordinary tramp"
and a "whaleback." About three feet
above the water-line the sides of the
vessel seem TO have collapsed, and for
the length Of the boat wide shelf Ia
formed about six feet mt the widest
part aud tapering towards stem and
stern to probably two feet, Above
this, in the centre, the body OF the
ship goes up probably ten to twelve
feet, and here are all the matches and
the gear and machinery for working.
From stern view the boat looks like
nothing so much as top, and the
side elevation is hardly less queer. II
is the only ship OF the kind that has
ever been in Charleston harbor, and
naturally excites good deal OF in
terest. The officers, as naturally they
should, say that the build il excellent,
aud in many ways superior to the usual
style OF boat building. but mariners
who sail other ships shake their heads
and, pointing to the long shelves say:
'"What would heavy sea do when
crashing down upon that platform and
finding no outlet?" They are Of opin-
ion that the Progresses was built as an
experiment, and are inclined to think
that IL was not n success. But the
fact remains that the Paogressist has
been making ocean voyages for some
time, and 80 far seems TO have had
plain sailing. Her last voyage was
made in good time, and her cargo APP
pears to be In excellent condition.
Charleston News and Courier.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
wonderful Kaiser wilhelm.

That strange and versatile character,
Kaiser wilhelm, who, besides doing
large and extensive business as en-
peror, runs many side enterprises,
such as art, literature, drama, yacht
ing, shooting aud oratory. has just
exerted his talent In another direc-
ton. He has shown what he can do
as q naval draughtsmaD, and, incl
dentally, how much he knows about
the fleets OF his dear neighbors-the
French. He has made up complete
table--in pictures of the ships Of the
French navy, showing, 10y the use Of
colors, to what class each vessel be-
longs, what her strength is, how
much armor she carries, and where
the batteries are located.
All this work was done by the
kaiser personally. The tables, which
are very large and elsboratet have o
sketch Of each ship, not rough draft.
but an exact plan, drawn absolutely
TO scale. Every bit Of srmor II shown
In blue tint. The size of each vessel,
the armament, the deck plsns, the
size and purpose OF masts. all are
noted exactly. The entire table
showing 10s ships, Is said TO have
been designed In one day.-New York
Press.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
MARY. KNITTING.

When Mary sits admitting
Beside the coy fire,
Her bending face so happy
With motherhood's desire,
1t makes the room seem holy,
A consecrated place,
With Gods smile In the flre-light
That Hickers on her face.
The clicking OF the needles,
The crumble OF the Goals,
Make such quiet music
For our two quiet souls!
And when the little mother
spreads out the garments small,
The look. the touch she gives II
Like sanity blessings fall.
We sit until the twilight
Her snowy weaving blurs,
And In the creaking shutter
A little night-wind stirs.
Then Mays face sinks lower
Unto the little gown,
Until she seems 10 kiss IL
Before she lays II down.
--Harper's Bazaar.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24

his little snuff colored overcoat and
held out his hand.
"Mr. Forester" he said, "I've
watched You ever since you've been
here. know what you are. You are
incapable Of q dishonest act, aud what
is more, will prove ii before / rest.
The man who respects others always
respects himself. The man who honors
his mother will do no dishonorable
thing"
lie took my hand in his arm, and,
bowling TO the others, walked out into
the street with me. heard Grab and
Slower and Carberry laugh, bnt Merri-
vale gave furious look and stood,
white to the lips, looking after us.
''Mr. Dumps" said I, ~ thank you
for your confidence in me. I deserve
tit this, at least; but it saves my
heart from breaking under this dis
grace. How shall / tell my mother?"
"Don't tell her yet" said he.
"Wait. Others shall think of you rs
/ do soon"
Then he went on in silence. He
took me to his own room, where he
kept bachelors hall. He made tea
for me and served me with sliced
ported beef and thin bread and butter.
And it was not until we had done
tea that he said TO me, very apologet.
ically, after 1 had called him Mr..
Dumps:
"Mr. Forester, excuse me, but l
am not named Dumps. That is the
name by which the young men ut the
store consider it witty to cnll me. L
confess could not see the wit, but it
rather hurt them than me- l saw by
your manner that you had made mis-
take. My name ia Adams"
I was so much ashamed of having
used the nickname, innocently as l did
it, that / could have cried.
But my old friend comforted me.
One day he came to me, flushed with
triumph, and took both my hands and
shook them hard, and said;
"My dear boy, it's all right. I'd
watched before and had had n clew.
Your character is cleared. The firm
welcomes You back with regrets that
they should have suspected you, and
the real culpit is found. The real cul-
pit il Merrivale, aud Stover is his ac-
complice."
And so it really was. They had
doctored my books and meddled with
my proofs.
went back to my situation and I've
got on we'll ever since; but there's
more Of my story. Think of my dear
Old Dumps turning out to be my
uncle-my mothers own brother--and
neither of us guessing it.
Long ago other people had quarreled
and 80 separated these two, who were
always friends.
Think of the little man in the
shabby wig and coat proving to be
quite rich and going down into the
country to live with his sister for the
rest of his life.
In vacations and holidays / 60 to
see them. They are happy together,
and the little table is set with the old
china, and there is ported beef and
jelly, and I'm petted like child.
And in my uncle's room the miniature
of the young lady hangs on the man
tie. piece AZ it did in his lodgings.
And once he told me it's sweet, sad
story and 1 knew why the quaint, old
man in the Office had a more true and
tender gsllantry to women, aud was a
Drawer friend and more perfect gentle
man than the young tops who grinned
at him from the high stools between
his desk and the window and gave
him the nickname of Old Dumps.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
Ab.elut.Ix AnnIhilststi.

An employee in large chemical
works in Germany recently entered
one Of the departments with . lighted
lantern, with the result that an explo.
sion occurred, followed by the bursting
Of the acid tanks. He was never seen
again, nor was there ever discovered
even shred Of his clothing. The in
sursncs companies have refused TO pay
the policies on his life, claiming there
was no proof Of death.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
The Lsnguav, OF Colors.

There is a language Of color as well
a. OF flowers. White expresses power,
wisdom, purity, candor, chastity.
Red is symbolic Of power, passion and
riches. Kings and rulers on earth
have always worn red mantles, and so
have the executioners of old, so that
this color also stands for cruelty aud
hardness. Blue denotes fidelity,
sweetness, tenderness, loyalty,a spot
less reputation. Aeriel divinities are
invariably clad in blue. The ancients
allowed yellow to stand for glory and
fortune. Now it is called the color of
intidelity and shame. Green is em-
blematic of hope and Joy. 1t is the
emblem of youth. because spring ver-
dure is green. Jealousy does not have
any showing in discussing this color.
Black stands for sadness, for de-
ception. for disappointed hopes. In
fernal deities are painted black. Le-
gend says that Apollo turned the
raven black because it betrayed him.
Hence the raven is called the bird Of
misfortune. Pink denotes health.
love, youth. pleasure. Violet is the
tint allowed faith. Orange means
divine inspiration and poetry. The
muses. are represented as draped In
orange colored drsperies. Orange
was once the color Of Hymen. Brides
in olden times wore orange colored
wells called Aammeum, and they could
not pronounce their VOWS uncless COW
cred with fammeum. Even now
brides wear orange blossoms on their
wedding day. -PhiIadelphia Times.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24

One tug recently guided down the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers tow Of
fifty-two coal boats, four barges. three
"Hats," and one box boat, freighted
with I, 453, 900 bushels Of coal.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
A New Mscrobe.

A microbe that lives and multipliss
in strong alcohol has been discovered
by veley. II il believed that this nc.
counts for the fact that rum sometimes
deteriorates on sea voyage.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24
The Bicycle Did 10.

Miss Countrycousin-What are all
those badges that woman wearsa
Mr.. Wheeler-Each one represents
q century.
Miss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES She
doesn't look to be forty!-The Jewell
ers' Weekly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-11
PROCTOR AT KEY WEST.
Alleged Spanish Admission That
Maine Was Blown Up.

NEW YORK, March 1O.-A special to
the Evening World from Key West, Fla,
says: among the passengers on the
Oliyette from Habana to-day was Senator
Proctor, of Vermont, who has been
making a study OF Cuba and the Cubans
With him was Colonel NJ. NJ. Parker OF
Washington. AS soon as Senator Proctor
had registered ne sent up his card to
Admiral Slcard. He was shown to the
Admiral's room, and was closeted with
him for two hours. The object OF the
interview Is presumably to deliver to the
Admiral some message from Commander
Converse, Of the Montgomery.
Colonel Parker said to an Evening
World reporter: THE famine, suffering,
and destitution among the reconcen-
tradoes Is something indescribable. The
Alcalde of Matanzas told me that $500
persons had died OF starvation in that
city during the last year, and that $500
had died during February.
Every one in Habana now knows that
the Maine was blown up. Spaniards no
longer deny II. They do not seem to be
very sad over 1t. either"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-11
]. M. FOURQUREAN & CO., 113 East Broad Street.

many of the States, up to a compare
lively late date, suffrage was given
only to landowners, to those who were
tied TO the soil by property right.
They were supposed TO have a perma-
nent and abiding interest I'm the well
fare and prosperity Of the State which
would not be possessed BY a shiftless
person, or even by those whose wealth
consisted solely OF portable property.
There is a good deal of sound sense
In the idea that some property interest Is
necessary to insure worthiness for
the right to participate in the govern
ment of the country and the making
of the laws. There Is no doubt that
an educational qualification Is an inn
portant condition TO be required for the
granting of the power to vote; but such
an exaction also demands that the
State having required voters to pos
sess a certain degree of education, is
thereby obligated TO furnish the means
for the acquiring of such instruction.
The constitutional convention of Louis
lana is dealing with one of the
problems of the day. The
work I'm which 1t is engaged demands
the. wisest craftsmanship and the truest
the convention can give IT,
To reach the desired result In the best
and most honorable way is what Is re-
quired now. 1t, therefore becomes neces-
sary TO study the entire subject in all its
bearings, and the matters presented above
may not be without value in making
studies
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-11
NH 11.F&Su

cally, it is seen that of the 5000 900 negro
wage-earners, about 10000, or one-fifth,
were farmers-that is, they owned or oc-
cupied farms-and that 10000 were farm
laborers; Sll.0O0 were laborers in other
than agricultural pursuits; 10000, in
round numbers, were servants, of whom
100000 were women and 10000 men, and
10000 were laundresses.
There were engaged in manufactures
and other mechanical industries only 49,
900, about six-sevenths of whom were
males. Among these were the following
Blacksmiths, 1872; boot and shoe
makers, sos; brick and tilemakers, TO-
$40; carpenters, 22,SlS; IRON and steel
workers, $50; masons, 9647; saw-mill
operators, 1920; seamstresses, 1855; to-
bacco and cigarmakers, 1904; dress
makers, 7479. These classes, which ac-
count for 1862 of the total number, are
nearly all hand-workers. But a few OF
them handle machinery or are opera
tives in factories.
In 1880 there were hundreds OF cotton
mills in the South employing scores of
thousands OF operatives, but of these
there were reported as negroes only LOT.
There were few woolen-mills with
several thousand operatives, but only 3i6
OF them were negroes.
The statistical matter given above is
necessarily dry and prosaic, but IL is
worth the attention OF the statesmen OF
the Constitutional Convention. The ne
groes pay but small part of the direct
taxes. because they own but little pro-
perty; but II should be understood that
they pay their share of the indirect taxes
which grow out of the tariff and the in
ternai revenue exactions The tariff is
paid by every individual who consumes
articles which are charged with a duty.
or which, being protected by duty, are
increased 10 consumers IN price, The ne
groes pay their share OF taxes on liquors
and tobacco; they pay in rents and other
expenses the taxes that are laid on real
estate and other property.
The negroes pay their share Of the
taxes, but they own little property, and
they exhibit little disposition or ability
TO lay up and accumulate wealth. In
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-11
The Progress of the Negroes.
CNew Orleans Plcayune)

The granting by the Constitutional Con-
Sention of hearings TO representative me-
groes who desired 10 speak on the sub
feet Of suffrage makes pertinent at this
Junoture some statistical information as
10 the condition of the negroes in the
United states.
The figures given below are from the
United States census reports, gathered
and arranged chiefly by Mr.. Henry Gam
nett. an attache OF the United States
Census Bureau.
The importation of negroes from
Africa. TO be enslaved in the American
Colonies which now constitute the United
States. was begun In 1920. There were
negro slaves in all the Colonies from and
Including New England South TO Georgia.
The slave trade was abolished by Con-
gress about the beginning of the century
The first census OF the United States
was taken in 1880. 1t shows 757,20S ne
sroes, OF which 697.6T were slaves That
census reported 3.172,0o6 whites aud 757. 2OS
negroes. The two races were then in
the proportion Of s0.7S per cent. whites
and 1927 per cent. negroes. Tho number
of whites and negroes have been counted
at each census since that time, and In
1880. a century from the date OF the first
census, the eleventh census reported ga
ssS. $50 whites and 10000 negroes. The
whites had in the century multiplied
nearly eighteen times, while the negroes
had multiplied only ten times.
The close of the war found negroes
free. but In a state OF practical barbarism.
Many OF them had been trained 20 a
slight extent IN agricultural operations
and few OF the women IN certain house,
hold duties. Very few OF them could
read or write. Their progress in the
rwenty-three years that had elapsed IN
This element OF civilization may be sum-
married by the statement that In 1890 not
less than ~ per cent OF all the negroes of
~ years Oh age or over were able 10 read
or wnfe, ana that In the same year ls.7i
Per cent. OF all the negroes In the South
were enrolled ia the public schools a
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-11

proportion nearly as large as the similar
proportion Of the whites.
This fact shows how futile is the pros
pect Of keeping the negroes deprived of
suffrage by an educational qualification.
1t Will cut OFF great numbers in the be-
ginning, but ii will spur the younger gene
rations 10 secure enough schooling to in
sure their ability TO meet all the require
ments of an educational test, and It
should be said here that any eXpedient TO
let in the illiterate whites without ex-
acting from them property qualification
VIII put premium on white illiteracy,
While urging on the negroes to get at
least the rudiments OF an education.
In an article by Mr.. Gannett, in the
Southern States Farm Magazine for
January, II is shown that of the five
principal classes Of occupations noted in
the census-namely, professions, agri-
culture, trade and transportation. manu-
features. and personal service-the callings
pursued by the negro wage-earners are
shown TO be as follows: Professions, IL
per cent; agriculture, 57.2 per cent;
Trade and transportation, AZ per cent;
manufactures, 5.6 per cent; personal SER
vice, &.4 per cent. In other words, not
less than $50 per cent, or seven-eighths
of all the negro wage-earners, were en-
gagged either in agriculture or In personal
service. The proportions engaged in the
other three classes were but trihing.
Classifying the negro wage-earners by
groups OF occupations and by sex gives
the following results: PROFESSIONALISM
IL per cent; female, 09 per cent. Agri-
culture-Male. GA per cent; female, a
per cent. Trade and transportation Male
6.S per cent; female, 0.2 per cent. Manu-
factures-Maie. per cent; female, 2.s
per cent Personal seryice-Maie, no per
cent; female, ST. per cent.
or the males. nearly two-thrds were
engaged in agriculture. and seven-eighths
We're engaged In agriculture or personal
service OF the females. more than one
half were engaged In personal service,
and SO per cent. in that occupation and
agriculture.
Taking UP occupations more specia-